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Taking iron
Im 15 weeks pregnant next Wednesday.I felt quite sick in the first 3 months of my pregnancy but i am now feelng fine.My doctor advised me not to start taking iron until my stomach had settled but now it has im not sure how much iron to take?Any suggestions or should I go back to the doctor?
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I've been advised to have more iron because my iron levels are slightly low but my midwife told me to eat more foods with iron in but if I take tablets to get the pregnancy ones so I'd advise that you check with your midwife or doctor first because you take any tablets just in case.
My midwife told me to eat red meats, have beans like kidney beans and stuff and I've read up that figs, spinach, eggs and some cereals (fortified ones apparently but I don't know what that means!! but cornflakes are fotified) but I would guess it depends how much iron you need as I think I just need to keep mine topped up.
Good luck.
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hannah
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So my advice would be if you can possibly avoid taking it in tablet form, especially if you're already constipated (sorry, not being rude about you but I know pregnancy sometimes causes this anyway! ) do.