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iwed2005
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Eat your veggies ladies !!!
I don't belong her but I wanted to share something that my sister is going through. She is due in a matter of weeks, and her midwife just told her that her iron level is really low and the only thing that she can do now is eat as much green veggies (with no added flavor eg cheese) as she possibly can. The risk of her losing a lot of blood during birth can't be avoided, but if she loses to much she may not make it. i don't mean to be morbid, but if you don't like veggies please eat them !!
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Diana1215
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
My dr. had me take iron supplements in my third tri. I wonder how come her doctor didn't do the same?
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| Posted 4/1/09 1:30 PM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by Diana1215
My dr. had me take iron supplements in my third tri. I wonder how come her doctor didn't do the same?
same here. I take Iron now with my prenatal. I do try and eat veggies, but sometimes can't stomach them. I do eat a ton of fruit everyday
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| Posted 4/1/09 1:31 PM |
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
i don't eat veggies at all - but i have to bring FMU to EVERY appointment - would low iron show in urine????
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Diana1215
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by davenjess
i don't eat veggies at all - but i have to bring FMU to EVERY appointment - would low iron show in urine????
I can't remember if they tell my a urine test - or by a blood test. If you don't eat many veggies maybe ask your dr. The iron supplement is easy enough to take! Actually - I think I may have started taking it around 32 weeks. I'm going to try and look up my old posts to see if I can find out for you! 
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EricaAlt
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by davenjess
i don't eat veggies at all - but i have to bring FMU to EVERY appointment - would low iron show in urine????
I want to say blood b/c when I got my glucose test results back he said that was fine and that I'm a little anemic so to just take an Iron supplement and should be fine
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iwed2005
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by Diana1215
My dr. had me take iron supplements in my third tri. I wonder how come her doctor didn't do the same?
her doctor did but the supplements weren't enough. I think the only source of "real" iron she was getting were from the supplements.
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Diana1215
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Jess - I just looked and I got the iron results after I took my glucose test. So did a few other girls that responded.
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by Diana1215
Jess - I just looked and I got the iron results after I took my glucose test. So did a few other girls that responded.
you girls are wonderful! i'm going to add it to my list of ?? for the doc next week!
they did take blood from me, maybe 3 weeks ago - i don't remember for what.....
my glucose tests were AGES ago (december and january) - so we shall see!!
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stickydust
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Actually the iron found in veggies is more difficult for the body to absorb than the iron found in meats (especially beef) so that is your best bet in order to keep your iron levels nice and high.
For more info:
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handouts/dietary_sources_iron.html
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp
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beachgirl
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Even if the supplements are not enough they can do something else for her - I think its transfusions or something as my sister was nearly at this stage but the supplements brought her back to an acceptable level.
i was low in iron during my last pregnancy despite eating all my veggies - I took a supplement so it sorted itself out.
Hope your sister ( or sil? sorry cannot remember) is okay
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conigs25
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Thank you for this!!!!
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lvdolphins
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
For my first pregnancy my iron was a low too. Dr. put me on SlowFE and it helped a lot.
I do eat my veggies too. I try and make a veggie (or salad) every night.
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| Posted 4/1/09 3:04 PM |
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iwed2005
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
FYI: if you start taking iron supplements to increase your haemoglobin level, be aware that it takes a good 4 to 6 weeks for a blood test to show any measurable changes.
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by EricaAlt
Posted by davenjess
i don't eat veggies at all - but i have to bring FMU to EVERY appointment - would low iron show in urine????
I want to say blood b/c when I got my glucose test results back he said that was fine and that I'm a little anemic so to just take an Iron supplement and should be fine
They told me from that blood test too. I'm eating more red meat because I am a carnivore and don't like leafy greens
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BeachMom
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
I used to rarely eat red meats, now with my iron levels so low i crave them and they've helped to bring up the iron levels and not have to take so many iron supplements.
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Angel321
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Re: Eat your veggies ladies !!!
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by EricaAlt
Posted by davenjess
i don't eat veggies at all - but i have to bring FMU to EVERY appointment - would low iron show in urine????
I want to say blood b/c when I got my glucose test results back he said that was fine and that I'm a little anemic so to just take an Iron supplement and should be fine
They told me from that blood test too. I'm eating more red meat because I am a carnivore and don't like leafy greens
i LOVE my steak and burgers medium rare, more rare than medium - but because of pregnancy - i stopped eating them - because UNDERCOOKED meat is not good for you.... i have an occasional burger and normally overcook it - but that does NOT satisfy the craving... 
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