Low vit D and Low iron

[Loula]

Had anyone had this in pregnancy?
I went to the doctor with shortness of breath and felt like my heart was palpitating lots. Ecg was fine but the bloods I had done also showed low vit d and iron. The nurse told me this today but I have to see the doctor next Monday.
Is it just a case of tablets now to take does anyone know?

 

[GBLiz]

yeah you will probably be perscribed iron and witamin supplements. My iron was borderline last pregnancy and it can be dangerous to have low iron if you loose a lot of blood during the delivery. I didnt take the tablets percribed as they can really make you constipated, i used spatone instead which absorbs quicker and is gentle on your stomach. In fact I have stocked up on iot for this pregnancy and attempting to remember to take it daily!

 

[TORino]

Poor you loula.. it’s not nice feeling breathless. Hopefully the tablets will help.

I’d be careful with the iron supplements if you haven’t been told you need them from your blood results otherwise.

Too much iron in your body is very dangerous.

 

[Loula]

I'm not taking anything until I see the doctor on Monday. I just wanted t k ow if it was common x

 

[Wednesday]

Im taking spatone rather than iron supplements as I find it so much more gentle on the stomach than those horrid little pills!

Hope it goes well at docs on Monday. I think its very common x

 

[GBLiz]

in my case i'm very unlikely to be overdosing on iron by taking a supplement as i'm vegetarian

 

[TORino]

I only say because I didn’t know about this and got a right ticking off by the gp.

When I had my ectopic I had seriously low hb. Like half of what it should be so I was prescribed iron on discharge by the surgeon. I ran out of iron and the gp wouldn’t give me anymore (I had a box with a sticker on saying get more from gp). They insisted when I phoned I needed to have a blood test to check levels and wouldn’t prescribe me the tablets otherwise and I got a quick lesson in how bad it is to overload yourself with iron and the consequences. Which are not good. I’m not sure people know it that’s all which is why I mentioned it, I thought it was just like have extra vitamins but it’s not.

 

[GBLiz]

yeah i guess you can have too much of anything if you overdo it