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Has anyone had a blood transfusion WHILE pregnant? I am 29weeks and was admitted to receive two units of blood, some b12 and iron ivs this week after my routine glucose test revealed a hemoglobin concentration of only 5.4 g/dl . Apparently for a normal non chronically anemic person this should have been a deadly number.
After all that my hgb had only climbed to 6.2 so I am going back for 4 more iron treatments over the course of the next 6 days. I'm Also getting daily b12 shots.
This is my third baby since my gastric bypass 5 years ago (we HAD bypass to make babies after years ttc at 450lbs) and while my vitamins have been low each time I have always been able to maintain safe (albeit low) levels with just a rigorous oral supplement schedule.
I was blindsided by this. The nurses all ask "How could you miss it? How did you get out of bed?"
I have two rambunctious boys under the age of 3 and I'm in my third trimester. I was supposed to notice the symptoms of being "tired" and "lightheaded"?! That's every day.
Anyway, I'm feeling like an anomaly - neither my doctor or the 20 year veteran labor nurses have ever had to give a transfusion to a woman who's still pregnant and no one seems to know why its not helping or what to do after these 4 iron infusions. Since i always get preeclampsia (proteins and high bp) around week 32 I'm also wondering how this will effect that shoe when it drops.
Can anyone relate to any of this?! Am I really such an anomaly? I know even severe anemia is common in pregnant women....
After all that my hgb had only climbed to 6.2 so I am going back for 4 more iron treatments over the course of the next 6 days. I'm Also getting daily b12 shots.
This is my third baby since my gastric bypass 5 years ago (we HAD bypass to make babies after years ttc at 450lbs) and while my vitamins have been low each time I have always been able to maintain safe (albeit low) levels with just a rigorous oral supplement schedule.
I was blindsided by this. The nurses all ask "How could you miss it? How did you get out of bed?"
I have two rambunctious boys under the age of 3 and I'm in my third trimester. I was supposed to notice the symptoms of being "tired" and "lightheaded"?! That's every day.
Anyway, I'm feeling like an anomaly - neither my doctor or the 20 year veteran labor nurses have ever had to give a transfusion to a woman who's still pregnant and no one seems to know why its not helping or what to do after these 4 iron infusions. Since i always get preeclampsia (proteins and high bp) around week 32 I'm also wondering how this will effect that shoe when it drops.
Can anyone relate to any of this?! Am I really such an anomaly? I know even severe anemia is common in pregnant women....
