Iron Count

[hannahlucyellen]

Hello,

I was told I was anaemic after an emergency cs birth, and it was 9.8 on Sunday.

I've been prescribed iron tablets, and intend on eating a lot of meat! How long in peoples experience until I start to get my iron levels back? I've only been told to take 2 a day.

[Pobblewhohasnotoes]

It took me about 6 weeks, maybe a bit more to get mine from 9.5 to 13. Take with orange juice.

[MsBug]

Mine was low during pregnancy and I haven't had it checked since (dd is 18 months old), I just assumed it would go back to normal!

I've been taking floradix tablets daily which should have helped.

[keepingmum1]

Take spatone, mine went from 6.9 then to 8.6 after blood transfusion, then to 11.0 following one week of iron tabs, then a combination of tabs and spatone, then just spatone. Still not back to GP recommended 120 after 12 weeks but nearly there. Iron tabs played utter havoc with digestion.

[beckiebee04]

Mine was8.4 upon leaving hospital and I was given iron too, took 2 weeks get back to normal, tbh 9.8 is quite good, mine was 6.0 after labour lol