low iron levels and homebirth

[eyelash]

I am currently 37 + 5 weeks pregnant with ds3 and hoping for a home birth. I had some bloods taken at 36 weeks which showed my hb level was 9.8. I have been on supplements as low iron levels have been a feature of all my pregnancies and increased my intake so that I could increase my levels to the 10 plus region necessary for a home birth. Anyway - last week more blood taken and low and behold it has dropped again to 9.2. I couldn't believe it. I have done everything in the last 10 days to increase it - taking 3 sachets of spatone every day plus floradix and pregnacare with lots of orange juice, and watching my tea/coffee intake as well.

Bloods are being taken again on Thursday - and really just want to ask if anybody has any experience of this. Have I done enough to increase the levels, and what do I do if levels haven't increased enough and I cannot have a homebirth. BTW I am feeling really well and do not look or feel anemic.

Thanks.

Hi eyelash - sorry I don't have much time but these threads may be useful: here and here

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Thank you both so much for your replies. I should have checked old threads so thank you hd for putting in the links.

Your comments have def made me feel more hopeful and I realise I need to get up to speed with the information available.

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Just to let you know - yippee, yippee, yippee midwife has just phoned and levels back up to 10.1 so no more blood tests and no issue re home birth.

Thanks for the support.

that's fab news eyelash....i'll look for the birth announcement and then on the next meet up my ds will have a little friend