Treatments for Anaemia? May not be able to deliver in midwife-led unit! Help!

[HelloMama]

I am 32 weeks pregnant and my Hb has just been measured just under the normal range. The midwife said as I was feeling well she wouldn't put me on iron supplements but i am a bit worried as it was suggested to me at the last appointment that my levels will be measured again nearer 40 weeks and if I'm still borderline / anaemic then I may not be able to deliver at the midwife led unit, and have to go to the main hospital instead -which I really don't want!

What can I do to boost my iron levels naturally - I already take a pregnancy supplement everyday and eat a varied diet. Are there any supplements I can buy from chemist / health shop to help?

Try Spatone or Floradix from the chemist!

I was anaemic through pregnancy and still had a homebirth- well an emergency cs in the end, but that wasn't at all due to the anaemia!

second the spatone recommendation

Another vote for spatone

what does Spatone taste like? How often are you meant to take it? Does it make you constipated like the other iron supplements you get from the GP?

It tastes a bit metallic but not unpleasantly so. Have it with some fruit juice as the vitamin C aids iron absorbtion.

I think I took 3 per day but check with your mw. You can ask to have your hb levels checked before 40 weeks so that if they are still low you can try something else.

FWIW, I took spatone but my hb levels continued to drop - maybe not as fast as they would without it, but they still dropped.