Last minute anxieties about diet - please be kind!

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I feel really silly this morning, am staying away from google and don't want to look like an idiot by ringing the midwife.

I am 40+5 now so overdue, hormonal and very sleep deprived as I have been unable to get comfortable at night for months.

Last night I woke in the early hours after dreaming there was something wrong with my baby because my diet wasn't good enough in pregnancy. I have been vegetarian for 21 years, we mostly cook from scratch and eat plenty of fruit and vegetables etc with a varied diet. I've been takung pregnacare throughout (and prior to conception) and was prescribed iron tablets at 20 weeks for slight anaemia. Of course in my sleep deprived state I can't shake this feeling off and am now niggling that maybe my diet has been too low in protein or that I'm taking iron tablets when I don't know if I still need to.

Realustically

Sorry for typos.

Realistically women suffer from hyperemesis and are unable to eat healthily, some just eat junk food throughout or do not have access to lots of fresh food so I know I shouldn't be so worried. I think I am just worked up because I am overdue and exhausted (with a supposedly large back to back baby). I just need someone to nicely tell me to get a grip please!

Congratulations on your nearly brand new baby!
I was told by the professionals when pg that the baby will take everything it needs from you and your body will provide this even if it leaves you short of iron, or calcium or protein or fat or whatever else.
As long as you've been feeling healthy, then then chances are you're not depleted on anything which means the baby's needs will also have been met.
If it helps, there are millions of women globally who live their whole live as vegetarians/vegans/have allergies which hugely restrict their diets and their children are born totally healthy everyday.
You've done all of the right things with your vitamins and iron tablets

And iron is one of those which any excess is excreted.
Might be worth asking your mw if you should stop though as it can cause constipation. She may well prefer you to continua though as they like you to give birth with a "full quota" of iron if poss.

Thank you so much. I have had a few constipation issues in the last few weeks (and the odd pile!) but seem to have it under control. Ive been exhausted and breathless but for many people thats just par for the course. Thank you for the reassurance.

What Dilli says!

Aren't dreams funny in that they can really affect you the following day, I quite often have dreams about family members that leave me feeling anxious about them the following day so I then have to call them just to check they are ok, even though I know they are and it's just a dream but it feels so real.

If you are feeling uncertain about the continued use of iron tablets try taking floradix instead, it's also really helpful to take post birth too.

Congratulations and good luck...

Dreams are ridiculous - I dreamt last night that I was 'repregnant' (word used in the dream) because I have two uteruses (I don't). I was having to give birth next weekend then go straight back into morning sickness. Father was someone I went to primary school with.

Anyway, I digress. I've spent big chunks of pregnancy living on pots of jelly and fruity ice lollies. Baby seems to be fine despite apparently only wanting to eat beef gelatine and frozen water.