Anyone seen a consultant about iron levels whist pregnant?

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I am just wondering what to expect and how to get them to take me seriously?

I am just shy of 22 weeks and I can't function properly. It's effecting every aspect of my life and I feel like I constantly have to choose which thing I am going to let go to shit......my job, the house or parenting my kids. I seem to rotate them so that I can eventually catch up on them but that has its own stresses and I feel guilty and like a failure for doing a crap job of everything.
I get up in the morning, get kids off to school (they're fairly self sufficient) and have to come back to bed. Then I work from home. Try and do a bit of house work in between emails etc......then come 3pm I start to literally fall asleep, doesn't matter what I am doing. I have to nap. Sometimes that is 1 hour, some time that is 4. Then I wake and have to spend some time with my kids/cook them dinner/attempt to clean up/make sure homework is done but half the time even when I have napped I can't really do much. I hate food, which doesn't help in my quest to raise my iron levels and I have no wish to cook. If food is placed in front of me then I will eat it but if its not I think I could go without food for a week and hibernate.
DP is doing his best to keep on top of things for me and has been lovely but he works very long hours so its quite difficult.

I should add that I LOVE food. I usually enjoy cooking and eating but now I just feel gross and sick a lot.

I have just woken from a nap......I need to cook dinner. I don't want to. I have no energy and no desire to eat. I am so totally fed up.

Are you on iron supplements? Your GP can do a blood test and prescribe them. Whilst you're wanting for that to happen I really recommend spatone (you can buy from boots) which is a natural iron supplement you put in a drink.

Yeah they have been monitoring my levels and I have been taking spatone but it hasn't helped I can't take normal iron because it irritates another condition I have. My levels were really low last time and they said my stores were almost depleted too.
I have an appointment with a consultant tomorrow, just wondered what the likelihood of them helping me was. I am so miserable

Spatone has very low levels of iron in it. It is fine to use to maintain normal iron levels but if you are deficient and depending on your readings it just won't be enough. Have you tried different kinds of iron tablets, constipation is less likely with some of them? If your levels are very low then an iron transfusion may be required. Also drink vitamin c alongside taking iron so that it absorbs into your system better. Have they checked your vit d levels as that to can cause the kind of tiredness you have described.

Forgot to say I do see a consultant regards my iron levels I take iron tablets three times a day with orange juice and mine ate low but not dropping any lower. If mine do drop lower I will have an iron transfusion which I have had to have in a previous pregnancy. I am always borderline anaemic but pregnancy tends to push me over the edge.

Just tell them exactly what's been happening and how u feel. I find consultants a little better than GP's anyway they will actually investigate and confirm the diagnosis whereas GPs in my experience just prescribe meds based on what it sounds like and then u have to go back and forth for any tests. Tiring in itself!

I went to my appointment and the lady was very helpful. She really listened and sympathised with how exhausted I am. They are mainly concerned about the risk of an allergic reaction to the infusion which is why they are reluctant to give one so she sent me off for more bloods and will base her decision on how those come back.

Feel pooped from that. Just really hoping they can do something to help.