Low iron first trimester?

[Healthfreak95]

So I’m almost 11 weeks nearing the end of first trimester. Have been feeling weak and very tired the past couple of weeks but also have had sinus infection & have 9 month old 🙈 in my previous pregnancy I was told in my booking appt I had low iron & was on tablets for the rest of pregnancy. I’ve recently heard it’s not common to be low in iron until third trimester. Has anyone else been low from first trimester on?

Yes I was low from first trimester, I think it's very common tbh.

I thought or presumed so as well until I had heard the opposite, was never said to me in my last pregnancy! But thank you for replying x

I was given iron tablets to take straight away when I was only 8 weeks. A lot people I’ve spoken to who have been pregnant recently or just a bit ahead of me have it too so I think it’s really common. Get checked out and they should give you some iron tablets but I think you can also buy them from the pharmacy.

If you have the badger notes app your midwife will have uploaded your bloods there so you can see your ferritin (iron) levels on that.

they told me it was very common and to use the spatone sachets throughout pregnancy.

Had low iron throughout but took spatone not the iron tablets apart from just a couple of weeks towards the end, iron tablets makes my tummy upset!

Its common to be low on iron 1st trimester, midwife would usually recommend iron tablets

Yes I've been on iron since my booking appointment at 12 weeks.