slightly anaemic

[ejndwejnfk]

got a bt yesterday and my dr just text me saying it shows im slightly anaemic and to get iron supplements from a pharmacy,
does anyone know if these would be ok?
im 21 weeks pregnant and I dont know if these are ok in pregnancy or what ! ill ask the pharmacy as well when I grab them thats in boots, but can you just take these? I also take the boots vitamin d tablets too

https://www.boots.com/boots-iron-14mg-60-tablets-10292905?cm_mmc=bmm-buk-google-ppc--PLAs_HeroCompare---_-PMax:+UK_Smart_Shopping_Healthcare_Other&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8YyuBhBSEiwA5R3-E-nVhJ_S_11ORzI4nuwmdLyksT_XqIViD0YM0NMLj4R8W6VGQGEBIBoCr7EQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

they didnt say what amount to take either

My doctor prescribed me ferrous sulfate 200mg when I was anaemic (still taking them now at 37w)
Could you call your doctors and ask them to do a prescription for you? If not I would definitely speak to the pharmacist before starting to take any

I rang the doctor she said just speak to a pharmacist! its only slight anemic not severe so I think it'll be ok but they wont let me ask my doctor so unsure what to do

@ejndwejnfk well that's not very helpful of them is it 🙄 I guess all you can do is speak to the pharmacy then

thats my doctor for you just worries me I dont want to take too much or too little :(
my haemoglobin level is 109 and normal is between 120-150 so its not severe

It's actually 110+ during pregnancy because you have more blood and therefore your iron is diluted.
It's fine to take those iron tablets in pregnancy, just take the dose on the bottle. But for your own comfort I'd recommend getting iron bisglycinate (instead of fumarate which is in the tablets in your link) as it's less likely to give you constipation!

These only have a very small amount of iron in. Your iron is likely to continue dropping in pregnancy and these tablets won't be sufficient to increase your levels. I'd speak to the pharmacist but you need something more like Ferrous Sulphate and just take every other day (there is evidence to suggest that they are more effective taken this way).

now im confused I just got these couldn't speak to a pharmacy was planning on going back later to ask? shall I ask a midwife instead on a non urgent number ? my doctors is impossible to contact so Is my midwife at my doctors?
my doctors doesn't ever ring back just texts the results which is so annoying as I always have questions..

Hi there I am a midwife. Your iron level is just slightly below to what is considered normal ar your stage in pregnancy. You need to take 200 mg of Ferrous Sulfate once a day with orange juice and ask for your iron levels to be rechecked in 6 weeks. I am pretty confident your iron levels will be good by then. Make sure you eat lots of fibre- iron tablets can cause constipation.

hello, so these iron tablets from boots aren't any good then ?? I need ones prescribed from doctor at 200mg?

My level is also 109 tho that was at 28 weeks, I was prescribed ferrous fumarate 210mg twice a day for 2 weeks and then once a day for the remaining 2 weeks, with orange juice. They are rechecking my bloods at 33 weeks (currently 31). My midwife sent it through my doctor so I had to get it on prescription (also meant I didn't have to pay!).

I think you can get 200 from Boots directly however you will have to pay. They will be free on prescription from GP. However the Boots ones might have additional vitamins to aid absorption.

just going to take these for now and call the non urgent midwife number as doctor never let me talk to them! pharmacist said these should be just take and then talk to my midwife on my app end of month but feel like thats too long to wait t

A midwife on here recommend this type of iron. It has better bioavailability than other types and it doesn’t cause any nasty side effects such as constipation/diarrhoea/nausea

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/mobile/mission?p=ryUEu2xnkrZapyYApv%2BnNBevizn0f7S2b%2BKuHMXK4irCc6Dn4ZvVWWRq%2ByGvUyCOFxqbW5sgZhA4fLkwJh3VmPPLb02zvJBKLglH9ObK5bShw9fJX1MTmB7JgkWoXoOIUST%2BfyAmINaVsmu%2BBX0plzzwh1n18dC0GgpFXtO7PMgl0iyIuAl0C8lqXOR%2B4P98Zs6wC7vlQ0VmZ8ZDzNlvrOBfdxln7KckpnhRJnDGjXhZvUmWPx%2BzNvO0q0QN1%2Br%2BS3Ue0YnUS6fkKUh23iycuDrWkE2Ay68E2GwoG4GZnmuHIJpa%2B6WjlPrYmHF74%2BQgnEgkQX6iMFq1SQnak1TeH%2F21aSILG9iRjuRqjv9gJh9ylFfjGSQHFcxX5I7BWOHIDUl6Soa8a6Pl9LUXY6qtBg%3D%3D&ref_=ci_mcx_mi&pf_rd_r=N4E8GZXMYJS86B4QX3ZK&pf_rd_p=41ffb1d9-59bb-4279-b3a0-2a41b14d286e&pd_rd_r=10cfa59c-3c81-4467-ab17-5bc53de54e68&pd_rd_w=frb7g&pd_rd_wg=JHlJ4

I’ve been on iron tablets for the last couple of weeks, the 210mg ferrous fumarate ones. The gp said they’re much stronger than the ones you get from the shops. I was only told today at a midwife appointment that they’re only effective if you take a source of vitamin c with them so make sure you stock up on that too.

im going to ring the non urgent midwife number on my notes tomorrow and ask no point asking gp as they dont let you speak to the mw unless you have an appointment!

update: finnaly been prescribed "200mg of ferrous sulfate" so it says on my nhs
I still dont understand why im having to tell a doctor what im needing to be prescribed feel like they really dont care

@ejndwejnfk oh gosh they took their time! Your GP doesn't seem great tbh but at least you got what was needed in the end

they are totally useless.. but yeah at least I can start them today and then have a blood test at my 28 week anti d appointment to see my iron levels so finger crossed all ok !