Anaemia - bleurghhhh!

[tartyhighheels]

I am 16 weeks pregnant with my fourth baby and have had anaemia for about 5 weeks or so - only just had it confirmed and have been prescribed pregaday tablets.

As you can imagine, I feel awful at the moment, i have been incredibly tired for weeks now and actually relieved that there is a reason rather than me just being a wimp!

The tablets I have been prescribed are making me feel a bit sick, I know I need to keep taking them and all that but I wonder if any of you have been in a similar position to me and wanted to ask how long it would be before I feel better and how can I reduce the sicky, upset tumminess of the tablets?

Any tips would be really welcome, thanks

shameless bump from a woman almost too weak to type!

Poor you. Anaemia is horrible. Have you tried spatone taken with orange juice (makes the iron easier to absorb)?. It's much more gentle on the system than iron tablets and although it has less iron in it, it is in a form that is more easily absorbed than iron tablets.

Fluradix is good, too.

i'm 35 weeks and same problem.i didn't want to take iron tabs as last time they made me really constipated.i took two spa tone sachets with o.j,per day..but my b.f is a g.p...and she said ther's no where near enough iron in spa tone for preg women with anemia.so,i admitted defeat and rang the docs..i've got ferrous fumarate.i don't know what you're taking,never heard of pregaday. but,maybe you could ask g.p for the above.

apparantly it's quite commom to get constipation or go the other way with iron tabs.i've been ok this time with them though.
hope you feel better soon

pregaday is just iron and folic acid

how long does it take to kick in? i am really quite anaemic according to gp but wanted to know how long i will be feeling this flat