Anaemic and fed up

[misswisteria]

I'm 30 weeks pregnant and I've just found out that I'm anaemic with haemoglobin levels of 9.
I've been feeling very ill and totally exhausted with palpitations, tiredness and breathlessness and so am really desperate to feel a bit better, and was wondering how long it's taken other people to feel better after taking a course of iron pills?

i've been on iron for 2 weeks and im starting to feel a little bit better. im running around after a toddler though so if you don't have that chore you might feel better sooner.

Takes around 7 days according to something I read. Hang in there - you'll be better soon.

hi there..

I have suffered from anaemia for months.. my 1st mw missed it n didnt even get me tablets.. I finally with my new MW (sacked the last one) i am on 3 tablets of ferrous and 3 cylclazines per day to stop me bein sick (have hyperemesis) yet i still suffer from lightheadedness, dizzy spells, palpitations and breathlessness.. My consultant said my iron is now back up to 10.2 but unsure why i feel this way.. i wish i felt ok in 7 days...

i was taking Spatone a iron rich water but even on that 2x a day it didnt increase my iron count.

It doent help when you have lil oness to look after.. i have 2DC who are very energetic
Hang in there 10wks to go hun.. i have 11wks and already gettin constant braxtons grrr lol

Good luck hunni

I guess it must differ for different people - sorry i know thats not a very good answer. Ive been taking iron for at least 3 wks now and still feel exhausted. Im just over 25 wks and am fed up of reading everywhere how ur supposed to get ur energy back in the second trimester when all i want to do is sleep - arghhhh!!
Anyway rant over! Hope ur feeling better soon xx

I've been on iron tablets for 3 weeks. still feel really really tired. i've also got a toddler to run around after. but i had hoped i would be feeling better by now.

hopefully you will feel better soon though.

I was told a couple of weeks ago i'm anemic too. I all of a sudden start to feel really ill. I could get out of bed and if i move slightly i would get so so dizzy. I just took 3 of the iron tablet a day and started to feel much better in a weeks.

I had a toddler runing about too so my husband did as much he could at nights and prepeared meals so i could just serve them to my daughter during the day. Good Luck and hope you feel better soon x

Thank you everybody! I hope I start feeling better soon. I guess I have only got 10 weeks to go...