Iron levels can drop dramatically during pregnancy. I had low iron throughout mine & still do 8 months after giving birth, my body just hasn't recovered yet. I've never had low iron prior to pregnancy so is well worth getting a BT.
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Iron levels can drop dramatically during pregnancy. I had low iron throughout mine & still do 8 months after giving birth, my body just hasn't recovered yet. I've never had low iron prior to pregnancy so is well worth getting a BT.
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You think. You've got low anaemia before you're pg - you're going to have it during pg.
You become a vessel for the creation of another human being (which takes A LOT of effort for your body) and your blood is going to the baby - including all of its iron.
I think of myself as a bit of a secondary vessel when pg (not to other people but to nature). I'm an incubator and nature takes the goodness out the incubator before making sure the incubator has electricity.
My DH calls the baby a "parasite" - which I know sounds harsh, but there is an element of reality to it.
Apparently I'm feeling phylo.... phylo..... (darn, I can't spell that word).......like comparing stuff to irrelevant objects - like incubators.
I'll go now.............
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
I don't think I start feeling better until about 20-25 weeks either. I LOVE being 7 and 8 months preg the MOSTEST! I hope it lifts for you soon, but do check your iron levels.
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philosophical?
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Hi sophie I would also get your thyroid function checked when you have your iron levels checked. I hope you feel better soon
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I felt pretty ordinary towards the end of my first pregnancy and said that there was no way i was having another one !
Well, now i am going to have #4 !!
Dont rule out another one yet - being pregnant isnt the best time to decide on those things - especially cause you feel so crappy at the moment !
When you have your beautiful baby in your arms it will be all worth it and who knows -one day you might have the startling revelation that i had - when DH came home from work one day - i announced that i wanted to have another baby - he went into shock !
Good luck
xx
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Oh Sophie. Hilarious. Lack of crackers would make me cry too. And I hadn't felt like it til you mentioned it, but now I would run nude through my own street for some crackers and cubed cheese and some olives and those little mini gherkins with chili and some Tasmanian pickled onions and even some dodgy sausagey type things that we're probably not allowed to eat.
Dammit.
Look can I just say that I never really got my energy boost in my 2nd preg. Ripped off. I was waiting waiting for the fabulous bouncy second trimester energy to burn but it didn't happen. But really in my case I think it was because I was already looking after a two year old and working virtually full time. Also never got the lovely big boobs that I was so hoping for. But meh. This is now my 3rd preg and I'm hoping for better. Also hoping for cheese now.
May the energy be upon you sooner than you can say cheese platter.
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Well chickenlittle. No energy boost, still no crackers. But my boobs are looking awesome since i got a tan. They were looking big to begin with, but now their not just big and white. Their purdy. Hehehhee
P.s. i got the first actual kicks a yesterday!! Only one short one, then another single short one the next day. But still! Yay
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Baby kicking and a great rack - see it does get better!
XOXO
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