Poor chocolatecatty!

Early on my 13 week bloods said I had high iron 174!!! My obs told me to keep taking the blackmores pregnancy, and unfortunately I have been suffering some constipation, but getting over it. My last lot of bloods at 28 weeks came back, and my iron had dropped to 73 - so it dropped by 100. I am not eating any different, but I had kept my tablets up, so it just goes to show how much iron the little bubbas take from us. I read somewhere that around 30 weeks they absorb a lot of iron from us and store it in their kidneys, as for the first 6 weeks after they are born, apparently they don't absorb iron, so they store it now. Amazing, isn't it!
So yes you are right, it is important to keep taking your tablets - even though its a pain sometimes!
I'm having my bloods done again in 2 weeks, so it will be interesting to see if they've dropped again or remained the same.
I hope you get yours up asap chocolatecatty. A tip for helping absorb iron, is drink a glass of orange juice about 15 mins before a meal. The vitamin C in juice is more easily absorbed into the blood than a tablet, and vitamin C helps your body absorb iron from food. Good luck!