Low iron stores & pregnancy

Hi mamas! I would love to have another baby soon (next 1-2 months hopefully!), so had my bloodwork done and my ferritin came back extremely low. Hoping to build that up with therapeutic iron supplements, but apparently it can take a LONG TIME. I’m curious what your experiences have been and if it would affect only be or baby as well?

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I’ve struggled with low iron and anemia most of my life. I did manage to bring my levels up a bit during pregnancy but my personal experience with iron supplements has not been great. However, I recently had an IV iron infusion and it made such a difference. If you were looking for a faster way to improve iron deficiency you could consider that as well. It does make such a difference in overall wellbeing and energy levels.

I'm currently 33w and I'm doing iron infusions because my ferritin was 4.9 lol so I would recommend injections if you can but if not, I recommend taking iron every other day with vitamin C, two hours before your first meal/drink (besides water) of the day!

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