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Anemia During Pregnancy By Susan Tanner, Mon Dec 26th
Anemia during pregnancy is most commonly caused by an irondeficiency. Being tested for anemia early in your pregnancy is agood idea, but may not be enough, since anemia may still developas your pregnancy progresses. Although anemia is caused by an iron deficiency in your body,you will not need to worry too much about your baby, since hewill be sure to get as much iron from you as he needs. Your babywill only be in danger of suffering from anemia if the situationis completely ignored. How will I be able to tell if I am anemic?
Anemia should be easily identifiable in the blood tests that youtake frequently throughout your pregnancy. The will startdrawing on your iron reserves much more heavily around week 20,so you may develop anemia later in your pregnancy. Common symptoms of anemia during pregnancy include: * Feeling exhausted or weak * Pale or light skin * Fainting spells * Palpitations * Breathlessness Who is most at risk? Pregnant women who have poor nutrition, due to nausea andvomiting or simply
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bad habits, are more at risk of developinganemia. Also, women who are carrying multiple fetuses may be ata higher risk, as two babies will deplete iron stores twice asmuch. Women who have two or more pregnancies relatively closetogether may be at risk for similar reasons. How much iron should I be getting? The recommended daily allowance of iron is around 15mg for womentrying to conceive. Pregnant women will need to consume abouttwice that much each day. Your healthcare provider may adviseyou to start taking an iron supplement, although these are knownto cause constipation, nausea, and vomiting. It may be wise tosimply try and include many iron rich foods such as spinach,dried fruits, or liver in your diet. Keep in mind that your choice of beverages and other foods willaffect your rate of iron absorption. Consuming foods rich invitamin C along with the iron rich foods will facilitateabsorption, while consuming caffeine will hinder it.
About the author:Susan Tanner is a wife and mother of three. She is also theeditor of pregnancy-guide.net. Pregnancy-Guide is an onlinecommunity for mothers to find support and valuable information.Please visit Pregnancy-Guide at http://www.pregnancy-guide.net
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