Low Iron Early Pregnancy Symptoms
Tiredness and lack of energy.
Low iron early pregnancy symptoms. Stephanie cooper a calgary based ob gyn and specialist in maternal fetal medicine explains that the complete blood counts performed early in pregnancy and again in the third trimester measure a woman s hemoglobin levels. National institutes of health national library of medicine assessment of iron status in us pregnant women from the national health and nutrition examination survey nhanes 1999 2006 june 2011. In some cases your health care provider might recommend a separate iron supplement. Severe or untreated iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy can increase your risk of having.
Pale or yellowish skin. Us national library of medicine national institutes of health iron deficiency in pregnancy march 2010. Iron is also necessary for the growth and development of your baby. Taking a prenatal vitamin that contains iron can help prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy.
Without iron supplementation iron deficiency anemia occurs in many pregnant women because their iron stores need to serve their own increased blood volume as well as be a source of hemoglobin for the growing fetus. Mayo clinic iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. When you lack the iron stores to make the extra blood you develop anemia or iron deficiency. Based solely on how you feel it can be hard to recognize mild anemia during pregnancy.
Many signs and symptoms are sneaky because they seem like normal pregnancy changes. Although your doctor usually tests your blood for anemia throughout your pregnancy watching for signs of iron deficiency can help you receive prompt evaluation and treatment. These groups of people may have an increased risk of iron deficiency anemia. Common symptoms of low iron during pregnancy.
Symptoms of anaemia can include. Since the signs of anemia can easily be dismissed as symptoms of pregnancy it s often only detected through a blood test. A preterm or low birth weight baby a blood transfusion if you lose a significant amount of blood. But research also suggests that mild iron deficiency anemia that goes untreated and becomes more severe during pregnancy especially in the first two trimesters is linked to an increased risk of a baby being born with a low birth weight.
During pregnancy you need 27 milligrams of iron a day. Prevention tips february 2017. But if mildly low iron becomes severely low then anemia s signs and symptoms are more obvious. Signs and symptoms of anemia.
Feelings of having a fast beating fluttering or pounding heart heart palpitations pale skin. Fatigue is often the first symptom to develop in pregnant women. There are different types of anaemia and each has a different cause.