Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I was anemic during my first pregnancy, and my Dr. recommended iron supplements called " Slow FE " . I'm in the midst of my second pregnancy, haven't been told I'm anemic but feel like it, so I've started taking them again. Anyway, I read the label after I read your post this morning, and there is no gelatin listed. There are a couple of ingredients I didn't recognize, but hoping they aren't problematic. It's OTC, so you should be able to get them at your neighborhood pharmacy. I've read a number of good suggestions here about things to add to your diet, and I wanted to suggest one more: almonds. I've started keeping a little can of salted almonds on my desk at work to munch on, and they have lots of other good stuff too: protein, positive fats, Vit E, magnesium, calcium. I also compared the label of my son's almond butter to my peanut butter and found he's getting more iron per sandwich than I am. Congrats on your pregnancy! -Sarah " Desire the well-being of your fellow creature, eyeing his good fortune benevolently. Let his honor be as precious to you as your own, for you and your fellow are one and the same. " ---Moses Cordovero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Thanks everyone for your advice on this one. I guess its pretty normal for pregnant women to be anaemic, whether they are veggie or not. Yes, i've been taking a prenatal multi vitamin since i found out i was pregnant called " pregnacare " and that says it is suitable for veggies on the box. However, it only has 17mg of iron in each tablet and the midwife has recommended me to be on 200mg, but i think this seems a bit excessive anyways. I plan to go up to the pharmacist this week and ask his advice as i don't really want get something over the counter and have to pay for it, when i'm meant to get it for free on the NHS. But if not, i'll pop into the health food store in town and see if there's something i can pick up in there. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on some foods which can boost up my iron levels, i'll definitely give it a go. I'll definitely give almonds a go, but here the department of health recommend avoiding peanuts during pregnancy, as they believe it is linked with peanut allergy's for the child in later life and also cause asthma and hay fever, not sure if this advice is just given out in the u.k though. Anyways, its a pity, as i used to love peanut butter on toast for my breakfast krissie , " Sarah E. Rosenthal Sherwood " <shifrahelisheva wrote: > > I was anemic during my first pregnancy, and my Dr. recommended iron supplements called " Slow FE " . I'm in the midst of my second pregnancy, haven't been told I'm anemic but feel like it, so I've started taking them again. Anyway, I read the label after I read your post this morning, and there is no gelatin listed. There are a couple of ingredients I didn't recognize, but hoping they aren't problematic. It's OTC, so you should be able to get them at your neighborhood pharmacy. > I've read a number of good suggestions here about things to add to your diet, and I wanted to suggest one more: almonds. I've started keeping a little can of salted almonds on my desk at work to munch on, and they have lots of other good stuff too: protein, positive fats, Vit E, magnesium, calcium. I also compared the label of my son's almond butter to my peanut butter and found he's getting more iron per sandwich than I am. > Congrats on your pregnancy! > -Sarah > > " Desire the well-being of your fellow creature, eyeing his good fortune benevolently. Let his honor be as precious to you as your own, for you and your fellow are one and the same. " ---Moses Cordovero > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hi Krissie, You are right about anemia not being linked to vegetarianism necessarily. All my adult life, including when I was pregnant, health care practitioners always tell me things like " okay, we got your blood test results, and you can cut back on red meat, your iron levels are really high. " I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years and stopped eating red meat before that even - so that's not it. :-) Our midwife told me when I was pregnant that some people's bodies just store some things better than others. Best of luck with upping your iron levels - others who have posted are right, too - food sources are your best, most assimilated, healthiest sources of iron. You probably can find a whole food sourced iron capsule in your health food store, too. (Think capsule full of powdered spinach.) :-) But, be sure to check for vegetarianism since I could guess there are also capsules full of organ meats. :-( bluck. Good luck and have a great pregnancy! Lorraine p.s. I have an affinity with the UK right now since we just went through a million hoops to get a holiday gift for our son, sent over from the UK to the US. He'll be so pleased . . . and we'll talk for a long time about the availability of some Scooby Doo toys in the UK only, the great friend there who helped us get it at a lower price, and the high cost of shipping across the world. :-) On Behalf Of krissie Saturday, December 13, 2008 4:27 AM Re:iron in pregnancy Thanks everyone for your advice on this one. I guess its pretty normal for pregnant women to be anaemic, whether they are veggie or not. Yes, i've been taking a prenatal multi vitamin since i found out i was pregnant called " pregnacare " and that says it is suitable for veggies on the box. However, it only has 17mg of iron in each tablet and the midwife has recommended me to be on 200mg, but i think this seems a bit excessive anyways. I plan to go up to the pharmacist this week and ask his advice as i don't really want get something over the counter and have to pay for it, when i'm meant to get it for free on the NHS. But if not, i'll pop into the health food store in town and see if there's something i can pick up in there. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on some foods which can boost up my iron levels, i'll definitely give it a go. I'll definitely give almonds a go, but here the department of health recommend avoiding peanuts during pregnancy, as they believe it is linked with peanut allergy's for the child in later life and also cause asthma and hay fever, not sure if this advice is just given out in the u.k though. Anyways, its a pity, as i used to love peanut butter on toast for my breakfast krissie @gro <%40> ups.com, " Sarah E. Rosenthal Sherwood " <shifrahelisheva wrote: > > I was anemic during my first pregnancy, and my Dr. recommended iron supplements called " Slow FE " . I'm in the midst of my second pregnancy, haven't been told I'm anemic but feel like it, so I've started taking them again. Anyway, I read the label after I read your post this morning, and there is no gelatin listed. There are a couple of ingredients I didn't recognize, but hoping they aren't problematic. It's OTC, so you should be able to get them at your neighborhood pharmacy. > I've read a number of good suggestions here about things to add to your diet, and I wanted to suggest one more: almonds. I've started keeping a little can of salted almonds on my desk at work to munch on, and they have lots of other good stuff too: protein, positive fats, Vit E, magnesium, calcium. I also compared the label of my son's almond butter to my peanut butter and found he's getting more iron per sandwich than I am. > Congrats on your pregnancy! > -Sarah > > " Desire the well-being of your fellow creature, eyeing his good fortune benevolently. Let his honor be as precious to you as your own, for you and your fellow are one and the same. " ---Moses Cordovero > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 If I am repeating someone else's advice, sorry. When pregnant with my son the midwife told me I could not have a homebirth if I did not get my iron up (very low, though almost 9 years later I forget exact numbers). She was German and suggested Floradix, a herbal iron supplement. I did not like the taste and it was pricey but my iron went up within a month. My sister tried the tablet form of Floradix during her non-veg pregnancy but I do not think they were as effective as the tonic. HTH, Madeline : the_candy_perfume_girl: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:27:12 +0000 Re:iron in pregnancy Thanks everyone for your advice on this one. I guess its pretty normalfor pregnant women to be anaemic, whether they are veggie or not. Yes,i've been taking a prenatal multi vitamin since i found out i waspregnant called " pregnacare " and that says it is suitable for veggieson the box. However, it only has 17mg of iron in each tablet and themidwife has recommended me to be on 200mg, but i think this seems abit excessive anyways. I plan to go up to the pharmacist this week andask his advice as i don't really want get something over the counterand have to pay for it, when i'm meant to get it for free on the NHS.But if not, i'll pop into the health food store in town and see ifthere's something i can pick up in there. Thanks to everyone who gaveme advice on some foods which can boost up my iron levels, i'lldefinitely give it a go. I'll definitely give almonds a go, but herethe department of health recommend avoiding peanuts during pregnancy,as they believe it is linked with peanut allergy's for the child inlater life and also cause asthma and hay fever, not sure if thisadvice is just given out in the u.k though. Anyways, its a pity, as iused to love peanut butter on toast for my breakfast :(krissie--- In , " Sarah E. Rosenthal Sherwood " <shifrahelisheva wrote:>> I was anemic during my first pregnancy, and my Dr. recommended ironsupplements called " Slow FE " . I'm in the midst of my secondpregnancy, haven't been told I'm anemic but feel like it, so I'vestarted taking them again. Anyway, I read the label after I read yourpost this morning, and there is no gelatin listed. There are a coupleof ingredients I didn't recognize, but hoping they aren'tproblematic. It's OTC, so you should be able to get them at yourneighborhood pharmacy.> I've read a number of good suggestions here about things to add toyour diet, and I wanted to suggest one more: almonds. I've startedkeeping a little can of salted almonds on my desk at work to munch on,and they have lots of other good stuff too: protein, positive fats,Vit E, magnesium, calcium. I also compared the label of my son'salmond butter to my peanut butter and found he's getting more iron persandwich than I am.> Congrats on your pregnancy!> -Sarah> > " Desire the well-being of your fellow creature, eyeing his goodfortune benevolently. Let his honor be as precious to you as yourown, for you and your fellow are one and the same. " ---Moses Cordovero> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]> _______________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 if u don't have any glucose problem then u can have 4-6 dates a day which is rich in iron. spinach is rich in iron too. i am in my third trimister i am also taking slowfe. my doctor said this one is good if u have heartburn issue. good luck and congrats on your pregnancy --- On Sun, 12/14/08, Madeline White <madeline_killian wrote: > Madeline White <madeline_killian > RE: Re:iron in pregnancy > " vegparents vrg " > Sunday, December 14, 2008, 10:52 AM > If I am repeating someone else's advice, sorry. When > pregnant with my son the midwife told me I could not have a > homebirth if I did not get my iron up (very low, though > almost 9 years later I forget exact numbers). She was German > and suggested Floradix, a herbal iron supplement. I did not > like the taste and it was pricey but my iron went up within > a month. My sister tried the tablet form of Floradix during > her non-veg pregnancy but I do not think they were as > effective as the tonic. HTH, Madeline > > : > the_candy_perfume_girl: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 > 12:27:12 +0000 Re:iron in pregnancy > > > > Thanks everyone for your advice on this one. I guess its > pretty normalfor pregnant women to be anaemic, whether they > are veggie or not. Yes,i've been taking a prenatal multi > vitamin since i found out i waspregnant called > " pregnacare " and that says it is suitable for > veggieson the box. However, it only has 17mg of iron in each > tablet and themidwife has recommended me to be on 200mg, but > i think this seems abit excessive anyways. I plan to go up > to the pharmacist this week andask his advice as i don't > really want get something over the counterand have to pay > for it, when i'm meant to get it for free on the NHS.But > if not, i'll pop into the health food store in town and > see ifthere's something i can pick up in there. Thanks > to everyone who gaveme advice on some foods which can boost > up my iron levels, i'lldefinitely give it a go. I'll > definitely give almonds a go, but herethe department of > health recommend avoiding peanuts during pregnancy,as they > believe it is linked with peanut allergy's for the child > inlater life and also cause asthma and hay fever, not sure > if thisadvice is just given out in the u.k though. Anyways, > its a pity, as iused to love peanut butter on toast for my > breakfast :(krissie , > " Sarah E. Rosenthal > Sherwood " <shifrahelisheva wrote:>> I > was anemic during my first pregnancy, and my Dr. recommended > ironsupplements called " Slow FE " . I'm in the > midst of my secondpregnancy, haven't been told I'm > anemic but feel like it, so I'vestarted taking them > again. Anyway, I read the label after I read yourpost this > morning, and there is no gelatin listed. There are a > coupleof ingredients I didn't recognize, but hoping they > aren'tproblematic. It's OTC, so you should be able > to get them at yourneighborhood pharmacy.> I've read > a number of good suggestions here about things to add toyour > diet, and I wanted to suggest one more: almonds. I've > startedkeeping a little can of salted almonds on my desk at > work to munch on,and they have lots of other good stuff too: > protein, positive fats,Vit E, magnesium, calcium. I also > compared the label of my son'salmond butter to my peanut > butter and found he's getting more iron persandwich than > I am.> Congrats on your pregnancy!> -Sarah> > > " Desire the well-being of your fellow creature, eyeing > his goodfortune benevolently. Let his honor be as precious > to you as yourown, for you and your fellow are one and the > same. " ---Moses Cordovero> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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