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I read in another post that you were anemic after your first pg. I was anemic thoughout my first, and also felt anemic after (though I was never tested again after). It felt terrible - i couldnt lift my arms without getting exhausted. What did you do to treat it? If you were taking iron supplements, did they irritate your stomach (i had problems with that). This time I am tempted to start iron now, but the stomach issues are stopping me...
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    I have several large fibroids that cause bleeding anyway, plus the dr. had to cut through one during my c/s which caused a lot of bleeding during the delivery.  They put me on iron pills before I ever left the hospital and I took them for 6 wks.  I had pp bleeding for 4 months (due to the fibroids) and crazy periods for the months after that.  At 6 months pp I went on BCP to get the bleeding under control and stayed on them for 6 months.

    The iron upset my stomach too.  I took it the entire first 6 wks, and off and on after that.  I tried the Slow-FE too.  It didn't upset my stomach as much but it didn't seem to help with the anemia either.  Once I went on the BCP, the anemia went away. 

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