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C-Section and Low Hemoglobin (anemia)?

HoustonmomHoustonmom
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I'm having my 3rd c-section in 5 weeks and I was told when I had my GD test that my hemoglobin was 9.7 (low). I'm on 3 iron pills a day to get it back up but I've read and heard that it's very difficult to raise iron levels due to low absorbtion.

 Anyway, I guess my question is...have any of you had a successful c-section and recovery even though you were considered anemic?

In my past pregnancies I've been considered "borderline" anemic, so this one is different.

 

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Re: C-Section and Low Hemoglobin (anemia)?

  • F15WifeF15Wife member

    I was pretty bad. I was like you but a bit lower. I believe I was about an 8 and was able to raise it to a high 9. I had a Csection and I'm a bleeder for some reason. I bled ALOT with my boys (vaginal births) and I bled alot again with this one. My hemoblobin dropped down to the 5-6 range. I wasn't symptamatic though meaning I wasn't weak/dizzy. They let me stay on iron instead of a blood transfusion for that reason. Had I become symptomatic they would have pushed the transfusion. The first couple weeks for rough as far as recovery. I would try to take a shower and just about pass out.

    If you're not a bleeder and your uterus contracts correctly on it's own you should be just fine. My only suggestion is to start in with the stool softeners. I didn't know how bad I'd be constipated with the iron and the pain meds.

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  • HoustonmomHoustonmom

    Thanks for your response and I will definitely take your suggestion on the stool softeners.

    So we're you able to have a spinal or did you have to go under general?

    It seems like you're feeling better, glad to hear it! 

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  • m3l0d1m3l0d1

    Take the iron supp together with vit C, the vit C help absorb the iron.

    However, avoid taking the iron together with prenatal, if you can take iron in the morning and prenatal in the afternoon that's great.

    I think the vit D will cancel the iron if you take them together or closer. 

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  • GAPeach68GAPeach68 member
    Had 3rd CS on 4/10. Anemic with all 3. Took slow fe iron (1 per day) and did fine all 3 times. Also, multigrain Cheerios has 100% RDA of iron. Eat a 1 cup serving as a snack instead of 1 of the iron pills.  If I took 3 iron pills, I'd never poop! Definitely take the iron in AM and prenatal at PM. Oh, and I had spinals with all 3. Good luck!
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  • Daisy22Daisy22 member
    I'm anemic this time. My OB has me on the slow FE and to take it in the morning with a glass of OJ. I asked him friday about it since I have another c/s planned. He they would recheck it at 36wks but it doens't put me at more risk or have anything done differently with my c/s. It's so they know and can make sure it raises again once I have the baby. I'm having an epi just like I did with ds1 and ds2
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  • ericatorrezericatorrez
    6 c/s anemic with all of them, never took iron, and recovered fine.
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