that explains a lot!

It's no secret this pregnancy has really taken a toll on me. I've been exhausted and barely keeping up with my family and responsibilities, not to mention all the friends I have that think I hate them due to my lack of social interaction.

In July I asked my doctor about my fatigue, as it has been more than I experienced with the other pregnancies. The nurse and doctor each have four kids and assured me that it was quite normal to be much more tired with the 4th baby. After all, I'm chasing 3 other kids around and keeping up with a lot more. I accepted that answer and went on feeling yucky.

Last week I had routine blood work done including my glucose test. My glucose test came abck fine, but the complete blood work was done. I got a call the next day that I have extremely low iron levels and need to start immediately on supplements to keep me from becoming completely anemic.

I asked if this could be related to why I have been so fatigued and had trouble completing everyday tasks and was given the answer of a most definite yes. I was so glad to hear it wasn't in my head!

I looked up the symptoms of iron deficiency and found:

fatigue
shortness of breath
trouble Catching breath
dizziness (have had several near fainting dizzy spells)
headaches
irritability
trouble concentrating
etc...

I have been having every symptom I found on every web site where I read about it.
I am not glad that I am borderline anemic. I am however glad that I have a possible solution to improve how I've been feeling. So the plan for the rest of this pregnancy . . . PUMP SOME IRON, of course!