Adding in more iron

Hi

I'm on Elevit prenatal vitamins. It's meant to be a one a day tablet. I went to the DR because I was getting more and more tired than I should of been & other stuff....... anyway even with taking this tablet I still have become anemic. Levels came back at 3. Is this common to have to take more than your prenatal vitamin when pregnant. I got VSG which is not meant to be malabsorptive op but I think I have read a few time that studies are coming out the there is a small % people that do have troubles or they are now finding that there are certain things VSG is having trouble with.

Many thanks
Crystal

Even typical pregnant women can experience a dip in iron levels...during the second trimester our blood volume doubles! It could be your VSG, but it wouldn't be abnormal to be due to the pregnancy either. I hope your levels get better soon!