Iron is up!

In a rash of seemingly bad news (time extensions, insurance coverage issues, etc), I finally got some good news. Not perfect, but good nonetheless. My hematocrit levels are on the rise. I went from 22 to 29.1. I just need to get that above 30 in the next week and a half to be able to birth at the birthing center, and to be considered in the "normal" hematocrit range. So we are now adding a 3rd type of iron to my dosage.

Here's my regamin now:

• Prenatal vitamin, Vitamin E, Metformin
• 2 doses of Iron Citrate, taken with Vitamin C
• Other iron supplement (?), B12, folic acid

Here's the clincher: I can only take the iron doses either one hour before or two hours after eating. Think about that for a second. Now add in that I'm 35 weeks pregnant and hungry all the time. No fair! Oh yeah, and the iron doses are taken with a delicious tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. I have the option of taking the vinegar either plain or stirred into orange juice. Yum!

And update on the baby: she was curled up in a little ball at my midwife's appointment on Thursday, so we couldn't get an accurate size guess. Next try will be March 15th.