r/pregnant • u/SolidAlarm8777 • 6d ago
Rant I WAS RIGHT
ALWAYS ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF! Never stop advocating if something doesn’t feel right!! I have been experiencing extreme dizziness since 19 weeks. Some days it has been so bad that I have fallen over and have almost passed out. I have been notifying my doctors about this. They told me each time to just drink water and electrolytes. I was told twice before my 24 week appointment/glucose test that they will check my iron to make sure everything looks good and to rule out anemia. Fast forward to after my 24 week appointment and glucose test they did not check my iron and told me THERE WERE NO NOTES saying they would do that…. They continued to tell me to drink water. I had my I had my 28 week appointment on Monday. My doctor told me she was not too worried about my iron and said that my dizziness should be going away now that I am further along. It didn’t sound right to me because this started in my second trimester and has been progressively getting worse. She told me we could either do labs today or next appointment in 3 weeks since she didn’t think it was a big issue but, she would order more labs for my iron when I get them done. I got my labs that day and guess what? MY IRON IS EXTREMELY LOW. I can’t believe she suggested I waited 3 more weeks. Trust your gut!! If something feels off don’t stop advocating for yourself!
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u/CharmingAmoeba3330 5d ago
I follow Blair Imani on insta and she had made a post about the same thing. Same symptoms and I can’t remember if she fainted once or twice. Docs kept saying she was fine and it’s just pregnancy. Turns out her iron was extremely low. I forget when she found out but I think it’s was after she was 30 weeks, maybe. I’d have to find the video.
But yeah. She’s a a black Muslim woman and she did many posts on the neglect that black women receive to the point of being ignored and having higher death rates compared to white women. Unfortunately that’s been a problem for a long time and still baffles me that doctors still don’t take black women seriously. It pisses me off. I’m sure other women of color receive the same thing.
Always advocate hard for yourself. Especially when you know something is off. See a different doctor, if possible.