how do I know if I am anemic can that cause you to be cold all the time?

Question

HI I am 7 weeks preg. But the last 3 weeks I am so so cold. I wear jackets in 94 degree weather? My 1st pregnancy I was so hot. Should I be worried about anything such as anemia or any thing else I am not aware of

ps. I know some of you have made comments about me not seeing a doctor yet but my 1st visit is the 31st of Oct by doctor told me that thats a normal time most women see there Doctor so please dont scold me I am emtional as it is. Thank you

Answer 1

Obviously some of you people have never been pregnant! If you have been then you would know that most doctors WILL NOT see you until you are at least 8 weeks pregnant! Some doctors will not see new patients until they are 12 weeks so they can rule out miscarriage. To the rude people who answered this question, If you have nothing better to do than go around being rude to pregnant, hormonal, sensitive woman on the internet You really need to Get a life and Grow up!
So as to the question,
All anemia is, is an iron deficiency, so just make sure you are taking your prenatal vitamins and eating lots of red meats and things with folic acid.
Anemia is very common in pregnancy and your dr. will check your iron levels when you have your first prenatal visit.
If your appt is in a week thats fine, no reason to worry about nothing!
Like I said, make sure your diet is good and take a prenatal vitamin and you should be fine.

Answer 2

This is a symptom of anemia, but this would show up on a random CBC lab blood work, Which I am sure that you have had done. But, A thyroid condition won't, this is also a symptom of hypothyroidism.
But it could als be many other things. I would suggest that you discuss this in depth with you family doctor.
A good cause for this is the lack of circulation in the blood stream can cause you to be cold, hormone inbalance and other things.
I would suggest making an appointment as soon as possible to have this condition tested, this maybe a serious problem, and because you are pregnant it would put both of you at risk.
Best regards.

Answer 3

Anemia associated with pregnancy is really common. It's from low iron and hemoglobin because a little parasite is sucking it all up:-) It's easily curable and usually goes away after pregnancy. make sure you are taking prenatal vitamins to get all your iron. See your doc to get a blood test. They should be doing those kinds of test anyway. Also remember your hormones are completely off and your body is being re-wired while you provide a home for another human so some things are going to be kind of weird.

Answer 4

What ethnicity are you? Sick cell anemia, a hereditary condition is only seen in africans but anemia can be seen temporarily in anyone if your not getting enough iron either through diet problems with organs such as your liver. Doctor can give tests to see what your missing.

Answer 5

it could be anemic condition or just your circulation is bad at this time the baby is taking up some of the space sitting the wrong way can sit on a nerve or vien to your extremities which in turn makes you cold a dr can do a simple blood test in order to find out for sure

Answer 6

surely you've had your first prenatal visit? they should have drawn blood at that time, and if you were anemic, they would have seen it then, anemia doesn't happen over night.
No, more likely you are just reacting differently to a different pregnancy, different hormonal levels and so forth. Just wait til you see your OB again and ask if it still concerns you.

Answer 7

I would suggest going to WebMD website www.webmd.com You can find many articles on the problems associated with pregnancy. I hope you are getting regular checkups from a medical doctor during your pregnancy.

Answer 8

anemia alone doesn't exactly account for temperature changes. hormone levels etc. can also set that off. a quick test for anemia can be done at the doctors. if you think you have it, consult your doctor. in the meantime, eat lots of iron (spinnach for example)

Answer 9

I think if you think that you may be anemic, you should ask the Dr. to do some lab tests, this would either dismiss your idea or would lead to treatment for anemia.

Answer 10

it could desire to, yet anemia and occasional thyroid is going hand and hand and a low thyroid could make you somewhat chilly particularly your extremeties and clammy. If left untreated, it could bring about miscarriage or "retardation" of the fetus. So in case you're pregnant or thinking approximately transforming into to be pregnant be certain you have your thyroid checked!