After you have had a cesarean, your next pregnancy may be a decision about whether you want to have a repeat cesarean or desire to try for vaginal delivery.  This is a very important discussion to have with your provider.  Here is a link to a powerpoint with audio that goes through some of the discussion.

Anemia is the medical name for having a low red blood cell count. Your red blood cells carry oxygen to your tissues. So if you don't have quite as many red blood cells it can be harder to carry oxygen to your tissues. This may make you feel a bit more tired or weak. Most of the time anemia is caused by lack of iron or blood loss. In women, we often have a double whammy because we bleed on a regular basis and we often don't eat enough iron rich foods. There is another reason for anemia that we see often (most of the time) in pregnancy and that is dilution. This means that your body "waters" down your blood during pregnancy in preparation for the loss of blood at childbirth. So that when you the loose the average 500cc of blood at delivery, less of it contains the valuable red blood cells. For this reason when we test for anemia at 26-28 weeks, we will often tell you that you are anemic.