Your wife needs to have periods of rest. Many 10 to 14 year olds are anxious to get some pre-babysitting experience and references. They may be too young to leave alone, but they can play with an active child while Mom rests. Your pregnancies are relatively close together, and your wife may not have built back up to maximum nutrient and iron stores. She needs to eat an excellent diet with lots of iron.
Dietary iron is tolerated much better than supplemental iron.
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