We still mention it because it MAY help and it surely gets the attention of the family. Pregnancy is a time of maximum physical and emotional energy expenditure, when role flexibility and adjustment are essential. 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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