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Have sore fingernails. they all just started aching. i am breastfeeding a hungry 11 day old. could they be sore because of an iron deficiency?
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No: You can have a blood test to see if you have low iron, but your obstretician would have given you prenat vitamins with iron to prevent that.
Answered 4/23/2014
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