Thank you all for your kind words and suggestions.  Sounds like I am on the right path, have been taking prenatal vitamin, folic acid and three doses of 325mg iron per day (per doctor's orders) to get my counts up.  From this non-educated post, it seems that early delivery and low birth weights are a myth.  Biggest concern is the hospital food being gluten free.  See the end of this post for website recommendations.

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I just had a baby 5 months ago.  I was diagnosed 1.5 yrs ago, so I was GF through the whole pregnancy.  Didn't have any issues with the birth or the hospital and no problems with any of the medications.  I only had Motrin and Senokot for oral medication and those are both GF.  I wasn't early - my baby was almost 2 weeks late.  The only issue was with the hospital food.  They did try to give me GF meals, but they weren't really prepared for it.  I made sure that in my hospital bag I had brought my own food with me too.

If your blood work is back to normal, blood loss at delivery shouldn't be a concern.  

 Speak with the dietician prior to being admitted, speak with the cook/chef and asked about the foods, menus, how they are prepared if they pre-made. Try to get all this done prior to going in and get names and plan together and what you should do when you are admitted.   Also find out how they serve, who serves and how, on the maternity floor.  If possible go home as soon as possible.  And have lots of cooked food in the freezer.

 I'm a soon to be 37 year old mom of 5 with no problem pregnancies.  In one pregnancy I did go toxemia (high blood pressure) in the 38th week.  The babies were 6.1 and 6.12 pounds.  They are now 15 months old today. Happy,  healthy and very active.

 Make sure you get your iron, I always got mine using a iron skillet and figs.  There are lots of natural sources without having to take a supplement.  

 Make sure that you not only get the name of the drug, but the manufacturer in case they are using generics.  They don't have the same ingredients, specifically the inactive ingredients.

Talk with the hospital pharmacist and alert them to your Celiac.  

I have not had any issues relating to celiac with any of my 3 pregnancies.

I was an undiagnosed celiac at the time of my pregnancies.   I was a smoker and a celiac and they were full term, healthy babies.

 I am also celiac and pregnant with my second child.  I was undiagnosed with my first child but  had no symptoms other than severe anemia.  I delivered only 5 days early.  

The hardest part about the hospital stay will be getting gluten free food while you are there. 

If you can bring something in that shows the known status of common drugs, you might be better off. 

You need to enlist your doctor's help in facing all the battles you are bound to face there.  If I were you, I would bring my own food.  "My Own Meals" costs about $4 a serving and stores at room temperature and tastes better than hospital food anyway.

I was an undiagnosed celiac during my last pregnancy.  I was anemic, so much so that I was kept in the hospital extra days because of it. I do not know if I was a celiac at the birth of my first child but I lost so much blood I do know that they were worried about it. I had a blood transfusion after her birth.

 

I am a Registered Dietitian, so I am biased, but I would recommend working  with a dietitian knowledgable about celiac and essential fatty acids.   Emerging research indicates low or inadequate levels of essential fatty acids may contribute to premature labor.  Since celiac disease contributes to fat malabsorption, you want to be sure your intake is definitely adequate.  There are some other issues in supplementing esstential fatty acids to be aware of, so interview whoever you may work with and don't be shy.

 I got pregnant in June and found out I had CD in September (2001).  I delivered 2 days before my due date.  Everything went smoothly.  No problems with anything except I had to keep reminding the dietician that I needed gluten free meals.  Just tell the doctors and nurses to check the medication before giving it to you.  I even asked my nurse to double check GF status of the meds on the Celiac.com website and she ended printing it out for her files.

 My pregnancies have been wonderful and my labors problem free.  I recommend you get counseling to deal with the shock of being diagnosed with Celiac Disease.  Everyone around you is so pleased to have a diagnosis that they forget you are dealing with a chronic illness

 Not always true. I was undiagnosed when I got pregnant. Both kids were a week late.

 Be sure you take folic acid, as this will prevent birth defects and a multi-vitamin-mineral tablet that is GF.

 

Sources:

http://www.celiac.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_sresults.html
http://www.mercola.com/2001/jan/21/celiac_disease.htm
http://www.radiantmother.com/NutritionforMothers&Babiesb.htm

http://forums.delphiforums.com/celiac/messages (There are kind and knowledgeable people there, including doctors with CD)

http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com - this is only a guideline, you'll still need to check w/drug manufacturers.

 

Read this article for a list of tests your doctor should be following up with you during your pregancy to ensure you are getting/absorbing adequate nutrients and vitamins.  Pls. see www.aafp.org/afp and do a search for the following citation:  Nelsen, David. 2002.  Gluten-sensitive enteropathy (celiac disease) more common than you think. Amer. Family Phys. Vol 66: 2259-2266