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Re: Pregnancy and fainting.
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:00:12 -0600 (CST)
No, I don't have hypertension. My blood pressure has always been very
low. With my first pregnancy I had extremely low blood pressures. As
far as I know, they have been within normal range this time.
At Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Michelle wrote:
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>Hi there, yes i have experienced it, in the beginning of my pregnancy
>all the way to 5 mos i was feeling like i would faint, i would get real
>dizzy then real hot then i would not see very good all blurry, then i
>felt like i coulnt hear nobody they sounded real distant. I still dont
>know what it was, maybe hypertention. you have that?
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>At Mon, 27 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>>I am 11 weeks pregnant and this morning, I nearly fainted a couple of
>>times. This also happened several weeks ago. I mentioned this to the
>>nurse practitioner (whom I saw instead of my doctor--not my choice) at
>>my last appointment two weeks ago. She seemed to indicate that it was
>>no big deal and that it had probably happened because I was "one iron
>>pill short of anemia." Now that it has happened again this morning, I am
>>more concerned. I don't like the idea of being home alone and passing
>>out or passing out in front of my five-year-old. I don't feel like I
>>can call the doctor's office about this, especially since the nurse
>>practitioner dismissed it so easily. I haven't felt faint in several
>>hours, but I do have a residual headache. Has anyone else experienced
>>this and what did you do? Thanks.
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