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Re: 5th pregnancy and still have questions!

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:10:54 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Korene wrote: >
>Hello there! I am 11 weeks along now, I had absolutly no symptoms the
>first ten weeks. All of a sudden, in the past week, I get extremely
>dizzy and lightheaded whenever I stand up.
>I experienced the same thing with my other pregnancy's, and eating
>something would always resolve the problem, but not now. What could
>possibly be wrong? Is there anyway I could make this "symptom" go away,
>or at least ease up? I would just lie down in bed all day, if I could
>but that's impossible with so many children. I do get quite enough
>sleep though, that's for sure. I eat good, and drink plenty of water
>and other fluids. My house is niether hot nor cold, and I get this even
>when I am outside or in a store.
>Unfortunatly, I do not have any insurance yet. Husbands in the
>military, and I think they should be known as the "procrastinators"!
>Hopefully I will see one soon. Any info would be greatly apprieciated!
>Thank you!
>One more thing....I also in the past week have started to "gag" at
>everything. No exageration, everything! From smells to looks to
>thoughts of things. Is there any help on that one? Or do I just need to
>suck it up and live with it? :) Thank you!

There are two possibilities that I can think of. The first is that you are becoming hypoglycemic despite what you may think of as eating well. You may require six smaller meals per day instead of the standard three. The pregnancy demands on your system (combined with the other children) may be draining you of your carbohydrates. The other possibility is that you are anemic (low blood count). It is quite common for women to experience anemia during pregnancy and this can cause some of the things you describe... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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