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Re: 5th pregnancy and still have questions!
From: Korene (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:53:13 -0600 (CST)
Also at the end of all my pregnancy's, I craved and ate ice 24-7. Is
that possibly because I am anemic? I have heard plenty of thoughts of
what it could be, but another opinion would be great. Aside from the
harm it can do to your teeth,is eating ice even ok in pregnancy?
>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.
:) 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
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
>
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