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Re: HELP Doctor!! Could not eat for several hours - worried

From: offpill (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:50:03 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 28 Feb 2003, anonymous wrote: >
>Due to a family emergency yesterday my wife was unable to eat at her
>regular time which is about 5:30 PM (dinner). She was able to obtain
>two snacks at about 9PM (some fruit chews and one of those six-pack
>peanut butter and crackers snacks). She was not able to eat a real meal
>until about 10:30. She said that she was feeling a little bit dizzy
>before she obtained the snacks at 9PM. Before that, the last snack she
>had was at 3PM which was some peanut butter crackers. She is VERY
>concerned that her going without food for so long, and the fact that she
>was extremely hungry during that period (from 5:30 - 10:30 PM) has
>damaged the baby. She is in her 8th week.
>
>To compound her concern she has not had any breast tenderness for the
>last two days, and she is not nearly as bloated today as she has been
>for the last few weeks. This started the day after she had an
>ultrasound 'probe' to see the baby's heart beat (couldn't hear it with
>the microphone because of her tipped uterus). The combination of her
>loss of symptoms and the aforementioned problem has her extremely
>concerned.
>
>Any information/reassurance would be much appreciated!
>
>Thanks!

I am not a doctor, but before one answers, I will give you a quick message that not eating for 5 hours will almost certainly not do her any harm. Many women have morning sickness at 8 weeks which will cause them to not be able to eat very much, for much longer periods of time and they come out of it okay. At this period of time, the baby's nutritional requirements are not high. As for the breast tenderness, symptoms can come and go and do not necessarily mean anything is wrong - check the archives for this. From what I understand the ultrasonographer 'saw' the heartbeat but couldn't 'hear' it because of your wife's tipped uterus. If she or he saw the heartbeat at eight weeks, then things are probably okay. However, to put her mind at ease, you could see your doctor / midwife and ask your questions. My bet is that your wife and baby are fine! Good luck!

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