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Re: HELP Doctor!! Could not eat for several hours - worried
From: lynn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:17:13 -0500
I'm not a doc, but I am one of MANY women who have had severe morning
sickness. I would go days with only water and crackers. I lost 10-15 lbs. in
the first trimester (and I'm thin to begin with). So, to me, I don't
consider your wife went a long time without eating at all. In fact, sounds
to me like she's well nourished! Just tell her to take her vitamins
religiously. I did, and I think that's why my son was born so healthy. BTW,
after my morning sickness subsided at 12 weeks, I was able to eat normally,
ended up gaining almost 20 lbs, and went on to have a 9 pounder!
Please try not to worry...good luck.
Peace,
Lynn
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Naomi)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
><pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: HELP Doctor!! Could not eat for several hours - worried
>Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 08:39:16 -0600
>
>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'm not a doctor; just a Mom with 2 healthy kids. I once had to delay a
>meal considerably during pregnancy- no harm done; also had an illness
>during the other pregnancy where I could eat very little for two days-
>no harm done. You must remember that nature created fat reserves in
>women for a good reason. Also ,think about women during war time (my
>family lived in occupied Europe during WWII) who had little to eat, were
>stressed out from repeated blitz bombings, and delivered healthy babies.
>You can't judge a pregnancy by loss of symptoms. I had NO symptoms for
>the entire duration of 2 pregnancies. I don't think you have anything
>to worry about. Best of luck.
>
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