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Re: feeling faint while lying on back

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:38:52 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>About a month ago I went in to get my hair cut and while they had me
>lying back in the seat as my hair was getting washed I began to feel
>real faint and panicked and had to sit up right away. The following
>week I had the same experience at my orthodontist appt, I kept having to
>sit up. My next appt is 3 days before my due date. Is it okay for me
>to go as long as I ask to be sat upright as soon as I feel sick? They
>were really good about that last time. Or could I be causing problems
>for the baby?

Low BP due to compression on blood vessels.Try to avoid it. 

--
Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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