PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for August, 1999: Re: Have a 11 week old and am pregnant again. Are there any risks to me and the baby?

Re: Have a 11 week old and am pregnant again. Are there any risks to me and the baby?

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 23:31:47 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Sally wrote: >
>I don't know how far along I am yet (will find out next week), but I
>figure that I may be anywhere from 5 to 9 weeks along (I could have
>conceived as long ago as 7 weeks). Will this be considered a high risk
>pregnancy and will/should I be doing anything special? This was an
>unplanned pregnancy, but I am happy about it all the same and don't want
>anything to happen to the baby. Also, you should probably know that my
>first pregnancy ended at 33 weeks due to severe pre-eclampsia and and I
>had my second son at 38 weeks and had a major hemmorage afterwards.
>
>Thank you for any advice/thoughts that you may have.
>
>--
>Sally

A second pregnancy within a year does place you and the baby at some increased risk. For one thing, your body has not yet recovered from delivering 11 weeks ago -- especially if you haemorrhaged afterwards. You do not have the nutritional reserves you would otherwise have. Low birth weight and preterm delivery are more common in a second pregnancy within one year. You can hlep minimize these risks by taking extra special care of yourself -- eat healthy, get plenty of rest, get help with household chores, etc.

Also, a prior history of severe preeclampsia increases the chance of you developing blood pressure problems again. Again, take extra care of yourself, including ensuring you get around 1200 mg of calcium daily. Early prenatal care is essential.

Good luck. I hope your 11 week old baby sleeps through the night soon -- you certainly need your rest!>

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S Lake Tahoe, CA
Replies are for educational purposes only and do not construe a doctor-patient relationship. They do not take the place of a face-to-face consultaion with your own doctor.
***private e-mails will not be answered due to the fact I have a baby I'd like to spend some time with!!*****

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