*~*seizures In Pregnancy*~* Posted: 10-01-06 15:39pm
Ok.. This is getting serious now...
My best friend has epilepsy.. Shes 28
weeks pregnant.
In the last month, shes had atleast 4
seizures.... One at the beginning of the
month, one a week after that, and then one
yesterday where she fell in the middle of
a busy road (thankfully her husband was
with her to catch her and lay her down in
the median..) and then another one this
morning.
They're becoming more and more frequent..
And its starting to scare everyone.
Our ob/gyno (we go to the same place)
tells her that her seizures have no effect
on the baby and not to worry... (how
ignorant) but her neurologist tells her
different.. She wants to see her
immediately tomorrow morning to figure out
what the hell is going on.
My mother, my aunt and I all are telling
her that the neurologist is probably going
to make them deliver that baby very soon,
since its widely known that epileptics
seizures get far worse when pregnant..
And hers are becoming more and more
frequent..
My question is... Do any of u know any
one that has had epilepsy and been
pregnant? And maybe what the outcome was
like?
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jillie81
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Posted: 10-01-06 19:05pm
I wish I could help you but I have no idea
sorry!!!! I hope your friend gets better
though
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arcadia
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Posted: 10-01-06 20:58pm
Oh no, .Sandra! I remember you telling me
abour her like 2 months ago. The poor
girl. I really really hope she's ok
&they figure out what's wrong.
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diamondsz
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Posted: 10-01-06 21:03pm
Sandra, my dad bestfriends wife was in a
very similar sitiuation, nothing happened
to the baby(carried to term) but the
mother made it out pretty rough. Now the
only thing that happened was that the
mother could not be alone after with the
baby for a fear that she could have the
seizure and the baby be hurt or left alone
so by law someone had to be with her or
she could have her child taken away.
Now the sad part to all of this is that
the mother passed a year later but the
father and baby are doing well if I
remeber she knocked her head or had a
stroke something to do with her head.
Im not saying this will happen to your
friend everyone is different
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sandyallen
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Posted: 10-01-06 21:08pm
My thoughts are with your friend and her
baby! Their can be hope delivering at 28
weeks or maybe they might be able to get
the seizures under control. Please, keep
in touch and let us know how they are
doing!
I hope your friend has a good neuro and
she can always get another opinion.
All the best!
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Sunflower_pie81
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Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 10-02-06 07:56am
I had seizures during my first pregnancy,
I was advised that after the baby was
delivered that they wouldn't have an
effect on the baby. But I dont' know.
I didnt' have a seizure disorder though.
My were caused by eclamsia.
