Can anyone help? Lisa wrote directly to ARM, not to the mailing list, so
please will you respond directly to her a.s.a.p.
Many thanks
Ishbel
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From: David & Lisa Seuferer <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 23 February 2000 21:09
Subject: Pregnancy health Question Please
>Hello,
>
>I have 2 children, one a midwife attended hospital birth, and one a
>midwife attended home birth. I am currently expecting my third, 23
>weeks pregnant, and also had an ectopic pregnancy in June which was
>resoved with Methyltrexate and no loss of the tube.
>
>I am planning/hoping for a home birth again. My problem is since the
>very start of this pregnancy my blood pressure has been about 20 points
>above baseline, I have had varying degrees of edema in my legs, as of
>today it is pitting up my shin to my knee, with the induration lasting
>greater than 30 seconds. I have really been pushing my protien intake
>as well as fluids. I am greatly fatigued nearly all the time, and have
>shortness of breath that interferes with my day to day activities. I am
>homeschooling my 5 year old, and am an RN, hospital staff nurse, 2 days
>a week. I try to be very conscious of how much I am on my feet, and
>wear TED hose at work.
>
>I am very fearful of a hospital birth, but if my condition worsens at
>all as far as my blood pressure and swelling, my midwife has told me she
>is not sure she would be comfortable with me delivering at home. Is
>there ANYTHING I can do, nutritionally or otherwise to help myself and
>my baby? I have gained very little weight, but am about 40 pounds
>overweight to begin with, and have had excellent nutrition. I find the
>protien intake to be a challenge, but I work on it constantly.
>
>Her suggestions so far have focused on the increased protien intake,
>increased water intake, and a raw cucumber every day. So far I have not
>done the cucumber--I will if it would help, but not my favorite. Also,
>does salt play a factor in this?? Should I eat more? less?
>
>I would gladly provide any other information you would like, and please
>feel free to ask others for suggestions. I am strongly supportive of
>natural means and methods of medicine, and am afraid the next step will
>be a physician referral and a lot of unnecessary and potentially harmful
>interventions.
>
>Thank you for your time and advice!
>
>Lisa Seuferer.
>
>David, Lisa, Alarick and Amelia Seuferer
>2399 330th Street
>Jewell, Iowa 50130
>(515) 827-5948
>fax:(515) 827-5045
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