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[Erin]

Can anyone help me? I am a T-6 T-7 para. I have 2 perivious children they are 7 and 11. I had them before I became a para. My husband and I are tring to have another child . The doctors says that is great that I should have no problem since I have already gave birth to 2 before. I need to hear from some one that is also a para and that has been pregnant and need to know what to expect. Can anyone help me please..

[Lucydog]

yep me..... my son was born may 16th. Anything youd like to know in particular? You can mail me if you prefer

Cheers
L

[Erin]

 Lucydog, on Aug 2 2007, 02:39 PM, said:

yep me..... my son was born may 16th. Anything youd like to know in particular? You can mail me if you prefer

Cheers
L

Thank you for sending me a message. I was just wondering are the pregnancy symtoms the same.? Do you have lots of pressure on bladder? anything like that. I get a lot of uti's . Did you have alot of leaky bladder problems when you were pregnant? did you have your baby natural. sorry so many ? I have researched and got hardly any information on paras and quad pregnancys. I hope you can help me.

[Lucydog]

I guess you are in the US. I had my first son pre SCI so I can compare. The pregnancy itself was very similar to the first one, but I did feel more tired from day 1. I think I started to get other problems from about 5 months if I remember. I get bad UTIs as well and that was making me quite unwell. I was on loads of antibiotics. My urologist also tried me on every type of catheter available just so I could feel better.I also got bowel trouble as I got bigger because of leakage.

I had a normal birth without any pain killers. The only problem I had was my contractions werent strong enough for the job and I couldnt stand up to let gravity help either. However eventually once Id had my waters broken, he popped out. It was all fairly routine, just watch the UTIs which I admit are horrible.

If you take a look at my blog you can see Ive really kept an online diary of it all. Its much easier to read that because I wrote it all as it happened. Now Im trying to remember it. follow the link below.

Either way I have a lovely little boy, so it was all worth it. Dont hesitate to be in touch with me.

cheers
L

[Erin]

 Lucydog, on Aug 2 2007, 04:18 PM, said:

I guess you are in the US. I had my first son pre SCI so I can compare. The pregnancy itself was very similar to the first one, but I did feel more tired from day 1. I think I started to get other problems from about 5 months if I remember. I get bad UTIs as well and that was making me quite unwell. I was on loads of antibiotics. My urologist also tried me on every type of catheter available just so I could feel better.I also got bowel trouble as I got bigger because of leakage.

I had a normal birth without any pain killers. The only problem I had was my contractions werent strong enough for the job and I couldnt stand up to let gravity help either. However eventually once Id had my waters broken, he popped out. It was all fairly routine, just watch the UTIs which I admit are horrible.

If you take a look at my blog you can see Ive really kept an online diary of it all. Its much easier to read that because I wrote it all as it happened. Now Im trying to remember it. follow the link below.

Either way I have a lovely little boy, so it was all worth it. Dont hesitate to be in touch with me.

cheers
L

Yes we are in the US.We live in Iowa. Sorry I haven't got back to you but our computer has been down it is being worked on. So we are using our daughters right know. When you first got pregnant when you were SCI . when did you find out when you were pregnant? Did you have symtoms? The dotor told me that when labor came if I were to get pregnant . That I would have to come in at a certain time and they would have to start my labor. that I would have to have an epidural. Because of my level of my injury. I think it is because of the blood pressure. well talk to you later. Erin... ( oh how can you tell what the difference is between a uti and pregnancy?)

[Mary Reopelle]

[font=Courier New]My name is Mary Reopelle i have 3 children 29,20,17, the 17yr old i had after i was a par. As long as you do what the doctor says and take prenatal vitamins they really help and you will be tired so you need to rest more. e-mail me and we can talk more. samba_boots@hotmail.com Thank you Mary

[wheelygirl38]

Hi there
I've had two children since ive been in the chair im a t6 para with both pregancy things went fine i did find i was a little more incontinent then usual and near the end i had a little more harder time transfer apart from that my pregancy went well the doctor brought me in two weeks early with both children and broght on the delivery they were worried that i might go into child birth without knowing also just to be on the safe side im sure i would know something was happening with my body as you prob already know even though we can not feel things our bodys tell us with other symptoms such as headaches spasms auto dysl etc if you need any more advice on things just give me an email take care and good luck with things

[Erin]

 wheelygirl38, on Nov 16 2007, 01:47 PM, said:

Hi there
I've had two children since ive been in the chair im a t6 para with both pregancy things went fine i did find i was a little more incontinent then usual and near the end i had a little more harder time transfer apart from that my pregancy went well the doctor brought me in two weeks early with both children and broght on the delivery they were worried that i might go into child birth without knowing also just to be on the safe side im sure i would know something was happening with my body as you prob already know even though we can not feel things our bodys tell us with other symptoms such as headaches spasms auto dysl etc if you need any more advice on things just give me an email take care and good luck with things

Hey thanks for the info. How did you find out when you was pregnant? Or did it just hit you all of a sudden. We have been tring for a while no luck yet. Did you have your babies nature or c-cection? Any other things I should know about. Thanks Erin..

[Lucydog]

Hey thanks for the info. How did you find out when you was pregnant? Or did it just hit you all of a sudden. We have been tring for a while no luck yet. Did you have your babies nature or c-cection? Any other things I should know about. Thanks Erin..
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Erin, Erin, Erin,

WHY do you think having a baby with SCI is any different to having a baby without SCI? How did you know you were pregnent last time ? Amazingly its the same. Somehow I think if you miss a period this might be a good indication. Are you talking to a doctor about this? Your questions seem so fundamental, I think you need guidance.
Ive said it before and I will say it again loud and clear, at your level, SCI WILL NOT STOP YOU GETTING PREGNANT NOR WILL IT AFFECT YOUR PREGNANCY, as long as you have good medical care if the first ones were easy the next will follow on. As for giving birth thats something only your doctor will advise on.

[Erin]

[quote name='Lucydog' date='Nov 18 2007, 07:06 AM' post='45812']
Hey thanks for the info. How did you find out when you was pregnant? Or did it just hit you all of a sudden. We have been tring for a while no luck yet. Did you have your babies nature or c-cection? Any other things I should know about. Thanks Erin..
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Erin, Erin, Erin,

WHY do you think having a baby with SCI is any different to having a baby without SCI? How did you know you were pregnent last time ? Amazingly its the same. Somehow I think if you miss a period this might be a good indication. Are you talking to a doctor about this? Your questions seem so fundamental, I think you need guidance.
Ive said it before and I will say it again loud and clear, at your level, SCI WILL NOT STOP YOU GETTING PREGNANT NOR WILL IT AFFECT YOUR PREGNANCY, as long as you have good medical care if the first ones were easy the next will follow on. As for giving birth thats something only your doctor will advise on.
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Okay thanks such dum ?'s I guess. I am so excited nowing that we can have another child. You just want something so bad and it doesn't happen. I guess I just need to chill out a bit. Any way thanks Erin....

[serena]

I am 19 weeks pregnant right now, so I can tell you what I am going through as I go through it. Let me give you a little background on me first. I have had a T6 incomplete injury for the past 11 years which I sustained when I was 17 in a car accident. I am able to walk with a cane but have very bad balance and walk with much difficulty. I have also been able to pressure void and have had few utis or kidney problems. Now on to the pregnancy...

I actually did not think I was pregnant at first because I was spotting. However, as I was having hip problems at the time and needed an xray, I decided to take a home test. A faint pink line showed up. I was shocked. I still did not believe I was pregnant because I was still spotting so I went to the doctor and had a hcg test done. It was official; I was pregnant. I continued to spot for three more weeks. (I found out later that I had had twins but one had not developed. I guess that is why I spotted for so long.)

For the first couple of weeks I was fine, but then the typical pregnancy symptoms arrived: morning sickness, painful breasts and utter exhaustion. I was so sick feeling (all day for about 8 weeks) that I was unable to work out for two months, and my walking became even more difficult. Even had I not been sick I was so tired I don't think I would have made it to the gym. I have never been so tired in my life!

As I made my way into the second trimester, thankfully these symptoms eased off, and I was able to start going to the gym again. Out of nowhere a worse symptom appeared. I could no longer pressure void. Where I would push to get started peeing no longer worked. I guess my uterus was in the way. My maternal fetal medicine doctor (a high risk doctor) catherized me to make sure I didn't have any bacteria in my bladder. Now I remembered why I didn't like to self cath; it really hurt! I don't know if I am hypersensitive or what, but that absolutely killed me. I bought some cath supplies but luckily figured out how to void on my own after a couple of weeks.

Now that I was no longer sick and was able to pee again, I started getting excited about the pregnancy. I really didn't forsee any more problems during this trimester, but not forseeing didn't mean that something wouldn't sneak up on me. For the last few days I have been falling down for no apparent reason. I will be walking along and just collapse. I really hurt my knee yesterday and have decided to start using my wheelchair again.

All that being said you should have no problem getting pregnant. I didn't think I'd be able to get pregnant either but did on accident! Hormones control ovulation regardless of a spinal injury.

[Erin]

 serena, on Nov 21 2007, 10:21 AM, said:

I am 19 weeks pregnant right now, so I can tell you what I am going through as I go through it. Let me give you a little background on me first. I have had a T6 incomplete injury for the past 11 years which I sustained when I was 17 in a car accident. I am able to walk with a cane but have very bad balance and walk with much difficulty. I have also been able to pressure void and have had few utis or kidney problems. Now on to the pregnancy...

I actually did not think I was pregnant at first because I was spotting. However, as I was having hip problems at the time and needed an xray, I decided to take a home test. A faint pink line showed up. I was shocked. I still did not believe I was pregnant because I was still spotting so I went to the doctor and had a hcg test done. It was official; I was pregnant. I continued to spot for three more weeks. (I found out later that I had had twins but one had not developed. I guess that is why I spotted for so long.)

For the first couple of weeks I was fine, but then the typical pregnancy symptoms arrived: morning sickness, painful breasts and utter exhaustion. I was so sick feeling (all day for about 8 weeks) that I was unable to work out for two months, and my walking became even more difficult. Even had I not been sick I was so tired I don't think I would have made it to the gym. I have never been so tired in my life!


Okay that helps me out alot. Thanks so much. Erin..
As I made my way into the second trimester, thankfully these symptoms eased off, and I was able to start going to the gym again. Out of nowhere a worse symptom appeared. I could no longer pressure void. Where I would push to get started peeing no longer worked. I guess my uterus was in the way. My maternal fetal medicine doctor (a high risk doctor) catherized me to make sure I didn't have any bacteria in my bladder. Now I remembered why I didn't like to self cath; it really hurt! I don't know if I am hypersensitive or what, but that absolutely killed me. I bought some cath supplies but luckily figured out how to void on my own after a couple of weeks.

Now that I was no longer sick and was able to pee again, I started getting excited about the pregnancy. I really didn't forsee any more problems during this trimester, but not forseeing didn't mean that something wouldn't sneak up on me. For the last few days I have been falling down for no apparent reason. I will be walking along and just collapse. I really hurt my knee yesterday and have decided to start using my wheelchair again.

All that being said you should have no problem getting pregnant. I didn't think I'd be able to get pregnant either but did on accident! Hormones control ovulation regardless of a spinal injury.

okay thanks so much for the helpful information. Erin

Edited by Erin, 25 November 2007 - 03:18 PM.

[kashley]

 Erin, on Nov 20 2007, 09:21 PM, said:

Okay thanks such dum ?'s I guess. I am so excited nowing that we can have another child. You just want something so bad and it doesn't happen. I guess I just need to chill out a bit. Any way thanks Erin....

I know I am not a SCI but don't stress to much about getting prego that will slow you down, it did me. Once I gave up on getting prego, I did both times. The 2nd time I even went on a diet had lost 30 pounds it was the last thing on my mind.

[Mary Reopelle]

 Erin, on Aug 2 2007, 06:53 PM, said:

Can anyone help me? I am a T-6 T-7 para. I have 2 perivious children they are 7 and 11. I had them before I became a para. My husband and I are tring to have another child . The doctors says that is great that I should have no problem since I have already gave birth to 2 before. I need to hear from some one that is also a para and that has been pregnant and need to know what to expect. Can anyone help me please..

Erin i thought you got pregnant. Are u stiil having problems? Mail me Mary