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| 1108.1 | my story | RANGER::COPELAND | | Tue Aug 27 1991 15:52 | 23 |
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Renee,
I feel for you - a kidney stone while being pregnant must be
incredibly painful!
After my first pregnancy, while I was still nursing, I suffered
from a kidney stone. I believe I passed it, since the severe
pain subsided in a short period of time (my doctor thought so too).
Less than six months later, I was pregnant again. I too was concerned
but I had no problems with kidney stones during my second pregnancy
or afterwards.
I did watch my calcium intake more carefully the second time, making
sure that I did not take too much, only what was necessary.
Hope this helps.
Mary
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| 1108.2 | Calcium Kidney Stones | NEWPRT::SZAFIRSKI_LO | IVF...I'm Very Fertile! | Thu Sep 19 1991 19:22 | 22 |
| I am one of those lucky people that manufacturer calcium kidney stones
on a regular basis. I'm concerned about calcium requirements and intake
during my pregnancy. I have a few questions and if anybody has some
answers I would really appreciate it.
1. Does the prenatal vitamin provide enough calcium for the baby?
2. Knowing your body changes so much in pregnancy, would the baby
absorb the majority of the calcium minimizing the risk of stones?
I'm starting to feel guilty over not drinking 4 glasses of milk a day
and at the same time don't want to end up with an attack during the
course of my pregnancy. I'm just really concerned about what the
daily calcium requirements are during pregnancy and how I can meet
them.
I am still under a specialist care and will be released to my OB after
the 12th week. His feelings are that the prenatal vitamins are enough,
but I'm just not quite comfortable with his answer.
...Lori
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| 1108.3 | prenatal vitamins don't have enough calcium | TOOK::FRAMPTON | Carol Frampton, DECnet-ULTRIX | Fri Sep 20 1991 15:49 | 8 |
| re .2
No, the normal prenatal vitamens do not provide you with enough
calcium. If for some reason you are either allergic or don't like milk
products you must take additional calcium supplements. My doctor did
tell me that if I don't eat correctly it is myself that I'm hurting and
not the baby. The baby will take what it needs and you get what is
left - assuming you are eating close to a reasonable diet.
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| 1108.4 | No Calcium Supplement Needed says My Doc's! | NEWPRT::SZAFIRSKI_LO | IVF...I'm Very Fertile! | Fri Sep 20 1991 19:28 | 30 |
| Well I got calls back from my OB and my Internal Medicine Doctors.
They both agreed that the prenatal vitamins would be just fine and that
no additional calcium supplement was needed.
My OB said that he has women that can't do much calcium at all and also
do not tolerate the prenatal vitamins and they do just fine as long as
they are eating a good diet.
My Internal Medicine doctor said that the prenatal vitamins are an
excellent source of calcium to meet daily requirements and that the
baby will take what it needs from me. Since my calcium level has
always been sufficient he has no concerns about my health being at
risk. He also said my body absorbtion will change and that the baby
will be using alot of the calcium which will minimize the risk of
stones and suggested one 8 oz. glass of milk a day plus the prenatal
would be more then adequate.
He also confirmed for me that should I get stones, since I am a pro
at passing them (about 23 to date!... and the last 9 passed with only
Tylenol); that no harm would come to the baby from the pain...only I
would be the one with discomfort.
So since my OB and Internal Medicine doctor seem to be in full
agreement with my calcium needs, I at last feel confident that my diet
intake of calcium is just fine....and I'll drink my glass a day of milk
and if them stones rear their jagged little corners sometime in the
next 7-1/2 months I'll be ready for them!
..Lori
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