Re: [ozmidwifery] Any help would be great.

[Sandra J. Eales]

Isn't life a wonderful mystery.   I have encountered a couple of women with ulcerative colitis over the years.  One who thought she was infertile and did not realise she was pregnant until she was full term - she had to have an emergency c/s for severe fetal distress prior to onset of labour - only a day or two after she discovery of the pregnancy!!   Another woman I have known for several years and have cared for her in two pregnancies.  She suffers from ulcerative colitis and coeliac disease.  The first pregnancy did not affect her colitis at all or may even have improved it.  She was induced at term with prostin because the drug that she was on (?methalazine) apparently inhibits the onset of labour - she was also starting to feel very uncomfortable with the pressure on the bowel by the end of both pregnancies. With the second pregnancy her colitis did get worse and she had to be on prednisone throughout - there was some concern that this would interfere with wound healing if she had a caesar or peri wound but as she had normal vaginal birth with intact perineum there was no problem.  She was also using acupuncture therapy throughout the second pregnancy. I have spoken to this woman and she would be more than happy to be contacted by your friend for some moral support and to share her experience. If you contact me off the list I will pass on her email address.   love Sandra   ----- Original Message ----- From: Rhonda To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 5:11 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Any help would be great.   Well, this is a strange one - I mentioned a little while ago about my friend who seemed to think she had to have an abortion due to the steroids and drugs she was on for colitis.  So doing what her doctor recommended she went and had the abortion.     And for those of you who believe in miracles - the day before she had it I had a strange "visit" from who we worked out to be her grandfather - I got some very strong feelings that he did not want her to have the abortion and was very comforting telling her not to worry.  Other things that I felt lead us to believe who it was - I got heavy in the chest and had strong chest pains/pressure, she tells me he died of lung cancer.  Unfortunately, by the time i had relayed what had happened - she had already gone through with it.  (NB:  her grandfather had died when she was 12 yrs old.)   Well the abortion didn't work.  Something or someone protected this baby. Any guess as to who! Now she is back to where she started though and would still like any advice or help from anyone who knows anything at all about Colitis (inflamation of the bowel) treatement of this condition and pregnancy and also of her having a natural delivery as she had a c/s for her last and I know would like to have a VBAC.  But is unsure of everything and not terribly confident in her body as she is run down, on steroids and feeling in general particularly miserable.   Thanks Rhonda ____________________________________________________   IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here