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Epilepsy, pregnancy and giving birth

Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:14

Good morning,

I am very curious to hear the experience of women while they were pregnant, and during labor & birth of a child. 

How did the pain, stress affect your epilepsy, and was it easy to manage seazures? I am trying to figure out how to deal with the actual birth process, and I am seriously considering a c-cection, where I would like to be under total anesteshia. I would love to go through the natural birth, no epidural or pain med, but I am worried that the pain of labor will give me seizures. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

By the way, I am not taking any meds for epilepsy, as my seizures are only about once a year...and I know the trigger, so I avoid doing things that I know could trigger the seizure.

 

Thank you all so much,

Sonja C.

Comments

Re: Epilepsy, pregnancy and giving birth

Submitted by tesha11 on Fri, 2010-01-15 - 22:06
Hello to everyone! First of all, I am so excited about this forum!! It is so great to be able to get information from actual women who are in the same predicament as myself! I am 27 and started having seizures when I was 19. About a year before I starting having auras but I had no idea what they were or why I had them. I have only had 4 seizures since I was 19. I had two grand mal seizures the first night and then two more about 2 years later. I decided I didn't want to take my medication anymore! BIG MISTAKE!! Now my husband and I want to start a family but of course we have the typical questions and concerns. I wanted to know if there is anyone who is or has been pregnant and has children while being on trileptal. I have heard about all the other meds but I have not heard anyone say anything about trileptal. I have been on this since day one. It works great for me and I have no break through seizures. So, does nayone know anything about my medication and being pregnant? If so, can you send me some info on it? mudslngingrl@aol.com. Also, I have heard that the Epilepsy clinic in Winston Salem NC is great. Does anyone know anything about this cinic? Thanks for your help!!

Re: Epilepsy, pregnancy and giving birth

Submitted by lyzolari on Sat, 2010-01-16 - 15:18

Would you consider participating in a survey about this very issue? Your experience is important and would be invaluable for other women with epilepsy. Thanks, see below.

Survey: Women Who Had Epilepsy While They Were Pregnant And Who Have Already Completed One Or More Pregnancies That Resulted In Giving Birth

The survey takes less than 10 minutes.

Please visit www.WomenWithEpilepsy.org/takesurvey.html to participate in a survey for Women With Epilepsy (WWE) who have already completed one or more pregnancies to term.  The purpose of this survey is to gather information about the experiences of WWE who had seizures/epilepsy related events during pregnancy. The results of this survey will be compiled in order to give WWE who are considering pregnancy information that may help resolve some of their concerns and fears by learning from the experiences of other WWE.

For more information, contact info@womenwithepilepsy.org.
 

Would you consider participating in a survey about this very issue? Your experience is important and would be invaluable for other women with epilepsy. Thanks, see below.

Survey: Women Who Had Epilepsy While They Were Pregnant And Who Have Already Completed One Or More Pregnancies That Resulted In Giving Birth

The survey takes less than 10 minutes.

Please visit www.WomenWithEpilepsy.org/takesurvey.html to participate in a survey for Women With Epilepsy (WWE) who have already completed one or more pregnancies to term.  The purpose of this survey is to gather information about the experiences of WWE who had seizures/epilepsy related events during pregnancy. The results of this survey will be compiled in order to give WWE who are considering pregnancy information that may help resolve some of their concerns and fears by learning from the experiences of other WWE.

For more information, contact info@womenwithepilepsy.org.
 

Re: Epilepsy, pregnancy and giving birth

Submitted by wof on Mon, 2010-03-15 - 13:34

April

 How many weeks were you when you had these seizures

April

 How many weeks were you when you had these seizures

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