I am a first time poster. I am about 12 weeks pregnant with my 2nd and was just diagnosed with epilepsy last week. I had a few seizures in my sleep and woke up disoriented and with a really sore tongue, but I didn't know it was seizures. It happened once the beginning of Sept, and again the beginning of Oct. Then last week DH woke up during one and realized it was seizures. I ended up having 3 that morning and the ambulance was called during the last one. I am now on meds and am trying to learn all I can about how this will effect my pregnancy and my natural birth plans. The docs at the ER were very discouraging when they learned I was planning on delivering with a midwife, even in a hospital.
When I mentioned to the neurologist I was planning on using a midwife he kind of just shrugged and said if she would do it that was fine but he didn't think she would. I called my midwife and her nurse said that she would still take me, but I haven't actually talked to her yet. My first appointment is next week.
I am looking for other moms with epilepsy and what this has meant for pregnancy and natural birth plans?
When I mentioned to the neurologist I was planning on using a midwife he kind of just shrugged and said if she would do it that was fine but he didn't think she would. I called my midwife and her nurse said that she would still take me, but I haven't actually talked to her yet. My first appointment is next week.
I am looking for other moms with epilepsy and what this has meant for pregnancy and natural birth plans?
