[blparent] [Bulk] Pregnancy and blind moms with lumbar shunts

[Mary Jo Hartle]

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

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On Aug 28, 2013, at 3:13 PM, "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net> wrote:

> Mary, the shunt is outside my experience, but I   will be happy to get into
> birth without epidurals with you if you are interested. That is how I did it
> and one of mine was a 10 pound baby. :) 
> 
> I hope you find the information you are looking for though as I want every
> mom to get the opportunity to have the birth experience of her  choice. 
> 
> 
> Jennifer
> 
> 
> 
> 
> hartle
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 1:05 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [Bulk] [blparent] Pregnancy and blind moms with lumbar shunts
> 
> Hi all,
> I don't know why it's never occurred to me to ask on this list about this
> issue until now--a little late in the game for me I guess.  In any case, I
> would be interested in speaking to any blind moms on this list whose
> pregnancy --mainly delivery was impacted in some way by a lumbar shunt.  I
> found out upon going into labor with my first child that I could not have an
> epidural because I have a lumbar shunt which begins in the base of my
> spine--right in the area where an epidural would be placed.  Had we known
> this to be an issue, we may have been able to do something prior to the
> delivery to make having an epidural a possibility.  Who knows.  In any case,
> I am looking for anyone who may have had some experience with this now in
> preparation of delivering my second child.  So, if you have a lumbar shunt
> and have had success in having an epidural, or had a similar experience to
> me where you could not have one as result of your shunt placement(that is,
> your shunt is located in the lower back spinal region, not in your head or
> neck area) , I'd appreciate hearing from you.  I hope my request makes
> sense.  
> Sincerely,
> Mary Jo Hartle 
> Mjhartle23 at gmail.com 
> 
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