Re: Re: Having our 2nd Child

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I would advise:-no dental work-no tuna -avoid processed foods as much as possible-eat organic foods and a wide variety of organic veg if possible- take a high quality omega 3 supplement

- avoid antibiotics- no flu jabs (!!!)- avoid excessive ultrasound scans (personally I think the one at 12 wks is warranted but others may wish to weigh in on this)- properly balance the gut (drink kefir, take probiotics, etc.) especially if you are going to have a vaginal birth

-use good cookware to prepare foods- don't drink Diet Drinks or use artificial sweeteners- drink reverse osmosis filtered water- as you've said avoid exposure to chemicals (paints, cleaning agents, etc.)

If you search the archives for " pregnancy " you will find lots of discussions about lots of things people wished that they had NOT done when they were pregnant!  As for vax's just make sure that you are well informed - my son did not have the MMR and he still has autism (albeit very high functioning autism but it's still autism!) 

But most of all don't stress about it, just do what you can and enjoy your new baby!!  Many congratulations on the unexpected surprise.  

Darla 

 

Dear Adam, first of all, many congratulations.

In her shoes I would most definitely do this:

test for group B strep. its easy to do and implicated in Autism.

Eileen xx

http://www.gbss.org.uk/

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> We have just found out that my wife is pregnant. The pregnancy wasn't planned in that we had only managed to conceive our first child (a daughter) via IVF and subsequent attempts at IVF had all been unsuccesful - hence we weren't taking precautions. However, a miracle appears to have happened and my wife is pregnant.

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> Our daughter is just four and was diagnosed with ASD at around 2 and a half. She developed normally until around 18 months and then regressed. Her communication skills are severely underdeveloped (she is non-verbal) and she has a number of sensory issues. Eye contact is fleeting (but improving) and she is affectionate. We've started some biomedical treatments with some small (but not earth shattering) results.

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> I understand from internet searches that there is a heightened chance of our second child being on the spectrum. I was wondering what actions we might take to minimise the chances of ASD?

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> Actions I can think of from the top of my head are:

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> 1) No vaccinations - should we decline the MMR or all vaccinations?

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> 2) My wife should avoid nasty chemicals, paint, cleaning products during pregnancy. We've already got rid of broadband

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> Any other suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

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> Thanks

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> Adam

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