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Suggest Opinion On Termination Due To Anencephaly In Baby Boy
Hello. I am quite lost and confused. I am 40 years old working mom. I am 18 weeks pregnant and at 17 weeks, my GP informed us that throught the ultrasound, my baby boy is anencephalic. He referred me to the gynae who saw us yesterday and confirmed this. He is otherwise, perfect. My hubby is all for termination but I am still undecided. It hurts so much to induce the baby knowing his heart is still beating. I have to give my answer by next week. I may choose termination but I may want to wait a bit longer, say 22 weeks. What should I do? And I am also worried about lactation after the termination as I have breastfed my 3 kids until they were all 2 years old. I have been known to produce a lot of milk. Will my milk come if I terminate next week? Will it get worse if I terminate at 22 weeks?
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
Hello,
Go for termination of pregnancy as early as possible. No point in waiting till twenty-two weeks. Milk suppression tablets will be given immediately after termination. So there will be no secretion of milk.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Soumya
Go for termination of pregnancy as early as possible. No point in waiting till twenty-two weeks. Milk suppression tablets will be given immediately after termination. So there will be no secretion of milk.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Soumya
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