Feeling Dizzy

[riverrat 0]

I need some advise. I have had a few dizzy spells lately. Today was bad though. I was driving my parents to the airport and suddenly felt like I was in a third dimension. I had to pull over on the highway and let my dad drive. Luckily I was fine after about 15 minutes and managed to make the hour drive home with no problems. This happened to me last week while driving with my two kids also. Scared the hoot out of me. I'm wondering if my body is not getting enough of certain foods or nutrients. I'm still nursing and only taking in around 1000 calories a day or really 500 after nursing. Any advise out there? I feel like all I eat is pure protien and no veggies-- can that possibly be the culprit. Low Iron maybe??

[banded_for_life 2]

Yes, with nursing a baby, I doesn't sound like you are getting enough calories to support you both. I would discuss my calorie needs with a nutritionist to find out what nutrition goal you should be working toward so you both are safe!

[Jachut 487]

Nursing on 1000 calories a day!!!!!! You are putting yourself at great risk doing that, your baby is getting everything he/she needs but you're leaching your bones of their Calcium and severely depriving yourself of energy.

Seriously you need to eat more. You could be anaemic or just plain exhausted and depleted. Its hard enough to run just your own body on that small an intake.

Since you're banded and therefore limited in what you can physically fit in, you really probably should see a nutritionist - even if it means getting in some calcium and energy in liquid form - like fruit smoothies, yogurt and pureed fruit etc.

[chichigirl 1]

Another culprit is how much Fluid are you taking in? You could very well be dehydrated which could cause your blood pressure to drop, thereby making you dizzy. No matter what it is, you should absolutely see your Doc asap and find out exactly what's causing it and get the proper medical attention.

Good luck, congradulations on your baby. Keep us posted.

Cindy