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Took Overdose Of Dextrose During Pregnancy, Had Palpitation. Effect On Baby?

i was overdosed with dextrose during my 13th week of pregnancy while im at the hospital for vaginal bleeding . the 1L dextrose accidentally was down to 200ml in a span of no more than 10 minutes due to carelessness of a nurse. after that i had pulpitations and almost cant breathe . they told me not to worry but i cant help it.does it has any effect on my baby. i am now on my 21st week.
Thu, 16 Aug 2012
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Hello
Although such incidents should not occur but still they occur sometimes.
By the grace of god,it was an incident which doesn't result n any bad effect either to your child or to you.
Moreover the bottle of dextrose may be of 500 ml only and not one liter.
Thanks
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Took Overdose Of Dextrose During Pregnancy, Had Palpitation. Effect On Baby?

Hello Although such incidents should not occur but still they occur sometimes. By the grace of god,it was an incident which doesn t result n any bad effect either to your child or to you. Moreover the bottle of dextrose may be of 500 ml only and not one liter. Thanks