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this is probably a common sense question but i was unsure, i was reading a post on home births and they were talking about the mothers not having iv's so they drink a lot of water and then the baby has brain damage. can someone explain this to me? :confused:

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WOW, I am sorry that this thread got so heated. I did not mean to cause a problem I was just curious and looking for an answer. It was something I had never heard before and thought maybe one of you could help me understand it. I joined allnurses because I thought it was a place that I would have access to people that had more education than me and that could help me find some answers. I did not post this as a comparison to home birthing or birthing in the hospital, that is a personal choice and don't think it is anyones business what others choose (I know that risks and understand why people don't agree with it, NOT trying to start another fight). All I wanted was an answer as to why water consumption can cause brain damage thats it.

Kimbalou-I am sorry that I offended you by using your post. No one knew what I was talking about and I was curious. I am sorry if I offended you and did not mean to do anything wrong. I hope that you can accept my appology. I also wanted to let you know that I do believe that you saw this happen and I don't want you to think that I am questioning your nursing knowledge, you have been doing this a lot longer than I. Also thank you for sharing about the person that, that happened to, that was all I was wanting to know.

I know that the topics that we are faced with are very touchy and deal with personal morals and thoughts but it is a little disappointing that there is so much fighting on here and I am truely sorry that I started a fight. I guess I was naive and should have never used anyone elses post. Again I appologize to everyone for putting you in a bad position, and thank you for your help.

Don't worry about it. I am just getting confused by Jolie's take on this whole thing. You quoted my post and I'm wondering if she hasn't read any of this thread we are writing in right now.

Yes, drinking too much water caused electrolyte imbalance in the baby.

It is true that home birth vs. hospital is a huge issue.

I am sorry as well if my attitude hasn't been very good, but it has been mentioned that what I posted on the homebirth thread, which Jolie has responded to, could have been untrue.

I hope the info has answered your question.:trout:

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Again, I was responding to stnurse2008's question. I wasn't aware at that time that you had posted any information regarding this case, and I still don't know what thread you are referring to.

Please understand that most posters don't read every word of every thread. (We simply don't have the time!) If you reference information in another thread most of us won't have a clue what you are talking about, unless you post a link to that thread.

This BB is meant to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. We realize that it is not the ultimate word on nursing or healthcare, and take what we read with a grain of salt. Most posters are trying to learn/share/be helpful to others with questions. If you do not agree with a response given by another poster, please consider to whom that response was directed.

The original poster QUOTED my reply inthe homebirth thread, which is on this NICU forum entitled "Would you consider a homebirth?" I think you even replied to it...and the poster here that asked about my story which I posted on the homebirth thread. It is about electrolytes, not blood glucose.

WHY is there so much confusion?:uhoh3:

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this is probably a common sense question but i was unsure, i was reading a post on home births and they were talking about the mothers not having iv's so they drink a lot of water and then the baby has brain damage. can someone explain this to me? :confused:

kimbalou,

the original question posted by stnurse2008 does not quote another allnurses thread, or even mention the name of the bb on which s/he read about excessive water intake causing neonatal brain damage. therefore i assumed, as did other respondents, that s/he was referencing something from a lay website. we were offering possible explanations to a very vague question, without the benefit of knowing that the source of this story was another allnurses thread. you obviously recognized the story, and seemed to get annoyed that others did not.

as i stated previously, i don't read every word of every thread, even the ones that i respond to (my bad :). i also don't remember the finer details of every thread i have read, especially when a number of weeks have passed since my participation.

i'm sorry that i have irritated you so. that was certainly not my intention. my intention was to respond to the question raised by the op.

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Again, I was responding to stnurse2008's question. I wasn't aware at that time that you had posted any information regarding this case, and I still don't know what thread you are referring to.

Please understand that most posters don't read every word of every thread. (We simply don't have the time!) If you reference information in another thread most of us won't have a clue what you are talking about, unless you post a link to that thread.

This BB is meant to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. We realize that it is not the ultimate word on nursing or healthcare, and take what we read with a grain of salt. Most posters are trying to learn/share/be helpful to others with questions. If you do not agree with a response given by another poster, please consider to whom that response was directed.

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This is ridiculous.:lol2: I told you which thread I originally posted to about this baby, it was the one under NICU titled: Would you ever consider a homebirth?" YOU have been to that thread an responded to it!! It is questionable that you don't know what you read or respond to. I am not ssying you should read everything, but you should know what is going on in the threads you reply to! Don't other pople agree with that?!

This has become an issue about where this question originated from and i've told you that and you still claim to not know which thread I am speaking of!

I mentioned that the story was turning into a discussion about blood sugar, then I was trying to tell you I never mentioned blood sugar...to try and be helpful to people reading! Look at your posting history and you will see that you went there to the homebirth thread.:uhoh3:

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I agree, this is ridiculous.

I don't agree that it is "questionable" that I don't remember a post that you made on the homebirth thread on 4-13-06.

I will waste no more time or energy defending a perfectly legitimate response I made to ANOTHER POSTER. My answer was directed to a question posed by stnurse2008, not an old entry on another thread made by someone else.

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I will close this thread for a 24 hr cooling off period; if the OP wants it opened after that, PM me.

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