Re: Can radiation be passed on in utero and what can be done?

[Guest guest]

-Not sure what insight I can give you but I will share what I know on

radiation. It does stay in the body for years. Docs claim that we are

exposed to more radiation walking around than what is in an x-ray. But

in either case...radiation does cause genetic damage.

I don't think you actually passed on radiation, but if you were x-

rayed while pregnant, that means the baby was x-rayed and exposed to

that level of radiation as well. This may not do anything to him/her,

or it may. I know there are warnings against x-raying a pregnant

woman. Probably because of the risk of genetic damage to the baby.

As for previous radiation exposure...I don't think anyone really

knows. I know it is in your body, and can damage your own genes. This

can increase the risk of birth defects if you have had too much

exposure to the pelvic area. I have not read of past radiation

exposure being passed in breast milk or onto a fetus. Just that your

eggs may have radiation damage to the genes. No way to know for sure.

It should not affect the metals. Can't say if it will affect

recovering a child. This depends on whether his condition is from

genetic damage or from enviornmental issues.

I don't know of any way to unradiation yourself.

I have high levels of uranium but this is from enviornmental exposure

to uranium in the water/air. My kids did not have high levels of this

in their hair...so they probably did not aquire a lot from me.

I would suggest checking out some information on radiation exposure

accidents and such. There may be some reference there.

They use it to treat cancer patients. However, they do tell them not

to have children following that. You may find some research in that

area too.

Try this site:

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiationionizing/healtheffects.html

I would do some research on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That is about the

only populous studied for long term radiation exposure.

-- In , " parent616 " <parent616@...>

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> I'd be interested in any insight or information anyone has on this.

> If I were exposed to a lot of radiation through x-rays before getting

> pregnant with my child would it be passed onto him in utero or though

> breastfeeding? Could this make our attempts to recover him harder?

> Can it make the metals more toxic? Can anything be done to get rid

of

> this radiation? Is there a test for measuring radiation in the body?

>

> Hope

>

[Guest guest]

You have really gotten me thinking now. I wonder if radioactive

iodine would have the same effect. I had Graves disease with my

first daughter who is NT and received radioactive iodine 1 month

after her birth so I didn't nurse her. Then 18 months later got

pregnant with 2nd daughter who has ADHD then 18 months after that

gave birth to my son who has autism, I had nursed them both. Maybe

I shouldn't have but that can't be helped now. I had wondered

before if there was a correlation with the thyroid itself but never

thought about the radioactive iodine. Very dumb of me!

> >

> > I'd be interested in any insight or information anyone has on

this.

> > If I were exposed to a lot of radiation through x-rays before

getting

> > pregnant with my child would it be passed onto him in utero or

though

> > breastfeeding? Could this make our attempts to recover him

harder?

> > Can it make the metals more toxic? Can anything be done to get

rid

> of

> > this radiation? Is there a test for measuring radiation in the

body?

> >

> > Hope

> >

>