Due February 2016

Hi Ladies,

I use to be on Pregomega, when I just found out I was pregnant, but doctor switched me and said for the first 12 weeks I only need Folic Acid Forte, he then put me on Pregvit for the next 8 weeks (has a lot of the same stuff in as PregOmega, except the Omega's...) And said that after my next visit (which is next Friday - yeah!!!) he wants me to go back on PregOmega - as he swears by it and thinks that it is honestly the best for mom and baby... So I will be going back to PregOmega.

Coconut oil is fantastic to cook with - my hubby (jip that's right he does most of the cooking ) makes the most delicious sweet potato wedges with it. But honestly we mostly just cook with coconut oil instead of normal sunflower oil - just much healthier...

CarienM, must say that I am also a little uncomfortable, and not necessarily in the stomach getting bigger department, but just in general - all the stretching, burning and muscle pains... As well as the feeling of being full after eating only a tiny portion of food - but I am now splitting my dinner into two portions just so that I can breath after I have eaten

I am also feeling dizzy quite a lot lately... But will chat to the doctor about it.

I have been thinking about something - I had a umbilical hernia repair done about 7 years ago and they used mesh to bind together the muscles, and lately I have been hurting quite a bit around my navel area, do you ladies think this is normal aches and pains or are the two maybe related and that the hernia will return once I have a huge bump? U will also be chatting tot he doctor about it, but I must admit that I am a little concerned and I have read horror stories on the internet (I am no longer google-ing any symptoms because it just freaks me out - as I always come across the worst case scenarios...)

Hey Ladies,

Thanks for the comments on our name choice, we are keeping it a surprise for family etc until our little bean makes his appearance But my dad makes it his mission to try and trick me into revealing the name everytime we see them...lol

@JLK So sorry about your little girl, I hope she has a speedy recovery and that the tooth situation doesn't bother her too much

I've been taking pregOmega since we starting "working" on starting a family, and I must say I've never really looked at those pills in such a way..like how CarienM describes them lol.. but I did always forget to take them, but then I added reminders on my phone. lol

I spoilt myself and got two pairs of pants (jeans & work wear) from CherryMelon, I must say - best investment yet..they are soooo comfy!!

But really looking forward to the weekend, we are going on a mini "Babymoon" lol, just to get away and relax a bit. Are any of you guys going away before the little ones arrive?

@nix, please please keep us updated, we are keeping your little one in our prayers.

I think I will follow up about the centrum meterna. Taking Preg Omega is honestly a chore in itself.

Thanks for the article on coconut oil. I think I will try it for cooking.

Yep, did pretty much the same as you, took folic and omega's for the first 13 weeks and then switched to pregomega and i literally have to psych myself up every time i have to swallow those pills. They are so big! The centrum meterna is only two pills and i honestly think they are almost half the size of the pregomega pills, but that might also just be because I have some block to taking them

The centrum meterna worked well for me with my first so thats why I am doing it for my 2nd, and my gynae doesnt have a preference, she just wants to know you are taking folic, calcium, iron, magnesium and omega's she said the rest are less important.

For the past couple of weeks I have a headache every day, and it seems when I am a bit late eating its worse, not that it gets much better when I do then eat. And I have to say that the panado's are really just not cutting it, so I am really hoping the extra magnesium will help. I see the fetal specialist for my 20 week scan on monday so will see what they say then, hopefully it is just something that will pass.

Oh and ladies one more thing, here is a link for info about coconut oil, really some incentive to use it. I got a tub yesterday from Dischem for R27 so not expensive at all pulptastic.com/16-reasons-coconut-oil-bae/

Hi everyone

@JLK so sorry about your babygirl, that must have been so sad for you to see your little girl in pain.

@BabyT Thanks so precious, so your hubby now knows its real.

@Carien, are your headaches still bad? or is it occasional now?

@STK Zaiden is such a beautiful name.

I take PregOmega only because when I told my Gynae I want to try concieve, she sais what works best for her patients my age Georen products, so I took Folic Acid Forte pills as soon as I got off the pill and it took us 2 months to conceive. She said to then use Folic Acid Forte for 12 weeks and switch to PregOmega for the remainder of the pregnancy and stay on it for at least 3 months after baby.

I must say I do forget to drink the pills in the morning but I usually just take the morning pills with lunch, the dinner meds I don't forget because DH always reminds me that its my dessert.I guess I just take instruction well I did not know any better so I just did what I was told. so what are these Centrum Meterna DHA, is it also 3 pills for the day?

Hi everyone

@JLK so sorry about your babygirl, that must have been so sad for you to see your little girl in pain.

@BabyT Thanks so precious, so your hubby now knows its real.

@Carien, are your headaches still bad? or is it occasional now?

@STK Zaiden is such a beautiful name.

I take PregOmega only because when I told my Gynae I want to try cncieve, she sais what works best for her patients my age Georen products, so I took Folic Acid Forte pills as soon as I got off the pill and it took us 2 months to conceive. She said to then use Folic Acid Forte for 12 weeks and switch to PregOmega for the remainder of the pregnancy and stay on it for at least 3 months after baby.

I must say I do forget to drink the pills in the morning but I usually just take the morning pills with lunch, the dinner meds I don't forget because DH always reminds me that its my dessert.I guess I just take instruction well I did not know any better so I just did what I was told. so what are these Centrum Meterna DHA, is it also 3 pills for the day?

Hello ladies, how is everyone today? I have to say that I am really quite surprised at how uncomfortable I already feel. Especially after I have eaten, I think I am going to have to cut my meals in half or something so that I can at least move around more comfortably after eating and just make a plan to eat more often then.

I have also started to take magnesium complex for the headaches, dont really know that its working just yet, but I am hopeful, just cant go on having headaches all.the.time.

I have also switched over to Centrum Meterna DHA for my pre-natals. I took it with my first pregnancy and all went well, but then I could not find it for a couple of months with my 2nd pregnancy so took pregomega. OMG, those are like horse pills!! And I kept on forgetting to take them b/c you have to take them with food. Really like the centrum meterna more in that sense since its water soluble (so no food needed) and much less horse-ish. Also dont feel like i am going to vomit just thinking about having to take them (unlike with the pregomega). Which ones do you ladies take? And how do you find them?

Hoping everyone will have a nice day