Feb-May 2011 Mommies

Hayley, wow so maybe the + opks were just confusing FF Yeah for having pinned O !!

Meags, well def the names of exes are out! I like the french spelling of Matthew!

Cath, ag man, whether or not your past 12wks or close to, youre there girl!!! whoopieeee

Tazzy, ahhh cute man Thanks for sharing your scan with us!! And Yeah for 10wks !

Mistymom, ah all the grandparents are now so excited!! Soon the shopping will start

Kaylae, Im sure the walk will be fine as long as your body is used to walking and you wont be totally exhausting yourself. And drink plenty fluids to make sure you dont dehidrate!

Fawhaway, ah no! I hope someone can help you with the documents so you can go give birth where you wanted! xxx

Meemo, I saw them at our Pick 'n Pay and also Dischem. I think most stores should have them by now.. or try Baby City?


My scan is Friday I hope gynae gives me the scan photies on a cd because last time she gave me a printed piccie.. and I dont have a scanner! I dont know why she printed it.. last time she gave me a cd with photos every time!

Oh and only 3 days left of progesterone!!! HOORRAAAHHHHH

Ill add the next scan appointment dates to the edd list. And then every now and then Ill just copy and paste it here

found this at

www.fitpregnancy.com/yourpregnancy/healt...Nausea-97331959.html

thought it worth a read!

It seems counterintuitive, but researchers keep finding reasons to give morning sickness a high-five. The nausea and vomiting of pregnancy correlate with lower risks for miscarriage and, later in life, breast cancer. And in one recent study, the offspring of moms who had morning sickness scored higher on IQ tests. “Morning sickness indicates that proper hormones are being made by mom and baby, that the baby’s growing and developing,” says Laura Riley, M.D., a fetal/maternal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “I see it as a good sign.”

That cheery news probably won’t make your nausea easier to bear, but if you feel like hurling, you’re in good company. Up to 85 percent of moms-to-be experience nausea; about half report vomiting. Symptoms typically start four to eight weeks after conception and begin to fade as the second trimester approaches, though every case has its own idiosyncrasies. “I was surprised that my ‘morning’ sickness was worse at night,” remembers Wilson Diehl, 34, a Seattle-based writer who says she “felt carsick all the time.” A few women are queasy the whole nine months.

Keeping it down
Certain smells or foods can set off symptoms, and sufferers often intuitively avoid those triggers. When that’s not enough to manage a mild case, Riley suggests such traditional remedies as soda crackers upon arising, frequent but small meals, ginger (candied ginger and ginger ale are favorites, or 250 milligrams of powdered ginger), ice chips and lemonade. “Cold, slushy drinks like Italian ices are good,” she says. Experts also advise pairing vitamin B6 with doxylamine, an over-the-counter antihistamine. Ask your doctor about the recommended proportions.

Some women cope by restricting their diets to simple carbohydrates, such as mashed potatoes or bread; others find relief from acupuncture or motion sickness wristbands, like the Sea-Band. Diehl says the only time she wasn’t nauseated was while eating, so she downed bowl after bowl of cereal and milk. “I tried to focus on the notion that being nauseous probably meant I was having a healthy pregnancy,” she says. “That helped, like, 0.002 percent.”

Whatever you do, don’t try to tough it out. When symptoms intensify, treatment becomes more difficult. Call your doctor if home remedies don’t work, you can’t keep food or fluids down or symptoms continue past the fourth month. “You don’t want to get dehydrated or lose too much weight,” Riley warns. While it’s not unusual for women with significant morning sickness to drop a few pounds in the first trimester, a severe case, when left untreated, can cause a 10-percent loss in body weight. Many women hesitate to take drugs during pregnancy, but the medications your doctor will prescribe are safe and effective. They can help prevent the condition from progressing to the point that it requires intravenous hydration or even a feeding tube.

Diehl’s vomiting responded well to prescription anti-nausea medications, though she still felt queasy until week 20 of her pregnancy. “When the morning sickness stopped, I felt like I’d gotten my life back,” she says. “And I immediately went out for Ethiopian food.”

Who gets the sickest?
Severe morning sickness, or hyperemesis gravidarum, afflicts 0.5 percent to 2 percent of pregnant women and requires medical treatment. At higher risk are women who are carrying multiples or had hyperemesis in a previous pregnancy. Being pregnant with a female fetus also raises the risk, as does having a mother or sister who suffered from the condition.



June/July 2010

Ya, with Em my Dr only did 2 internal scans. Would have been just 1, but I had an emergancy one at 8 weeks.
I really can't wait for my scan, but am glad that when we go I will clearly see a little bean

I finally took a proper photo of all my hpts today and have thrown them away - DH was sitting with about 11 in his cupboard.

Hbuzz sorry about the fine, that really sux and is damn pricey! hate the fact the soft targets get hit, I bet you that taxi's don't get fines like that!

Hope you all have a great night!

ty kristin!...did not splash out 2 much...just want to get through the next 2 months so can relax a little...oh ya and finding a job!

hbuzz - My gynae also said at my last scan that he doesnt like scan too much in the first trimester.
I almost want to say - congrats on the MS - cos I know youve been wondering when it will start I hope its kind to you.

Meemo - Thats quite a list you got going there But I can honestly say you wont need a few of those items.

meags - thanks for the scan updates. Thats going to exciting!

MistyMom I just wanted to congratulate you. Your DH told me today! Well done girl. I hope you didn't spend too much money on OPK's and HPT's the other day because now you don't need them

Anyway enjoy!

Hi every body.. Meemo -thts a nice list u have gng on there.. I deff am lucky in dat way.. Bcos of the two boys I will only be spending on new bottlles as welll as a dummy, n nappies. I'm really praying its a girls this time around so then my sis just had a lil girl who is 3years and all her nice clothes are packed away n if its a boy then I wnt be needing anything.. Plus my mom is a designer so wheneva we feel like an outfit or two she's there I also feel like I'm starting with the MS.. Tough its not MS but more when I get up ,settles after I eat but still lurks around whole day.. I had to go in to town today to take my ds to the dentist n thought I would fit a scan by the gp, n meags this is for u.. When she found out I had a scan lst week she wasent keen to do a vaginal scan again.. Said chances get higher everytime u do a vaginal scan for MC thru an infection.. So I only had an abdominal one dne.. Didn't see like how I cld last week but she still seen a heartbeat.. So meags run it past a gyne if ur having scans often as to howsafe they are.. So yea.. Dh took me n tells me halfway tht he's forgotten his liscence, I'd book at home, n murphy law we were stopped cause he was speeding 79km on a 60km zone and as he didn't have his liscence they gave him a fine of 1250R so tht was the highlight of my day joli-- I managed to get nectarines from woolies today but theyr imported and not the juicy type.. ( I think u were looking for nectarines)) fawhay-- really sorry to hear wat u have to go thru.. I hope u sort something out..