Posts by ~Demeter~

My last three pregnancies I used a modified Brewer's diet, it's great for morning sickness... and I generally feel much healthier when I eat a high protein diet vs carbs and crud, lol. :) I make big babies... brewers or no, my last 2...

Also... if you have a health department (which you do) they will test you for free, if it's negative then I would assume that they'll have someone run tests... one being an u/s.     Pseudocyesis can cause your symptoms...

I have honestly never heard of needing a positive test to be seen... never. I've been on state insurance and most OBs still do their own test to confirm.

I bound my belly after my 5th daughter,. It helped my diastasis immensely... I have before and after pics (after my 4th and after my 5th comparison pics) and the difference is very noticeable. I will do it again after this baby comes...

Here's my midwife's recommendations for diet. 4 calcium foods 2 eggs 2 protein (in addition to eggs) 2 green veggies 3 veggies (in addition to the green veggies) 2 grains (these should be whole grains) 1 bean serving 1...

I quite literally have no one... perhaps I shouldn't say that. My grandparents are most involved, we are living with them and I am finding it very difficult the differences in parenting. My grandma is and has always been a hard ass,...

Oh forgot to add... at least one bean serving a day helps as well.

I eat at least 2 eggs/day and try to get some form of protein with each meal/snack I consume. A handful of nuts, some nut butter, a lean meat, cheese, cottage cheese is probably one of the cheapest forms of protein you can get... My...

By sudden I think they mean really bad... eating certain foods triggers me to hold onto water as well. I think there's more concern when it includes your face. Hands and feet will swell and that's normally. I also tend to get a bit of...

too much water and not enough salt can cause swelling, it's as bad as not enough water and too much salt, you know? there's a balance. try to only salt your food to taste, my midwife recommends you drink 2 Liters of water a day (i...