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[LilyTiger]

Andaluza, I agree with Demeter and Sallyrae and Willovia - We use a woodstove, and so far it's been fine.  Keep in mind that most pregnant women throughout human history stood over wood (or manure fires) for eight hours a day and most of those humans survived to tell about it.  It can be so hard to shut off the brain though!  My husband thinks I should stop reading things because I keep finding things that preggos aren't supposed to do.  Too bad.  I've got itchy-Google fingers.

Boots, I completely agree!  I have a little bit of nausea when I don't eat, and weird food aversions, but the idea that women who don't have m/s are significantly less likely to have healthy babies seems to me to be based on a misunderstanding of statistics.  More than half of women have some m/s, but that also means that almost half of women DON'T have it, and most of those women go on to have healthy babies.  Even if there is a slight increase in miscarriage rates with those who don't have any m/s, it's still probably a pretty small risk factor.  One of the studies I found indicated that one of the potential benefits of m/s is that it prevents women from eating dangerous foods during pregnancy, and so can help prevent miscarriage that way.  If that's the case (or even part of it) it seems you can do that yourself by choosing healthy and safe foods.  There are other links to nutrient restriction and HcG levels and so on, but really I think the increased risk is pretty small.  So, don't worry yourself about stuff you have no control over.  Also, fwiw, my nausea didn't start until week 7. 

[andaluza]

Thanks LilyTiger: we always seem to crosspost! Our work breaks must coincide :)

[LilyTiger]

Hilarious, Andaluza.  This will serve as a gentle reminder (this time) for me to let other people post and get back to work!  We'll run across each other later this afternoon, I suspect. 

[andaluza]

Well, LilyTiger, you posted real information and I just posted anecdotes, so I say your contribution was much more valuable!

[iixivboots]

Thanks for the back up, andaluza and lilytiger.

Andaluza, I can't believe you haven't had an u/s yet. I mean, I actually know that the fact that I have had one is unusual, but I am still freaking out. It is good though that at the first u/s you'll see the heartbeat. The one I had where I just saw the black dot was pretty anti-climactic.

I'm looking at preggy pops/drops. wondering if they might help me not have to eat some much while I'm teaching. Do you get them just at the regular drug store or a natural food store? I might actually go to the natural food store, though, because I'd like to get some good pregnancy tea. Does anyone have any recs?

[Lisanne]

I got my blood drawn today at the clinic. I wanted to get the ball rolling on my referral since we are going on vacation in January. 

[Willovia]

Originally Posted by bootsvalentine 

Thanks for the back up, andaluza and lilytiger.

Andaluza, I can't believe you haven't had an u/s yet. I mean, I actually know that the fact that I have had one is unusual, but I am still freaking out. It is good though that at the first u/s you'll see the heartbeat. The one I had where I just saw the black dot was pretty anti-climactic.

I'm looking at preggy pops/drops. wondering if they might help me not have to eat some much while I'm teaching. Do you get them just at the regular drug store or a natural food store? I might actually go to the natural food store, though, because I'd like to get some good pregnancy tea. Does anyone have any recs?

I got my Preggy Pops and Preggy Drops at Motherhood Maternity and they also sell them at Babies R Us. I wouldn't use them as a real substitute for snacking, though. If you're able to eat without getting too sick, then take in as much food as you can. The pops help quiet my stomach only if I have food in my belly. But at the beginning, I ate a lot on an empty stomach, thinking I could stretch the time between meals, and it made me feel so much worse. So just a word of caution - they can buy you a few extra minutes, but they don't really take away that feeling of needing to eat or the nausea that comes from not eating, if that makes sense. Just my experience thus far.

As far as tea, I have been drinking Yogi Mother To Be tea and Traditional Medicinals Organic Pregnancy Tea, but I don't really enjoy them. Which is annoying because I normally drink tea every single day. I really want to get the Earth Mama Angel Baby Morning Wellness Tea but I haven't ventured out to pick it up. That's next on my list!

As an aside, I can't imagine having to teach or stand up in front of people and talk during this time! Sitting in my office with the door closed is as much as I can handle.

[Lisanne]

I'll have to grab some preggy pops when I'm anywhere near a real city next. We don't have much here. I do have a tiny natural food store I should check for the tea.

[eleuthia]

Originally Posted by sallyrae17 

Nausea, to me, is considered "morning sickness." You don't have to throw up to have it. We have the same due date, by the way. :)

I guess partly because of my fear of vomiting, I only call it "nausea" if I feel like I am about to throw up. And I haven't really felt like that... but I have felt "queasy" at night or when I haven't eaten/ate the wrong thing. I guess I don't know if "morning sickness" for most women means feeling like you're actually going to vomit, or if it includes the queasy, gross, sad-face feeling too.  

[andaluza]

Originally Posted by eleuthia 

I guess partly because of my fear of vomiting, I only call it "nausea" if I feel like I am about to throw up. And I haven't really felt like that... but I have felt "queasy" at night or when I haven't eaten/ate the wrong thing. I guess I don't know if "morning sickness" for most women means feeling like you're actually going to vomit, or if it includes the queasy, gross, sad-face feeling too.  

That's what I've read, it includes the spectrum of yuck feeling. 

[Knitting Mama]

Oh, it definitely includes the queasy feeling. That is all I had with Cecilia; I never actually barfed. This time around is different though...

[ilovetchotchkes]

I had to have my MW give me zofran. It wasn't the nausea. It was the horrific room spinning, feeling like I was drunk without the benefit of booze vertigo, AND the fact that I'm still nursing my 20month old. She wanted to make absolutely sure that I got some calories in me (I dropped 7 lbs between 3w5d and 7w4d, NOT GOOD) and that I'm pushing fluids as much as humanly possible. As plain WATER was making it worse.. yeah..... I couldn't even do the preggy pops, just the smell of any food, even mint and ginger were setting me over the edge. 

Now, I can actually eat. (Albiet its taken me 2 1/2 hours to eat a chipotle burrito.... but I'm EATING which is huge). 

[Knitting Mama]

Yeah, I have generic Reglan from my OB, and I have taken it a couple of times. When I have a 20 month old and a 5 month old to take care of, and am nauseous, vomiting, dealing with room-spins, etc, ginger just wasn't cutting it.

[~Demeter~]

I'm having a rather shitful day... couple of days really. My whole thought process is negative (not necessarily about the pregnancy.... but that creeps in too) and I can't seem to reverse it. I keep telling myself tomorrow is a new day. :(

[BaileyB]

Demeter, that sucks! I hate when that happens. I hope you start feeling more positive soon.

So much is going on with DD at the moment! I can't believe it! She is weaning herself off her bottle, getting her front teeth, almost walking, and for some reason she will only snuggle up to grandma at nap time or sleep on her own in her crib. Not going to lie...I've cried about it. I can't believe she is almost 11 months! She also has a cold and cough and that is making her crabby along with teething. I hope she returns to her normal happy self soon. I'm getting really tired of picking up her dinner off the floor. 

Today I had a huge urge to organize and moved furniture, vacuumed, etc. and now I am sooo tired. I was trying to get DD to start having an hour later bedtime but she ended up going to bed an hour earlier than normal and I am ready to fall asleep at the computer. Other than today, though, I have been really surprised with my energy level. Usually I can't hardly get motivated to get off the couch when I am pregnant but I am not even tired until bedtime and have had no problem staying asleep. No sickness either! I am hoping that feeling so good doesn't mean impending miscarriage and that I feel this way the rest of my pregnancy. Maybe this means a boy in my future. <-----By the way, how cute is this guy?!

[Honey693]

I am completely overwhelmed today.  I'm still not done Christmas shopping, DD2 threw up 3 times, DH is closing on our house tomorrow and won't be at my parents until Friday and we're living with my parents (probably) until we can close which is in February.  I know some of the freaking out is pregnancy related, but geesh that's a lot to deal with.

Who here hasn't told their families yet?  We're waiting until Christmas and it's so hard not to let things slip.

[Lizbiz]

Oh, I can relate to that overwhelmed feeling!  It's Christmas (which I love, but it's busy, man), work is pretty hoppin' round these parts, and I feel like I'm moving at about 1/2 speed.  I've been late to work EVERY DAY this week.  It's ok, and I'm getting stuff done and making all of my appointments, but I feel rather... un-put-together.  :) 

I'm just so darned queasy and my brain is fuzzy.  I find that early afternoon is the worst.  My boss asked me to translate a bunch of documents from Chinese to English today at about 2pm for an upcoming meeting and I almost barfed in my garbage can.  Luckily, we were on the phone.  I tried to measure my response, but I can't imagine I sounded that 'can do' about it! Oops!

We're waiting until Christmas to tell our families - I'm very excited to do so.  It's easy to hide, since we live as far away from them as humanly possible ;).  

[IntuitiveJamie]

Iltc- Didn't realize you were feelings so badly. I'm glad you've got something to help you keep some food down. Here's to much more improvement on feeling better all around!

Demeter- Those kind of days are hard. I hope today is a better one for you.

BB- I was not naturally motivated like you were, but I forced myself to get motivated to move yesterday. I got so tired of feeling gross and wallowing in it. I don't do well with that. So I did some desperately needed cleaning/picking up around the house and then got out with the kids. I actually felt better than I've felt in a week. I still need to get to the toilets and some vacuuming and mopping before guests arrive Xmas Eve. Hoping I can pull some more energy together for that. I think having good feeling days in b/n others is a blessing, not an impending miscarriage.

Honey- I had to do some last minute shopping last night. I was not happy to be out doing it either. Is there anything you can just cross off your list as not necessary? That's what I did to a few things and I'm glad about it.

LB- 1 oclock is nap time for me, like clock work.

[Knitting Mama]

Dating ultrasound in an hour! I am super excited and nervous!

[BaileyB]

yay CM!