Weekly chat Sept 26 - Oct 2 - Page 3

[nym]

Congrats anna!! What are you moderating?

[Evergreen]

[plum]

yes, ms evergreen? do you have something to say?

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[coleslaw]

Anna, Your feelings are normal. And it doesn't last forever - not even the whole pregnancy. Just get through it the best you can and whatever that means, do it. You are still showing him love and that's all that matters. Adn congrats on being a moderator!

[Velvet005]

silly question

What does it mean to be a moderator?

[annakiss]

Being a moderator means keepin' you fine folks in line here at MDC. :cop: Moderators ensure that the rules are abided by mostly.

[Len]

and now we have 2 moderators in this due date club???? oooohhh we better behave

Anna, I've tried to convince myself that my hormones have taken over my sanity, so I don't blame myself but my hormones for my inability to be a perfect pregnant mother/wife. I was reading to ds this afternoon and suddenly I went to sleep z he was so mad at me!!

I've also found that fresh air works well for both of us, he mostly keeps busy on his own or with friends when we go out and fresh air keeps nausea away....

Playdates would be great if you know other kids your ds's age....
But it sounds like you're a great mom, and you have a great family.... so take it easy, we'll all go through this one way or the other.....

Lots of milky vibes to all of you that are nursing a young(er) one. DS is 5 so I'm not that concerned about it

[slightly crunchy]

Don't feel bad, Anna, my little boy has been watching videos lately too. When he won't take a nap and I just can't do it anymore, I pop in Little People and I can snooze for 20 minutes. It keeps me going, but I am not proud of it. And I really really dislike for my son to watch any tv, but, sometimes it is the easy answer.

At 8 weeks, my nausea is getting worse. I only vomited once or twice last pregnancy, but now it has been every day, morning and night. And the kicker is, ds thinks it's HYSTERICAL. He will stand next to me as I heave, and laugh and say "mama's throwing up, and it's FUNNY". :LOL

I really really liked the MW I saw this week. Unfortunately, her backup OB is kinda conservative about VBAC's, so I'm waiting to hear if I can stay with her, or keep looking. It really irks me that women have such limitations in birthing choices in a lot of places. I think I need to move out west if we end up having a child after this one.

Welcome, Gingerlane!

[_jenn]

hello all. tired has officially taken my body hostage. as i type this i am thinking....y are you typing when you should be sleeping, instead? so i will go to bed....so much to say. no energy to say it. dont forget me if i dont type too much lately

night night

[fireflies~for~me]

oh goodness...just when I was getting a bit worried, because I had been having no nausea, of course, now the evening nausea hits me like a ton of bricks....yikes!

Still not very hungry

Still very hormonal feeling-poor DH!

Yowsers!

[robugmum]

I've had a couple of episodes of spotting today. I'm not sure what's up. I've been put on bedrest until my midwives/doctor figure out what's going on. Please keep your fingers crossed for me!

[annakiss]

Oh robugmum, I hope that it's nothing.

nym, I found out that I am co-moderating Parenting Issues and am moderating Personal Growth. Didn't say before because we weren't sure where I was needed yet. I hope things are going okay for you.

Jenn - hope you are able to get some sleep!

fireflies - I know about that! Bought some sea-bands today and they don't seem to be doing anything at all. Have decided to go back to the time-release B6, but only 1/3 of the pill as the whole thing is 300 mg - yikes! Don't want to OD and hoping my headaches don't come back. I tried ginger candy and that didn't help. Eating really tiny amounts all day long (like a cracker, a piece of cheese, a pickle) seems to be working the best. I dont think the presidential debates helped though. Going to try some ginger brew I think, but will have to drive far away to actually get it and not sure I can really make the trip without feeling like passing out. I'll let you know if something starts to work. The B6 might help, actually, don't know yet...

Thanks for the encouragement Len. Fresh air isn't cutting it for us, but I know that DS needs it. I have plenty of playdates to go to, but my nausea isn't really letting me go very far at all. Will continue to find ways to battle it so that I can maybe make it out of the house some.

slightly crunchy - Sorry to hear about the backup OB. I guess you'll have to feel it out, see how it goes. You've got time!!!

[Velvet005]

Robugmom- sending you lots of vibes!! I hope everything is ok.

I don't have time for personals this morning. I have a medication training class to attend for work. I hope everyone has a great day !!!

[Len]

Oh, Maegen!!!
I sincerely hope everything is OK take it easy and keep us posted pls

[annakiss]

At the moment my husband is off to Wild Oats to get the following potential morning sickness aids:

apple cider vinegar
lemons
ginger brew
rainbow light morning sickness formula

We will see what happens. I have just been feeling worse and worse. I'm nauseous, so I don't want to eat. If I eat, I feel nauseous. If I don't eat, I feel more nauseous. Now on beans and brown rice diet. My sisters and one of their's boyfriend are in town this weekend. Have been making them clean and cook and care for Aleks. Feeling awful.

I did make a bargain with the universe that I would endure up to when I had m/s the last time (even though it started much later then) if everything is okay and we have this perfect child like we want to at the end. I don't know if that's a tall order or what. But I'm feeling pretty darn miserable right now.