Friendly Reminder to Treat Morning Sickness BEFORE it hits... - Page 2

[Spark]

finnegansmom - very cool on the LP! Yeah, nursing definitely has an effect!

nubianamy - we should meet up at Molly's store sometime. It's www.treecitydiapers.com It's a fun hang out. Ekblad, you wanna come, too? I know a friend of yours Stephanie/trnsmom.

[ekblad9]

Sure, I'll meet up! Let me know when. Sometimes I'm hard to pin down with all these pesky kids

So I'll have to do some more research on the herbs. I need to make sure I'm no ODing with the RRL. It's in the More Milk Two but I'm also drinking it in tea form. So much to learn. You'd think this was my first baby and not my eighth!

[mrs rockstar]

Originally Posted by Spark

All the herbs and recommendations listed in the link in my siggie & linked in the OP are safe while breastfeeding.

Awesome, thank you. I picked up all the herbs and vitamins today though I'm going to skip the unisom for now. I didn't have bad morning sickness with either of my girls but I am definitely pretty queasy this time so I'm hoping the other stuff will help without the unisom. Thank you again!

[yvonnemlv]

I'm taking the milk thistle and RRL tea made from organic herbs i got from mountainroseherbs.

I need to go research GoldenRod and if it's okay to take during pregnancy in low amounts.

The tea seems to be working, along with making sure I get food every 1.5-2.5 hours. Even just nibbling on a couple oatcakes helps. Now i just need to focus on water amounts, I've been kind of lazy about that lately, heh.

[Spark]

Oh, Yvonne!!! Sooo wonderful to see you! I don't know much about goldenrod. What are you using it for?

MrsRockstar, I hope you get some relief. See what you like best. I think the best bets are Milk Thistle & Wild Yam Root personally.

[ekblad9]

How much is too much when it comes to herbs? Like the pregnancy tea - how many glasses/day is too much?

[nubianamy]

Yvonne, nice to see you again! We're in another DDC together.

Spark, I love Molly! I can't believe I haven't ever been to her store -- I bought my cloth dipes from her when she was selling out of her house -- and it's right around the corner from my house! I just can't seem to get there before or after work. Perhaps one of these days!

[yvonnemlv]

Originally Posted by Spark

Oh, Yvonne!!! Sooo wonderful to see you! I don't know much about goldenrod. What are you using it for?

Hiya again! "The traditional use of goldenrod was to treat kidney stones. GrieveÍs Modern Herbal notes that that in 1788 a boy of ten, after taking the infusion for some months, passed quantities of gravel, fifteen large stones weighing up to 40 grams (1-1/4 ounce), and fifty over the size of a pea. The flavonoids and saponins in the herb help relieve inflammation throughout the urinary tract while acting as a mild diuretic." I passed several stones previous pregnancy so i thought i'd help them along any that were left after I birthed my daughter.. and I took it for several months. I have quite a few baggies of the premixed up tea i made and I'm trying to decide if i need to make new tea what what few herbs I have left or if it's okay to keep using it.. my gut says it's okay anyway.. so just gotta do some more research. I wish I had Susan Weed's book on herbs and pregnancy... heh.

Originally Posted by nubianamy

Yvonne, nice to see you again! We're in another DDC together.

Hi there again. How funny that so many of us are pregnant again and birthing the same month!

[veganf]

Originally Posted by yvonnemlv

I wish I had Susan Weed's book on herbs and pregnancy... heh.

I've got it...but I don't see any mention of goldenrod...is there another name for it used in herbal circles??

[Spark]

Originally Posted by ekblad9

How much is too much when it comes to herbs? Like the pregnancy tea - how many glasses/day is too much?

I'm an expert in what i know & a novice in what I don't know. i've researched out the wazoo over herbs to treat morning sickness/hyperemisis, but no clue about others. I really do not know about the contents of the Pregnancy Tea you're drinking and limits. Maybe someone else does though?

[Spark]

Originally Posted by yvonnemlv

I wish I had Susan Weed's book on herbs and pregnancy... heh.

I have it too if you want me to look anything up for you. Just ask.
Very cool that it helps kidney stones. It's not an ailment I have, so I'm just not very up on it, ya know?

[veganf]

of course there's always the "morning sickness is good for you" theory: http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/cont...tract/95/5/779

...just in case none of the remedies work and you need to feel positive about all the puking!

[ekblad9]

I like that article It makes me feel better about what's to come

Anyone ever hear of these? Someone recommended them to me today but they are SO expensive! I already take most or all of what these packs contain. Anyway - thoughts? I'm usually so desperate with m/s that I'd spend any amount of money to not get it but I don't want to be stupid, yk?

http://www.shaklee.net/healthymomshe.../product/20247

[Spark]

VeganF, ahhh, yes, that really really really is a good point. M/S happens for a reason! And, it really does usually mean a healthy baby. It's just there's so many of us that morning sickness totally wallops. I can not live in the hospital this pregnancy. I can not give up 4 months of my life to being semi-concious and vomitting blood & bile. And, then just plain grueling morning sickness for the following 4 months. I just can NOT do that to me or my family. So, I really need to do what I can to keep Hyperemisis at bay. Some morning sickness, I won't sweat. But, I have to do what I can to keep it under control. I believe being proactive is my best shot. That's just where I'm coming from.

Amy, I think I'd post about the Shaklee stuff in the main pregnancy forum. Someone might have more experience with it. I know people who sell it (from my understanding it's kind of like Amway, but more green) are beyond excited about it.

[veganf]

Originally Posted by Spark

It's just there's so many of us that morning sickness totally wallops. I can not live in the hospital this pregnancy. I can not give up 4 months of my life to being semi-concious and vomitting blood & bile. And, then just plain grueling morning sickness for the following 4 months. I just can NOT do that to me or my family. So, I really need to do what I can to keep Hyperemisis at bay. Some morning sickness, I won't sweat. But, I have to do what I can to keep it under control. I believe being proactive is my best shot. That's just where I'm coming from.

I hear you! We decided to give it one more shot, but were seriously considering adoption after #3. It was like losing me from the family for 5 months (except that I took up everybody's space on the couch : ). If I can make it through this one without being crippled by m/s maybe we won't have to start saving for adoption costs.

[Spark]

God, I just HATE M/S! And, I hate HG that much more! Ugh! I'm so sorry that we understand.

[ekblad9]

Sorry to be a continuus pain but how much wild yam in the pill form?

[DawnaRose]

I went to the HFS yesterday and looked for B6, the gal I talked to recommended the liquid form, said it was easier to absorb, so I picked it up. Got home and it says in huge letters "do not take if pregnant or breastfeeding" : I didn't inspect the others to see if they all said that. Should I return it, or are they just covering their toosh with the warning? :

[veganf]

Originally Posted by DawnaRose

Should I return it, or are they just covering their toosh with the warning? :

Yup. Just about everything says that.

re: wild yam, dandelion, milk thistle, etc. - I'm ordering my next bottles of herbs from here: http://www.oregonswildharvest.com/ca...p?idCategory=4
I've been buying this brand from Whole Foods and I really like it.

[Spark]

Originally Posted by ekblad9

Sorry to be a continuus pain but how much wild yam in the pill form?

All the amounts are in the link in the OP or the link in my siggie.