<p>Hildare.... I'm game on the bead swap.... I know I don't post a lot on here, but I read all the time on my phone. It just takes forever to type it out and I don't get a lot of time at home unless (like now) I stay up really late. Anyway, we did a bead exchange with my last DDC, wayyyyy back in July 2008. It was pretty fun and I think about it every time I see beads in the store. </p>
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<p>I have been so sick and so tired... and I'm pretty sick and tired of it. LOL! I have never been this pukey this far into a pregnancy before. The MW prescribed Phenergan for me but that makes me even MORE tired. She said next time she'll give me an RX for Zofran, but we had to try the Phen first since Medicaid won't cover Zofran unless it's a last resort. Figures.</p>
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<p>Turns out I have iron-deficient anemia. I guess my hemoglobin is supposed to be around 12.7 (adjusted for the ridiculous altitude) and it's only 9.8. She was pretty concerned about that. It totally explains my unbelievable exhaustion though. I've been taking SlowFe, but I was only just able to start because that stuff is so expensive. The RX iron pills I get through the VA for free upset my stomach even worse than usual. In any case, hopefully I can start at least feeling some more energy once I get my iron up just a bit, because I've been pretty miserable! </p>
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<p>I've also been drinking RRL tea, but I forget, is it nettle that has the added iron in it? If I can get some suggestions on herbs, maybe I can hit up Mountain Rose for some tea to help out with the anemia. I know I need to get some dandelion leaf, too, because my liver enzymes are slightly elevated. The MW is watching that because she wants to make sure I don't develop pre-eclampsia, which I guess is a concern due to the results of the amnio I had. <span><img alt="eyesroll.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_7_1322898684846_161" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/eyesroll.gif"> All of this is why I went without the incredible battery of testing in my last 3 pregnancies, because of the added stress of a billion different "risk factors" that always seem to crop up. (Although I have to admit, the baby is smaller than she should be, only by about 10 days or so, and I attribute that to my crappy lifestyle in the first 15 weeks, before I even realized I was pregnant. Due to that and the whole 35+ thing, I guess a little more caution is in order?)</span></p>
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<p><span>Trying to think of something good to round out this little entry.... well, the tree is up and the kids are actually not puking this weekend, so these are good things! LOL</span></p>