Mamatoabunch

Are you charting your cycle?

Welcome! I had a harder time conceiving when 250+, I used herbs to help lengthen my short luteal phase. Good luck!

A single boy is wonderful! Congrats! The placenta or baby's HB can echo creating what appears to be two HB's. It isn't uncommon at all.

Uva ursi tincture, cranberry juice, no sugar or 100% juice, cranberry tablets and tons of water. W/ uva ursi symptoms will be gone in 3 days or so, continue one extra day. I take a dropperful or two every three hours or so first day, spacing the droperfuls out the next day and third. Uva ursi is a wonder, absolute wonder!

That is not normal. It could be a UTI. You can treat it at home or go into the dr.

I am so very sorry.

I am thinking of making this wee one a blanket. One of my oldest made a crazy quit for her secret brother or sister, for Christmas. I just sleep w/ a pillow under my head, one between my legs, thinner, and one in front of my chest. I workout today to the same new dvd workout, Denise Austin cardio w/ weights. I am a little…

I don't normally get them, but started to get them w/ my 9th. I drank a cold coke and that often helped or going to a dark, quiet room.

I haven't exercised in 4 days. I was sick, anyway, dreaded working out today, but it was fine. Did a cardio dvd w/ weights. I had to switched my workout time b/c of starting school back up today.

A feeling of fullness is what I would describe it as well. You decide if you feel movement, if you do, you do!

We are back to HSing today! Week, 17 we will be done the end of April for a nice break before baby arrives. I am reworking my work out schedule, trying for early afternoon.

I went dancing last night and was out of breath after each dance, not normal for me, but we had a break since November. I have been working out so it isn't me just slacking off. Anyway, it is from increased blood volume and normal.

I am and have since twins were born. I did go back to work temporarily when my third was 1, but only for a few months. I homeschool so I do work inside the home, just not paid. It isn't easy at times, but doable.

I always paint in pregnancy, I must! I use low VOC paint if I can, latex only. Taking Charge of Your Fertility is an excellent book for understanding cycles, mucous, basal temps, natural family planning and TTC!

I don't have U/S's, I just don't do them. I see no need, haven't since my first pregnancy, although I did have one at 11 weeks w/ my last pregnancy for bleeding, none after. OB's are notorious for labeling high risk and then adding a ton of interventions, often not necessary, altering a normal pregnancy. It depends greatly…

Spotting is extremely normal in pregnancy, especially early on. A baby and a HB cannot usually be seen by U/S until 6 weeks give or take a few days. If your levels of hormone are not rising adequately it could be a progesterone issue. You can start taking wild yam now or wait until you get the results and if they determine…

Try sparkling water, it is the only thing I can still drink. I drank this my last two pregnancies and it saved me! I am surprised and happy your dr mention a great need for protein. It is especially important in pregnancy. There are many high protein sources, of course meat, but also eggs, nuts, lentils, beans, cheese. Do…

Happy New Year! Happy baby birth year for most of us! Dh took the oldest 8 to a movie and then when he returns dh and I are going out to dinner and a movie. Right now I am home alone w/ my two littlest. We have had some flu/headache thing for days, now I seem to have a slight cold or it is a continuation of the other…

Did The Shred, it wasn't as challenging today. That is it for me until Monday. I gained 4 pounds in 4 weeks.

We have yuckies running through our house too. I don't have it badly thankfully. Try a nap this afternoon. I hope you feel better very, very soon.

It is normal unfortunately.

That is round ligament spasm. Try not to change positions suddenly. If you have it again go on hands and knees w/ a pelvic tilt.

I am so there!

Echinacea root is safe in pregnancy. You can look up any herbal in Wise Women Herbal for the Childbearing Year. I have taken echinacea in pregnancy since my second pregnancy.

I did not exercise yesterday, but stood on my feet from 3:30-8pm last night packing food boxes and steering carts so I guess I made up for it. I did the Shred this morning. I could not do the supermans in level 3 for strength so I replaced it w/ another strength move. I have reached the point where laying on my stomach…

That is 1.25lbs a week and not shabby at all. Please stop being so hard on yourself.

I take unisom and b-6. It is the name formulation that is under the name diclectin in Canada. You can buy it at any store, under the name doxylamine succinate, either unisom brand or store brand.

I did an exercise dvd and it sucked again. Harder, I felt sluggish. I wonder if I am feeling the need to slow down a bit. I have a new intense yoga prenatal dvd I am getting for Christmas, can't wait. I also painted my twins room today. Not sure how to figure that, oh well.

http://www.safefetus.com/ For drugs and pregnancy I take elderberry syrup, vit d and vit c.

Oh mama, I still check my toilet paper every time. Pink or reddish after sex is normal. Brown is old blood and nothing to worry about.