***(61) 2015 November Sparklers***

[Twag]

What is EPO and what does it do?

 

[Mimzy3]

Twag Evening Primrose Oil I used it while TTC for more EWCM and at the very end of my pregnancy with DS. I inserted it vaginally at night to help soften the cervix. I'm scared to start drinking RLL but I know it won't cause me to go into labor I just don't want my Braxton Hicks to be any stronger just yet LOL

 

[Twag]

Okay so what you buy the capsules and then just pop them up there??? how many? & when?

Anything to get this party started sooner than later I do not want to go overdue again

I didn't find the RLT did anything regarding BH last time for me anyway

 

[Twag]

Anyone else???? I keep getting cramp in my left hand particularly the index finger!? Anyone else experienced anything like this??

 

[Mimzy3]

You can find them in most vitamin aisles at health food stores or like GNC. I didn't use them till I was already 38 weeks. You wouldn't want to start using them without talking to your doctor or midwife first because it does get labor started. My husband was bout to leave for military duty so my midwife told me to start inserting 2-3 capsules per night to get things moving. I was already 1cm dilated. And it was only a few days of inserting them before I went into labor.

Whenever I drank RLT my Braxton Hicks would get way stronger. I have some I guess I could drink a cup and see what happens

About your hand I had tendinitis in my hand bad with DS this pregnancy I have it in my feet That is prob what you are experiencing. I find that icing my feet at night helps but otherwise nothing really you can do. It will most likely just go away after you deliver.

 

[DHBH0930]

So glad my test is over. Got a club sandwich and fries after. Made me feel SO much better! No idea when I get my results.

Now I start going every 2 weeks to the doctor. Makes the end seem that much closer!

 

[aley28]

Twag, as said - EPO is evening primrose oil. Its supposed to help soften/ripen cervix, although from everything I've read it does NOT cause labor... supposedly just makes things easier (faster?) when labor does come on. Supposed to be safe to use from 35/36 weeks onward.

You can take it orally or you can put one or 2 capsules in vaginally before bed.

DHBH, I'm seeing the doc every 2 weeks now too, after tomorrow. So weird. This is when it starts to feel like you spend all your time at the doctor's office, right?

 

[catmummyof4]

In response littlesteph and mrs bump i dont no exactly when im being induced they said possibly from 36 weeks but i have my consultant appointment on 4th sept so will c then. I have my gtt test tomoz and then a scan on friday so fingers xd all is good x

 

[littlesteph]

good luck for the ggt test and scan. Hopefully they'll hold off until at least 37 38 weeks.

 

[DHBH0930]

So true aley! As nice as it is to know you are getting close to the end it stinks to be there so often! Especially since they are such short visits (5 min with the doctor) but spend SOOO much time waiting. The weekly visits at the end are the worst, I was so ready for DD1 to get here so I wasn't at the doctor so much, but I STILL was, with all my complications from the csection recovery.

 

[Smile181c]

I bought RLT in my first pregnancy but it tasted so awful I couldn't drink it! think I'll buy the tablets this time around

 

[aley28]

Home from my ultrasound!

No feet or anything in the way this time Definitely a girl. I'm so excited!

Now DH sounds less-than-sure of our girl name choice, but I'm not going to focus on that right now. If he wants to look at other names, that's fine... but he gets to do all the looking and I can do all the vetoing! HMPH.

 

[catmummyof4]

Lol our name is set in stone if she turns out to b a he itl b devastating

afm im reeealy constipated (sorry tmi) wat can i do???

 

[aley28]

catmummy - prune juice, lots of extra fluids, add a fiber supplement powder to a cup of water in the morning -- all are supposed to work, or at least help??

Coffee does the trick for me. On the rare occasion it doesn't work for one day, it'll work after like 3 sips the second day. Even rarer that THAT doesn't work, but when it doesn't I just have a second cup of coffee!

Failing all that, try taking milk of magnesia? Magnesium doesn't digest easily, so it'll often cause people to have a BM. Its safe during pregnancy, but start out at a lower dose or it can give you really terrible diarrhea.

 

[Mimzy3]

Aley yah on def knowing its a girl!

Catmummy I take a stool softener-Colace on occasion to help and Tea helps me go. Constipation is such a pain, I struggle with it too.

I found that drinking Chocolate Almond Milk helps with my heartburn. I can't stand the taste of regular Almond Milk but I like the chocolate one. Just a tip for anyone else struggling.

 

[Twag]

Aley yah on def knowing its a girl!

Catmummy I take a stool softener-Colace on occasion to help and Tea helps me go. Constipation is such a pain, I struggle with it too.

I found that drinking Chocolate Almond Milk helps with my heartburn. I can't stand the taste of regular Almond Milk but I like the chocolate one. Just a tip for anyone else struggling.

Happy 10 week countdown

 

[catmummyof4]

Thnks ladies i went to th drs they gave me lactulose which has helped a little teeny bit thank god! He said its cos i take regular codein so will prob have it for a while (o yey) getting my moses baskets on sat (i always have two one for up and down stairs so no need to carry about) one is winnie the pooh the other is a pretty pink one so she better stay a girl lol!! But really starting to feel real!!! X

 

[Twag]

I haven't found anything that worked for my constipation it comes and goes (despite eating the same thing all the time) at the moment it has gone away thank goodness hope the Lactulose helps some more

We also have 2 moses baskets one for in our room upstairs and one for downstairs makes it so much easier that is what we did for DS too

 

[Maries_s]

I've been using Prunelax for constipation (3 capsules) with a glass of water. Also, Doctor recommended me eat a lot of vegetables and fruit (it doesn't work well with me) but Prunelax help me a little bit. You can try with fiber supplements. In the first trimester work for me drank Metamucil but it doesn't taste good and doesn't work for me anymore.
I didn't know that milk of magnesia is safe for pregnancy so I think I will try too.

 

[Maries_s]

Hi ladies!

Hope all of you are doing well.

Cat: When you're getting induced? Sending you a lot of

I read that some of you are thinking in the hospital bag. Those day I've been doing the list of what I need to my hospital bag. (Finally finished) I've been thinking in start doing my hospital bag at 31w-33w but I need to do shopping first because I need to buy everything!
Also I did a list of what I need for my baby girl and is a bunch of thing, at least her crib is already set up but I'm staring to get panic.

Yesterday my mom bought me the dress to take Emillie out of the hospital.