July Jelly Beans!! 2014!

[Sun_Flower]

Ugh is anyone else getting awful acid reflux, I'm getting it everytime I walk anywhere, to the bus, to the shop, it's driving me mad.
Can any of the UK ladies tell me if you get your ffee prescriptions paperwork at your midwife booking in appointment?

I can't really remember but I'm pretty sure you fill something in there and then you get a maternity exemption card through the post xx

 

[swampmaiden]

It's definitely hard to wait, and it's not easy to pretend like you don't realize youre pregnant because of the things you can't do, like drinking, smoking or even going to the gym.
Today i have my first appt to confirm my pregnancy, and I need to ask about my aerobics class because its a pretty intense class and i know I'm a high risk pregnancy due to previous mcs, so now its like the only thing I can do to distract myself is go for a walk or watch TV, both boring.

I've been have indigestion also, not heartburn but its this lightly nauseaus feeling like my gorge is kinda rising, not on the verge of vomiting or anything but its a cross between indigestion and nausea.. its not pleasant and supposedly morning sickness isnt really supposed to start until 6 weeks in so I figure (and morbidly hoping) that if it's like htis now then maybe it'll be really bad in another week or so. I'm perversely hoping for bad MS as it means I likely have a healthy pregnancy.

I'm also kinda glad that my first trimester is during the holidays, because time always seems to go by really fast during the holiday season and I can't wait to successfully make it out of 1st trimester... I know I should enjoy every minute of pregnancy but hey I'm not going to lie to myself lol

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Ugh, I just can't catch a freaking break with this pregnancy, can I?!

I was going over the ultrasound report from Sunday and it states that my endometrium is markedly thickened...to 3.4cm!!! Yes CENTIMETRES!!! WTH?!

Google says minimum 8mm, no more than 1.2cm, but can go up to 15mm and be normal. Also found a study that says anything above 20mm is non-viable and/or ectopic.

Mine is 34MM!!!!! Google also says that non-pregnant, it can mean uterine cancer.

Of course my fertility specialist is not available until tomorrow morning either.

Why the hell does this have to happen? All I want is a healthy baby! I've waited three years spent almost $6000 for this, and now all I have is complications and a possible ectopic? I don't want to have spent that much money just to lose my tube! Come on! This isn't even fair!

 

[charlie00134]

I would suggest no more Googling! You're just going to get worked up.

 

[swampmaiden]

Ugh, I just can't catch a freaking break with this pregnancy, can I?!

I was going over the ultrasound report from Sunday and it states that my endometrium is markedly thickened...to 3.4cm!!! Yes CENTIMETRES!!! WTH?!

Google says minimum 8mm, no more than 1.2cm, but can go up to 15mm and be normal. Also found a study that says anything above 20mm is non-viable and/or ectopic.

Mine is 34MM!!!!! Google also says that non-pregnant, it can mean uterine cancer.

Of course my fertility specialist is not available until tomorrow morning either.

Why the hell does this have to happen? All I want is a healthy baby! I've waited three years spent almost $6000 for this, and now all I have is complications and a possible ectopic? I don't want to have spent that much money just to lose my tube! Come on! This isn't even fair!

good lord brandi, it does seem like you can't catch a break!

My only input is perhaps you are misinterpreting something... assuming your healthcare people are competant, I'd think someone would have expressed any concerns if there were any... it seems inconceivable (bad pun) that professionals wouldn't notice that and say something, especially knowing your history.

Try not to dwell on anything until you can confront your healthcare people about their oversight in discussing this with you, and have faith that mother nature knows what shes doing... hope this helps!! FX for ya lady

 

[krissie328]

I would suggest no more Googling! You're just going to get worked up.

I recommend that for everyone! I Googled something and freaked out for three days. Now I am just making a list to call the nurse with.

 

[mumaoftwoboys]

Okay wow lots of posts! Celeste hope everything is okay now you poor thing.
Sleeping don't even get me started, the dr has given me phenergan to help me sleep, reflux yep dr has given me ranitidine twice a day to help with that, Google is bad for getting people worked up, always offers the worst possible explanations feather than the best provided, blood levels yes seems high for your gestation but could be multiples or you ovulated later, srorry can't remember who wrote what!

For me I have had a lot of oressure down low and lots of sore nipples and boobs. Still in hospital but hopefully going home tomorrow.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

This was the report from ER. I only sent it to the FS today so he didn't even know about it. I hate Google. His nurse said they will review it and call me in the morning.

 

[charlie00134]

I've had crampy pains this afternoon

 

[JakesMummy]

Charlie, yes you will get given the paperwork to fill out yourself, then you post it and the card should be with you within a week or so. I need new jnhalers but I refuse to pay over £7 each!! I'll wait for my maternity card then get them

No different symptoms, really. I do get worried as I have had a missed miscarriage and had no symptoms, BUT I also felt like this whilst carrying my boy?!

I can't wait to use my Doppler!! I'll wait another week or so, then try after 8 weeks. I've been successful with my pregnancies at 8 weeks. It's all in the angle!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

I bet it's just the ligaments stretching and making room. Nothing to worry about.

 

[swampmaiden]

Has anybody ever heard of the difference between FOLIC ACID and FOLATE?

I was told by my doctors office today to take a folic acid supplement in addition to my prenatal vitamins because I'm a high risk pregnancy.

So, like any reasonable lady would do, I consulted google (haha, yes I know... don't say it!!) and I found an article saying how even though folic acid is great for reducing the risk of neural tube defects and other abnormalities, that folate is equally important and utilized by the body in a slightly different way than folic acid and that many women don't absorb folic acid as well as they should and to take folate at an additional dietary supplement, especially because folate is very important in embryonic development yada yada

So, the drugstore and the pharmacy did not carry folate, and I went to a health foods store and saw in their vitamin section a prenatal supplement that contains folate rather folic acid. No folate on its own. I was tempted to get it but the price tag was $35 bucks which is a bit steep, so I wound up going back to the drugstore and getting the folic acid pills for $5.

Any body familiar with this difference between folic acid and folate? Anyone taking a prenatal that contains folate instead of folic acid? Any opinions? lol I'm sure if it was big deal the doctors office would've been clear on one over the other, but it's all new to me.

 

[gypsymama]

Has anybody ever heard of the difference between FOLIC ACID and FOLATE?

I was told by my doctors office today to take a folic acid supplement in addition to my prenatal vitamins because I'm a high risk pregnancy.

So, like any reasonable lady would do, I consulted google (haha, yes I know... don't say it!!) and I found an article saying how even though folic acid is great for reducing the risk of neural tube defects and other abnormalities, that folate is equally important and utilized by the body in a slightly different way than folic acid and that many women don't absorb folic acid as well as they should and to take folate at an additional dietary supplement, especially because folate is very important in embryonic development yada yada

So, the drugstore and the pharmacy did not carry folate, and I went to a health foods store and saw in their vitamin section a prenatal supplement that contains folate rather folic acid. No folate on its own. I was tempted to get it but the price tag was $35 bucks which is a bit steep, so I wound up going back to the drugstore and getting the folic acid pills for $5.

Any body familiar with this difference between folic acid and folate? Anyone taking a prenatal that contains folate instead of folic acid? Any opinions? lol I'm sure if it was big deal the doctors office would've been clear on one over the other, but it's all new to me.

from what i understand folate occurs naturally in food and folic acid is a synthetic manufacture of the vitamin. which is probably why the health food store had folate and the pharmacy didn't. folate supplements come from real food sources (spinach, garbanzo beans, lentils, etc). i took folic acid before getting pregnant because i wasn't certain that i was getting enough vitamin bs in my diet pre-pregnancy. now that i'm pregnant, i'm trying to eat more foods that have folate and i cut down the amount of folic acid i take ( i use to take 800mcg pre-pregnancy, now i only take 60mcg). too much folic acid is not good long term.

 

[gypsymama]

Okay wow lots of posts! Celeste hope everything is okay now you poor thing.
Sleeping don't even get me started, the dr has given me phenergan to help me sleep, reflux yep dr has given me ranitidine twice a day to help with that, Google is bad for getting people worked up, always offers the worst possible explanations feather than the best provided, blood levels yes seems high for your gestation but could be multiples or you ovulated later, srorry can't remember who wrote what!

For me I have had a lot of oressure down low and lots of sore nipples and boobs. Still in hospital but hopefully going home tomorrow.

i got excited when i saw your dr gave you phenergan. i can not wait until next wednesday when i pick up my phenergan prescription. it's the ONLY thing that offers me any amount of relief with hyperemesis. i have to take it in suppository form because when i drink it, i only throw it right back up, so up the bum it goes. i really hope you get some relief. ranitidine was great for me for the reflux, too, but it also made me constipated. so, catch-22 for me with that one.

 

[charlie00134]

I haven't heard of the folate thing my cynical mind things that sounds like a marketing ploy or scare tactic. Like the recent ones I've seen about not having any artificial sweeteners and not cooking food in plastic containers or eating food that was in a tin. Once I looked further they were either rubbish or the sample sizes were so small the results were near meaningless. If in doubt ask your GP

 

[JakesMummy]

I've not heard about Folate? We are just recommended colic acid up until 12 weeks, tablets like Pregnacare are a rip off unless your diet is Absolutely atrocious. But I'd imagine most pregnant ladies would eat sensibly knowing there's a baby inside!

 

[JakesMummy]

Folic!

 

[callypygous]

I think regarding folic acid vs folate - the most important thing is where possible to try and get your vitamins through your diet. I am studying nutrition and have basic knowledge about this. While obviously having some bias, this is nevertheless an interesting article and gives some 'food for thought' if you'll pardon the pun.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/26/vitamins-health-paul-offit-qanda
I still take a multi vit as insurance for where I will inevitably not always be able to get the right balance of vits and minerals in diet alone, but it is still worth taking your time to see which foods are folate rich (and calcium/iron rich for that matter). Try and get in as many nutritional powerhouses as possible. Your body will better absorb them. I have read about folate and understand the argument, but nevertheless would not pay over the odds for it in supplement form when I am happy to include it in my diet naturally. As for artificial sweeteners, I am afraid they really are as bad as they are made out to be. In terms of marketing, it's actually the big corporations keen to sell their products whether they are safe or not that unfortunately have been brain washing us for years. If anyone is interested in some informative texts/books, please feel free to pm me I don't want to bore you all silly!

If you are interested in toxic chemicals to avoid in the home, this is quite a good basic link, and if you have ten minutes the feature article is very interesting as well (despite being quite old now, nevertheless relevant). https://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/toxic-people/multimedia-interactive

Anyhow, I have just exposed my geeky side!

 

[Linnypops]

Has anybody ever heard of the difference between FOLIC ACID and FOLATE?

I was told by my doctors office today to take a folic acid supplement in addition to my prenatal vitamins because I'm a high risk pregnancy.

So, like any reasonable lady would do, I consulted google (haha, yes I know... don't say it!!) and I found an article saying how even though folic acid is great for reducing the risk of neural tube defects and other abnormalities, that folate is equally important and utilized by the body in a slightly different way than folic acid and that many women don't absorb folic acid as well as they should and to take folate at an additional dietary supplement, especially because folate is very important in embryonic development yada yada

So, the drugstore and the pharmacy did not carry folate, and I went to a health foods store and saw in their vitamin section a prenatal supplement that contains folate rather folic acid. No folate on its own. I was tempted to get it but the price tag was $35 bucks which is a bit steep, so I wound up going back to the drugstore and getting the folic acid pills for $5.

Any body familiar with this difference between folic acid and folate? Anyone taking a prenatal that contains folate instead of folic acid? Any opinions? lol I'm sure if it was big deal the doctors office would've been clear on one over the other, but it's all new to me.

They are interchangable, you can take folic acid to improve your folate levels. You'll find folate listed in most b-complex vitamins.

 

[MumLtdEST2010]

hello ladies, i'm expecting my third bubba - 5th July