July Sparklers 2016!

[WantsALittle1]

Yay Karry what great news! Do they have any theories about the spotting?

 

[karry1412]

Nope, just that it happens to 1 in 5 women & to come back if it is red, if I pass clots or have pain.

Also, forgot to add that baby measured 6w5d which is EXACTLY right!

 

[wanna-b-mummy]

Karry, so happy for you!

 

[Hollynesss]

That's great, Karry!

 

[RedButterfly]

Hope you girls are all good.

Blimey last night could I sleep?! Could I heck! Stupid insomnia!

 

[WantsALittle1]

RedButterfly, that happened to me too really bad for about 4 days last week. I was tossing and turning all night, having weird sensations in my legs. Went in for some blood tests and found out I was anemic. It got much better when I started taking iron!

 

[karry1412]

Today just gets better! I just realised I can have SIX cups of tea a day!! SIX! Why did I think I could only have one?

 

[Monkei]

hi ladies glad its all going well for everyone ill be back posting next week once i know everythings going well

 

[Babylove100]

Today just gets better! I just realised I can have SIX cups of tea a day!! SIX! Why did I think I could only have one?

I thought it was only 1 or 2 cups a day as your only allowed 200mg of caffeine a day and tea is 75g each?? 6 seems an awful lot??

 

[wanna-b-mummy]

Is anyone snapping at everyone? I feel like the biggest rotten bitch right now.

 

[Babylove100]

yup, totally, my friend at work keeps laughing at me (she knows) everytime i do it! DH now refers to me as the Grizzly Bear!!

 

[RedButterfly]

RedButterfly, that happened to me too really bad for about 4 days last week. I was tossing and turning all night, having weird sensations in my legs. Went in for some blood tests and found out I was anemic. It got much better when I started taking iron!

The weird sensations in your legs is restless leg syndrome. I suffer with it. Even when not pregnant. I have some cooling leg gel that I love for it.

 

[babydustcass]

Yep feeling pretty grizzly here too

 

[karry1412]

I thought it was only 1 or 2 cups a day as your only allowed 200mg of caffeine a day and tea is 75g each?? 6 seems an awful lot??

That's what I thought too! I'd never drink six in a day! Here's what Google told me: UK pregnant women are advised to drink no more than 300mg of caffeine per day. This equates to the amount of caffeine in three cups of instant coffee, six cups of tea, eight cans of cola or eight bars of chocolate.

I've just texted DH to pick up some caffeine free tea if he can find it just to be on the safe side.

 

[jalilma]

Is anyone snapping at everyone? I feel like the biggest rotten bitch right now.

Yes I was snippy at the 13 year old because she ate all of the cocoa crispies... And left the box so of course I was like mmmm... Breakfast. Only to find it empty. I have just been getting annoyed at little inconvenient things.

 

[Babylove100]

I thought it was only 1 or 2 cups a day as your only allowed 200mg of caffeine a day and tea is 75g each?? 6 seems an awful lot??

That's what I thought too! I'd never drink six in a day! Here's what Google told me: UK pregnant women are advised to drink no more than 300mg of caffeine per day. This equates to the amount of caffeine in three cups of instant coffee, six cups of tea, eight cans of cola or eight bars of chocolate.

I've just texted DH to pick up some caffeine free tea if he can find it just to be on the safe side.

Oh wow, that's is interesting! Shame I replaced everything with decaf already!

 

[SCgirl]

I always thought decaf was just as bad because of the chemicals used to remove the caffeine... But really I think both are fine in moderation- as long as you arent talking energy drinks! My doctor even said lunch meat and sushi is ok last time- as long as it's from a clean place. I ate both, drank caffeine, and had a healthy baby

Oh yeah- if you're watching caffeine super closely, make sure you factor in the caffeine still in decaf and the caffeine in chocolate.

The only things I really avoid while pregnant are diet drinks (really all fake sugar), meds besides acetaminophen, and alcohol. You know how they say that everything causes cancer these days? I think this is similar

 

[karry1412]

Ah it's a cup of tea. It's not like we're taking about downing shots of whiskey!

With my son all I wanted all day long was Diet Coke! I drank tons of it (decaffeinated) & he's currently here helping DH load the dishwasher (with my keys). Can't touch the stuff this time around.

 

[Babylove100]

I have one real coffee when I get up, then prob 1 or 2 decafs at work. Other than that I just drink water or milk, they are the only things I can stomach at the moment

 

[TTC74]

I drink SO much Diet Coke pre-pregnancy. Now, though, since I have a cup of coffee in the morning, I had to try decaf Coke. I can't stand the stuff! So, as far as the occasional soda goes, it's Sprite for me!