Pregnant and Banded...come join me!

[j_war06 0]

Am I the only one that demanded a chewable prenatal Vitamin? There is no way I was going to even attempt to swallow those horsepills!

I had an unfill, so I could take the vitamins...Mine are REALLY easy to swallow. I was worried the first time I took it because it did look scary...but they are coated on the outside and it makes them go down easier...plus they taste and smell like marshmallows

[dezadoo 0]

since my sx i have eaten flintstones chewables and when i got ph i asked my ob if i needed to get prenatals and she said no. she said that the flintstones chewables are some of the best on the market so i take that and an extra folic acid which are small and easy to swallow and a Calcium supplement (adora which is like eating a piece of chocolate, the dark is better strange since i like milk better usually) every day.

[juno610 1]

I had an unfill, so I could take the vitamins...Mine are REALLY easy to swallow. I was worried the first time I took it because it did look scary...but they are coated on the outside and it makes them go down easier...plus they taste and smell like marshmallows

Marshmallows!? That's pretty cool. I could probably deal with that

[raynie 0]

hehe ok jill, I will back off. I will tease a bit though cause i had the best subway sandwhich today- it was made with carne asada beef. I ate the whole foot long!!! Of course I have them gut out the bread so its thin, and i have hardly any veg on it... but yummy is the word! Being able to eat after a year of the "fill" has been really nice. Looking at my new fat ass isnt so nice! I am really looking forward to getting in shape again after baby comes. By the time that happens Candice and Bexley will be already smoking hot chics for having a head start!

Bex- its now less then a week away! You have to get better! Maybe your body is going thru the flu now- to avoid it after your baby comes! Which is good, cause a sick newborn isnt so much fun, even worse trying to breastfeed with the flu! I am sure you will be better by Monday. I will pray for you! Eat lots of home made chix Soup with dumplings and yes, drink lots of Gatorade! And rest! Make everybody do everything for you! Take a nice warm bath- and Pamper yourself! When you feel better- get a pedicure before the baby comes and enjoy the foot massage and calf massage! Damn, now I want one! hang in there sweetheart, its almost over! *hugs*

~Raynie!

[jillrn 0]

A whole foot long! *OINK OINK* LOL Just kidding! Actually I am so jealous! That does sound soooo yummy. Hmmm maybe I will get that unfill early! LOL J/k but I am getting unfilled at least slightly before we go on our cruise in May. I dont want to be seasick, or morning sickness or food poisioned with a fill. It is too hard to puke! LOL

[bexleygal 1]

Subway! That sounds soooooooooo good!!!

[j_war06 0]

Did any of you have EXTREME lower back pain? I mean extreme as in the location of the pain....yeah the pain is extreme too, but the location is crazy....if I sit, I have to stay seated, if I stand I have to stay standing lol! Im falling apart ladies....I need someone to grab the duck tape and gorilla glue and put me back together.....everything was going perfect (health-wise) until the past 2-3 weeks, then I started falling to pieces...Im convinced that the chiropractor messed me up Wednesday...he adjusted my pelvis and lower pack (regular lower back) and my BUTT has hurt ever since (i.e. the extreme lower back) It really feels like my coccyx lol! It hurts that deep, but I also wonder if the baby may not be in a weird position right now where she is pushing on it making it hurt...I cant hardly move..............AGAIN! So its another weekend at home, being lonely and bored More school work I guess I could get ahead on research paper and studying for a test on Monday....Im gonna give it the weekend to get better, and if not then I have a chiropractor appt on Monday morning....Just eating tylenol like crazy....

P.S. Im getting that light-headed weird feeling again these days just like at the beginning of pregnancy....I like the 2nd trimester the best lol!!! It was more fun

[bexleygal 1]

Jodi- I had the same problem. They thougth I had a slipped disk but as my pregnancy went onit got better. I still have lower abck pain but not as severe. You will make it!!

GOt my time yesterday. The c-section is for the 27th at 7:30 am. I am so excited. My doctor ok-ed for my sister to come in the OR with me b/c she is a doctor! So it will be me and My husband and her! I am so excited. Now we just got to get her here. She is in NY and they had snow and all flights have been cancelled!! Hoping she can get in late tonight!

[j_war06 0]

OMG bex, I bet you can hardly stand it....the waiting...its like a kid on Christmas Eve huh?? Jeez, when I get closer to my date, I probably wont sleep a wink with just shear excitement!!

When the pain started, I thought it was like a gas pocket or something...something from being constipated....but I solved the const. problem and the pain is just as bad or worse. Ive had this pain before for years, I used to get it once or twice a year, but it just seems worse than ever this time...maybe just because Im pregnant it is...I dont think its gonna kill me, its just really uncomfortable...Mom is having the same pain in the same place, only hers isnt as bad and crippling as mine. Shes actually at the Dr right now....Im just going to wait it out until Monday, and talk to the chiropractor about it...boo...even if it means staying home all weekend and doing NOTHING as usual...OH wait....My BFF of 10 years is coming to town this weekend, she will come visit me lol!! Shes about 5 months pregnant with a little boy :smile: Whats funny is she found out she was pregnant not too long after I found out I was!!! And her older sister is having her baby by c-section on my due date! Jeez, its crazy!!! She always has to copy me :tt2:

[nikki32 0]

hi girls

well it almost 3 am and im up ,im soooooo tired but been having alot of braxton hicks since last sunday always start late into the evening and some evenings i think im going to go into labour thankfully now they just uncomfortable not got any real power but im concerned that they so frequent going to hospital tuesday so will mention them !!(you would think that this being number 5 i wouldnt need so much practise ......lol)

jodie ..you poor thing backache awful even when you dont have pregnancy bump straining it try to rest honey

bex ....im so excited for you D day approaches and you will soon be a mom !!!

raynie.........did you find new pics for babys room ..im off to buy paint tomorrow if i have any energy at all ,spent today cleaning out every cupboard in the kitchen and taking down light fittings cleaning them and putting them back even took curtains down in livingroom .....i know it sounds like nesting but i think i thought the other night while i was struggling with my braxtons oh sugar if i went into labour house like a dump and id hate to leave a huge mess and to be honest ive been quite lazy past month so its all gotten on top of me, i need to create some order in the house as i cant quite imagine how on earth im going to cope with five kids and housework !!

jill.........you lucky girl going on a cruise:thumbup: you should be at the glowing part of pregnancy then ........i really wish id have gone on trip because i dont fancy holiday with new baby so i think il be missing out this year :frown:and then it probably be camping as taking all my brood on hols is expensive buisness ....lol,they even advertise 2 +4 children hols but dont think ive ever even seen 2+5 except maybe camping .

well wish me luck tightenings easing off so think il try to get some sleep again

oops spoke too soon !!!!!

take care all my lovely pregnant friends xx

oh and candice if you still checkin in ...hope all is well with you and babs and cant wait to be on your side all over, sleepless nights but able to lay on my tummy again bliss!!

[j_war06 0]

So....ladies....I have pretty much self-diagnosed my specific back pain (the one in my very lower back aka BUTT! lol)...I did it accidently today...

Ive been on an antibiotic for a UTI for about a week and a half...my lower back pain started the day or so after I started taking it....Well I took it really early last night because I was in so much pain that I couldnt move so I went to bed around 8 pm...I woke up this morning with not as bad pain, but still terrible...and I took some tylenol (which knocked some of the sting out of it, enough to allow me to go back to sleep until lunch)...well I noticed I felt quite a bit more mobile so I went to see my BFF for a little while since shes in town and it kept getting better and better throughout the day....I came home around 10pm tonight but forgot to take the antibiotic until mom and dad came in and I was talking to mom and noticed my bottle of pills and I had one in my hand when I realized that..........TA DA!!! It has been over 24 hours since I took one...and the pain has dulled SO MUCH! Like Im still achy, its sore...but I can move around and not cry when I need to get up or sit down lol! It has gone from feeling like a puppet on a tall thick stick to just feeling like someone punched me really hard in butt lol!!! SOOOOO apparently I have been having an extremely WEIRD reaction to the antibiotic....hopefully, Im still in the experimental stage, it could be a fluke that its better, but the correlation seems so perfect....we will see tomorrow for sure, but Im not going to take the antibiotic anymore, the infection should be gone I took most of the medicine (it was 2 weeks worth and its been a week and 2 days since I started them)...plus I have a Dr appt with the obgyn Thursday, they can check me then to see if I still have one and give me another antibiotic instead of the one Im taking....but I feel SO much better since I havent taken it in over 24hours I may get the crib put up tomorrow night if Im feeling up to rearranging stuff in my room Im so excited!!!

[raynie 0]

nikki when are you due?

I think we need another roll call here, i dont kno who is due after Bexeley pops this week!

~Raynie!

[nikki32 0]

hi raynie

im due april 8th but i dont think im going to make it anywhere near that date im just trying to hang in a few more weeks !!!

thought labour was kicking off yesterday AGAIN!!!!

these braxtons being persistant i could be wrong but i reckon junior wants out i keep telling him he has to be patient and grow ........lol

i hope hes listening .

all my sons except one(born on due date ), came early but the earliest was 37 weeks which was my last son but i feel like my body preparing now ...im worried .

[juno610 1]

Raynie - awesome idea for a roll-call. I'll start one on the main page.

[raynie 0]

Nikki I feel you on those braxton hicks! this is my 5th too! All of my kids were late. But this- I dont think i will make it to May 3rd. The doc sais he will induce me as soon as my cervix ripens, most likey mid- late April. I am counting the day till April 25t. I told the doc- since we live 45 min away from the hospital we choose to deliver at, and considering DH and Mine work profession (daycare) there was no way I would make it to the hospital in time. Considering once I really felt in labor- called all the daycare parents to hurry up and pick up there brats- lol- most likely dH wouldnt be able to see the birth. That would so piss me off. So the induction is the plan- my mom is flying down from Ohio beg of April to help out for hopefully 2 months. Just in case the baby wanted to come out early. Its always nice to have a emergency back up plan. My mom was down for christmas and stayed 2 weeks, nearly drove me nuts. I am not sure how I will put up for two months... lol

But I will need the help since I plan on staying in the room with the baby and hiding out all day to avoid daycare. hehe

My batman crib bedding has yet to arrive should be here within 2 weeks I hope! i just have sooo much to do! I make the lists up in my mind- but I cringe at putting it in writing. The thought of it coming to an end in 8 weeks or less is scarry! Yikes, yeah.... I am not ready... lol

Speaking of being ready.... only hours till Bexley is going to be a new mommy! Tell us Bex, whats the secret in staying calm? What have you been doing all weekend to prepare? I hope your illness has passed. Please post atleast one more time before birth! We are all going to miss you honey!

*hugs*

~Raynie!