Anyone else due??

[Belle]

Thanks Indigoviolet i know that disgusting hangover sickly feeling, thank god its past now and yours will past before you know it and wishing you all the best of luck today. Fx

[Indira]

Good luck today indigoviolet!! You´re not alone feeling sick, my migraine with vomiting is back

When they ask I usually say, ´yes a girl would be great but it´s probably a boy and if he turns out like his two brothers we´re very happy!´And that´s the truth really. Now that I´m feeling sick again, my boys are both so sweet to me, DS1 asks, ´mom can I do something for you?´Ds2 put a piece of of tape on my head as a plaster because my head hurts

[applesoup]

What do you say? I'm getting these comments all the time and need some more good 'comebacks' lol!

"Just as great if it was a boy!" Or, "What's wrong with boys?" (Depends how honest you're being about your GD.)

Good luck today!!

[applesoup]

So...to change the topic a little bit, have any of you ever had any varicose veins? This is my 4th pregnancy, but I just got a bad one...on my labia! My left leg is starting to hurt. I'm trying to put myself on "modified" bed rest...you know...sit down when I'm not: picking kids up to/from school, cleaning, doing laundry, errands...

How did you guys get pain relief from the varicose veins (especially if yours was in the feminine region)? When are varicose veins dangerous...like, with clots?

Thanks.

[dannikins]

i have never had varicose veins, but i have a crap load of broken capillaries, you know those spider vein things, all over my legs, i have never had them before so its odd to me.

usually they are not dangerous, my grandmother has been covered in them for 40 years. big ugly bulgy things all over her legs.
if they are accompanied by lots of bruising then they should checked out.

[dannikins]

also i just remembered reading a natural cure for varicose veins, in my natural cures book.
just went and checked and horse chestnut will get rid of them. and prevent you getting more.

natural prescriptions for varicose veins

horse chestnut -600mg
high fiber diet or fiber supps -35-50gm fiber
grapeseed extract -100mg 3 times a day
vitamin c with bioflavinoids -1000-3000mg
coenzyme Q10 -50-150mg

plenty of grapes, berries, cherries and tea.

exercise -walking , jogging, stair climbing, hiking and bike riding.
bed rest is not good for them apparently, and can make them worse.
excercise is the best way to go.
you need to increase circulation in the area.

you will have to check that the supps are ok during pregnancy, but the rest seems pretty simple...

[applesoup]

Thanks so much, Dannikins! How can I find out which supplements are okay for pregnancy? Doesn't the medical industry take a "we don't know anything so don't take anything" stance? I'm already taking grape seed for my immunity...but not as much as it's saying too. I'll look into the other ones.

Yeah, I was confused by the suggestion of: as much bedrest as possible + exercising. Seems counteractive. The thing I have noticed (by staying off my feet today) is that they don't hurt as much when I rest...but as soon as I stand the blood flow hurts it worse. Hmmm.

[dannikins]

yeah thats one of things i read, the activity helps to push everything back where it should be, but lack of it, can have the opposite affect and gravity takes over and forces it all more south.

[DoulaMama]

Varicose veins- Grate a potato, place a large amount of the wet grated potato against the area. Make sure you wear a pad. Try to keep it against the area for 20 mins or so, a few times a day Just do this when its bothering you I hope it helps! xo

[indigoviolet]

Indira- have you got a gender scan soon? Are you going to find out, sorry I have forgotten?