Second M/C

[teampinkdream]

I just suffered my second m/c. This one was very early at 5 weeks. Last one in December last year was at 12 weeks. I have decided to take a less stressful and relaxed approached to conceiving. I am not going to drop swaying all together but I think I am going to try and relax a little about diet, timing, and all that other stuff. No answers yet as to why and I don't expect I will get any. Since I had a healthy pregnancy and no trouble conceiving my son who is 2 years old now, most doctors I think just want to take the approach that I should have no problem conceiving and sustaining a pregnancy.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm so sorry to hear this - have you seen this essay? http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...scarriage.html

Please don't hesitate to hit me with any questions you have - I'm here to help.

[teampinkdream]

Thank you. I have read the Guide to Swaying After Miscarriage and have decided to switch my diet to the Atomic Fertility Diet for pink sway. I will continue with folate not folic acid and I will try to find a prenatal this time with folate not folic acid. I am also going to ask my doctor at follow up if testing for clotting disorder or auto immune disorder would be helpful.

Do you have a list of fortified foods to avoid?

[atomic sagebrush]

There are fortified foods, and then there are FORTIFIED FOODS, LOL. Many foods have some added nutrients in them - things like bread, pasta, rice, dairy and milk replacers, all have added nutrients in them. But you can’t avoid those things because you’d have nothing to eat all day. When we refer to avoiding or limiting fortified foods, we’re talking about things like Power/Nutrigrain bars, breakfast cereals, fortified drinks like Vitamin Water...basically, anything that has many added nutrients and not just a little iron, Vit. D, folic acid in them. You’re trying to strike a balance between the necessity of eating a certain food - for example dairy foods which do have some added nutrients in them but are ubiquitous - against the amount of fortification in them. You don’t NEED a Nutrigrain bar or Carnation Instant Breakfast that have the nutrient profiles of a multivitamin. But you do need some pasta/rice/bread and dairy foods and/or milk replacers to have a decent, fairly satisfying diet overall. Take both elements into account...both the necessity of eating a certain food and also the overall amount of added nutrients in them. Something with 100% (or more) of 30 different nutrients that feels like a treat rather than a food group is probably best avoided. Something with a little added iron or calcium in it that feels like a dietary necessity is fine.