My VITEX Journey

[Butterfly Spirit]

So update on me: Baby girl is definitely stealing my beauty. My forehead is covered with little bumps and extra oily. Ugh!
What can I do? Apricot scrub? I need to do something! I'm not used to it!
The upside is I haven't felt as sick..except when I get up and choke on my own phlegm haha

I've been working like mad on some decorations for the Gender Party on Sunday, but I don't want to take any pics until they are done because that would spoil things! meanwhile the house goes to hell lol...gotta love sites like pintrest, the newest I found, indulgy, and of course google! I can't do it all nor can I afford it, but it's sure been FUN getting a bit crafty!
Some of the things only cost a few dollars that anyone can do. I found another thing that I want to do, and I won't be able to get back to the store until Sat so i'll have to rush!

Also the past few days I haven't felt as much pressure as before so maybe my baby is moving up on her own! Gosh I hope so!

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, Femaprin is Vitex & B6 together

Ok, just to complicate things, it's not good for your body to stop vitamins like B6 cold turkey. So it's ok to stop vitex at O and in fact you should, but you need to continue the B6 somehow until you get a BFP (or you can take it thru the first tri as long as it's less than 150 mg, it may help with morning sickness) and then very gradually wean off over a period of 2-3 weeks. If possible, it may be safer for you to take vitex and b6 separately.

[Babyy Love]

So update on me: Baby girl is definitely stealing my beauty. My forehead is covered with little bumps and extra oily. Ugh!
What can I do? Apricot scrub? I need to do something! I'm not used to it!
The upside is I haven't felt as sick..except when I get up and choke on my own phlegm haha

I've been working like mad on some decorations for the Gender Party on Sunday, but I don't want to take any pics until they are done because that would spoil things! meanwhile the house goes to hell lol...gotta love sites like pintrest, the newest I found, indulgy, and of course google! I can't do it all nor can I afford it, but it's sure been FUN getting a bit crafty!
Some of the things only cost a few dollars that anyone can do. I found another thing that I want to do, and I won't be able to get back to the store until Sat so i'll have to rush!

Also the past few days I haven't felt as much pressure as before so maybe my baby is moving up on her own! Gosh I hope so!

It's so much more fun and meaningful when u get crafty and it usually looks better than the ready made things. I wish I could be there for your party I would totally help with eveything it's my niche the whole decorating and designing thing!

Oily and breakout!? OMG that's happened to me too and biore does the trick..well I've always used biore but now I can use the different facial cleansers such as the 1 for oily skin & I use this 1 that is for the steam in the shower to activate it. Now I'm thinking more about pink..stolen beauty!? Uhhh oily skin with pimples, my nose is spreading eww! And my freckles are so much more visible but they aren't so cute anymore lol especially since they seem like they got bigger

[Butterfly Spirit]

Ok, just to complicate things, it's not good for your body to stop vitamins like B6 cold turkey. So it's ok to stop vitex at O and in fact you should, but you need to continue the B6 somehow until you get a BFP (or you can take it thru the first tri as long as it's less than 150 mg, it may help with morning sickness) and then very gradually wean off over a period of 2-3 weeks. If possible, it may be safer for you to take vitex and b6 separately.

Oh my God, Atomic I am so sorry..please forgive me. I knew that! I guess I was too tired when I answered her and OMG I myself learned a lesson from that with my last pregnancy. They need not be combined in the same pill I guess!
Stay on B6 YES< Get off the Vitex! So it's a good idea to separate your pills!
I took Nature's Way Vitex and separate B vitamins.

I am still on my B50 complex that I used to conceive!!!!!

[Butterfly Spirit]

It's so much more fun and meaningful when u get crafty and it usually looks better than the ready made things. I wish I could be there for your party I would totally help with eveything it's my niche the whole decorating and designing thing!

Oily and breakout!? OMG that's happened to me too and biore does the trick..well I've always used biore but now I can use the different facial cleansers such as the 1 for oily skin & I use this 1 that is for the steam in the shower to activate it. Now I'm thinking more about pink..stolen beauty!? Uhhh oily skin with pimples, my nose is spreading eww! And my freckles are so much more visible but they aren't so cute anymore lol especially since they seem like they got bigger

Yes it has been fun! I need to finish one of the items tonight. It's so beautiful and simple.. and in the end I can either give it to my mom or my MIL as a gift. Although maybe my MIL might like it more. lol I still have to run to the store until I'm satisfied.. I keep changing my mind! DH pissed me off today though.. I asked him how he wants to do the reveal for his family and he's like "Do whatever you want, it's your party!" Oh yeah... really? Uh huh ..
But he's the type that doesn't even want a baby shower even though we have NOTHING girl except the 2 dresses for crying out loud. Oh well... I have to decide.. it's going to be a late party around 6:30 pmish because some of his family have to go to church for hours. So if it's dark outside since the days are getting shorter because we are in Fall.. I don't know I can't decide if I want to do the box of balloons like I did for my mom... or pull a paper lantern with pink confetti coming out.. His family isn't familiar with gender parties at all.. so they would like either one.

And yes mam! I had great skin with my boys.. I never even had a pimple besides what I always have those stupid blackheads all my life!... BUT when I got pregnant in April it was a sign that I was pregnant I got a huge pimple. And this time I've just had an increase of them all over and now this oily forehead thing.
I just can't believe how bumpy and oily my forehead is.. yuck! And ever since I heard of baby girls stealing mom's beauty it does make me smile because I know she is a girl and I didn't experience it with my boys.
I was such an idiot with my last pregnancies (boys).. I even used Noxema followed by medicated apricot scrub! Ugh!
Now I want to use it so very badly and I can't! What can we do? Maybe one of those facial brushes.. hmm I don't think the apricot scrub on it's own would do any harm.. I better look into it.. but yeah Babyy... you know I think your baby is a girl especially from what you shared with me today that we have in common!

[Babyy Love]

Yes it has been fun! I need to finish one of the items tonight. It's so beautiful and simple.. and in the end I can either give it to my mom or my MIL as a gift. Although maybe my MIL might like it more. lol I still have to run to the store until I'm satisfied.. I keep changing my mind! DH pissed me off today though.. I asked him how he wants to do the reveal for his family and he's like "Do whatever you want, it's your party!" Oh yeah... really? Uh huh ..
But he's the type that doesn't even want a baby shower even though we have NOTHING girl except the 2 dresses for crying out loud. Oh well... I have to decide.. it's going to be a late party around 6:30 pmish because some of his family have to go to church for hours. So if it's dark outside since the days are getting shorter because we are in Fall.. I don't know I can't decide if I want to do the box of balloons like I did for my mom... or pull a paper lantern with pink confetti coming out.. His family isn't familiar with gender parties at all.. so they would like either one.

And yes mam! I had great skin with my boys.. I never even had a pimple besides what I always have those stupid blackheads all my life!... BUT when I got pregnant in April it was a sign that I was pregnant I got a huge pimple. And this time I've just had an increase of them all over and now this oily forehead thing.
I just can't believe how bumpy and oily my forehead is.. yuck! And ever since I heard of baby girls stealing mom's beauty it does make me smile because I know she is a girl and I didn't experience it with my boys.
I was such an idiot with my last pregnancies (boys).. I even used Noxema followed by medicated apricot scrub! Ugh!
Now I want to use it so very badly and I can't! What can we do? Maybe one of those facial brushes.. hmm I don't think the apricot scrub on it's own would do any harm.. I better look into it.. but yeah Babyy... you know I think your baby is a girl especially from what you shared with me today that we have in common!

Does your face get itchy?? I was pimple free in my teen years except when aunt flow came but even then it was like 1-2 pimples but NOW!? Big itchy sometimes red oily bumps and OMG my back too!! I have always washed my face thinking it would lighten my freckles (lol I always hated them) but now I wash my face a lot more throughout the day because it feels so greasy! Apricot scrub makes my skin feel so raw & abused but I've heard of cucumber facial rubs helping also. The biore pores strips are the BEST! Takes those blackheads right out!

As for the party I think it would be so pretty and girly if you had lots of confetti pink & silver to make it shine and u MUST have a babyshower its a girl!!

[Butterfly Spirit]

Does your face get itchy?? I was pimple free in my teen years except when aunt flow came but even then it was like 1-2 pimples but NOW!? Big itchy sometimes red oily bumps and OMG my back too!! I have always washed my face thinking it would lighten my freckles (lol I always hated them) but now I wash my face a lot more throughout the day because it feels so greasy! Apricot scrub makes my skin feel so raw & abused but I've heard of cucumber facial rubs helping also. The biore pores strips are the BEST! Takes those blackheads right out!

As for the party I think it would be so pretty and girly if you had lots of confetti pink & silver to make it shine and u MUST have a babyshower its a girl!!

My face never gets itchy I was blessed with pretty good skin until I got the nose blackhead thing in my teens.. and I know Biore pulls them out but they come back in a few days My DH also has that problem, so my daughter probably will too.
My skin has gone downhill the last few years and after baby comes I'd like to go to a dermatologist and see what can be done.. after I try my old regimin first.
I did learn a trick I want to tell you though.. before you use the strip make a baking soda water mix and take those round cotton pads and get them wet and put them on your nose for several mins and then do the pore strip.. it takes even more out than usual, like pretty much all of them!

I'm pleased to hear about your skin problems right now even though it's not fun for either of us. I just hope you have a sweet little girl too cooking in there!

Ahhh Pink and Silver together that sounds so pretty!!! Here's the thing though.. My DH HATES confetti and glitter!!!!!!
hahahahahahahahahaha but he said I could choose! So maybe I will do that!
So here's the idea.. and I found this particular blog last night but I found the idea weeks ago and it didn't look as fun lol
Hayes House: Gender Reveal Party I did buy some confetti today but I need to get the paper kind now.

[Butterfly Spirit]

Babyy I think I'm totally going to use your idea! Being showered in glitter and confetti sounds more fun I think! I originally was thinking about a balloon drop from a tree OR balloons in a box..but... since it will be so late, that won't work out that well for pictures or video.

[Babyy Love]

My face never gets itchy I was blessed with pretty good skin until I got the nose blackhead thing in my teens.. and I know Biore pulls them out but they come back in a few days My DH also has that problem, so my daughter probably will too.
My skin has gone downhill the last few years and after baby comes I'd like to go to a dermatologist and see what can be done.. after I try my old regimin first.
I did learn a trick I want to tell you though.. before you use the strip make a baking soda water mix and take those round cotton pads and get them wet and put them on your nose for several mins and then do the pore strip.. it takes even more out than usual, like pretty much all of them!

I'm pleased to hear about your skin problems right now even though it's not fun for either of us. I just hope you have a sweet little girl too cooking in there!

Ahhh Pink and Silver together that sounds so pretty!!! Here's the thing though.. My DH HATES confetti and glitter!!!!!!
hahahahahahahahahaha but he said I could choose! So maybe I will do that!
So here's the idea.. and I found this particular blog last night but I found the idea weeks ago and it didn't look as fun lol
Hayes House: Gender Reveal Party I did buy some confetti today but I need to get the paper kind now.

Hahahaha!! Men should really choose their words wisely. My fingers are still crossed for pink also just 2 more weeks !! And I have never heard of using baking soda for blackhead removal that's so cool lol do u make it into like a paste? I know u can put it on your feet for itchiness too..my brother suffered from athletes foot & I made it and he said it worked. I like that idea from the blog but when I think of confetti I think lots and lots of it lol maybe buying the confetti bottle that shoots out and putting all the pink in there an shorting it at everybody would be fun

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh my God, Atomic I am so sorry..please forgive me. I knew that! I guess I was too tired when I answered her and OMG I myself learned a lesson from that with my last pregnancy. They need not be combined in the same pill I guess!
Stay on B6 YES< Get off the Vitex! So it's a good idea to separate your pills!
I took Nature's Way Vitex and separate B vitamins.

I am still on my B50 complex that I used to conceive!!!!!

Not at all, it happens to me all the time and I appreciate it when people speak up and correct me if I leave something out which you've done for me on many ocassions.