tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post3110913977877549317..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Knocked Up And Knocked DownHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-84329669038894208532008-04-20T11:47:00.000-04:002008-04-20T11:47:00.000-04:00I think people who recommend any form of diet chan...I think people who recommend any form of diet change for morning sickness are not having extreme morning sickness. <BR/><BR/>After vomiting 10-20 times a day, the only thing that even came close to working for me was Zofran. It only lasts a few hours, but it cuts the barf cycle when you just can't seem to stop. My morning sickness lasted for 4 months solid, then slowed down to just nausea or minor barfing. <BR/><BR/>It seems counter-evolutionary to not be able to take in any nutrition that would be beneficial to the baby for 4 months. That being said, those 3D ultrasounds are showing how chunky her cheeks are and how functional her systems seem to be.<BR/><BR/> Now that I'm in my third trimester, I have had some days that were just like the first trimester. The only difference is that I feel like I could eat a burger between barf sessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91903783684905960202007-10-11T09:51:00.000-04:002007-10-11T09:51:00.000-04:00Almost everyone's mentioned ginger, but no one's s...Almost everyone's mentioned ginger, but no one's shared a recipe for ginger tea! Here it is: Steep 1 tsp of freshly grated ginger in 1 cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Take sips over a long period of time rather than chugging, but don't have more than 2 full cups a day. This tastes particularly good if you add some honey, although it may be better to keep things simple.<BR/><BR/>Another tea (but not really tea since it isn't made from tea leaves, hence no caffeine) is Rooibos, which South African women drink during pregnancy. It's a drink that's even recommended for babies with upset tummies, so it's definitely gentle. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-76688961069960012242007-10-09T06:14:00.000-04:002007-10-09T06:14:00.000-04:00Cannot be much help, but morning sickness is horri...Cannot be much help, but morning sickness is horrible so really hope your feeling better soonLaura McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808784566238960772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16984049231867535652007-10-09T01:33:00.000-04:002007-10-09T01:33:00.000-04:00I had all-day morning sickness. Totally sucks. Nth...I had all-day morning sickness. Totally sucks. <BR/><BR/>Nthing the ginger suggestions. And you don't have to take pills. There's ginger tea, and pickled ginger (the kind you get with sushi-- you can buy it by itself at an Asian grocery store). <BR/><BR/>I used to keep a box of plain Saltine crackers by my bed so that when I woke up in the morning I could force one down immediately and thus manage to experience ripples of nausea as I stood up, rather than waves. <BR/><BR/>But, really, nothing made it go away completely. *sigh*Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-69002187569720589582007-10-08T18:11:00.000-04:002007-10-08T18:11:00.000-04:00When I was pregnant with my twins and feeling real...When I was pregnant with my twins and feeling really sick, the only thing that helped me was fruit juice popsicles. Something about the coldness and the fruit sugar calmed my stomach. Good luck! I'll be thinking of you!Radioactive Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588217525296865718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-69728800986343624342007-10-07T22:43:00.000-04:002007-10-07T22:43:00.000-04:00Congratulations to you and your family. That's won...Congratulations to you and your family. That's wonderful news!!! I'm so happy for you but I'm sorry you're feeling so shitty. How many weeks are you??? Close to twelve, I hope???<BR/><BR/>(Please excuse my extreme tardiness in extending my congrats. Life has been more than a little upside down for the past six weeks and I've been a very bad blogpal. Forgive me?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63448952031404779152007-10-07T13:23:00.000-04:002007-10-07T13:23:00.000-04:00There is just nothing to do but lay in your bed an...There is just nothing to do but lay in your bed and watch bad television. Iced tea, packed with ice, gave me the slightest reprieve from the nausea.<BR/><BR/>That you are writing two blogs AMAZES me. It'll end soon. Like that is ANY help! Soldier on!!<BR/><BR/>P.S. Thanks so much for the nice comments about my writing. I really, really appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91350662787514355752007-10-06T20:18:00.000-04:002007-10-06T20:18:00.000-04:00good lord, the all day sickness. This is pregnanc...good lord, the all day sickness. This is pregnancy #2, and I am nauseated all day every day. Like that for pregnancy #1 for the first 4 months. Is no fun. Especially since we are now running after our toddlers instead of indulging in me-time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23711216514404665432007-10-06T19:03:00.000-04:002007-10-06T19:03:00.000-04:00Both you and Mrs. Chicky need to bite the ginger b...Both you and Mrs. Chicky need to bite the ginger bullet. You will feel better. (I hope you do!)Ruth Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161626814106717754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-67697184245241108642007-10-05T23:55:00.000-04:002007-10-05T23:55:00.000-04:00I too am in the throes of "morning sickness" with ...I too am in the throes of "morning sickness" with baby #2. Baby #1 I had horrible all-day morning sickness well into the fourth month. I threw up four-six times a day, was always (always!) nauseated, and lost 10 pounds. <BR/><BR/>Those sea-sickness bracelets totally did not work for me. I wore them for two or three weeks and my nausea kept getting worse. Ginger also didn't work, but I know a lot of women swear by it. (Note: most ginger ales don't actually have ginger in it...I think Hansen's does though.) When other women suggested saltine crackers, I seriously wanted to slap them. I know that sounds mean, but my nausea was so way beyond saltines. <BR/><BR/>Things that did work: lemons. I carried around a bag of sliced lemons, kept cut lemons in every room of the house (the scent helped me not to gag when I entered a new room with new smells), and sucked on a lemon every time I felt like gagging. It didn't really help me throw up less, but it helped make me feel slightly better a little bit of the time.<BR/><BR/>That said, with #2, I have been trying really hard to force myself to eat small meals regularly. I crave refined sugars, but they make me crash and leave me more nauseated than ever. Protein and carbs (forget the veggies because, um, those are really disgusting coming out the other way). It seems to be helping to manage it so it doesn't spiral into this life-sucking, virtual starvation that I went through last time. The last thing I want to do is eat, but I'm seriously forcing myself to do it.<BR/><BR/>I've also enlisted all the help from family that I can get in caring for my son. It's nearly impossible when I'm so nauseated and weak.<BR/><BR/>Truly, truly hope it gets better for you soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-63158159981431128522007-10-05T16:27:00.000-04:002007-10-05T16:27:00.000-04:00Ginger ale and dry toast or baked potatoes. That ...Ginger ale and dry toast or baked potatoes. That is what worked for me. Sending you lots of good thoughts and hopes that you will find your magic remedy soon...Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122493201161475552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-61400426595337264182007-10-05T15:02:00.000-04:002007-10-05T15:02:00.000-04:00Pregnancy One: no morning sickness; not even a hi...Pregnancy One: no morning sickness; not even a hint of nausea--gained 17 pounds<BR/><BR/>Pregnancy Two: a non-stop pukefest for seven months, by which time I had quit work and graduate school because I couldn't get off the couch--hyperemesis and lots of IV rehydration--finally started Bendectin (no longer prescribed)which worked like a charm; the only other things that remotely helped was ice-cold, icy lemonade (the real stuff, made with real lemons and not too much sugar), flat ginger ale (the more ginger the better), wrist accupressure, and cold, cold fresh air. Oh, and fresh blueberries. Lost three pounds. Prayed for death.<BR/><BR/>Pregnancy Three: puked once every morning (and then fine for the rest of the day/night) for nine months; graham crackers and hard-boiled eggs in addition to above. Gained 70 pounds.<BR/><BR/>Results: three beautiful girls, none weighing less than 7 1/2 pounds, all of whom are now lovely young women.<BR/><BR/>Sending lots of sympathy your way, not that it'll do ya any good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-41211999152991395042007-10-05T14:36:00.000-04:002007-10-05T14:36:00.000-04:00Ginger really helps to settle the stomach.Ginger really helps to settle the stomach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-59336854152959331712007-10-04T22:15:00.000-04:002007-10-04T22:15:00.000-04:00Eeeeee! Congratulations on your pregnancy!!!!! I'v...Eeeeee! Congratulations on your pregnancy!!!!! I've been out of the loop for too long!!! Feel well, Catherine! <BR/><BR/>I couldn't take Diclectin either -- knocked me out and made me MORE DEPRESSED! I took Tums to help with the indigestion.... Nothing helped the nausea. Hang in there. I know it's brutal -- but it's worth it.... :)Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51149821044106541812007-10-04T15:03:00.000-04:002007-10-04T15:03:00.000-04:00Gah. Does. Bossy. Know... If. There. Is. A. Gah. S...Gah. Does. Bossy. Know... If. There. Is. A. Gah. Sorry, honey. Oh, wait, does 'honey' make you woozy?BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-78141717530581631322007-10-04T10:21:00.000-04:002007-10-04T10:21:00.000-04:00OK, I don't have time to read 90 comments to find ...OK, I don't have time to read 90 comments to find out if someone else said this BUT i took the diclectin. It knocks you out for a day or two and then your body gets used to it. Persevere. It saved my life--I was so sick that I passed out if I stood up or got warm. It can save yours too.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-50143848723440441702007-10-04T08:34:00.000-04:002007-10-04T08:34:00.000-04:00Zofran saved my life. I was still a bit sick but ...Zofran saved my life. I was still a bit sick but it helped and it doesn't make you sleepy.<BR/><BR/>I feel for you, sweetie. <BR/><BR/>Morning sickness is the worst thing ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47161785108355044552007-10-04T06:33:00.000-04:002007-10-04T06:33:00.000-04:00ginger biscuit (we call them ginger nuts - they're...ginger biscuit (we call them ginger nuts - they're very hard) before sticking so much as a toe out of bed in the morningdodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617322056885649095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5764809932295909182007-10-04T00:26:00.000-04:002007-10-04T00:26:00.000-04:00That does not sound like fun. I demand the nausea ...That does not sound like fun. I demand the nausea to cease. (If only I had that kind of power.)ms bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997925420763913039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-33615769962190865932007-10-03T23:07:00.000-04:002007-10-03T23:07:00.000-04:00I'm personally all about the gingerale.I have hear...I'm personally all about the gingerale.<BR/><BR/>I have heard (and this is not my idea so don't hate me), that exercise actually helps with the nausea. I'm betting it's the last thing you feel like doing (which is why no one I know has been willing to try it), but I've heard it works. <BR/><BR/>Me, I would just lie on a couch and moan. Hang in there.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-7231087151208473542007-10-03T23:04:00.000-04:002007-10-03T23:04:00.000-04:00I'm too lazy to read all the comments before mine,...I'm too lazy to read all the comments before mine, so it's very likely it's already been mentioned before, but taking my prenatals at night really, really helped. That and never letting my belly get empty - almost constant saltines between meals from the minute I woke up.<BR/><BR/>Am I delurking here? I'm a mo'fo delurker today and I'm on a roll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91202531207554794572007-10-03T21:05:00.000-04:002007-10-03T21:05:00.000-04:00I have no wise advice, but I'm sending happy-tummy...I have no wise advice, but I'm sending happy-tummy vibes your way!velocibadgergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284169501055131574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47011960823019291602007-10-03T20:52:00.000-04:002007-10-03T20:52:00.000-04:00I totally agree about: ginger tea (slice some off ...I totally agree about: ginger tea (slice some off the root, then steep and add a little honey or maple syrup to take the edge off), citrus anything (for me it's white grapefruit), never letting yourself get hungry, and red raspberry leaf tea (old midwives' tonic- just snatch some off a bush and do a little brew). The other thing that's helping me get through this trimester (and this sounds sadistic, knowing how you feel) is going out for a walk. It's pure hell getting out the door every day, but I'm doing it cuz I can't handle being a jungle gym for my toddler. And, weirdly, I actually feel better after. Mind you, I'm a deflated shell of a mother come nap time, but thank god I'm lucky enough to have that luxury! Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-30655571205002410992007-10-03T18:45:00.000-04:002007-10-03T18:45:00.000-04:00I ate Diclectin like Skittles but man, they knocke...I ate Diclectin like Skittles but man, they knocked me out too.<BR/><BR/>Try peppermint. Sprinkle a few drops of peppermint oil on your pillow. Red raspberry tea helps, as does ginger root.mamatuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692442843330582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-62335359481276688012007-10-03T17:41:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:41:00.000-04:00delurking to say that without the end results (a b...delurking to say that without the end results (a baby), pregnancy really blows. also, today is delurking day so Hi! and will go back to my corner and hide now.<BR/><BR/>kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com