Haemorroids/Piles

yeah.I have been prescribed some cream which i am using at the moment nikki.but once i have used up the cream I will talk to midwife and see wot else i could do.I think the potato thing will be an absolute last resort.

Ha ha ha, that is so funny about the potato theory. I told the other girls at my antenatal class about it last night and they were almost crying with laughter.....but I guess it must work if other people are recommending it.......might be a last resort for me too.......

I caught a cold and went to the pharmacy yesterday....she asked me how many weeks I am and I said "10 and 1/2 weeks"......she said "oh...I am sorry you should not take any thing in your condition!"

Huh???
What about my runny on moment and blocked on moment nose? My cough? My headaches? Hello????

She told me to go and take paracitamol and rest??????

yep i have the runny and blocked nose too,doesnt it suk!!! I have just been tking paracetemol till I find out wot else i can have.i have a sore throat too so i guess i will just get told to keep up the paracetemol and suck on throat lozenges,wish there was an instant cure for all these bugs n stuff going round.

there was a thread a while ago what is okay to take when you are sick and pregnant. Ill try and find it and bump it for you guys.

thanks,yep they are getting their marching orders lol.

lol angelnz i read ur bump post on the colds post and wondered wot on earth u were talking about lol,now i no.

lizzle,I had bad hayfever when summer started last year and took hayfever tabs which i made sure were safe for me.weird how some pharmisists have different opinoins aye.

my midwife prescribed me Razene when I was preg with xander as i got hayfever for a few weeks with him and he didnt get affected in any way.

Well I must say, drinking warm water and eating Oranges (can’t drink orange juice, I am allergic) and paracitamol really helped. My nose does get blocked occasionally but I can sleep at night with out waking up.....

And yes it sucks that I can’t take any thing...I hope I don’t get sick again any time soon....

Thanks heaps for the info Kelpa! Will definintely keep that in mind

I too got the "bum grapes" after having Caitlan. Gross name but gross condition and I needed to name them something that at least made them sound a little bit funny VERY VERY painful and even more embarrasing when you ahve to go to the Dr and bend over to show him ............ very unattractive.

And now after having Sam I haven't done them any favours. This relates to another thread recently about taking care of your bottom post birth which is so true. I think it is almost a given to end up with them after birth however some ladies are fine with them and have no trouble and others it's a nightmare.

I have a friend who had hers operated on after her first baby but they came back and now after bub #2 she has big trouble. To the point where at Karate one night - yes in her white suit one of them burst!!!!!!! You can imagine the mess and the embarrasment must have been awful. So I do sympathise with anyone who has them and for those ladies who are pregnant don't be embarrased to ask for help.