June 2012 Babies

Herewegoagain - swimming is the perfect exercise...especially since your son will love it too! And you've got more excuse to play in the pool than I do since you've got your wee boy to play with.

Atiamuri - is baby bouncing on the pelvic floor bad? I have a very strong pelvic floor due to all the pilates I do. Good advice to just keep going until I no longer feel comfortable. I feel completely like I did pre-pregnancy at the mo....it's the most normal I feel when I run. My doctor said there's nothing better for baby than me to keep running sensibly....esp because all the extra oxygen running through my body means baby gets more O2 which is great for development. She was very encouraging of the health benefits for me and baby.

As for constipation...I'm an expert on this as I have had it pre-pregnancy and quite a bit through pregnancy. Something I do every night which works wonders for me is to have psyllium husks in water. I don't use the ones from the pharmacy or supermarket as they are just loaded with sugar and artificial crap. I buy plain psyllium husks from the health shop (they are cheap). It is not that nice to take (and you have to drink it quickly before it gets gluggy) but it works amazingly. I will continue my nightly routine of p.husks throughout pregnancy and beyond no doubt.

Prune juice also works well, I had that in the first few weeks of pregnancy but have been unable to stomach it during my sickest times. Then there are the high fibre fruits like prunes, dates, apricots, pears. And grains of course...I can't have bran because I can't have gluten but if you can have All Bran or one of those then that should really help you. I eat quite a bit of quinoa which is high in fibre. Getting enough magnesium in your diet helps too. Every few days I take a vitamin C, zinc and magnesium drink.

And of course it's water and exercise that are important too. It's a constant battle for me but I do find the psyllium husks at night works wonders. Good luck....I know how awful it can be.

Edited by Ajay

I had an anterior placenta with my son, not for this one though which will be a new experience.
Just meant I couldn't feel him till about 18 weeks but once I did it didn't stop!!

And now its the weekend I really should turn my work brain off. Sorry for the education session/rant!!! I feel so sorry for Mum's that come to me and can't even jump without leaking... do your pelvic floor exercises girls!!!

I've just brought some phloe, all the ones with psyllisum husks said not to use if pregnant.

Cricket - I take all my natural treatments under advice from a trained naturopath. She has recommended psyllium husks to me (as has my midwife and doctor!). So I think it's fair to say it is safe in pregnancy if professionals have advised that it is ok.

What you are reading is pharmaceutical companies that don't want to be held to account if anything goes wrong with a pregnant woman taking their treatment (often in USA law suits is reality and companies like to cover their ass). Also the treatments you are probably looking at are not straight organic p.husks....those products that contain p.husks can be loaded with artificial sweeteners and fillers and other nasties that are not good in pregnancy.

The only reason p.husks could be problematic is if anyone suffers from intestinal problems or other medical bowel conditions...but then again if you did suffer from such problems I'm sure you are seeking medical advice for your constipation due to your medical condition. Also the husks can be difficult to take in their natural form (the mixture gets quite gluggy) so it is recommended that women who have esophagus problems/or difficulties swallowing should not take it.

But don't fear ladies plain p.husks is a natural food that is often used in bread! So yes it is safe, safe, safe (unless you have other medical conditions as mentioned above).

I pay to see a naturopath every few weeks (as does Ooligator)...it is brilliant and I would highly recommend it for any of you that go and buy your own products from the health shop or pharmacy without trained advice. It's is easy to get confused by what the bottle says and misinformation. What you need is a trained professional that knows your complete medical history and can make the right decision for you based on your personal circumstances and their expert knowledge of the products

Edited by Ajay

Quiet weekend in here, had my scan yestrerday and all was looking good, strong heartbeat at 168bpm. Was lying so cute with it's ankles crossed over and its arms crossed above its head. Totally makes it more real Now 5 more weeks til the anatomy scan!

Congrats on the good scan Kiwiatheart!

DS has been really tired and tetchy the past couple of days. Waking at 5am but has a cuddle, tucked back in then back off to sleep. Yawn! Think he's still getting over his cold.

Planting the vege garden today - it's so hot! Had our first paddle in the lake yesterday (DH swum but A and I just paddled our feet!) Getting Thai takeaways for tea tonight as it's my Birthday Eve! Yay.

How do I join the facebook group?

Hope everyone has had a great week.
I think you have to add Kelz as a friend and she can add you to the group because it's been changed to a private group so noone can comments or search for it.

Our Xmas tree looks very sad without presents under it....

We shot into town at 5pm on Fri to get a real tree from St Johns, and it sat, undecorated, for a night. We did it up on Sat morning before driving to Auckland. Had MIL's family Xmas yesterday and drove home afterwards. DD is surprisingly perky given that we didn't get home til 10ish!

I think I might have to go through the stash of DD's Xmas pressies and sort out which ones are Santa pressies and which ones are from us, then wrap them up and put them under the tree - then it'll feel like Xmas is nigh!


I LOVE Christmas so freakin' much!

I love christmas too, despite the cost and overcrowded malls.

I hope my nausea goes by xmas, though, considering what it could be like I have nothing to really complain about.

In the mornings I'm pretty sure I'm getting braxton hicks! My tummy goes really hard and pokes out just below my belly button, feels so weird.

Man it's been cold here,not that I mind, but it is summer you would think it would be warmer.

Midwife appt. tomorrow, can't wait to hear bubs heartbeat. It's slowly sinking in that we're going to have another baby... Charlie will be 6 in April, sometimes I can't even believe I have a 6 year-old haha.