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The fun thing with pregnancy acne is you can't use normal acne face washes!
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bee posted:Why not? I'm currently using cetaphil and hadn't considered that there cold be anything harmful in it. You're not suppose to use anything with salicylic acids in it when you're pregnant. If you have any questions about what you're using is safe, you should ask your OB.
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Jul 23, 2012 15:38
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Reading what you can and can't do/take/eat when you're pregnant on the internet is really scary because some people will say its fine and other people will say your baby will be born with flippers if you do that particular thing. If you have any questions, its best to bring it up with your doctor so you don't freak out. I gave up trying to figure out what herbal teas are ok and not ok to drink and just drink water instead.
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Jul 24, 2012 02:21
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Green tea is a giant no no. I think regular tea is ok as long as you don't drink too much because of the caffine, but herbal teas are just a mixed bag that's a pain to deal with. Peppermint is ok. Chamomile is ok.
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Jul 24, 2012 03:08
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The active ingredients in green tea supposedly do something with the body and folic acid so the fetus has a higher chance of having neural tube defects. A lot of the stuff I'm finding out about are sort of in that grey area of if might be harmful, but it might not be harmful. I usually just abstain from anything controversial rather than take the risk. Its only 9 months. The one I can't do without is I have to take a zyrtec every other day or I'll break out in horribly painful hives randomly. For fun, google whether pineapple is safe when pregnant. 
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Jul 24, 2012 14:26
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Hastings posted:The breakouts and nausea are really loving awful for me right now. Do you guys know of any ways to ease that up a bit? Like safe facial cleansers? I'm eating healthy snacks regularly, but that only takes the edge off. This is the thread for you! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3390558
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Jul 25, 2012 12:32
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I found this http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/1017.html if you scroll down to "Are there interactions with herbs and supplements?" This one talks about the study and where you can find it: http://pregnancy.families.com/blog/is-green-tea-safe Again, its one of those things where some people say stay away, some people say its ok sometimes. Edit: I think this is the study they're referring to in that last one. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/65/6/2059.full?sid=7ff8ff08-1d44-4fbe-94f6-36c5e9ad81af Alterian fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Jul 26, 2012 |
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Jul 26, 2012 00:48
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It would be a lot easier to have kids younger than 30 if the US had better social services for women and children. I'll be 30 by the time I have the baby I'm pregnant with now. We would have started a lot earlier if I could have gotten reasonable maternity leave and child care. I probably would have also found out about my issues getting pregnant (thyroid issues) if I had better health insurance to begin with.
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Aug 12, 2012 01:00
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bee posted:This is exciting stuff! I have my fingers crossed for you Ceridwen. I'm slightly confused. Are you on the pill right now?
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Aug 19, 2012 04:55
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FengShuiNinja posted:My Question: I think a lot of the ways they have to do genetic screening can bring a chance of miscarriage. It could also be an insurance issue where insurance companies won't cover a procedure unless its medically necessary. Hell, some insurance companies won't cover routine ultrasounds unless something comes back abnormal.
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Aug 20, 2012 13:32
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If you wanted just a test for yourself or your husband and have the money, you could always do something like 23andme.com My husband and I both had our dna done through that because we're giant nerds and it was pretty interesting. They also trace your ancestry too. (We found out both of our maternal lines date back to Doggerland in Europe. Pretty crazy!) Of all the genetic diseases they test for, he wasn't a carrier of anything and I'm a carrier for hemochromatosis so we weren't too worried. There's one genetic disease that's in my family that they don't test for (for patent reasons) and not covered by my insurance and would have been thousands of dollars we didn't have. I have either a 1/8 or 1/4 chance of being a carrier (can't remember) and the general population has a 1/100 chance of being a carrier (I think?) and the baby would still have a 1/4 chance even if we both are carriers of having the disease and there really isn't anything else we can do if they are a carrier that we decided its not worth it. I'll probably get tested for it in the future if I ever get an insurance that will cover it since being a carrier greatly increases your risk for certain cancers. I'm not too worried since one of the telltale signs you are a carrier is you go grey really early and I haven't. My mom is one of 10 and about half of her brothers were grey by the time they were 30. Genetic stuff can be pretty scary.
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Aug 20, 2012 14:54
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I know for evening primrose oil you're suppose to take it before you ovulate and not after. If you're trying to boost your cervical mucous, try grapefruit!
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Nov 2, 2012 02:22
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It still could just be your period. As soon as you start trying, your body likes to gently caress up your cycle no matter how regular it is and give you other weird symptoms because you're paying attention.
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Feb 20, 2013 22:28
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Also keep in mind that if you are tracking, you shouldn't really be having sex more than every other day during your fertile period. It took me 3 years to get pregnant! The month I got knocked up was the month before I was going to start tracking again after taking a break to deal with my messed up thyroid.
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Feb 27, 2013 20:29
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Eating a healthy diet of a lot of fruits and vegetables for the anti oxidants, losing weight, and exercise is suppose to help.
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Mar 7, 2013 00:41
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If you really want to get your sperm analyzed, its like $100 without insurance.
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Jun 3, 2013 16:17
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It took me 3 years to get knocked up! I had an undiagnosed thyroid issue. The first month my thyroid levels were normal, I got pregnant.
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Jul 16, 2013 18:49
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I have a thyroid disorder and I was still able to get pregnant once I was medicated properly so its not the end of the world, it might just take a little longer to get yourself sorted out. You really want to have normal thyroid function when you're pregnant because being hyper or hypo thyroid can mess with the baby and yourself.
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Jul 26, 2013 15:26
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I'm pretty sure I had a thyroid issue for a good chunk of my adult life but it was never diagnosed. I had pretty much every symptom of being hypothyroid for a very long time, but all the blood work doctors ever did was always normal/borderline low, and they would never even do a full set of them. My mom has the same issue. She was pretty sure she was hypothyroid her whole life. She had all the symptoms, but she didn't get diagnosed officially until she was in her 50's. I didn't get diagnosed with a thyroid issue until for some reason my thyroid became hyperthyroid a couple summers ago and I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. I was pretty shocked when they said I was hyperthyroid. I thought I was having an allergy issue or some sort of stomach issue and it never occurred to me. It took a while for them to get my medication sorted out so I went really hypothyroid for a while. It amazing how I felt exactly like how I use to feel when the doctors told me nothing was wrong with me while I was in a medication induced hypothyroid state. I'm completely off medication now for it. I actually need to go in for a blood test. I've been feeling hypothyroid again, but I have a fear they're going to tell me my blood tests are normal/borderline and they're not going to do anything so I'll just feel lovely the rest of my life.
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Aug 3, 2013 02:41
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So far no. I was in treatment for Graves so I was on medication while I was pregnant. By the time I got knocked up, I didn't have any antibodies in my system. I had to have my blood tested every month for all my thyroid functions. Luckily I could get the blood drawn at my OB and my endocrinologist would talk to me on the phone about my results so I wouldn't have yet another doctors office to go to all the time. I was worried he would have issues because of my medication, but the issue he could of had didn't happen. It was rough though. If I stopped taking the medication, I could have gotten sick again, but there was a slight chance he could have aplasia cutis congenita. My 18 months on it were done by the end of pregnancy so I was off of it when he was born. He came out ok with no issues!
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Aug 3, 2013 13:14
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In the middle of my husband and I trying we both got laid off. It would have been hilarious if that's when I got knocked up.
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Aug 27, 2013 14:59
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Are you charting taking your mouth temperature? That never worked for me and my temps would be all over the place. I had to chart taking my armpit temp. I wish they would make specific thermometers for vaginally taking your temp. I couldn't get the idea of sticking a thin metal and glass rod up there when I was half asleep every morning.
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Nov 12, 2013 13:46
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If the spotting is implantation bleeding, I don't think a test would be registering as pregnant yet.
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Dec 3, 2013 17:11
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Talby posted:Is there anything I can do as a guy to increase our chances of getting pregnant through IUI? I don't smoke, I rarely drink, but my numbers are really low. Are there any supplements or vitamins or foods I should eat or not eat? We just had our 3rd IUI session today, hopefully it sticks, but if not I'd love to know what I can do next time to help. There's been studies that show eating a lot of fruits and vegetables especially raw and exercise can help raise your sperm count and make them healthier.
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Dec 17, 2013 02:23
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Dori posted:
With weightlifting you have to worry more about the relaxin being pumped into your system. You could potentially hurt yourself if you are doing heavy weights. http://breakingmuscle.com/womens-fitness/pregnant-and-weight-lifting-you-may-want-to-reconsider
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Jan 10, 2014 18:46
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Relaxin's peak is reached during the 14 weeks of the first trimester and at delivery. I was doing weight training right before I got pregnant and ended up stopping because of how exhausted I was and trying to keep up with everything else in my life. Towards the end I don't think I could have managed any weight training. My knees and hips felt really loose. I'm finally getting back into it now and my hips still feel looser than they use to an my knees don't feel the same. A benefit though is my form has become fantastic after having to move 24/7 with a big, not very flexible abdomen.
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Jan 11, 2014 01:07
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I tried for years to get pregnant and it turned out my thyroid was all messed up. I ended up developing graves disease and went on medication in September. I was pregnant by February. It was actually the first month my levels were normal too. If you are planning in getting pregnant make sure your endocrinologist knows. They might cater your treatment towards that since some thyroid treatments aren't pregnancy friendly. I was on methimazole for almost my entire pregnancy and everything turned out ok.
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Your grandparents fertility issues might not be as big of a deal as you might think they are depending on what cause them. It could have been an RH factor issue that use to be a big deal but isn't a big deal anymore. I know my husband's grandmother had issues with getting pregnant and bringing a pregnancy to full term because of that, but by the time she got pregnant with his mom, all she needed was a shot. (She had his mom in her 40's) It might be worth investigating if that could have been the problem so you don't worry yourself about it.
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