tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post116525278717872719..comments2007-02-22T21:00:41.424-05:00Mrs. Harridanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243591806894404860noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1166128318042239422006-12-14T15:31:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:31:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:31:00.000-05:00If it's OK with you, I'm going to quote this blog entry on Parents Connect, a parenting website.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>Erin MacPherson<BR/>erin.macpherson@parentsconnect.comErin MacPhersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056568831158193831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165580851563099172006-12-08T07:27:00.000-05:002006-12-08T07:27:00.000-05:002006-12-08T07:27:00.000-05:00Both times my boss was pregnant, she carried around a huge Ziploc bag full of Tums. She had horrible heartburn. I have a little problem with it...bet that means I'll have a huge problem with it if/when I'm ever preggers. Hope you feel better!!Blondiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01903668054657873042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165517245049114392006-12-07T13:47:00.000-05:002006-12-07T13:47:00.000-05:002006-12-07T13:47:00.000-05:00Okay, the heartburn? Sucks. Nothing really worked for me, so I just ate whatever the hell I wanted to and just suffered.<BR/><BR/>Our local Trader Joe's carried nitrite-free hot dogs and pasturized Saint Andre cheese, which I ate with abandon throughout my pregnancy. Salad dressing? Try plain yogurt with some fresh herbs, salt, and a drizzle of vinegar. I ate yogurt like a fiend during my pregnancy. Hooray for calcium!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and fuck "What to Expect." That book should be burned.Tits McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05627125434096594252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165499575159896812006-12-07T08:52:00.000-05:002006-12-07T08:52:00.000-05:002006-12-07T08:52:00.000-05:00Shit. I've been waiting for this next affliction and so far I've avoided it. I've never, that's right NEVER had heartburn in my life and I don't want to start now. Especially since TUMS and every other thing they allow pregnant women to take don't work worth a damn. What about the ginger drops or ginger tea. Would that help?TBhttp://soulgardening.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165495896641404812006-12-07T07:51:00.000-05:002006-12-07T07:51:00.000-05:002006-12-07T07:51:00.000-05:00Salad suggestion here - If I don't have vinegar on hand I just crush up a bit of dried herbs into some oil and shake for a few seconds. Then I drizzle it on and pretend it's dressing. Good Luck!head of the tablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700261727274019958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165495502114923712006-12-07T07:45:00.000-05:002006-12-07T07:45:00.000-05:002006-12-07T07:45:00.000-05:00Hey! I must've lost the bookmark to your blog, because I haven't been by in a while. But then I saw that TB mentioned you were prego and I just wanted to say congratulations! <BR/><BR/>On the heartburn...one of my pre-natal vitamins gave me the worst heartburn ever (and I had never had heartburn issues before). I told the midwife and switched brands and all was well. Do you think it could be?Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13138593576424101434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165432297273017322006-12-06T14:11:00.000-05:002006-12-06T14:11:00.000-05:002006-12-06T14:11:00.000-05:00Here's a little info for what it's worth. My mom has had serious problems with GERD and a hiatal hernia for years and that's about how long she's been sleeping with a wedge. Here's how she has it set up. Put the wedge under the mattress on your side of the bed. If it's not too thick, it shouldn't present any major problems when sharing a bed.(I think mom's wedge is about 4 inches at the highest point) Since her blindness hit, I've been sharing her bed on occasional weekends and it hasn't been bad at all. Good LuckMelissahttp://squarepeg.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165431070164001732006-12-06T13:51:00.000-05:002006-12-06T13:51:00.000-05:002006-12-06T13:51:00.000-05:00Ack, that sucks big time! What about a turkey hot dog or kosher hot dogs - maybe they don't have nitrates...tofu dog?!!Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639484182297151342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165339217917316812006-12-05T12:20:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:20:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:20:00.000-05:00OK, good news. You actually can eat goat and feta cheeses as long as they're pasteurized ... no imported soft cheeses for you, missy. That's something the books don't tell you, but when I pressed the point with my doctor she clarified it. <BR/><BR/>Also, Mylanta works a hell of a lot better than TUMS. You can't take it 2,000 times a day like I used to take TUMS, but at bedtime when the heartburn is really bed it coats and soothes better than TUMS.<BR/><BR/>Drinking a lot of water helps (a little). <BR/><BR/>Welcome to three months of sleeping sitting up. If it's any consolation at all, I haven't had heartburn one time since giving birth. It magically disappears as soon as the baby is out.Staceyhttp://nobodysfool.typepad.com/gorditanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165327998199635772006-12-05T09:13:00.000-05:002006-12-05T09:13:00.000-05:002006-12-05T09:13:00.000-05:00I hear you! I've been craving citrus, and have been eating it with abandon, since I've been so happy that I've been craving something healthy, and my acupuncturist thinks that my over-full-to-the-point-that-I-have-a-hard-time-breathing-after-eating feeling may be from all the acid. She told me to drink peppermint and chamomile tea. I'll let you know if there's any improvement.Arabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284348393988748820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165305236198444462006-12-05T02:53:00.000-05:002006-12-05T02:53:00.000-05:002006-12-05T02:53:00.000-05:00Dump that Effing book. Everyone from my OB to yoga teachers to midwife to doula agreed on that one. The Best Odds Diet is total shite.<BR/><BR/>Have you tried papaya tablets? They worked at times when Tums didn't. I hate papaya, but they taste nothing like papaya -- mine were peppermint-flavored. I got them at either Whole Foods or the local co-op, can't remember which.The Big Pugawughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345750797815942789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165279763859814202006-12-04T19:49:00.000-05:002006-12-04T19:49:00.000-05:002006-12-04T19:49:00.000-05:00After reading the list of foods to avoid i wondered what was left. Have some tofu dear. Yum.<BR/><BR/>What to Expect was THE book when i was pregnant. Glad it's heading off to the trash heap like it deserves.menohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-1165264917654869162006-12-04T15:41:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:41:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:41:00.000-05:00Okay, how many times do I have to say that What to Expect is SHIT. SHIT I TELL YOU.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, your diet and self-imposed restrictions sound harder than the tripe they guilt you into in that book. So you can't do Maalox? That was the only thing that helped when I was pregs. Ice cream and milkshakes were the worst. Oatmeal and brown sugar went down just fine, though. Not much of a dinner, I guess.Mignonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.com