today, 22 july 08, my least favorite thing.
dr f's office! I'm anemic dammit! and nobody told me until today. I had b/w done almost 2 months ago and the office neglected to pass this information on to me. dopes! the crabby midwife I met with this morning happened to mention my levels "in passing." I'm not terribly anemic but she does want me to add iron supplements to my pnvs. "hey, thanks! thanks for letting me feel EXTRA tired these last few months." I needed that, right? nice.
1st favorite thing...
prenatal massage. ohhhhhhh. ooooooh. my sister j was kind enough to share with me a gift certificate from a very nice spa overlooking the ocean. it was heavenly. my (super fertile) therapist (who just had "mistake twins") was very much in tune with all my aches and pains. my only complaint is that it was not long enough. 50 minutes felt more like 10. but it was awesome and so decadent. thanks again j!
2nd favorite thing...
the pregnancy wedge pillow. with the summer heat and humidity I had to retire the giant snoogle once and for all. being surrounded by 6 feet of polyester fluff made me feel like I was in a slow cooker each and every night. between the memory foam egg crate (for hip pain) and the massive body pillow I was a complete sweaty mess. capable of generating enough heat to effectively simmer both b and lulu. the wedge has just enough support to keep me from cheating and toppling over into my favorite position - sleeping on my back. plus the smaller wedge in front is super comfy if you've got the big belly.
3rd favorite thing...
friendly strangers. oddly, I was stopped today while walking to my car outside the market. a total stranger, with 3 small boys, said "I just have to to tell you how cute you look." she really caught me off guard. when a random person speaks to you out of the blue usually they say something nasty or they want something -- directions, the time, spare change, whatever. we chatted a bit and she could not have been any nicer. what a glorious, and very unusual, way to start my day. thank you mystery lady! I sincerely appreciate your unexpected kindness.
2 comments:
YAY for the mystery lady! That was very nice of her to say.
I got a prenatal massage and LOVED it, pure heaven!
I've been pretty severely anemic most of my PG (was anemic before pg even) and the ONLY supplement that digests well for me is called Floradix. Its absorbed much better than the rx Iron that I tried taking (tried both repliva and chromagen).
You can get it at health food stores and also vitamin shoppe.
You are supposed to take it morning and night, but I only take morning since I take my prenatal that also has iron at night.
BTW, since I started iron I really could tell a difference in my energy level.. I don't think I'll stop taking it even after I deliver since I have low iron and energy issues even non pregnant.
I hope you notice the difference too!
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