Hi All,

How are u all doing? I am posting my message after a long time. But was reading all posts everyday :-)
I am in my 13th Week. Will be going to a dr in the 1st week of April for a complete test. Just let me know what all tests u guys hav undergone n 15Weeks. So that i can check with my dr if any of the tests is not done.

As of now my Nausea has reduced a bit, but nowadays am getting headaches almost everyday and is there for long hours. Because of all these i am like always tired or looking sad. I really want to be very happy and enjoy so that my kid inside will also be happy. But because of nausea, indigestion & headache...am like always dull. Any suggestions friends?.

As of now i have not yet put on weight. I have actually reduced by 1 kg...Hope i somehow manage to put on weight now.

I am trying to eat in the following diet for the past 1 week..

Morning 8 AM - Coffee
9:30 AM - 1 Boiled Egg + 250ml Milk
12:00 - 2 Bananas + Some other fruit
1:30 - Very little lunch..>Rice +something...Am able to eat very less during lunch
4:00 - Fruits
7:30 - Dinner...I eat dinner nicely...Because by that time i feel like eating...
Sleep by 9:30...
I know this may not be the correct diet...But am just trying to eat as much as i can. Any suggestions for this???
Then how did Solar Eclipse go for all of you?.
R u guys chatting with ur id' s elsewhere??? If yes pls let me know. I wud love to join u there also.
Also sorry for such a long post...

Take Care,
Bye,
Vidhu
ramya replied. Hi all,

Nice to see such long messages after a long time...
Meghnah you became completely out of sight :-)
Good to know that you girls are chatting on messenger...I m feeling soo bad as i am unable to do here at office:-(((

Today I am 11week, 6days..
Just waiting to cross 12weeks.
Like Meghnah, I had headache yesterday..
I almost fainted in my office...later I felt that the may be it caused by the milk I drank..so i ate some salt biscuits and everything was fine..
So today I skipped milk and ate egg and fruits..

Coming to weight gain..I havent checked my weight since two weeks...very scared to check it :-)) may be I would have put on little weight...

As I dont have any symptoms sometimes I get worried if everything is fine with the baby or not...hope it is fine....

ok that' s all from me..
take care
bye bye
ramya



Sandhya M replied. Hi Vidhu

Good to hear from you.I am in my 15 th week now.So far, I have had one ultrasound and the first part of blood tests as part of the pre-natal screening. I will be going for the second set of tests in the month end.

I can totally understand the affects nausea and other sysmptoms have on one' s mind and body.I have suffered so much indigestion, nausea and vomitting in the last few weeks that I have dropped 5 pounds.I still suffer from frequent stomach upsets and am just not excited by any food (which is unususal because I normally eat well).I was kidding to my husband that the Ministry of water and sewer will gain because of our steep water bill!!!

Like you, I try to eat healthy.I start my day with a cup of tea, then breakfast around 8.15 a.m.Consists of a bowlof cheerios/ oatmeal( with flaxseed),toast and maybe a glass of juice.Lunch around noon.Can be rotis, dal,subzis,rice etc.I eat very little though.Have been skipping my evening chai/ milk as I have been throwing up too much.I pretty much eat morsels for dinner as the food makes me want to throw up.I do drink lots of fluids and try to eat fruits. Consumption hasn' t been good so far but I am hoping for things to improve.

Prunes help with constipation.Try avoiding foods with MSG.Regarding solar/ lunar eclipse,I just cannot stay at home as have tons of errands to run including fropping and bringing up my son from day care.

Just wanted to share this shloka with you all for a safe pregnancy and delivery.My MIL taught me:

Matru buddheshwaro devaha
Bakhtanam ishtadayakaha
Sughavati kundala nadaha
sughaprasavam ruchhadu.

Sorry for the long post.Hope you feel better soon.

Cheers
Sandhya Rakhi replied. hi gals,
vidhu n meghnah-both of u are posting after a long time! i think only ira was posting regularly..i too was replying only beech beech me..

and all this while i was thinking that only i' m having headaches! for me, there is time set for it..everyday my headache starts late afternoon and then continues till late evening..i asked my doc abt it in this visit and she said its normal and if u like, u cud have tylenol soemtimes if its severe..but i have till now avoided taking tylenol. i agree with meghnah and ira that vidhu' s headaches cud be bcoz of her diet..but i have them even when i' m full.

abt the tests-i heard the heartbeat for the first time in 10th week. then again in the last appt (in 14th week) and an abdominal scan (my doc did vaginal scan till now) and then the regular stuff-weight, BP, urine test for sugar and protein.

now i' ll have a blood test next week and then and U/S in 3 weeks.

my nausea has gone down but very very slightly..still throw up sometimes :( even though i' m in my 15th week now.

diet-hmmm...not much change in my diet..but the quantity has increased. ira-ur diet looks good now..ur nausea has gonw away completely?

and yeah..i tried to post my id a loooong time back (i think the first time when meghnah talked abt emails and chatting) but i cud' nt post it :( where did u guys post ur ids? i wud love to chat with u all! pls let me know and i' ll join u all too..

take care everyone
rakhi ira replied. Hi Vidhu!
great to see you back!
i am in my 15th week now... and so far... after the 12th week i have had my first trimester scan... to see the baby, and one appointment where we heard the heartbeats.. apart from that the regular bllod tests for toxoplasma, etc.. and yes.. i had to go through a gestational diabeties test early because my mom is diabetic.

headaches!!! reding your post reminded me of mine! right around the 12th and 13th week just when i thought my nausea was subsiding... i used to have headaches all day long!!! i somehow managed through them... but if it' s any consolation.. they just went away as suddenly as they came.. i read somewhere that it is because of increased blood flow everywhere in your body.. including your head :-)
you could take crocin (after consulting your doc of course) for the headaches.

don' t worry about your weight.... i had' nt gained anything for the first 13 weeks... and then .. just like that.. once the nausea was gone.. i gained 3 kgs.. it' s all normal.. don' t worry about it.. one less thing for you to worry about :-)

i agree with megs... your meals are a bit sparse... try cutting down on coffee on an empty stomach... that could be one of the reasons for your indigestion (caffeine can cross your placenta and harm ur baby) though you can have 1 to 2 cups of coffee in the day.. but try eating some fruit with it.
i also think you leave your stomach empty for a long time in the morning and then have very little for breakfast! have something!!! maybe cereal, poha uppama, idli,toast, sandwich... something!!!!
i agree with megs.. that might be the reason for your headaches!! and eat something every 2 hours... even though it' s very little... that will keep your indigestion down.


hmm... u got me thinking about my diet.... let me see.. it has increased... so maybe i should post it.
8:00 almonds soaked overnight(thanks megs) and a prune soaked overnight (constipation:-( )
8:30 a bowl of canned fruit ( my midwife suggested this as a remedy for constipation) and some warm milk.

10:00 a bowl of cornflakes, or anything i feel like eating maybe poha, uppama, pancakes, idli :-)

12:30 lunch. (this can be anything, dal dhokli,or rice or a soup or a stir fry, or daal-rice, or a sandwich!)

2:30 something... a fruit or dry fruits.

4:30 an apple

6:30 again! something with tea.. or decaf coffee... sometimes i hog on brownies and cake ( bad i know!!)

8:00 dinner. 2 roti sabzi, dal.. rice sometimes.
fibre immediately after dinner :-(

10:00 a cup of warm milk.

hmm.. it' s kind of haphazard.. considering what i eat... but i guess i have reached the stage where i eat whatever i feel like eating... which is a lot of things :-) but i stick to the times.. or i get horrible stomach aches due to indigestion!

and loong mails!!
me and megs we loooove long mails!!!

if you want we could exchange mail ids!
the more the merrier!
love
ira Meghnah replied. hello vidhu,
I' m doing great.Was wondering where ru?why no posts 4m ur side,all these days!

I' m still in 11th week 5 days.Evn I' m going to doctor next week.I donno what tests shesz gona perform,but yes,I' ll be having a thyroid test done sumwhere next week.

I donno abt nausea,but dayb4 yesterday I had slight headache,n that to for the first time in my whole pregnancy.Later I realised,coz sunday I had gone out for shopping,n didnt eat much(normally I eat a lot of fruits or anything,say evry half an hour),n while shopping,cudnt eat much(I had packed n taken my foods n fruits just 2 avoid outside foods)ther4 my head ache..I came home n had many fruits,ate dinner twice,blv me,my headache was gone.After luking at ur diet seems like ur eating lil less(I' ll post abt my diet as soon as I complete my 12th week).So why dont u start taking more of fruits?n fruit juices?why dont u also start eating spouts atleast twice in a week?Ur breakfast seems 2 be very lil.Breakfast always we have 2 eat a lot.They say na,eat breakfast like a king,,so if not king atleast like queen u can have I guess.:-)atleast for ur prince ur princess whosz cuming soon::-)
Anyways I cannot say,why u have headache,coz my head ache was due 2 eating less,so I thought that may be one ur reason too.But anyways lets read what our other friends have 2 say abt it..
U stay in blore rite,u can very easily get tender coconut,start drinking it,its very good.Especially very gud for summers.

They say,4m 4th montn starting our baby can listen 2 whatever we r speaking,so ther4 u listen to god music..I have heard 4m one of my friend whosz in july board that Femina Grabhasanskar is good.So try listning 2 it.I bet there r many more good soothing CDs availaible in the market for the babies 2 listen,so we have 2 find that out n get it.n Now is the time for us 2 read good books,so start reading..By doing all this I bet u' ll be very happy..Vidhu whenevr ur feeling tired listen 2 the soothing baby music,I bet u' ll feel lil relaxed n happy.Just try doing it..

hmm regarding weight,I donno what 2 say coz I' ve put on 5 kgs of weight(as on feb15th)now may be evn more,may be thats FAT ALSO,donno what..

Solar eclipse effect was much on my hubby' s nakshtra,so ther4 I chanted lotta Gods name for him..Rest I got up at 7.40am,n didnt luk at sum at all,till 9 am..

Regarding chatting,I have made one very good friend here in this september due date board.I mail her regularly..If u also want to join us,then pass on ur id,we will chat on yahoo msger..or mail each other ..what say?

anyways take care n eat healthily.
megs