Re: pregnancy question

[Guest guest]

Hi Patty. I don't have any answers to your questions but would like to wish

you the best of luck on your decision to have another baby. My husband and I

are also tying for our first and we have a lot of the same questions. I also

am high risk because of high blood pressure. All the best, Michele

[Guest guest]

Thank you Michele. I visited my RD today. He recommended that I slowly wean

down off the MTX over the course of the next month or so. Now I inject 0.7ml

weekly, so he recommended doing 0.5ml for the next two weeks, then 0.3ml for

two weeks, and so on, until I'm completely off. Once I'm completely off the

drug, THEN I have to wait 3 months before starting to attempt to conceive.

He had no crystal ball about what's going to happen. He feels that if I was

to go cold turkey off the MTX, I would probably be a mess, as he put it. In

his experience, people who wean off tend to have less of a rebound effect.

ly, I don't think he was all that keen on the idea. I also think he was

happy that I accepted the weaning down process as " the plan " . Some of his

patients have gone cold turkey off MTX, and his words, he wouldn't recommend

it. Weaning off is more prudent, in his opinion. And his opinion is why I

pay him the big bucks, so that is currently the plan. :-)

We'll see what happens. I think that if I didn't at least try for one more,

I would deeply regret it. As my GYN put it, we tend more to regret the

things we *don't* do than the thngs we *do* do. :::::::taking a deep

breath::::::::::

Patty

<< Hi Patty. I don't have any answers to your questions but would like to

wish

you the best of luck on your decision to have another baby. My husband and

I

are also tying for our first and we have a lot of the same questions. I also

am high risk because of high blood pressure. All the best, Michele >>

[Guest guest]

....I know all about this. Yes all that stretching and pain is normal

unfortunately. Myesha and Celeste are six and a half right now. I stretched so

fast also. I have many stretch mark scars. I will tell you though it will be

worth it in the end. Don't worry also about how you will care for them. I say

this because I worried too but some how with the Lord's help (and you will find

many people will want to help you even if they are just aquantance (wrong

spelling I'm sure but can't think how to spell it.).

I will tell you many doctors would like to see a person who is having twins gain

about a hundred pounds...but I will tell you that is not necessary if you eat

right that won't happen. I only gained 30 lb. with my twins and that was baby

and all so myself I only gained about 20 lb. Be prepared to know you will have

many different doctors taking care of you at times. When my twins were born (I

had Twin to Twin transfusion Syndrome which means one baby got more nutrition

then the other because of the size of their umbilical cords. I also had

pre-eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes.) I had about 12 doctors and 32 nurses

and aprox. 24 students in the room. I am sure that you probably won't have that

many people but it was frustrating to me.

I am so glad to hear that you are on antibiotics. I was not when I had my twins

and they are positive for Lyme Disease. At the time I was pregnant with them I

did not know or ever heard about Lyme Disease. One other warning at around the

7th or 8th month they will want to give you steroid shots to develop the

children's lungs this is pretty routine for having twins...and more than likely

they will be born early. So you will want to prepare for this because your

children could be put in the Intensive Care Unit. Make sure you get a tour of

the ICU. Hopefully though you will not have to worry about this.

I know I have probably scared you more. But if you have faith in God and

peoples prayers you will do just fine and whatever happens you will know it is

His will. Anything you need let me know. I can be a great listening ear. If

you would like my phone number send me an email privately and I will give it to

you. Sometimes it is nice to hear an understanding ear on the phone. Good

luck. Remember it will be worth it. These are special spirits coming to you.

Cyntha Landon

----- Original Message -----

Now I have already started to get very big - At almost 12 weeks I am as big as

I was when I was 4.5 months with my daughter. I guess this is kind of a stupid

question, but has anyone else gone through being pregnant with 2 or more @ a

time?

[Guest guest]

Lactose intolerance is a cause of transient diarrhea if a person takes

in too much lactose. Most people of European ancestry can digest all

the lactose they want. For people from other parts of the world, there

is some limitation in the amount of lactose tolerated, ranging from

perhaps 1 glass of milk, for example, to the small amount remaining in

cheese (the fermentation consumes the lactose), to essentially none, in

rare cases. Keep in mind that there is some lactose circulating in the

blood of all pregnant women (being made in their breasts), and lots more

after delivery until breast feeding ceases. I wouldn't be concerned

about the small amount that could be present in vitamin tablets, which

would be much less than what the mother herself will be making. I don't

think lactose in the gut (from the tablets, milk, etc.) is absorbed to

any great extent unless you take in a significant amount (e.g., in

milk), and don't digest it properly (lactose intolerance).

When lactose is digested it becomes the simple sugars glucose and

galactose. Persons who have the liver disorder galactosemia are advised

to avoid galactose-containing products (milk, etc.) for life; the same

issue regarding breast production of lactose applies to galactose--we

all make some galactose in our tissues (and pregnant/lactating women

make much more); the amount being made is much greater than what you

would get from a tablet.

S. G. Kahler

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

I think you might be confusing lactose with *casein*. Lactose intolerance

isn't an allergy; it's a condition where the person's digestive system

doesn't produce enough of the enzyme (lactase) that breaks down milk sugars.

Casein is the protein in milk which the vast majority of autistic kids are

allergic to, and what pregnant women with a history of milk allergy and

autoimmune problems should avoid.

Try doing a Google search using the keywords " pregnancy " , " autism " , and

" casein " . You should get a ton of information.

Hope that helps,

Donna

My sister is lactose intolerant and is taking a pre-natal vit that has

lactose in it, and is taking lactaid in order for her to be able to tolerate

the prenatal vit.

I know this is wrong, and that she should completely stay away from lactose

as she is trying to conceive and plans on being pregnant soon. But she

wants books and/or web sites with information about how harmful it can be to

the fetus. I have not been able to find anything.

I've heard that if the mother has a lactose allergy and forces lactose on

her infant that the infant is at a greater risk of autism. Again, looking

for proof.

Does anyone know of any books/web sites that talk about this?

Thanks for ANY help on this issue.

a

[Guest guest]

also, this is my first pregnancy since going WAPF. As we are under a strict

budget, what the best things I can do right now in my condition without putting

us in bankruptcy?

Mrs. Siemens

My preferences would be to spend your bigger budget dollar on grass-fed meats,

and high quality raw dairy, if you do dairy. Vegetables and fruits can be

non-organic if you wash and peel well, except for things like grapes, etc. Some

of the worse offenders for pesticides are potatoes and grapes, so try to get

those organic, if possible. Watch your intake of high-mercury fish. And LOTS

of good fat; butter, ghee, coconut oil, meat fats, etc. Personally, I think

grains are minimally beneficial, even if soaked/sprouted. I'd focus more on

getting a variety of veggies and fruits for your carbs. Finally, I'd supplement

with CLO.

Congrats, and hope that helps !

Rebekah

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[Guest guest]

> My preferences would be to spend your bigger budget dollar on grass-fed

meats, and high quality raw dairy, if you do dairy. Vegetables and fruits can

be non-organic if you wash and peel well, except for things like grapes, etc.

Some of the worse offenders for pesticides are potatoes and grapes, so try to

get those organic, if possible. Watch your intake of high-mercury fish. And

LOTS of good fat; butter, ghee, coconut oil, meat fats, etc. Personally, I

think grains are minimally beneficial, even if soaked/sprouted. I'd focus more

on getting a variety of veggies and fruits for your carbs. Finally, I'd

supplement with CLO.

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> Congrats, and hope that helps !

> Rebekah

Yeah, I'd second that. Human beings, pregnant or otherwise, don't need grains,

and there

is some evidence that a no-grain diet helps with morning sickness. Even the

non-gluten

grains are hard to digest and full of those darn phytates etc. But our diet now

is a LOT

cheaper than it used to be (my grocery budget is maybe 1/3 what it was), albeit

we don't

do all organic.

The best money-saver for us was investing in a freezer (3, actually, but that's

overkill).

Once a year I go " cow hunting " and stock the meat freezer, which means we'll eat

good

for the year. If you have room and can keep a couple of chickens, that will do

you

for good eggs (the chickens can eat mostly leftovers, depending on your eating

habits).

I gather berries during berry season and freeze those too, and the " free fruit "

that

grows in people's yards (usually they don't want to bother picking it, but they

haven't

sprayed it either).

I do depend on coconut milk and coconut oil a lot. I buy the coconut oil in

bulk,

which makes it pretty inexpensive as oils go. I also save bacon fat and cow

fat ... actually if you save the fat off one cow you have enough to live off

for the year. Potatoes I'm beginning to grow myself .. they really are easy, but

learning to store them is a learning curve (it works best if you pack them in

wood shavings in open boxes, like dahlia bulbs).

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

I agree with everyone else generally about the grain issue, but

during my 2nd and 3rd month, that was all I could keep down! It

actually helped me to keep down all my proteins and fats. I listened

to my body.

Anyway, since you're on this list, I'm assuming you're already doing

this, but I'll say it anyway. Lots of bone broths and stews. I think

this is an excellent way of getting your nutrition " on the cheap " .

Even though I've been following WAP for 10 years, I didn't do this as

much as I think I should have before my pregnancy and during those

first few months.

If you haven't already done it, get Dr. Enig and Sally's new book,

Eat Fat Lose Fat. Only one of the diets is weight loss, the others

are health recovery and healthy gourmet. They are all based on

nutrient dense principles.

If you want to avoid the glucola/orange juice sugar assault, my

doctor had offered me an alternative diet that consisted of 2 eggs,

toast, milk and a little juice to test my risk of GD. I can dig it up

and post it if you'd like. I believe it came from Lehigh University

in PA.

Check out my healthy, " grass-fed " kid at: http://daisyo.netfirms.com

Adrienne

> also, this is my first pregnancy since going WAPF. As we are under

a strict budget, what the best things I can do right now in my

condition without putting us in bankruptcy?

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> Mrs. Siemens

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of God unto salvation.... "

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