MSE Pregnancy Club 23

Kira000

Calcium- the obvious really, helps repair bones and tissues and restores your depleted calcium levels.

EPO- helps soften the cervix and make it more flexible and stretchy and less likely to tear. (Vitamin E does the same)

RLT- helps tone the cervix so that your contractions are more effective

Arnica- Helps reduce swelling and shock to tissue and speeds healing..

As above the EPO helps with tearing, as does Vit E, but massaging the perineal area with any plain massage oil is supposed to do the same thing as well.

As for the ball, just sitting on it instead of a chair or sofa, helps position your pelvis into a good angle, so that the baby can get into a good position, and move downwards when the time comes. Rotating your hips in a circular motion whilst sitting on it helps encourage the baby downwards. Also helpful when you go into labour, as you can use it to get into comfy positions leaning on it.

HTH!!

mozzyc wrote: »

HI

I'm after some advice, and sorry if this is a blonde question.
But just been reading over the supplement list:

Calcium
32wks onwards: 1000mg per day
At onset of Labour: 1000mg

Evening Primrose Oil (EPO)
34-37wks: 1-2 500mg capsule
38-40wks: 34 500mg capsule
Insert 1 capsule each night during week 38

Raspberry Leaf Tea (RLT)
32-34wks: 1 cup (or 1 tablet) per day
34-36wks: 2 cups (or 2 tablets) per day
36-38wks: 3 cups (or 3 tablets) per day
38-40wks: 4 cups (or 4 tablets) per day

Arnica Tablets
3 days before: 2 30c tablets 3 times a day
Onset of Labour: 2 30c tablets every 2 hours (upto 6 doses)
After Labour (upto 5 days after): 2 30c tablets 3 times a day

What are each of those for?

And i've also heard of a cream you can apply to help prevent tearing :eek: does anyone know what that is.

AND - my friend has given me her birthing ball - what should i be doing with it?? I'm not going to NCT, but realise I should be using it for something???

thanks!

mozzyc

Thanks guys!
Just one more thing - it says for EPO - insert one capsule each night?

Kira000

mozzyc wrote: »

Thanks guys!
Just one more thing - it says for EPO - insert one capsule each night?

Insert, Yup:D! Great huh! Best way to get it to where its needed, is to put it there.. wink wink..

Ps. have a look at this for birth ball things. There are more links to positions using it for labour.http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbirth/a/birthball.-KGM.htm

mozzyc

Thanks Kira!
Not sure i'll be inserting though lol

Lirin

hmmm. I doubt I can reach past bump to insert a capsule in the first place!

Lucy1973

Evening. Seeing as you're all talking sweeties lol,tescos have buy 1 get 2 free on selection boxes:T I know where I'm going at the weekend:o

Talking of sterilisers,I'm going to attempt bf,I will still stock up on bottles to maybe express,plus obviously the steriliser. I am thinking of getting the tommy tippee starter set,but I also have a couple of freebie avent bottles. Can I use the TT steriliser with these? Thanks x

mozzyc

Ah! I've just polished off a whole big bag of maltesers!

Gillyx

Lucy from what I gather they'l be fine, Tommee Tippee are a lot chunkier than Avent bottles so I can't see they're being an issue with them fitting in. I can recommend the starter kit, (well from what I've seen of it, not got to use it yet )

Well just took to shaving, was there for ages, and blindly going for it, I've given up now, I dropped the razor twice and it was even more of an ordeal to try and bend down to pick it up. Dignity is truly out the window.

Bumpmakesfour

Gillyx wrote: »

Well just took to shaving, was there for ages, and blindly going for it, I've given up now, I dropped the razor twice and it was even more of an ordeal to try and bend down to pick it up. Dignity is truly out the window.

HAA snap!! My bump is weeny for 34 weeks but still cannot see a thing down below.Started off with the razor then got the immac then back to razor desperately hoping I didn't shave any vital bits off.Was ALMOST about to ask hubby but even after 3 previous kids there are limits! :rotfl:

mozzyc

I'm finding giving urine samples a pain in the !!!! now! It used to be so simple, but now it just goes everywhere but the bottle! How the hell am I supposed to stretch my arm down there and aim into the worlds smallest tube! lol