MSE Pregnancy Club 28

daisiegg

Wow this thread moves so fast! Guess that is what happens when lots of people are on maternity leave already

I am off work sick again today. Sort of knew I would be as yesterday was a VERY long and tiring day. My sister graduated from Cambridge in medicine - and she got a prize for being top of her year! My parents are ready to throttle her as she was crying every day during the exams saying she was sure she had failed. But it was a VERY long and protracted day and now today I am paying for it, being sick, bleeding and feeling like I have been hit by a bus. Fun!

Only three and a half weeks left at work. Less probably as I doubt this will be the last sick day I have (every time I bleed I have to call in sick and keep feet up!)

Congrats on due dates ladies

I am with those who can't get past 'ick, placenta'. In fact one thing that has really freaked me out about childbirth is the idea of the cord and when the baby has been born but the placenta hasn't yet, and you have a big cord just hanging out of your bits? Don't know why, but that thought really bothers me. Ergh, I am shuddering thinking about the whole thing. I had heard about the lotus birth thing before but it would REALLY not be for me. Is that really a natural thing? Do animals in the wild really leave a newborn to fend for itself with a big placenta attached or don't they chew through the cord? I genuinely don't know the answer to that question btw! I know it is meant to be very natural but in a weird way it doesn't actually seem natural to me - surely if it was best for baby to still be attached to placenta, it would be best for baby to have stayed inside? I have no research or knowledge behind these opinions, just my uninformed thoughts, so I'm sure other people do know better but that is just how I feel about it.

Getting excited today as baby girl is moving lots (after scaring us to death last week) - despite being a big fatty I can finally see her moving, and I managed to video some really great kicks on my phone to show hubby later the things I manage to amuse myself with...!

LailaP_2

glimmerofhope wrote: »

hehe, I had my little man last week :-)

opps sorry Glimmer, congratulations :j

AquamarineMonkey sounds very positive and I can't explain how much I need pineapple now you've mentioned it :rotfl:

daisiegg Sorry you are poorly again. Well done to your sis!

AquamarineMonkey

daisie sorry to hear you're bleeding again, do you have to let the hospital know or just rest?

Laila I've never had a 'real' pineapple before, I either buy it in tins or already chopped in a snack pack. I've got no idea how to prepare the blimmin thing! I'm under instructions from my grandma not to go into labour this afternoon as my mum has picked up my grandparents and DS and they've all gone to my sister's house to see my neice and nephew while I have a rest, so the pineapple is safe for another day!

Mrs_T_M

daisiegg wrote: »

I am with those who can't get past 'ick, placenta'. In fact one thing that has really freaked me out about childbirth is the idea of the cord and when the baby has been born but the placenta hasn't yet, and you have a big cord just hanging out of your bits? Don't know why, but that thought really bothers me. Ergh, I am shuddering thinking about the whole thing. I had heard about the lotus birth thing before but it would REALLY not be for me. Is that really a natural thing? Do animals in the wild really leave a newborn to fend for itself with a big placenta attached or don't they chew through the cord? I genuinely don't know the answer to that question btw! I know it is meant to be very natural but in a weird way it doesn't actually seem natural to me - surely if it was best for baby to still be attached to placenta, it would be best for baby to have stayed inside? I have no research or knowledge behind these opinions, just my uninformed thoughts, so I'm sure other people do know better but that is just how I feel about it.

In the wild (and even domesticated animals) do bite through the cord, and most eat the placenta. Couple reasons, first, it is full of nutrients. Second, and I think this is the biggest reason, especially for prey animals: predators can smell the blood and will come from far and wide if it wasn't 'disposed of' and most animals are very vulnerable during and right after birth. Growing up on a hobby farm really teaches a lot. Never did need to be taught about the 'birds and the bees!' :rotfl:

skintchick

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

In the wild (and even domesticated animals) do bite through the cord, and most eat the placenta. Couple reasons, first, it is full of nutrients. Second, and I think this is the biggest reason, especially for prey animals: predators can smell the blood and will come from far and wide if it wasn't 'disposed of' and most animals are very vulnerable during and right after birth. Growing up on a hobby farm really teaches a lot. Never did need to be taught about the 'birds and the bees!' :rotfl:

Yes, I was about to say the same thing. I think animals chew the cord and then eat the placenta. I'm considering dehydrating the placenta this time and then putting it into capsules as that's supposed to help with PND and as I have antenatal depression and a history of depression, I'm at very high risk of that. But I don;t know if I can bring myself to cook it, slice it and dehydrate it!

Mrs_T_M

skintchick wrote: »

Yes, I was about to say the same thing. I think animals chew the cord and then eat the placenta. I'm considering dehydrating the placenta this time and then putting it into capsules as that's supposed to help with PND and as I have antenatal depression and a history of depression, I'm at very high risk of that. But I don;t know if I can bring myself to cook it, slice it and dehydrate it!

I'm not grossed out by it (difficult to be grossed out by anything after going through my forensics courses.... ick!) but as a rule, I don't eat/prepare any 'filter' organs from anything. That includes liver, kidneys, placenta, etc. I will, however, eat something that is pure muscle (heart, gizzard, etc) but only if it's properly prepared. Usually cut up tiny, fried in a bit of butter, and cooked in rice.

In my opinion, animals chew the cord because they don't have hands/opposable thumbs. We do, so big difference!

I'm 5 weeks, 3 days and all I want to eat is chocolate cheesecake! Anything else that I could eat that would hopefully soothe the craving but not make me blow up like a balloon? Since I'm already very overweight, I really need to keep up with my weight during pregnancy.

daisiegg

skintchick wrote: »

Yes, I was about to say the same thing. I think animals chew the cord and then eat the placenta. I'm considering dehydrating the placenta this time and then putting it into capsules as that's supposed to help with PND and as I have antenatal depression and a history of depression, I'm at very high risk of that. But I don;t know if I can bring myself to cook it, slice it and dehydrate it!

From what I have read there is very little (if any) evidence that consuming the placenta helps with PND, or any of the other supposed health benefits. Admittedly I have just read some stuff online so am not claiming to be an expert, there may be evidence I have not come across!

It is obviously becoming an idea that is pretty well known now though as yesterday my 20 year old brother (who knows nothing about childbirth etc!) asked if I was going to 'chomp on the placenta'. Nice!

daisiegg

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

I'm 5 weeks, 3 days and all I want to eat is chocolate cheesecake! Anything else that I could eat that would hopefully soothe the craving but not make me blow up like a balloon? Since I'm already very overweight, I really need to keep up with my weight during pregnancy.

I am allergic to dairy so know nothing about this really but isn't there a chocolate version of Philadelphia? Could maybe have some on to cracker/oatcake or something to try and get the taste but without quite so much of the badness? Apologies if I am recommending something that is absolutely disgusting, can't claim to have tried either Philadelphia or chocolate cheesecake myself!

skintchick

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

I'm 5 weeks, 3 days and all I want to eat is chocolate cheesecake! Anything else that I could eat that would hopefully soothe the craving but not make me blow up like a balloon? Since I'm already very overweight, I really need to keep up with my weight during pregnancy.

Frozen yoghurt?

Mrs_T_M

skintchick wrote: »

Frozen yoghurt?

Chocolate philly sounds good (I wouldn't have even dreamed of saying that before becoming pregnant, I'm usually a purist when it comes to cream cheese, lol!), and we don't have enough room in the freezer for frozen yoghurt quite yet. We got a new fridge freezer from our landlords, and the freezer on this one is smaller. DH has mentioned getting a larder freezer though, so :j!