Aims1202 where r u ?

[LittleMissxx]

whats new ? how are ya boobs doing ? r u sleeping loads or am i just lazy, are u eating loads or am i just greedy lol

[aims1202]

Hi littlemiss! The sickness has started, for the last few days i have been sick every morning and later on too. Feel really sick on and off through the day. Then i will suddenly feel fine for no reason. Yes i am feeling really tired too, sometimes where i cant do anything but lie down. I sleep in daytime and go to bed early but it makes no difference. Boobs have been hurting a lot again too, think i need a new bra. I cant stop eating and even when i do i am still hungry, i want red meat and oranges mostly! No sickness for you then?

[natalie_1982]

Hi ladies - aims, if you are craving red meat (iron) and oranges (vit C) it could be that perhaps you are not gettng enough iron; the body is really good at telling you what you need and vitamin C helps the body to absorb iron quicker (tea has the opposite effect so try to avoid drinking tea when you have just eaten iron rich food).

My mum had to have four blood transfusions a few weeks ago (totally unrelated to pregnancy - don't panic!!) and she was told to take her iron tablets with a glass of orange juice, and to snack on dried apricots. Spinach is a good way of getting iron into your diet too. Hope this link will help:
http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2004/m ay/ironinfodocs

I guess you must both be around 12 weeks? I was soooo tired at the start, it's all normal. I'd get in from work at half 4, sleep for two hours, wake, eat, then go to bed and sleep for England! At the weekend I could easily get a good 10-12 hour sleep! Thankfully it stops and you can go back to normal sleeping patterns, then just as you're getting used to enojying being pregnant you have hit the third trimester and you're sleeping for England again! LOL

Good lck with everyone - sorry for intruding on your thread xxx

[LittleMissxx]

Hello Aims & Nats !!! Nats we are both 7 weeks + couple days. No intrusion, the more the merrier, makes me feel wanted lol.. Aims i have been feeling nauseas (cant spell) but not physically sick thankfully. Boobs like water melons and not to be touched lol erm what else....... thats about it really. Just scoffed a gorgeous chinese, just tell him im craving it and he will buy it for me lol Think i should start some mild gym work though cause i dont wanna turn into a total chubba wubba. When u got your widwife app?

[aims1202]

thanks natalie. i craved oranges with my son too. i was low in iron then so they gave me iron tablets, they were horrible and made me constipated. i am eating lots of red meat and green veg so i hopefully wont need them this time.
i am coping ok with the sickness, it is not every morning now just anytime of day but when i am sick i feel much better. its the tiredness thats the hardest, it just hits me, something like a walk to local shop and i need a sleep! i feel bad for my little boy coz i cant run around with him as much as i did, he's being so good. I used to cycle almost every day but i cant do it at the moment, i dont have a car so do still walk a lot. i am lucky that i am very slim anyway so dont really have to worry about that! take care.