Wednesday, January 5, 2011

I would just like to take a moment to applaud all the women out there who are pregnant and are taking care of other children, especially all by themselves for most of the day. You have the strength of a thousand thoroughbreds.

I started my new babysitting job today, the 3 month old girl (the job I took before I knew I was pregnant). She is a sweet little girl, but I am still getting used to how to read the cues of a 3 month old. Her mom is already adding rice cereal to her formula, which means she is constipated all the time. They keep her in these really thick fleece onsies all day and the heat is set on 85... I can't believe she hasn't stopped breathing in the middle of the night. Bottles are a pain in the tush!! They get clogged, they make the baby swallow air, they take forever to make while the baby is screaming... seems like a whole lot of trouble. They have a Moby Wrap and a Baby Bjorn, which is cool because I wanted to try out several carriers before buying my own. The baby really likes the Moby.

My husband read online that the same magical elixir that cured my sore throat last year (1 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp honey in water) is really good for morning sickness. You just drink a glass before going to bed.... it reduced my sickness this morning by about 50%! And I also didn't have any nightmares last night. I swear it reduced my reflux as well, though I can't see how that would be physically possible.

My sister got another onsie (dinosaurs) at Goodwill. She got me another plain white one as well... I plan on collecting the white ones and tie-dying them! Does anyone know how to embroidery something in a way that it can still be washed in the washing machine?

4 comments:

  1. What about that legume thing you told me about a few months ago for morning sickness? Have you tried that yet?

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  2. Well I have been eating a lot of beans, almost every day even, but I don't pay much attention to whether they are legumes or not. It's hard because my mom cooks for the whole family so I usually eat whatever she makes. I should encourage her to do more Mexican food nights or something, everyone loves bean burritos... I will re-read that article and see how much I am supposed to be eating per day.

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  3. Apple cider vinegar is an acid, but it metabolizes in your body as an alkaline, which means it helps reduce the acid level of your body. It's a very good solution for reflux! Also, for both the reflux and the nausea, I recommend drinking cold water with a little squeeze of lemon or lime in it all day. For me, it's always easier to drink on an upset stomach (and soothing to an upset stomach) and it's also very alkalizing.

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  4. Ohhhh ok. That makes sense. I actually was drinking carbonated lime water yesterday and it did help. I didn't realize this was the same thing my husband has been talking about for years (veggies and fruits are alkalizing, grains, proteins, and junk foods are acidifying). But beans are acidifying, so I don't know how that is compatible with the beans theory (see above). They also talk about PH balancing in the documentary "Crazy, Sexy Cancer".

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