Hi, gals.

Well, I'm pretty exhausted at this point!

Between a toddler, full-time study, running a business and a few other little things there's always something to do and hardly ever time to rest!!

Oh, well. I will get over it.

Sounds like you are all doing fairly well. Polaris, sounds like you're managing your ms well. Liliana, you sound like you're doing great especially now you've had your test done.

Take care.

Hey everyone congrats on their BFP!!!
Just got mine about a week ago.. 5 weeks tomorrow. No symptoms but sore boobs.. Will i be one of the lucky ones to escape MS. :P

Heehee, I don't want to shatter your hopes of escaping ms but mine didn't set in until about 6 and a half weeks. My advice would be just enjoy having no major symptoms while it lasts! Congratulations on your !

Aussie wow thats alot going on...i feel for you. on the bright side maybe the pregnancy will go faster and it wont feel so long.

Krystal congrats on your BFP and like polaris said enjoy the days when ur feeling good you will miss them.

MS hit me bad today i was feeling so sick it seems that the smell of meat really gets me going. but im loving the hot red pepper I had a red pepper sandwich today and it made me feel better.

I hope your all having a good day.

Haha Liliana. I'm with you on the hot stuff. I had a chilli chicken laksa on Tuesday and surprisingly it settled my queasiness. Go figure!!

Here's some food for thought for you all:

http://www.childbirthconnection.org/...=10158&area=27

Enjoy.

Lolll... I know its wishful thinking that i will escape that hey...
Well i hope the MS is soon over for all you lovely ladies
But i will keep thinkin positive. I think that because i have been eating well i havent been getting sick yet.. Or maybe its helping :P

Aussie hehehe so im not alone on the hot stuff ha? i was wondering why they always tell pregnant women not to eat hot stuff?? I hope it doesnt harm the fetus cause thats pretty much most of what i eat..
Krystal.. I hope you don't get ms that would be nice. the only good thing about ms is they say its an indicator that the baby is doing well.
polaris how are you?? I hope all is well with you.

LOL Krystal. Your body needs to catch up on the pregnancy front. So the odds are you'll feel something soon - usually 6-7 weeks it starts. It may not be vomiting (and we won't wish that upon you!!) but you might just feel queasy. It's all considered ms in my book. I've not really heard that eating well stops you getting ms, this is because it's caused by hormones in your system. Liliana makes a valid point too, as the ms is caused by the hCG in your system. hCG is the hormone that maintains the viability of the Corpus Luteum which in turn gives the fertilised egg the nutrients required until it grows the placenta and maintains nutrient levels that way. Hope that makes sense. I do need to add to that some women who don't get particularly sick (I only had queasiness with my first) can definitely still go on to birth a perfectly healthy baby.

This might help everyone to understand how hCG levels affect you during pregnancy:
(taken from www.birth.com.au)

Weeks of pregnancy after last period and HCG level for single baby (mIU/ml or IU/L)
Week 3 0 to 5
Week 4 5 to 426
Week 5 18 to 7340
Week 6 1,080 to 56,500
Weeks 7 to 8 7,650 to 229,000
Weeks 9 to 12 25,700 to 288,000
Weeks 13 to 16 13,300 to 254,000
Weeks 17 to 24 4,060 to 165,400
Weeks 25 to birth 3,640 to 117,000
4 to 6 wks postnatal Less than 5


Liliana, re the spicy food during pregnancy, I found this on the Eat Well UK website:

"It's fine to eat spicy foods while you're pregnant, as long as you feel OK while you're eating them."


Have a lovely day everyone.

Wonderful, thanks Aussie I was feeling guilty everytime i ate the hot peppers now i can enjoy it more.