Thursday, December 18, 2014

25 Weeks - Vitamin C

Hmmm Hmmmm what is there to say about something you can't tell if there's any definite update....There are things I can speculate to say things could possibly be making a hopeful change but obviously can't be sure. My belly is growing more and more, and fast - Barry thinks it's doubled in the last week :) Baby is still non-stop moving machine! Okay so there are maybe some down times, but I would say a good 75% of the day its a dance machine. I would say baby doesn't change position as far as where head and feet are. Does flip sideways which is a giant suction reaction :) But otherwise kicks and punches are generally in the same area. Pretty sure feet are kicking just below my right ribs and punches are middle to lower left side. BOOM BOOM BOOM. Sometimes these movements get a little painful but I joyfully take them and see it as a sign of good things to come. Tomorrow is week 26 :) though I know that there is not much information on our baby's troubles but I am still a little disappointed in the lack of help/suggestions by doctors. Especially being that the original specialist we talked to was a little too quick to settle on quitting when we found out. I know they don't have much information but when I told you I wanted to continue it would have been nice for a little something. Give me some ideas on what you would tell someone else who has this trouble, like if it were me in general and not my baby. Put me on a kidney diet or something instead of me feel like it's just an official death sentence ... but nope didn't happen so I'm just kind of making things up as I go. Increased my water/fluid intake. My ultimate goal is 128oz but a minimum of 70oz, still in process of training my body - takes a little time to gain that space in you body for extra fluids, especially when there's already something growing :) I also read in my baby center app about Vitamin C. No one ever told me what all it was good for. I thought it was just for your immune system like keeping you from a cold. Little did I know it's also essential for tissue repair, wound healing, bone growth and repair. Ahhh hello...why would someone not mention "hey there isn't proof of specifics but this could help. Duh the issue is cysts on tissue...and vitamin C is good for tissue repair, maybe lets give you a supplement/increase your C intake." I would have been like gee thank you that is good information to have that I could have started a month ago. They say pregnant women need at least 85mg and breastfeeding moms need 120mg, so I got some extra vitamin C with 120mg and take 1-2 of them a day. I don't know if it will help...but here's to hoping & not feeling like I'm sitting around doing nothing...

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