Lately I have been talking to other women who are pregnant and not feeling well. I have heard women talk about varicose veins, hemorrhoids, nausea and a bunch of other things. I have also talked to many women I know who are having fertility issues. I am not sure if I am just the type of person that hates to be in pain but I immediately call either the chinese herbalist, the homeopath or the herbalist.

I guess I just feel more comfortable with those remedies than a doctor. I am not opposed to taking medication. I think medicine is important at the right times but I am all for preventative medicine. One of the most common problems during pregnancy is that you feel tired. Of course it is party due to the hormones but it is also because the body is trying so hard to build blood and people like me, a mom that is anemic, tend to have trouble building blood. Of course the baby is fine but the mom suffers. So I got chinese herbs to help build blood and I am drinking nettle tea, a tonic used in ancient times to build blood. 

As for the other varicose and hemorrhoid issue, I know that the spleen, which is what holds up the baby during pregnancy gets tired and so eating foods that help the spleen to be supported is awesome and of course-getting acupuncture. 

As for fertility, I have been so lucky. I got pregnant the first try with Max and the second month of trying with this one. I ad no idea my period was 37 days long and so I miss judged the cycle. But I do know a few women that are scared to try natural remedies and do not want to see a doctor either. I guess we all have our own journey.

Well as for me, the instant I don’t feel good, I try and figure out who I need to see and then it is all better again. Don’t think that I am a natural doctor hopper but I am a big believer that some peoples bodies need some extra help. I guess this body is one of them.

But all in all-I am healthy. I workout, chase after a toddler and I am on the go constantly.

I am happy to report that Max finally is having amazing poops. I am giving him Floradix, which is a all food iron liquid supplement, in his bottle each am. I am also giving him molasses in his bottle if I start to notice a lot of bruises on his legs. I figured that Scott was anemic as a child and I am anemic..so I figured that Max may be as well. I know that iron and poop are directly related. I also am making sure that he gets a large does of probiotic each am and each pm. All of this has seemed to do the trick and now he sometimes even goes 2 times a day. Yeah! No more rabbit poops.

We saw Todd Hoover again because Max was digging in his ear. He told me that it is an allergy, both food and environment, but that I should not worry since his ears looked great. He gave him another dose of the original remedy and hopefully, this will relieve the digging from happening at all. I think Todd Hoover is one of the best homeopaths because he is such a wonderful observer of both Max and my own thoughts on his condition. The good news is that is is not systemic and it is not yeast just allergies.

Max had green goo coming out of his nose and so we did not go and see Christy at Cakerwakers. I felt horrible but her little one had just gotten over a sickness and I just could not bring him to the party for her little one turning 2 years old. this is the second time i have tried to meet this blog friend and it did not work out. Boo Hoo! Hopefully, we will try again. Sorry but it seems everyone is sick in June. UGH!

As for the pregnancy update, the damn scale is going up and up. Maybe it was the chinese food or the popcorn at the movies. Or maybe it is just the fact that I am prego. I really wanted to gain little weight but I guess I know that I got it off before and so I can do it again. I went for the ultrasound/blood test for down syndrome and the percentage is 1/580 for my age. Well my tests came back and my percentage was 1/10,000. The nurse on the phone was amazed by my numbers. I will take that number any day. As for the baby, well the baby looked happy and bouncing around. I am so anxious to find out what we are having. I have no patience. God bless those who can wait.

Well here is my little gardner. he was very helpful as long as he had a shovel, my shovel and his water bottle. I am still not sure how I managed to get all my veggies planted with being sick and taking care of a sick boy but I did. We planted cauliflower, collard greens, swiss chard, lettuce and tomatoes. I am so excited for the veggies to start growing. 

I do have to admit that it was tough to get into the groove with Max trying to pick up every gardening tool and playing with the dirt and trying to re-plant to plants. Luckily his Dad was eager to have the garden finished as well so they played while I worked in the fields. Lately the pregnancy hormones have been making me feel a tid on the bitchy side and so Scott has been stepping up to help more with Max.

Max is getting in his molars as well as being sick and so he is in no mood for anything. He is fussy and cranky and crying for no reason and this pregnant fussy and cranky mom just feels tired. He has the teething red butt and he is just not happy. I gave him a huge dose of Tylenol, chamomilla homeopathic remedy, a binky and put my little guy to bed. I feel like I need that too.

Tell me! Am I the only one that finds this pregnancy thing tough running after another kid? Where did my patience go? Will I ever get it back?

Just asking.

I went into The Apothecary Garden and talked to the owner about my nausea. She gave me a few herbs to take in a tea for nausea-just some chamomile, burdock root, yam and dandelion root. She also told me that nausea in pregnancy can sometimes be linked to iron deficiency. Now of course, she also said that hormones play such a nasty trick and that of course, that will also cause nausea but I started taking Floradix again and I already feel better. I have to remember my iron pill at night because it makes all the difference. I was getting so cold at night that I had to shower to be able to change out of my clothes. I should have seen the signs but I did not. Sometimes it is hard to see that stuff during pregnancy because the body changes so rapidly. Also Max has been so much better with his sleeping. He stills gets in our bed in the middle of the night but he is sleeping till 6:30 to 7 am. It is such a difference. I know we will have to transition him eventually into his room but for now-we are all getting sleep. But of course talk to me when he wakes in the middle of the night and I cannot get back to sleep. PLEASE BABY #2 BE AN EASY SLEEPER!! Regardless, it is all good. I also am noticing that Max is playing with his penis even more than before but now he grabs it, testicles included, and crunches it. Of course this is all new to me since I am not a boy but I can only imagine that he will do this forever, maybe not the crunching part. Well I am off to watch a movie with the hubby. Have a great night.

Check out his new remedy here.Max’s remedy arrived today and I gave him his 7 pellet dose and about an hour later he broke out in some rashes, zits and his ears turned red. This is all good news. Why? Well it means the remedy is the correct remedy and the remedy is bringing out the very things in his body that are making him sick. So I am hopeful. We are still keeping our appointment with the ENT from CHOP but I am committed to trying to go natural if I can. If this does not work then we are going to try and work on his allergies by healing his leaky gut.Check out this article “>here. If your baby has allergies or digestion problems then this is really interesting. So we would attack the yeast in his body-heal that and over load him with some probiotics and take away any trigger foods. Sounds a little nutty but better than tubes.As for sleep. I am ready to do some kind of method in a month when the molars have come in and hopefully, the homeopathy starts to work. If not, well I am ready no matter what.I am sure I will reach out for support. Thanks for always being there!!