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[pantryslut]

1. Am mildly freaking out about the amount of work to do regarding this pregnancy thing, like interviewing various practitioners and purchasing a small but significant amount of vital equipment and purging my closets and stuff like that.

2. I've been reading a lot of books of various types. Most fun recently was Charlie Stross' Glasshouse. I'd say "I haven't read an actual science fiction book in ages!" except that I read All Tomorrow's Parties last month. I am also reading a book on beekeeping, and, yes, a lot of mommy memoirs and collections and such. So sue me.

3. New symptom: acid reflux.

Comments

[jactitation.livejournal.com]

#3. Have you tried papaya enzymes? They REALLY worked for me with that.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Oh! Thanks for the tip, I will keep it in mind.

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

Papaya didn't do much for me. The things that helped me were chewing almonds or hazelnuts slowly, and vanilla ice cream.

[ms-anthropy.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about the work. The nesting hormones should kick in anytime now and you won't be able to stop yourself, so no stress.

Ah, the heartburn...just wait until you're about 14 months gone and the bastards make you lie on your back for the exams...I recommend the strongest ginger ale you can find, the really hardcore Jamaican stuff if you can get it. Also lots and lots of milk, obviously.

Check out HipMama for reading material, I think you'll dig it as much as I did. (Also the "Girlfriends' Guide To Pregnancy/The First Year/etc" books are fun.)

[manomano.livejournal.com]

Are you still taking SAM-e, it can cause or exacerbate GRID

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Nope, I'm off the SAM-e for at least the duration of the pregnancy.