penny
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I've had a very exciting couple of weeks, a missed period and positive pregnancy test - woohoo! To keep it short, we've been trying for a while and figured it wasn't going to happen 'on it's own', so we are very surprised and excited.
So I'm 6 weeks in (not much at all) and feeling mostly 'normal' except my OI has gotten really bad all of a sudden and it's making it difficult for me to function at work and home.
I also made a couple of changes to my supplement routine (I know, I know). So I'm appealing to the collective wisdom and experience of this wonderful community! These are the changes that are in the mix:
Thanks in advance!
So I'm 6 weeks in (not much at all) and feeling mostly 'normal' except my OI has gotten really bad all of a sudden and it's making it difficult for me to function at work and home.
I also made a couple of changes to my supplement routine (I know, I know). So I'm appealing to the collective wisdom and experience of this wonderful community! These are the changes that are in the mix:
- Stopped taking Aleve (Naproxen) twice a day since it is not recommended for pregnancy: I did see some mentions of it possibly raising blood pressure (and so possibly improving my standing ability). This might be okay (baby wise) in the first or even second trimester.
- Stopped taking milk thistle - I had been taking this twice a day for almost a year because it seemed to help my body process LDN better
- Started taking K2 MK4 (menaquinone) - I added this thinking it might help with my apparent inability to handle calcium/vit. d
- Reduced caffeine to a couple of cups of green tea on work days - again, caffeine is contraindicated in pregnancy (at least in large doses) but is also a vasoconstrictor so may help with maintaining blood pressure. I actually think I could drink more and still be under the recommended 'less than 200mg' a day.
- And of course, probably being pregnant
Thanks in advance!