Is anyone using toner on their hair? I get balayage and then my hairdresser puts a toner over the top...I know my OB said no color on the scalp and no sitting under heaters. Does toner count? Lol
I quit doing gel manis simply because I would have had no time for the upkeep after DS. When I get manicures I only do a buff now and hardly ever get color.
Between my first pregnancy and this one, someone made a comment about not being able to eat Chinese food (take-out) during pregnancy. I had never heard that before ... and ate lots of Chinese take-out last time (it's DH's favorite) including my last meal before DD was born! (DD is perfectly fine btw.)
Has anyone else heard this "no takeout Chinese food during pregnancy" rule?
@sparksfly I've never heard that but I wonder if it has something to do with MSG...probably not a fab ingredient to consume on the regular.
I ate a handful of black licorice last night and then thought hmmm, I wonder if licorice is a no-no herb etc. So of course I Dr. Googled and about had a heart attack! Apparently if consumed in huge quantities, a chemical in it apparently passes through the placenta and can cause long term effects on the baby's brain. I was like oh hell no...tossed the licorice lol! https://www.livescience.com/57771-pregnant-women-should-avoid-licorice.html It really applies more to those countries where women consume A LOT of it...most people here are in the zero-to-low consumption category so not a big deal. Interesting though.
@Texafornian one time I went to Dr. Google and actually ended up convinced I had dengue fever. I should add that I've never been out of the US or in any tropical areas. My family has NEVER let me live that down. Lol
@daniellelynette My mom blocked WebMD and the CDC website from our computers when I was in high school. I thought I had the mumps at least 4 times. I would work myself into a full blown panic attack over it.
@daniellelynette My mom blocked WebMD and the CDC website from our computers when I was in high school. I thought I had the mumps at least 4 times. I would work myself into a full blown panic attack over it.
Ok here's my stupid question : I created a knot account when I was getting married. My user name I had created then just automatically transferred to the bump since it's owned by knot. I can't figure out how to change my user name--anyone else experience this?
I just did this! There is an old thread about it that outlines what to do for you (https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/8093763/change-user-name). @pearl262 answered it best: "You can easily log in on theknot.com -- using your thebump.com info -- and under "My Account" there is an option right there to change your username. Not sure why "My Account" on thebump doesn't have the same option, but since all the sites are linked, you can just change your usename on theknot and it will automatically update on thebump (and thenest, etc.). I hope that's helpful!"
I drank about 12 oz of coffee a day through my last pregnancy. This time around it has lost some of its appeal and I'm down to a couple a couple of times a week.
**TW** Loss mentioned Me:35 DH:35 Married 9/2013 BFP#1 1/28/2014 DS born 10/21/2014 BFP#2 7/4/2016 , MC at 7w5d on 7/27 BFP#3 1/5/2017
My question, i always see everyone say you dont show in the first tri, which I basically agree with, but they also say the uterus is still behind the pelvic bone, and I've seen the picture. So my uterus is behind my pelvic bone still (10w, 3rd PG) then how when I got my ultrasound at 8w was I able to get a belly ultrasound (the thing was above my pelvic bone)?
@ashley2824 that's a really good question... I just did some googling and still have no idea. I'm going to take a wild guess and say maybe they can angle it to look down into your pelvis? They don't really explain why they can see it. Strange. My first ultrasound at 9 weeks with my first pregnancy was transvaginal so I have no idea!
@ashley2824 yes the ultrasound transducer can be angled downward (I'm assuming they put a little pressure on your abdomen and then tilted the transducer towards your pubic bone) and this way the ultrasound is able to go around the pelvic bone
@ashley2824 They did a belly US for us at 7+5 and we could see LO and the heartbeat just fine. According to the below link from Huggies, the reason you can see baby on the belly US is due to the fullness of your bladder. The full bladder makes the uterus sit higher and come up above the pelvic bone so you can see baby. That's why they ask you to drink alot of water before the US.
Re: Stupid questions!
**TW**
Losses:
#1: 8wks MMC 4/16
#2: 13+4 T21 + Hydrops 3/17
Has anyone else heard this "no takeout Chinese food during pregnancy" rule?
I ate a handful of black licorice last night and then thought hmmm, I wonder if licorice is a no-no herb etc. So of course I Dr. Googled and about had a heart attack! Apparently if consumed in huge quantities, a chemical in it apparently passes through the placenta and can cause long term effects on the baby's brain. I was like oh hell no...tossed the licorice lol!
https://www.livescience.com/57771-pregnant-women-should-avoid-licorice.html
It really applies more to those countries where women consume A LOT of it...most people here are in the zero-to-low consumption category so not a big deal. Interesting though.
**TW**
Losses:
#1: 8wks MMC 4/16
#2: 13+4 T21 + Hydrops 3/17
Me:35 DH:35
Married 9/2013
BFP#1 1/28/2014 DS born 10/21/2014
BFP#2 7/4/2016 , MC at 7w5d on 7/27
BFP#3 1/5/2017
https://m.huggies.com.au/pregnancy/week-by-week/ultrasound/7-week