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Pat
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Date Posted: 02/21/07 9:26pm
Hi, Danielle!
Congratulations!
I was 22 when I had my first child, and like you, I was confident, and I did just fine. He has been a wonderful son. He's now 40. We also raised six other children.
You're better off having your children when you are younger. It's easier, and there is always the risk that if you wait until you are 35, you will never have a child at all! You are a very good age to become a mother.
What your political views are doesn't have a lot to do with what you personally choose to do. We have several women here who probably share your political views, but decided to have their babies, and like to talk to the women who visit.
I never had any trouble with morning sickness, for which I am grateful. However, I do have some suggestions. Try sipping a little ginger tea or ginger ale when you are having a problem. Also, some people said eating watermelon is good (if you can get it this time of the year, that is!) The crackers before getting up are a good idea, and take your prenatal vitamins with a meal. Eat smaller meals. I don't know as much about heartburn, but try the ginger and see if that helps. You can probably do research online about it.
As for your back, I think people say rocking exercises help. On hands and knees, arch your back and let it slump, and rock back and forth. You may have some little displacement, and for that, low velocity manipulation is awesome. Some osteopaths know this, and there are other practitioners. And as for your cold, stay away from products with mint or menthol in them, because this will dry everything out and make it worse in the long run. They say vitamin C is good, but probably mineral ascorbates are a lot better. I use EmergenC. Citrus juice (such as orange juice) is also very soothing, if you can sip on that when you're not feeling nauseous. And if you can handle it, cayenne also is very soothing (in spite of the fact it would seem the opposite, provided you can handle the spiciness; depends on your normal diet). For the immune problem, probably colloidal silver works best. The silver involved is a very tiny dose. People take it for ten days just like an antibiotic. These are my experineces; I am not a doctor and can't tell you what to do. You can also research these things online. I hope these things help.
Hugs,
Pat
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