I can't wait till my baby shower! My friend just put the invatations in the mail about 3-4 days ago. But mines not till Dec. 1st. So I have quite a while to wait.

Question....Ryan's sister-in-law wants to throw me a shower too. But even she was invited and is coming to the one that my friend is throwing me. Now about 50-60 people were invited to the one my friend is throwing for me. Who in the world could she possibly invite to the one she wants to throw? People don't normally attend more than one for the same person do they? How do I tell her that I think it's a waste of time?

Rachel, is your family coming to the one your friend is throwing you? I had two showers.. My best friend threw me one & only friends came, & then my aunt's threw me one, & only family/family friends came to that one!


& Suzy, I'm sorry you feel so icky! I feel awful today, too. But I'm not preggers, so I'm sure you're twice as miserable, lol. Even though I have a noisy 7 month old yelping & throwing his toys everywhere, lol!

I was anemic when I was pregnant, too. I had to be on iron pills. They sucked & I hated being constipated & blah blah blah. I started taking a lot of extra fiber. I used that tasteless powder stuff. It works really good!

Friends and family from BOTH sides are coming to the one my friend is throwing me....that's why I'm wondering who his SIL was even thinking of inviting!

In that case, I'd probably tell her that she doesn't need to throw one!

That's what I thought but I don't know how to tell her without hurting her feelings! She's the kinda girls who likes to throw lil meaningless parties all the time....she's a rich lil s*** with nothing beter to do with her time. Although I do think it's a nice suggestion. I think she'll be offended if I tell her there's no need but I also think she'll be offended if no one comes to her's.

Maybe give her an alternative? Like, instead of a baby shower, maybe she can treat you & a few close friends or family members to lunch of dinner? Something like that?

yeah I geuss I could, just don't wanna hurt anyones feelings. I don't n=ever even talk to her because we are just not close like that so I was kinda knocked off when Ryan told me she wanted to do it.

thanks guys! krissy my doctor told me that my iron level should be around 9...and right now its a 7
she said if it got below a 5 i could have to get a blood transfusion
it should be ok now though that i have to take these ginormous horse pills!!!

rachel im haveing my shower at a park witha pool on saturday! we invited 80 people total but we are expecting probably 50 maybe 60
i cant wait! im so exited i want it to be saturday! im most exited to see my mom
i havent seen her in over a month now and i miss her so much

I would die if I went that long without seeing my momma!

Have you talked to your doctor about how the iron is making you constipated?

You can try drinking a lot of water, fiber (but that can cause gas), prune juice (don't go 'ick' it works and makes you WAY less miserable) and talk to your doctor about stool softners. I'm amazed your doctor didn't offer something along with the iron pills (like stool softener).

Good luck.

yeah i just took my first one lyestreday!
what i dont get is that the vitamins ive been taking (flinstones) have iron added in them
i told her this
she says i still need more because my iron level is too low

eeeeewww prune juice...

i know
its depressing

My doc never offered anything when she put me on iron pills, Ingi I had to call & tell her how miserable I was & then she told me to try lots of extra fiber.

Ah, pregnancy. Sometimes, I think I'm crazy for missing it!

maybe your sil could throw the "welcome home baby" party where you dont get gifts just have a bbq or something where ppl who didnt come to the hospital can meet the baby, and if they wanna bring more presents... lol

suzy my back is killing me too but its cuz i slpet funny last night with liam hogging the bed

Your iron is low because your blood volume doubles during pregnancy (your body makes more!). You need more iron to make more blood and sustain it. Low iron is very, very, very common in pregnancy. The vitamins you are taking are for everyday people who aren't making extra blood.

If you just took your first iron pill yesterday, I'm thinking the constipation doesn't have anything to do with the iron. It usually takes a build up of iron to cause that. But constipation is also common in pregnancy so... drink more water. Eat more fiber rich foods. And, I know you don't want to hear this, but that means vegetables

Prune juice is not actually that bad.

oh it sucks so bad

and guess what else? i have this rash spreading all over my body and its itchy
and nothing works to stop the itch!!

sorry im in such a bi***y mood today guys

so even though i take 3 flinstones a day that doesnt help?

Well it hasn't been. Take the iron pills. Drink ORANGE JUICE when you take them. The vitamin C in the OJ will help with the iron absorption.

Yeah I could never go that long without seeing my mom. We see each other every Wed. It's our day to hang out an run errans together.