Comments on: knocked update

By: Danna

Danna — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:48:13 +0000

In my family we have an “old wive’s tale” that says your baby will be born 5 months to the day from the first time you feel the baby move. It works for us!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:19:51 +0000

I call it “jumpy legs”, and I discovered (thanks to an “Ask the Doctor” column in a local paper) that a glass of cold water at bedtime helps. I don’t know why–and the doctor hadn’t heard of the treatment–but something that always drove me insane has been abated. Of course, now that you’re expecting I don’t know how you feel about filling your bladder at bedtime…

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:34:44 +0000

It sounds like you have restless legs syndrome (RLS)- it’s common in pregnancy and is more prevalent with the number of pregnancies. It is strongly related to iron deficiency – get your ferritin checked! There is an association in France for patients, and in Paris there are specialists at Pitié Salpètrière. It is NOT advisable to take quinine – RLS is often misdiagnosed and mistreated; google “Patterns of treatment for restless legs syndrome in primary care in the United Kingdom.” by Martinez. Quinine is for cramps. If you’re interested in reading medical literature on it you can google Manconi who has studied it in pregnancy, or RLS reviews by authors such as D. Garcia-Borreguero, C. Trenkwalder, or B. Högl – all renowned European RLS experts.
The RLS diagnostic criteria are here.

By: ellie

ellie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:24:42 +0000

Aiiii aii aiiii!

And you’re not going to tell us if you did?

My friend was all off balance in her 2nd pregnancy. She fell on her wrist while walking her dog, and then she required some special surgery for pregnant ladies whereby the drugs go straight to the baby creating a little junky.

By: Googlebear

Googlebear — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:10:23 +0000

Glad you have got over those first few months. Your writing made me remember things I had forgotten about.

Continued luck over the coming months.

By: BeanMa

BeanMa — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:07:44 +0000

Calcium, but sometimes also magnesium. I’m right there with you, though.

By: Anja

Anja — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:05:05 +0000

Haha.. I’m 18 weeks pregnant, and I itch all the time. When I go out, I put on my jacket and … my bra.

By: kara

kara — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:23:31 +0000

petite: are you finding out if its a boy or girl?

By: Biddy

Biddy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:40:25 +0000

I had the hormonal itching also – I scratched myself raw – it was a nightmare – pauvre petite!

By: Neepster

Neepster — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:52:44 +0000

FWIW, we just had a baby and when my wife was in this phase we got a cheap zero gravity chair for her to sleep in. Helped with the ‘I can’t find a comfortable position to sleep in’. It was like $250 from Walmart, so not sure if you can find something similar in Paris, but it might be worth looking for…