Bert_n_ernie

I lost 17 lbs. Pre op. New Life Started 07/24/12

Yes that's counting the pre op loss. I feel like I should be losing it quicker, so frustrating. New Life Started 07/24/12

If you have access to a commissary, they cover it all. New Life Started 07/24/12

I do that for my mom with mine. And I always make sure I have enough to get me through the month with milk. Wic just doesn't cover it all. New Life Started 07/24/12

Have you been watching me? Lol, there's a spot in my kitchen that will reflect 25 lbs lower than I really am, talk about a let down. New Life Started 07/24/12

Does anyone know how much Protein is in an avocado? New Life Started 07/24/12

That's what I like about the prenatal ones I take, they're flavored for.pregnant women who are nauseated. I still take my b12 and iron separately. New Life Started 07/24/12

10 dollars lol New Life Started 07/24/12

I take vitafusion prenatal. They are gummies. They taste awesome! I got them at wal mart and 1 bottle lasts 45 days and is about $10. New Life Started 07/24/12

I used to be a single mom & was going through nursing school. I put my 2 year old in daycare while I was at school. My ex and I were trying to work things out but he lived out of town so wasn't able to help much with kids. We showed up together early one day to pick her up for a special lunch. We got there & she was in playpen crying & babysitter was yelling at her saying "these Cookies are for my grand babies, you're not my grand baby!" I'm the one who bought & sent the cookies. There were 3 kids @ the table eating these cookies Hannah had helped pick out. Then she's stuck in the playpen while these other kids eat her cookies where she can see them. It broke my heart! She never went back. After I graduated I got a job but worked only when husband could watch kids. Then when our twins were born 2 months premature & spent 2 months in nicu we agreed I would stay home & be their caretaker. Daycare for twins would kill us financially & I would be crippled with anxiety that they would he done like Hannah or worse. It's been such a blessing even if it is hard work. With all the appointments I have and sports, I'm not home a lot. I wouldn't change a thing though. New Life Started 07/24/12

I switched from a regular Multivitamin to prenatal and my hair looks amazing. My hair is my vain pride, I wasn't about to play with it. Long, gorgeous red, thick, and ringlet curls. I love my hair! A lot of people think you can only take a prenatal before you have a baby. But if you aren't expecting, all the extra nutrients are absorbed into your hair, skin, and nails. If you read the label its a multivitamin with a few added supplements. I went this route instead of with Biotin because it eliminates the extra med a day. Also if you take your Vitamins at bed time they absorb better. New Life Started 07/24/12

Kool aid I do ok. Also if I drink through a straw. I asked Dr. He said straw was ok. It's so hard to quench my thirst, Idk why. I drink like I'm a fish (no alcohol lol). New Life Started 07/24/12

I'm trying any different kind of Protein supplement I can get my hands on. I'm not too terribly worried. My hair, skin, and nails are still healthy (the bodies last priority) so I'm not malnourished. With the Water, It's weird but water has always made me nauseous, my whole life. If I mix in som sf kool New Life Started 07/24/12

Lol New Life Started 07/24/12

Mami, when I joined this group, you were the first poster to catch my attention. Your sense of humor has cracked me up multiple times and your realness. I've seen you post in several threads. I am right there in the boat with you. I'm a "stay at home" mom. What does that mean? To other people it means I'm a lazy freeloader. They're ignorant. It's a stupid label. I earn my husband's paycheck just as much as he does. While he is.at work I'm there with our 5 kids (2 disabled), doing homework, going to appointments, making sure everyone is clean, well fed, happy, healthy mentally and physically. I love my family with all that I am and I am thankful for a husband who works.as hard as he does but raising a family is hard work. Especially in today's day and age. Daycare is expensive and unreliable. Why bust your ass to spend your entire check to pay someone to ignore your child all day when you could be the.one to raise them? If I have learned anything in my life its that no one can make you happy and you will never be able to be happy with anyone until you are happy with yourself. Keep your head up. *hugs* New Life Started 07/24/12

My problem is not constipation, I am fairly regular. It's that I get so miserable if I don't have a bm every other day because I will vomit. I don't get it. I'm not taking in enough to warrant the discomfort and nausea. Wtheck. Stools aren't hard either. New Life Started 07/24/12

1st, dumb question, what does dl mean? 2nd, in answer to original topic, I did great immediately after surgery. I was drinking fluids like a pro. I could even eat solids. Now 2 months later, I can't hold Water down, most foods I do ok with as long as I chew but I can take less now than I could immediately post op. I think it has something to do with the brains pain receptors. New Life Started 07/24/12

My husband is driving me crazy. He knows what I'm going through, he's been to all my appointments. He has read all my diet information. I have had nothing of any nutritional value for 2 weeks. Even if my stomach isn't physically hungry, my body is starving. All my husband talks about is food. We're on the phone talking about registering our kids for school and he pops in "ooh, can it wait, I'm gonna make me some eggs.... And some cheese toast that looks good." I've asked him several times to stop but he just says "i love you" and blows me off. I literally walked to my moms house. She's had a bypass & understands the need to not have food thrown in my face every time I turn around. Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using RNYTalk

Ok, so for those of you who have pouches of Iron. Did you go ahead and stick to the full fluids & pureed? New Life Started 07/24/12

Pre-op that was my fave meal! Ohhhh! I would LOVE some lemon pepper salmon New Life Started 07/24/12

Yes, the G2 works just as well. New Life Started 07/24/12

Liquid, Idk if 3-4 is too much. New Life Started 07/24/12

Mami, I always wanted too but was too chicken also. I think it should be legalized. New Life Started 07/24/12

Lol, same here. Nurses do make the worst patients. I so wish I could walk in & say give me a bolus of D5.5 w/ LR & be done with it. Such as it is, I'm not going in till, like you said, I can't move. I'm a rusty nurse but still a nurse. New Life Started 07/24/12