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Thanks Mindy - that's good advice. I'll check that out!
I'm not sure about juices...I'm scared of all of them except for cranberry juice, and I don't think that has much calcium, if any.
I definately don't need the gas right now! I'm either burping or farting all day long now with this pregnancy. My husband loves it. LOL. Although he shouldn't complain because he's the gassiest man alive. Every time he burps he says, 'Excuse me for burpin, but my butt wasn't workin'. Haha.
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#181180 - 05/25/05 12:46 PM
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It's widely reported that high calcium intake to combat osteoporosis retards iron and magnesium intake. You can't take high doses of calcium (read: HIGH) and expect not to become deficient in iron and magnesium in the long run. It's especialy true in the long run and of older people.
I'm tested for iron deficiency yearly but since I don't get my period so I don't lose iron each month. Also since I'm not anemic, I haven't modified my diet to include more iron. Red meat is not a trigger for me, luckily!!
I don't know what magnesium deficiency looks like. I supposed it's tested for in a standard blood panel. I take the calcium because I'm lactose intonerant, on depo, and mostly because it's constipating. 
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I didn't gain any weight my first trimester with Zoe either. I ended up gaining 25 to 30 by the end. Enjoy the cheese while you can. I couldn't get enough pizza. I still can eat a bit of cheese pizza. I think it might be because I'm breast feeding. I haven't gotten af yet either so it might be hormonal for me. Btw, I still eat crappy. I figure eat it while I can hehehe.
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Angela- Are you expecting? Just wondering if I missed a post saying you were since I remember you saying you were planning on trying soon.
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Cara,
That is so funny that you are craving Pop Tarts too. At least they do have a decent amount of vitamins in them! Soy also turned me off big time by the 9th or 10th week. I wouldn't switch fibers if you are feeling good about what you are taking. I began to feel sick everytime I drank the Citrucel, so I knew it had to go. I put that in there just in case you were on Citrucel, but I think acacia is a lot like Benefiber.
I had my baby girl on Dec. 11, 2003. I was induced because the baby got so big that the doctor was afraid I would have to have a C-section if I waited any longer. I am very short and small boned. Despite my lack of weight gain in the beginning, I gained 50 lbs! I could barely drag myself around by the end. Eventually the ibs came back and helped me lose it all.
You sound like you are on the right road and I predict that you will be eating like a football player this summer. Enjoy!
Laura
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I had this dream about 2 weeks ago - I was in the delivery room, it was so real....it was Dec. 11th, and I had a girl. I woke up thinking I had already had her....it was such a real dream I can still see what she looked like in it.
SO - I wrote it down in my journal just in CASE that happens - wouldn't that be weird? I am going to find out what I'm having in 7 weeks. I have no instinct besides these dreams....I can't wait to find out!! 
I hope I can lose the weight pretty quickly because I'm going to be a bridesmaid for my best friend early next year! I'll be praying for D then....
What is your little girl's name?
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#181319 - 05/26/05 06:17 AM
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Angela E.
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Nope not that I know of! We are trying again however. I probably won't spill the beans until I am at least 6weeks because I am a little leary about doing so. I had an ectopic pregancy before my son and it puts me at high risk for another one! So send baby thoughts my way!
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I take magnesium for constipation without calcium like they suggest (the 2:1 recommendation).
Does this mean I am robbing my body of calcium or pulling calcium out of my body by only taking the magnesium?
I can't fathom putting calcium into my body knowing that it has constipating effects when I am already in horrible pain with chronic constipation.
And shame, shame for wanting the constipation!  It is very painful! I much preferred it when I was IBS-D years ago!  But they both stink, don't they! 
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Calcium and iron, when taken at the same time, bind together and your body can't absorb either one. This is why most multivitamins contain only a small amount; also, calcium is so bulky that trying to stuff enough calcium into a vitamin pill would make it way too big! The nurse who told you you were getting plenty from your prenatal certainly did NOT know what she was talking about, unless she quizzed you on your diet and determined that you were getting plenty of calcium that way.
There is an old saying that for every baby a woman has, she loses a tooth (something like that). This comes from the fact that your body will pull calcium from your stores (mostly bone) to ensure that the baby is getting what it needs.
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