July 22, 2008
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The Shape of a Mother
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As we all know, your body does some adjusting when you are pregnant. Things that don't always change after birth. Yes, one of my feet is a half-size larger than the other.
This site, The Shape of a Mother, was funny and touching. It is a very honest site about our bodies. So after you watch my vlog, please go check it out. It's a great antidote to those awful tabloid covers rating celebrity cellulite and other flaws. What famous women have imperfect bodies? Stars, they're just like us!
Chinese medicine FASCINATES me. Those herbs, what was in those herbs? I just wonder what ailments I have that might be cured by an elderly Chinese man? If I was going to be in town (next week) for longer than a few days, I would ask you for his info and visit him, but I'm afraid I won't have the time.
OH, and my belly looks like the one on that site with the vertical C section scar. Had two of those. A front butt!
I too think what else the Chinese man could help me with. I will give you their info if needed. I vow if I am ever pregnant again I will hop across town to them. My old mentor Dr. Dean Edell is very Western medicine, but even he says that Chinese medicine is great for pain reduction. Wonder if they can help with the dreaded IV. God, I hate IV's.
OMG, I had wicked allergies for eons. Then got turned on to this dude who looked like Yoda. He mixed Eastern and Western medicine by injecting B12 to my pressure points. My allegeries are gone. I mean gone! Keep in mind I was the sniffley doofus, always with a tissue. Got the the treatment two years in a row, and now have no problems. This is like ten years after this first treatment. I have HUGE respect for Chinese medicine.
I love this post! I'm very into Eastern medicine too..by "very into" I mean mildly curious. Visiting the site right now…
Daphne,
I had something similar happen with my first pregnancy but mine was after I had my son and the doctors said that giving birth typically cures it! Of course I had this rare situation~ not getting it until there was no cure time. It’s called PUPPS
Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy - PUPPs and here's the description:
The rash is very itchy, or pruritic, hence the name. This condition is harmless to mother and baby, but can be very annoying. (that's an understatement!) It lasts an average of 6 weeks and resolves spontaneously 1 to 2 weeks after delivery. (Mine started spontaneously 1 to 2 weeks after delivery, thank you very much) The most severe itching normally lasts for no more than 1 week. (Mine lasted three weeks so I was breastfeeding, itching, breastfeeding, itching.)Not to mention I looked like a heroin addict with the bruises all over my arms. I thought my skin was damaged for life and I didn’t care, I had to itch. I found out that PUPPS runs in the family and it’s on your father’s side so if any women on your dad’s side had this you may. My aunt did have this, I found out later. Also the size of the baby. Dylan was 10lbs 9oz. Ouch, I know and yes I am ruined but that accounts for this too.
The good news…it rarely reappears in subsequent pregnancies and did not happen to me second time around but then again she was a peanut weighing in at 9lbs 7oz! I forgot about this until I saw this Vlog. Love your site.
Peggy
I love hearing that other woman had the itching mass I had! Well, I shouldn't say I love that others had the same discomfort, but I had so many people act like I was freak and I didn't get reassured that I wasn't alone until the delivery nurses told me so.