1st time Pregnancy....ahhh!!! ;)

[AmandaKDT]

Congrats 5LM...this is such exciting news...thank you for sharing it with us!!!

I would consider booking in with a naturopath to go over effective non medicinal treatments for you pain and insomnia. My daughter takes Ionic Magnesium Citrate powder as per the ND and she has gone from 4 hours of sleep a night to being dead to the world for the entire night. I can not say whether this is safe for you during pregnancy, but boy does it ever work for her. I thought it would take a while to kick in, but nope...night one she was crashed out.

An ND would likely work on reducing the level of inflammation in your body by supporting your hormone health. This would then reduce pain and likely make your pregnancy much more enjoyable too. Maybe your hubby has coverage with his job or if not I imagine you would not have to go to often once you had a regime that worked for you. Additionaly, I would have an air of caution when taking nutritional advice from an MD. They are not trained in the area of nutrition, and while so much faith is placed in an MD, they just aren't qualified to give nutritional advice. They follow the Canada food guide which is set by dieticians of Canada. Unfortunatly they are governed by the Canadian Government, hence not being the best source for optimal nutrition.

To minimize or even eliminate the headaches/migraines, you could eliminate dairy, yes even being pregnant. There are much healthier options to get the required daily amount of calcium. An ND could also help you with this, or I can give you the contact info of a holistic nutritionist who specializes in anti-inflammatory who does her appointments via Skype or telephone...let me know if you are interested. Given what you have described briefly about your medical situation, in your shoes I'd probably want to handle that promptly to help have a smooth pregnancy.

Aside from that though...congrats again. I am surrounded by friends having babies and I get so excited given that I had mine so young, it seems a lifetime ago and I am only just 33 (last week) Mine are 14 and 12 1/2...I have had the opportunity to spoil a lot of my preggers friends over the last few years

Agree about Family Doctors not being a source of knowledgeable information/help when it comes to nutrition. Have had several instances with different doctors where this was very true, especially when it comes to dairy.

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Agree about Family Doctors not being a source of knowledgeable information/help when it comes to nutrition. Have had several instances with different doctors where this was very true, especially when it comes to dairy.

The best you can expect from an MD is that they have had 1 hour of education in nutrition. Most have had none. DO your own research, back it up multiple times from reputable sources and go from there. RHN is a specialist in the field of Nutrition and they are regulated. Dieticians are qualified but have a mentality of 1 way fits all and are legally not allowed to deviate from it as set out by the Canadian Government so they are a waste of time too.