Two More Blogs

I've started two more blogs. This blog, http://www.todaysmama.blogspot.com/ is turning into my musing blog. It's a peek into whatever I'm thinking of at this time. The other two blogs are more specific.

http://www.sotourist.blogspot.com/ is about family-friendly things to do in Southern Oregon. I love the area I live in, and can't find personal recommendations about the things to do around here. So I'm starting my own. My first post is about a "secret" place to pick blackberries--the best place!

http://www.valerie-harmon.blogspot.com/ is a place for sharing my parenting ideas. I have some parenting ideas that I want to write down so I can remember what I've learned before I forget it. Plus, I'm a better parent when I'm consciously thinking of ways to be better, and blogging helps that. My latest post is about the dilemma of controlling Halloween candy.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to add your comments, I'm no expert and I'm always wanting to learn.

Miracle for Morning Sickness

I've birthed five children, and my sixth is on the way. Since I'm sick the whole nine months (normally), I have spent 3.75 years of my life fighting morning sickness. I know something about nausea. So when I tell you I have found a miracle for my morning sickness, you'll know it's a significant event in my life and I won't need to apologize for my enthusiasm!

It's called EmergenC and you can buy it at almost any grocery store. It's a Vitamin C powder

(with minerals and ascorbates) that fizzes when you add water.

I've used it before to help with jet lag and boost our family's immune system, so when I started to feel nauseated in the morning, I happened to have it on hand. Today I'm three months along in my pregnancy--and I've been off the couch for most of it!

I say most of it, because last week we ran out of it for four days. Four awful days! Several times during the previous 2 1/2 months I had wondered if I really was pregnant. Running out of EmergenC reminded me what my pregnancy normally feels like. One of those mornings I got out of bed, read scriptures, made breakfast, dressed my two youngest, and then --I went back to bed. I was ready to throw up and exhausted. We bought some more and after 3 days recovering, I'm back to feeling almost un-pregnant.

It's possible that I've found a remedy that only works for me. But I will tell you, that I have helped another pregnant friend with her nausea.

With her last pregnancy she was in and out of the hospital getting IVs for her dehydration--she was throwing up that much. She vowed never to be pregnant again, and then got surprised a couple months ago. I saw her at a field trip with a white face and moving in that delicate "I'm doing to throw up" mode, and told her about EmergenC. The next week she ran up to me and said "That stuff is a miracle! This is day FOUR without throwing up." Her face had more color in it and she was walking with vigor. So I started to think that my discovery might help more than just me.

My favorite flavors are LemonLime and Tangerine. I'm not fond of the Raspberry. I've tried a cheaper brand (sorry, I forget the name) and it didn't taste as good or work as well (for me). I tried Airbourne (another fizzy Vitamin C drink) when I was out of EmergenC and it got me off the couch enough to dress the kids for church, but I still walked delicately and had to keep eating every 1/2 hour to hold off the nausea.

In Southern Oregon, the cheapest place (not online) is Wal-Mart. I love Winco and normally shop there, but it charges three dollars more for EmergenC, and the local health food store adds two more dollars to Winco's price. So shop around, the price is not standard.

If you are pregnant, or know someone who is, please let them know that EmergenC worked for me. It would have saved me several years of nausea and that is no small thing.

Any of you ever tried EmergenC or have another remedy you use for nausea?