Lord of my love
(title is from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 26)
How far along? 26 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: +9.5 lbs It is so hard to watch the scale climb week after week, and not feel terrible!!
Maternity clothes? Most days I’m in regular clothes.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: Pretty crummy the past three nights
Best moment this week: I haven’t had any great baby moments this week. I am, however, glad that I finished our tax returns and mailed them out!
Movement: no change; he’s an active kid
Food cravings: no
Gender: boy
Labor Signs: n/a
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: I miss not having a headache almost everyday
What I am looking forward to: Receiving our refund AND our First Time Homebuyer’s tax credit from the IRS. 
I just hope it doesn’t take longer than the estimated 4 weeks.
Weekly Wisdom: Smooch your hubby after he does something nice, like cleaning the bathtub so you don’t have to.
Milestones: Doctor says my anemia is definitely a problem, so I have to take iron supplements in addition to my regular prenatal vitamins. Before it was just a slight anemia, and they thought it would be taken care of by the prenatals. Marco’s testicles are starting to descend, LOL! I don’t know why but it’s funny and I can’t help but chuckle.
I was really anemic too and had to take iron supplements on top of my prenatals. I took slowFE with some orange juice. Once you start taking the iron pills your headaches should stop and you might be able to sleep a little better!
I drink a small glass of 100% tangerine juice with the iron supplements
Do the iron pills make you feel light headed and nauseous? I have anemia too (non pregnancy related) and when I took them they made me sick, so I just deal with the anemia.
PS – Way to go on those testes little MarcoMan!
No. I’m taking the SlowFe, which is a slow release tablet so it’s supposed to cause less side effects. you need to take it with a little food and some orange or tangerine juice. So far haven’t noticed any problems. Maybe you should try this one? I’m bad too; never took iron supps before I was pregnant, even though my GP told me too Whoops!
i always ate with them, but they still made me sick. maybe i should try those ones!
yeah, i never had any side effects with taking SlowFE. I definitely recommend trying them!