*thp thp thp thp thp thp thp*
We had our first appointment today, and everything is All Correct and Accounted For. Quite routine, and healthy.
So I'm, emotionally, torn between "Oh, yawn, everything's fine, nothing's different," and "OMGOMGOMG there is a HEARTBEAT and I *hearded it* myself with my *ears* and SQUEEEEEEEEEfaint."
It's kind of exhausting. :->
My uterus is "just the right size for 11 weeks," which is kind of funny 'cause I was counting it as 9, but I was counting from 'estimated conception' and apparently docs count from 'last period you had,' which strikes me as odd, because it means the baby's due date (which is STILL 40 weeks from Start Day, not 42) would aim it for 2 weeks preemie? Or something. Sigh. Whatever. I'll obey my duly-tendered medical advice.
If my due date is really Valentine's Day instead of Feb 28 2009, though, we're going to have a hard time complying with my mother's (half-facetious) edict that No Aquarians Are Allowed in our family. :->
I have a handful of pregnancy-vitamin samples to take instead of Centrum (and a scrip to fill for more of them). I've been comparing the ingredients with what I was already taking, and there's a lot less in the preggers pills ... though of a very few nutrients, the concentration is higher. And there's Omega-3s and such in them, which is nice. I'm mildly worried about completely skipping all the stuff Centrum has that these don't, though, and wondering whether, since they're structured as an 'AM' pill and a 'PM' pill, I mightn't keep taking it with lunch in between? There's no overlap in nutrients I know to be 'no, seriously, don't take too much of these' ones, like Vitamin A (the preg pills have none).
Comparison lists, for you thorough and medically-aware people:
PrimaCare Advantage in black; Centrum amounts in blue.
AM dose is a dye-free, white, soft gelatin capsule containing the following ingredients:
Essential Fatty Acids:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids . . 330mg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) . . 260mg
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) . . 40mg
a-Linolenic Acid (ALA) . . 30mg
Linoleic Acid . . 30mg
Vitamins and Minerals:
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) . . 170 IU
Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) . . 30 IU (30 IU)
Calcium (calcium carbonate) . . 150mg (200 mg)
(Note: there is another 250mg in the 'PM' dose of the preg pills; see below)
PM dose is a dye-free, oval-shaped, pink, film-coated tablet containing the following
ingredients:
Vitamins:
Vitamin C (as Ester-C®*) . . 100mg (90 mg)
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) . . 230 IU
Vitamin K . . 90 mcg (25 mcg)
Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate, USP) . . 3mg (1.5 mg)
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin, USP) . . 3.4mg (1.7 mg)
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) . . 20mg (20 mg)
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride, USP) . . 50mg (2 mg)
Folic Acid, USP . . 1mg (500 mcg)
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) . . 12 mcg (6 mcg)
Biotin . . 35 mcg (30 mcg)
Pantothenic Acid . . 7mg (10 mg)
Vitamin A . . 3500 IU mg
Minerals:
Calcium (as CalciPure™ calcium carbonate) . . 250 mg
Iron (elemental iron as Sumalate™†) . . 30mg (18 mg)
Zinc (zinc oxide, USP) . . 11mg (11 mg)
Selenium . . 75 mcg (55 mcg)
Copper (cupric oxide) . . 1.3mg (.9 mg)
Chromium . . 45 mcg (35 mcg)
Molybdenum . . 50 mcg (45 mcg)
Phosphorus . . 109 mg
Iodine . . 150 mcg
Magnesium . . 100 mg
Manganese . . 2.3 mg
Chloride . . 72 mg
Potassium . . 80 mg
Boron . . 150 mcg
Nickel . . 5 mcg
Silicon . . 2 mg
Tin . . 10 mcg
Vanadium . . 10 mcg
Lutein . . 250 mcg
Lycopene . . 300 mcg
Other:
Docusate Sodium . . 50mg
Succinic Acid . . 35mg
For those still wondering, the title of this entry is an attempt at onomatopoeia for the sound of the heartbeat of my little firstling ... even imitating it makes me get bubbly-excited, and I kept doing it at John on the train on our way back. It's earwormed me.
So I'm, emotionally, torn between "Oh, yawn, everything's fine, nothing's different," and "OMGOMGOMG there is a HEARTBEAT and I *hearded it* myself with my *ears* and SQUEEEEEEEEEfaint."
It's kind of exhausting. :->
My uterus is "just the right size for 11 weeks," which is kind of funny 'cause I was counting it as 9, but I was counting from 'estimated conception' and apparently docs count from 'last period you had,' which strikes me as odd, because it means the baby's due date (which is STILL 40 weeks from Start Day, not 42) would aim it for 2 weeks preemie? Or something. Sigh. Whatever. I'll obey my duly-tendered medical advice.
If my due date is really Valentine's Day instead of Feb 28 2009, though, we're going to have a hard time complying with my mother's (half-facetious) edict that No Aquarians Are Allowed in our family. :->
I have a handful of pregnancy-vitamin samples to take instead of Centrum (and a scrip to fill for more of them). I've been comparing the ingredients with what I was already taking, and there's a lot less in the preggers pills ... though of a very few nutrients, the concentration is higher. And there's Omega-3s and such in them, which is nice. I'm mildly worried about completely skipping all the stuff Centrum has that these don't, though, and wondering whether, since they're structured as an 'AM' pill and a 'PM' pill, I mightn't keep taking it with lunch in between? There's no overlap in nutrients I know to be 'no, seriously, don't take too much of these' ones, like Vitamin A (the preg pills have none).
Comparison lists, for you thorough and medically-aware people:
PrimaCare Advantage in black; Centrum amounts in blue.
AM dose is a dye-free, white, soft gelatin capsule containing the following ingredients:
Essential Fatty Acids:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids . . 330mg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) . . 260mg
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) . . 40mg
a-Linolenic Acid (ALA) . . 30mg
Linoleic Acid . . 30mg
Vitamins and Minerals:
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) . . 170 IU
Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) . . 30 IU (30 IU)
Calcium (calcium carbonate) . . 150mg (200 mg)
(Note: there is another 250mg in the 'PM' dose of the preg pills; see below)
PM dose is a dye-free, oval-shaped, pink, film-coated tablet containing the following
ingredients:
Vitamins:
Vitamin C (as Ester-C®*) . . 100mg (90 mg)
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) . . 230 IU
Vitamin K . . 90 mcg (25 mcg)
Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate, USP) . . 3mg (1.5 mg)
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin, USP) . . 3.4mg (1.7 mg)
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) . . 20mg (20 mg)
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride, USP) . . 50mg (2 mg)
Folic Acid, USP . . 1mg (500 mcg)
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) . . 12 mcg (6 mcg)
Biotin . . 35 mcg (30 mcg)
Pantothenic Acid . . 7mg (10 mg)
Vitamin A . . 3500 IU mg
Minerals:
Calcium (as CalciPure™ calcium carbonate) . . 250 mg
Iron (elemental iron as Sumalate™†) . . 30mg (18 mg)
Zinc (zinc oxide, USP) . . 11mg (11 mg)
Selenium . . 75 mcg (55 mcg)
Copper (cupric oxide) . . 1.3mg (.9 mg)
Chromium . . 45 mcg (35 mcg)
Molybdenum . . 50 mcg (45 mcg)
Phosphorus . . 109 mg
Iodine . . 150 mcg
Magnesium . . 100 mg
Manganese . . 2.3 mg
Chloride . . 72 mg
Potassium . . 80 mg
Boron . . 150 mcg
Nickel . . 5 mcg
Silicon . . 2 mg
Tin . . 10 mcg
Vanadium . . 10 mcg
Lutein . . 250 mcg
Lycopene . . 300 mcg
Other:
Docusate Sodium . . 50mg
Succinic Acid . . 35mg
For those still wondering, the title of this entry is an attempt at onomatopoeia for the sound of the heartbeat of my little firstling ... even imitating it makes me get bubbly-excited, and I kept doing it at John on the train on our way back. It's earwormed me.