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Vitamins and Linea Nigra
Ok, I got a call from the OB/GYN today, which said that my OTC vitamins do not contain enough folic acid. I just had 800 mcg and he said to take an additional supplement of at least 400 mcg.
Then, I also need to take additional iron supplements at least 60 mg daily total. I'm trying to eat more iron-rich food. I keep reading that no matter what, supplements can only do so much, food is what really matters.
I wanted to ask you girls something reading the linea nigra for a while. Mine showed up a couple months ago and runs for the entire length of my stomach. I read is associated with skin complexion; dark skin expecting mothers get it more than fair skin ones. Do you have it????
There is also somebody who associate it with the complexion of the baby.
Hope you are all doing well!
ATL Girl
Then, I also need to take additional iron supplements at least 60 mg daily total. I'm trying to eat more iron-rich food. I keep reading that no matter what, supplements can only do so much, food is what really matters.
I wanted to ask you girls something reading the linea nigra for a while. Mine showed up a couple months ago and runs for the entire length of my stomach. I read is associated with skin complexion; dark skin expecting mothers get it more than fair skin ones. Do you have it????
There is also somebody who associate it with the complexion of the baby.
Hope you are all doing well!
ATL Girl
LOL!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You squeezed a good laugh and also here's a BIG HUG for a brave gal.... we should all learn from girls like you!!! =')
I think far from being ashamed of my geographical marks... I feel SO proud of them! why? cuz now i can honestly, chin-up say: I AM A REAL WOMAN.... I CAN GROW PEOPLE.... AND I LOOOOOVE MY BODY for that...... =))
there we go!!!
You squeezed a good laugh and also here's a BIG HUG for a brave gal.... we should all learn from girls like you!!! =')
I think far from being ashamed of my geographical marks... I feel SO proud of them! why? cuz now i can honestly, chin-up say: I AM A REAL WOMAN.... I CAN GROW PEOPLE.... AND I LOOOOOVE MY BODY for that...... =))
there we go!!!
Ok, gotta comment on vsentz geographical mountain stretches....
I'm on the other end of this thing from ya'll, had my 2 babies and was so proud of my 2 c-section scars and my geographical stretches that sort of got a chance to fade. Now my geographical stretches have found a new home. I no longer have my war wounds from my pregnancies, most of them were relocated to make my new boobie, so I've found one laproscopic scar and all my lovely stretch marks under my new boob. I'm not sure where the c-sec scars went, they may have been ditched. There was a lot of extra skin.
It's a laugh and a half. Instead of a nice c-sec scar, I've got a pretty huge (it's fading still) scar from stem to stem. It's a bit disconcerting, but on the other hand, I got rid of all that baby belly that didn't want to go away.
Oh, and I have a refurbished belly-button and my other boob, which was heading south REALLY fast, is now back in place.
I still have 'burnt pancakes' though, although one is a tattoo.
Lesson is....somethings have great benefits even if it's a mountain to climb to get there.
Ya'll have a good pregnancy. Betcha look at those geographical markers differently now, don't ya. Oh, and I CANNOT recommend having breast cancer just to get the tummy tuck and a boob job. Be careful what you wish for, sometimes you just might get it!!
:)
Kiss 'ems babies for me. I miss having little bitty ones around. Mine are growing like WEEDS!!!!
Still jealous of ya'll,
Lisa
I'm on the other end of this thing from ya'll, had my 2 babies and was so proud of my 2 c-section scars and my geographical stretches that sort of got a chance to fade. Now my geographical stretches have found a new home. I no longer have my war wounds from my pregnancies, most of them were relocated to make my new boobie, so I've found one laproscopic scar and all my lovely stretch marks under my new boob. I'm not sure where the c-sec scars went, they may have been ditched. There was a lot of extra skin.
It's a laugh and a half. Instead of a nice c-sec scar, I've got a pretty huge (it's fading still) scar from stem to stem. It's a bit disconcerting, but on the other hand, I got rid of all that baby belly that didn't want to go away.
Oh, and I have a refurbished belly-button and my other boob, which was heading south REALLY fast, is now back in place.
I still have 'burnt pancakes' though, although one is a tattoo.
Lesson is....somethings have great benefits even if it's a mountain to climb to get there.
Ya'll have a good pregnancy. Betcha look at those geographical markers differently now, don't ya. Oh, and I CANNOT recommend having breast cancer just to get the tummy tuck and a boob job. Be careful what you wish for, sometimes you just might get it!!
:)
Kiss 'ems babies for me. I miss having little bitty ones around. Mine are growing like WEEDS!!!!
Still jealous of ya'll,
Lisa
OH yeah baby, im a 'brownie' and one morning i was gonna get in the shower (never had heard of it) and i screeeamed to dh to come and see this 'thing' that just appeared over night (real faint) in my 'road to happiness'... he came and explained me what it was.... i was about 14 weeks.... now I am almost 25 and my (by the way, crooked) linia nigra had become darker!!! i dont mind it... i think it just looks hilarious! it's straight but in the midway kind of takes a fast curve.... lol and looks swirly....
Anyway, between that... my 'burnt pancakes' (aka...extra dark and humongous nipples) and my 'pokes' from the laparoscopy, i have a whole nice map drawn in my torso.... just waiting for the nice geographical mountain stretches to appear.....(stretch marks....).
Anyway, between that... my 'burnt pancakes' (aka...extra dark and humongous nipples) and my 'pokes' from the laparoscopy, i have a whole nice map drawn in my torso.... just waiting for the nice geographical mountain stretches to appear.....(stretch marks....).
I remember having the line w/my other pregnancies but it hasn't appeared w/this one even though I'm 25 weeks. I thought maybe it was because of hormone stuff (wrong I know but I'm a worrier - LOL). I also never thought it was associated w/the baby's complexion - more often the mother's.
thanks for the vities info...i think mine has only 800 folic acid...i will have to take mine to my dr's appt. i had that line w/ both of my pregnancies. i am italian and dark .. i hate that line. mine stayed forever and now that i am pregnant again, i expect it to return. :( it does go away though thank goodness.
I had linea nigra during my last pregnancy, but not the first. It was pretty dominant (I thought). I'm fair skinned, but tan well. Lauren (the last baby) is very fair, but still tans. She burns quicker than Kathryn (the first baby), that's about the only diff.
Didn't ever read it was associated with the complexion of the baby.
Didn't ever read it was associated with the complexion of the baby.
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