Re: Braxton Hicks and Magnesium Oxide (preg. ment.)

[Guest guest]

> I was reading that some women

> take additional Magnesium supplements (in the form of Mag Oxide)

and

> that it helps to control the contractions and also provides a

> laxative effort (which is always a good thing in pregnancy!). Has

> this been recommended to anyone and has it helped at all? I will

> ask my ob at my Friday appt, but I was hoping maybe someone had

some

> personal experience with it!

Me! I asked about this at a peri visit and he said it was bunkum and

coincidence. (He also disbelieves in the value of terbutaline PRN).

However, I do take 100 and sometimes 200 mg. of magnesium oxide above

my daily RDA, just for giggles. FWIW, at 28 weeks I am having many

fewer B-H than I did at 18 weeks. (Knock on wood).

When I picked up a bottle at the store, an older woman with an orange

dress and tam on her head volunteered that I was a smart girl to take

it, and " it's not enough to physic ya, " meaning, I guess, that it

wouldn't have much laxative effect. Oh well . . . can't have

everything!

Beth

SU

[Guest guest]

Thanks Beth for the reply! My peri seems to think everything I read

is nonsense... she told me that pregnant women should not be allowed

to read anything health related and we should stick to trashy

romance... hum... never read a trashy romance and no plans to

anytime soon.

I think I am going to try some mag Oxide, can't hurt and maybe, just

maybe it will help!

Congrats on getting to 28 weeks!! I can hardly wait to be at that

point.... even though I'd like this baby to incubate to at least 36

weeks... 28 is a great milestone!

BTW, if I remember correctly you are on bedrest... is that right?

How strict and why are you bedresting?

Thanks again!

Judi

> > I was reading that some women

> > take additional Magnesium supplements (in the form of Mag Oxide)

> and

> > that it helps to control the contractions and also provides a

> > laxative effort (which is always a good thing in pregnancy!).

Has

> > this been recommended to anyone and has it helped at all? I

will

> > ask my ob at my Friday appt, but I was hoping maybe someone had

> some

> > personal experience with it!

>

>

> Me! I asked about this at a peri visit and he said it was bunkum

and

> coincidence. (He also disbelieves in the value of terbutaline

PRN).

>

> However, I do take 100 and sometimes 200 mg. of magnesium oxide

above

> my daily RDA, just for giggles. FWIW, at 28 weeks I am having

many

> fewer B-H than I did at 18 weeks. (Knock on wood).

>

> When I picked up a bottle at the store, an older woman with an

orange

> dress and tam on her head volunteered that I was a smart girl to

take

> it, and " it's not enough to physic ya, " meaning, I guess, that it

> wouldn't have much laxative effect. Oh well . . . can't have

> everything!

>

> Beth

> SU