Dh says I look run down, he's probaby right but how can I perk myself up?

[Enid]

I am 16 weeks pg btw.

But have terrible rashy skin, no energy, feel quite low and generally feel as though I am about to get flu. Have had cough for weeks too.

Anyway I know a lot of it is prob pg related, but what can I do to try and get a bit of sparkle back? I sleep quite well and eat well (although drinking coca cola atm to help get through the day).

Any tips?

I wish

dh refuses to have central heating on atm and berates us all to wear more jumpers and socks

I do sneak it on before he gets back from work though

I am still being sick every day atm so I could be massively dehydrated. Willt ry lots of water for next few days and see if it helps

The water thing takes 3 or 4 days to work, I found. Good luck. Do you have dry skin anyway?

no oily normally but quite sensitive

its a weird rash

sort of pimply and flaky

in creases between mouth and nose and on eyelid

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Er, did I mention blusher? I use Bourjois (sp?) pinky rose and it makes me look alive instead of moonlighting as an extra for The Adams.

Make up in general makes you look better. As for feeling, hmmmmmmm, agree on the water drinking, and fresh fruit and veggies.

You are reminding me why I do not want a third. No I do not. No. No. Hmmmmmm.

x

enid, get some diaoralyte, you could be short of electrolytes if you're being sick a lot, make some up and try sipping it throughout the day.

@ you sneaking the central heating on...visions of dickensian enid with nightcap on in bed...

Definitely break out the Zita Wests and maybe also probiotics Enid, you poor thing.
My sister always looks radiant on her Eve Lom washcloth routine (keep finding things that look worryingly like Our Lord's loincloth draped over radiators when she visits). And my skin has perked up slightly on a free sample of Origins White Tea stuff.
If you can't stand fruit juice, would knocking up a home-made, fresh, low salt version of V8 appeal? I totally sympathise with the lure of coca-cola but you know it's rubbish really...
Plenty of us are for you having a third, you and Fennel can be assured that not everyone thinks you are masochistic hormonal loons

trouble is make up is settling in rash - hmm not a good look

I just think that preg increases the sensitivity of all things like hair follicles etc, my rashes were a bit pimply, like mild acne overlaid with excema. Ds2 is 3 months now, but if I scratch myself I still get a huge great welt, like I've been whipped. Skin def way oversensitive. Praying it will go when I stop bfing.

I lived on fat Coke and Hula Hoops during pg

pssst, Boots do a great rip off of the Eve Lom thing, it's £10 a pot. But you don't get that 'aren't I the special one' feeling that you get with Eve Lom.

Clinque are always giving samples away of things and their dry skin stuff is fab, get ye to Boots.

dh is utterly victorian. comment was made as he glanced momentarily above newspaper as family life crashed around him

funny you should say that about the eve lom marina, I do have half a pot stashed away somewhere (gave up as it took too long) will give it a try.

also oranges v good for skin, at college when i used to survive on 3.5 hrs sleep a night and drank guinness and vast amounts of bacardi and coke I had flawless skin, which i put down to eating 2 or 3 whopping oranges a day. (can't bear them now, sob)

Highly recommend the Boots one and it's on offer atm.

Grove Farm does a rather lovely veg juice.

Enid - I had exactly the rash you describe
"sort of pimply and flaky in creases between mouth and nose and on eyelid"

when I was first pregnant. It disappeared after about 18/20 weeks. Also, (sorry if this has been mentioned), can 't DH give you a 'day off' - so he takes the children and you just recouperate in bed for a whole day?

Bundle, that was youth...

yes could manage veg juice I think

oh yes MI, yoof, I remember that

The tomato and carrot one has a bit of salt in but it's yebby yebby tasty according to DD2 who snaffled some of mine this morning.

ha kr!

I did suggest that. He didn't even make eye contact, just raised an eyebrow and said 'ha'

HOnestly I think a day in bed with a good book and radio 4 would really do you the world of good. You're carrying his child it's the least he can do.

what I might do is take a day off sick next week and get him to take the girls to respective schools. Then I'll manage until school pick up in bed on my own.

yes that's a good plan.

I cant tell him though otherwise he will book alarm test, chimney sweep, carpenter etc to come on that day, overexcited that someone will be in

Poor you. I'm sure the morning sickness isn't helping. Are you getting enough rest?

Lemonade would be better than coke.