I don't know what the difference is between prenatals and other vitamins. Is it something specifical to growing an (obviously adorable and lovable) little alien or just a supersized multi?

Differing amounts of stuff. Less A, more folic acid, blah blah blah.

However, unlike Plei, the pill usually solves more health issues for me instead of creating them so it's just a ritual I am used to by now.

Well, except for the mini-pill moodies, they weren't *causing* health issues. I just suck at taking pills. You'd think, given that I've often had to take pills, that I'd have learned, but I still have NO time sense, and everything except the prenatals was time sensitive.

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I like the screw up Perkins got.

Me too, except for the part where as I was running out the door to work on Tuesday, I grabbed the pill bottle with the most pills in it, so I could take it with me for my afternoon dose. That should have been the anti-biotics bottle, but it wasn't.

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Wait. This is why my doctor always wants to make sure I am taking folic acid, innit? The one who knows that I am getting none, on the pill (okay for other reasons, but he doesn't particularly know or care) and had her D(now)xH fixed. Hrmph. I just assumed that the multi that I occasionally think to take has it and said yes.

except for the mini-pill moodie

I was thinking of the moodies mostly. I am randomly good at taking stuff on time. I try to find things that have some give in their timing. I work better with a range.

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V.W. that that pharmacy did is terrible.

I'm going to try a "lightening" your fried zucchini recipe (Cause I still have weight to get off)- using just a teaspoon of oil with fat free chicken broth to fry the zucchini in. And dipping in egg white instead of egg. Sometimes I get away with this sort of thing sometimes not.

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askye, that's horrible. How irresponsible!

I once had a script for 30 Ativan. I got 178. I counted. And I remember, 'cause it was such a weird random number. I called, and they were mortified.

The last time I picked up all my drugs before I ran out of insurance, I got a weird, random med along with all of mine. They were in a big bag, and I'm sure it was just human error. Fortunately, it wasn't anything like a narcotic or anything...it was something for reflux, I think. I called, and they were all, "Oh, could you bring that back tomorrow?" like nothing ever happened. They should take these things more seriously, if you ask me.

Typo Boy, that sounds like a good lightening plan. I may even try it.

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TB, I bet you could even use the pre-packaged egg product for it.

Wait. This is why my doctor always wants to make sure I am taking folic acid, innit? The one who knows that I am getting none, on the pill (okay for other reasons, but he doesn't particularly know or care) and had her D(now)xH fixed. Hrmph. I just assumed that the multi that I occasionally think to take has it and said yes.

It's generally good for you, I think, but that's probably the case. Just in case. I think they feel (wisely so) that all potentially-fertile females should take it, as it's sort of a pre-conception/pre-knowing-you're-knocked-up thing of import for preventing neural tube defects. IIRC, it's why most breads are now fortified with it. Because you never know, and you can't do a retroactive upping of your levels.

Your multi probably has it. I know mine did. My prescription pre-natals had slightly more of it than one can get in a single OTC pill.

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The Oxygen Channel is having a plus-size beauty contest, hosted by someone named Monique who appears to be famous. I just a commercial for it. It's... well, I dislike the whole concept of beauty contests, but if we're going to have them, I say, equal time for other types of beauty.

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If only every guy thought so.

Huh. Stoopid guys. If smart girls weren't hot, we wouldn't have a smart Homo sapiens. How can we be H. sapiens without the sapiens?!

My date tomorrow has taken to calling me William the Smart. I'm not sure whether to encourage this or not. I guess it depends whether she's adding "-arse" under her breath.

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has taken to calling me William the Smart. I'm not sure whether to encourage this or not. I guess it depends whether she's adding "-arse" under her breath.

I might love her a little more if she did. Well, at least if she did with the same affection I am imagining it right now (AIFG) . Otherwise she'll need smiting.

I think they feel (wisely so) that all potentially-fertile females should take it, as it's sort of a pre-conception/pre-knowing-you're-knocked-up thing of import for preventing neural tube defects. IIRC, it's why most breads are now fortified with it. Because you never know, and you can't do a retroactive upping of your levels.

Oh, I totally agree with trying to make sure that any woman who might possibly get pregnant is already getting folic acid. Especially as there's no way to go back and change things after the fact. Just amused at my doctor's little checklist.

He also tells me to give up dairy every time I see him. I have no trouble with dairy, it is just His Thing. He tells everyone this. No matter the reason you are there.

Then he asks about coffee. He doesn't realize that they are my OTP and let no man tear asunder what the cafe au lait hath brought together.

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1. Slice the zucchini.
2. Dip pieces of zucchini in a slightly beaten egg.
3. Dip egged pieces of zucchini in corn meal.
4. Fry in vegetable oil for 3-5 minutes on each side, lightly salting and peppering each side.
5. Eat!

I have some ground pecans, I wonder if that would work instead of corn meal? or maybe half and half with corn meal...

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