Many happy returns of the day, Fay!
Nifty Spice Wall, Jessica
I have no comment on the childbirth and breastfeeding stuff.
I get to spend the day going through my class transcripts and spiffying them up for turning in a week and a half. Fortunately, I get to do it while sitting in front of the tv.
I went to Lush yesterday (I needed to get there before my trip home at the end of the month, and next weekend will be Eeeevil). The Skinny Dip shower gel is kinda...intense-smelling. I got a free sample with my purchase.
My mom -- after getting all flustered and spazzy -- is picking them up at the airport. Am drinking Gatorade (flavor: purple). Google informs me it could very well be very low blood pressure and/or an electrolyte imbalance.
Am going to nap and see how I feel when I wake up. If I still feel like this, I'll call my doctor. Obviously.
Hoping you feel better when you wake from your nap, Steph.
meara, it's been ages since I had my persistent case of strep but it eventually came down to me being put on this syrupy stuff (in addition to the antibiotics) that knocked my ass OUT. For 16 - 20 hours a day, all I did was sleep. And it still took three or four days of that to feel 75% healthy.
I hear you about the bad timing and work needing you. Sometimes it suck being an adult. Health~ma to you!
I was going to suggest juice and a nap, but you beat me to it. I hope you feel better soon!
{{{Teppy}}} I get that way with my period every once in a while and I do tend toward low bloodpressure. I hope you feel better after your rest.
Jessica, your wall of spices looks great. Very professional looking.
{{{meara}}} Feel better.
I was going to say have milk (muscle cramps made me suggest that, though I'm not sure if that's right) and a banana.
I think the Gatorade is a good start, though. If you do have bananas, have one.
Steph, I'm going to be the voice of dissent here and say that it's very doubtful that you're bleeding enough to cause a drop in blood pressure. Most people lose only a couple of tablespoons of blood with their period, and really, only a significant hemmorhage would cause your blood pressure to be symptomatically low. In addition to the dizziness, your heart rate would increase significantly, you'd be sweaty, and you'd feel like you were going to throw up.
Your dizziness could be because of low blood pressure, but your blood pressure could be symptomatically low for a whole host of other reasons (and your blood pressure med would be the first thing I'd think of as the culprit). No one's really exactly sure how the body metabolizes drugs and what variables can affect that metabolism (I know I'm not telling you anything here that you don't already know), so maybe more of your med got to work today than usual. Do you know the half-life of your med, by any chance? Because I'm guessing you'll feel better once you've cleared some of it.
Teppy, feel good soon.
I'm going in EARLY this time--before the baby comes, instead of dealing with it in the baby's first week.
Get yourself some of those gel pads that they sell for burns and some of the skin-safe tape they sell for bandages, just in case you have the Return of the Hoover Monster. I only used them the once (and now have a stash on hand in case of burns), but they're very soothing on sore nipples. They were recommended at our breastfeeding class.
And these [link] look interesting.
