Aubrey Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I know you guys know this. Pretend I'm asking for a friend. Whose dh keeps buying cantaloupe. :lol: Some kind of tea? Pill? Friend sometimes tries addressing other sources of stress: messy house & ends up more...um..."irritated" because, say, maybe she finds folded clothes & unused mattress pad protectors in the dirty clothes. Maybe it's better not to do laundry, etc, so she won't find anything worse than what she can see. :confused: Otoh, there's violence. :D Kick boxing videos. Yeah, that's what I mean. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I find Judo to be quite therapeutic. There's something about throwing people around to really work out the inner turmoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 I find Judo to be quite therapeutic. There's something about throwing people around to really work out the inner turmoil. So are you advocating violence in general, or should *ahem* my friend walk down to the local judo place & see if they've got any volunteers for a lady who looks like she's having triplets to try to throw around? A volunteer, who, if unable to be thrown around by pg lady w/ no judo training would then simply stand still while being kicked & then blamed for the pain in the swollen foot? :bigear: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 So are you advocating violence in general, or should *ahem* my friend walk down to the local judo place & see if they've got any volunteers for a lady who looks like she's having triplets to try to throw around? A volunteer, who, if unable to be thrown around by pg lady w/ no judo training would then simply stand still while being kicked & then blamed for the pain in the swollen foot? :bigear: :lol: Hmm....maybe you should just go with the skipping laundry plan after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Chocolate? You know, for medicinal purposes? Get that serotonin flowing and everything . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Chocolate? You know, for medicinal purposes? Get that serotonin flowing and everything . . . Yeah, but I thought there was some kind of raspberry tea or something, too. Maybe that's for inducing labor? Maybe that's basically the same thing? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 A frequent tune up at the chiropractor's office is most necessary for me, plus dates (the edible ones) to fill the gaps and chocolate to fill the gaps that the dates don't fill. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 A frequent tune up at the chiropractor's office is most necessary for me, plus dates (the edible ones) to fill the gaps and chocolate to fill the gaps that the dates don't fill. Rosie Something simpler than a chiro, Rosie. Or cheaper, at least. Something already in the house, preferably, or at least avail at grocery store/WM. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) One of these? And then this? Best wishes. Edited October 3, 2011 by Twigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Alcohol? Alcohol and chocolate? Alcohol flavoured chocolates? Chocolate flavoured alcohol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Maybe the topic of this famous thread would help? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I bought a drum set when I was entering menopause. This was an awesome form of stress relief. Someday I might even take lessons. On a serious side B12 helps tremendously with mood swings. I insisted both my daughters take it regularly when they were going through puberty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I find Judo to be quite therapeutic. There's something about throwing people around to really work out the inner turmoil. I was going to say :iagree:, but then I read: So are you advocating violence in general, or should *ahem* my friend walk down to the local judo place & see if they've got any volunteers for a lady who looks like she's having triplets to try to throw around? A volunteer, who, if unable to be thrown around by pg lady w/ no judo training would then simply stand still while being kicked & then blamed for the pain in the swollen foot? :bigear: :lol: so now all I can suggest is chocolate. OTOH, I have seen pg ladies at the kickboxing class at my dojo. They take it slow and don't jump around, but they punch the cr@p out of that bag. I don't think sensei will let them come to class after the 2nd trimester though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 For me, I have a few tricks up my sleeve. Soak in a bubble bath. I'm not a big chocolate fan, so that doesn't help. Blast some of my favourite 'MAN ALIVE!!!" music...the songs that you can't help but pick up the beat, shake yer butt, stomp your feet too. My super secret weapon...A book or movie that will make me sob my eyes out...the whole chest heaving, snotty nose, bawl my face off kind of crying. That seems to really do the trick. Two of my favourite movies for that...'Always', with Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, 'My Life As A House' with Kevin Klein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguistmama Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Have you tried Red Raspberry Leaf tea? It makes a huge difference for me, everyone is happier if I remember to drink some. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 What NOT to do: cook a batch of sweet potatoes in the microwave in a dish that already has a crack in it & then try to pull hot sweet potato dish out of the over-the-stove mic over, ironically, the stove, where the rest of dinner is sitting, freshly out of the oven. :glare: I didn't notice the crack tonight, but I remember hearing dh tell the kids not to throw it away. It's definitely trash now. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 For me, I have a few tricks up my sleeve. Soak in a bubble bath. I'm not a big chocolate fan, so that doesn't help. Blast some of my favourite 'MAN ALIVE!!!" music...the songs that you can't help but pick up the beat, shake yer butt, stomp your feet too. My super secret weapon...A book or movie that will make me sob my eyes out...the whole chest heaving, snotty nose, bawl my face off kind of crying. That seems to really do the trick. Two of my favourite movies for that...'Always', with Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, 'My Life As A House' with Kevin Klein. Loud music makes me cranky. Being wet & naked makes me cranky. Crying makes me MAD. On me or anyone else. And all of that's when I'm not pg. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Regular exercise and lots of wine :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I vote chocolate. And lots of it. And I'll live vicariously through you as you eat it because I was diagnosed with borderline gestational diabetes earlier in this pregnancy. And I'm counting down every day until I can eat some chocolate. I'll be the woman in the hospital room, nursing the baby and eating a big bag of M&M's in a few weeks. Don't think I'm kidding LOL. So yeah, the chocolate gets my vote. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 I vote chocolate. And lots of it. And I'll live vicariously through you as you eat it because I was diagnosed with borderline gestational diabetes earlier in this pregnancy. And I'm counting down every day until I can eat some chocolate. I'll be the woman in the hospital room, nursing the baby and eating a big bag of M&M's in a few weeks. Don't think I'm kidding LOL. So yeah, the chocolate gets my vote. :D Chocolate is on the rotation, but I hafta tell ya--it's just not as good this pg as it's supposed to be. Peanut butter on the other hand--:svengo: I despise peanut butter, so how it's calling my name...I didn't know it even knew my name! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Your pregnant? <----- rhetorical :) <insert facepalm smilie here> never mind about the wine! Perhaps yoga could help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Listening to calm music while walking...I prefer at dusk. Keep your blood sugar normal... snack a lot on healthy things to maintain a steady bloodsugar...think protien and whole grains not sugar/cookies/chocolate. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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