I'm sure your "preggers glow" will be quite evident.  I look forward to following your pregnancy and resulting fantastic hair growth.

That is one thing I'm really afraid of! I know it's a very common thing that happens to a lot of women after pregnancy.

I guess I'll just have to put it outta my mind for now and worry about it if and when it happens! 

When I was pregnant I wasn't paying attention to thickness, so I don't know if I had any new growth. At the time I was just wearing my hair in a braid all the time. I think that increased thickness would make a difference to shorthairs, but nine months of growth isn't going to thicken up the ends, where we really want the thickness to go.

But my hair did grow lots lots faster, so it would be interesting to see whether your growth rate changes.

To Dye or Not to Dye.

That is the question.

Ugh...I'm sick of having to colour my hair all the time just to keep it looking civil. I wish I had naturally red hair. Now wouldn't that be something?!

I'm gettin some serious "rootage" goin on up the top of my head, so I'm gonna have to do something soon. Somedays I really really RESENT having to colour. 

On a lighter note, I have finally crossed the threshold into the 2nd trimester. I'm finally gettin past the nausea and am slowly gaining back some of my lost energy, so hopefully that will inspire me to do something about my appearance.  8)

Oh, thank you so much Strawberryfine for researching and posting this here. That definately has put many of my fears to rest! I hope I end up like the ladies who don't lose their newfound hair, but I probaby won't be that fortunate!

Well, I'll enjoy it while I can! Thanks again! 

Hmm...I like your philosophy. If I gotta shed a load of hair, then hubbys gonna have to recede his hairline. It's the only way things will balance out. 

I'm occasionally using a henna shampoo at the moment, although I don't see too much difference. I'm not sure if it's cuz it's a cheapie one or what.

I will defo try the red wine vinegar rinse though. I dunno why I didn't think of that one sooner! 

And I've seen the beet/carrot juice recipe before but haven't tried it, mainly cuz I never buy beets. I should make an exception for my hair!
Have you ever tried it before, SF?

I coloured my hair this morning. "Grenadine" from Garnier Nutrisse. I have used this particular colour many times before. I much prefer the staying power of Feria, but because Feria is a bit more harsh, and Garnier is quite easy on the hair and light on fumes (for the baby's sake), I decided to have one more go with this before switching back.

It gives a nice colour, but in about 2 1/2 weeks it'll be brassy and I'll be back to finding ways to make my hair colour vibrant again between treatments.

And I was really really bad.  I was in a major rush this morning and blowdried my hair. (Using the warm/cool setting at least.) It was very windy and cold this morning and I didn't want to catch my death.

I'm still losing a lot of hair. I can't figure out why I'm still shedding. I've been in this rut since July. I haven't gone bald yet, but I can't help but wonder what my hair would look like now if I hadn't lost all the wee hairs over the months. I was hoping this would cease with the pregnancy, but it hasn't happened yet. 

Aww, Thanks! Talk about serious body changes. As this is my first baby, everything is so new, and different. I'm starting to get a little "poodge" in my belly now.

Let me know how you get on if you do the beet rinse before me!


On a side note, I am pleased to say that this is roughly the 4th week that I've gone without makeup. My skin has never felt better. My eyelashes are back to the way they were when I was a kid, long and curled. (I think makeup wrecks your eyelashes. I know mine were after nearly 10 years!)

I don't know why I have completely lost interest in wearing makeup, but I have. I just couldn't be bothered with it. And it's great! For the first time in my life, I'm totally comfortable with going out in public just as I am!

That's great that someone noticed your hair growth, Rua!!     My hair's been getting on my nerves, too.  I wish
someone would notice that my hairs grown a little!

Rua,

Excitability about food is just one of the many pleasures of being pregnant.     You should enjoy it to it's fullest.

This has nothing to do with hair, but I just wanted to record this...I don't know why. I've been having the most strange and vivid dreams lately. One in particular stands out to me because it's one of those "recurring" type dreams, and I rarely get those.

I'm driving down a narrow canyon and my Dad is sitting in the passenger seat. We approach this sharp bend in the road where a rock wall is on one side of the road and a cliff drop off is on the other - no rail guards.

Everytime I approach this bend in the road, my Dad tries to take the wheel and I'm fighting to keep control of the car. Everytime, I get us around the bend safe and sound.

Until last night.

Last night, I approached the bend, and my Dad again tries to take the wheel. He jerks a little too hard and we end up careening off the edge of the cliff.
I'm not scared of dying, but really irritated at my Dad for doing this. I look at him, and he gives me the look that I remember him giving me so many times as a child. "Now look what you've done. This is all your fault."

He never says a word - but his expression does all the talking. I shout at him, "Why did you do that? I had it under control! This isn't my fault!!!"

And then I wake up.


WOW! Freud would have a heyday on that one, eh? I'm not sure if I'm dreaming like that because I haven't seen my Dad in over a year and am going to be seeing him in January or what. Maybe my subconcious is trying to come to terms with what our interaction is going to be like when I finally visit.

We've never had a good relationship. He's not a communicator at ALL. When I rang him in work to tell him about the pregnancy I said to him, "Da, your gonna be a Grandpa."

Dead silence on the phone. And then him sobbing. He just cried and cried. My mum told me later that he came home from work and started crying all over again. He rang the relavtives to tell them the good news and bawled on the phone to them too.

For someone who has such an impossibly difficult personality and tough exterior, he sure can be a big softie.

I suppose that's one of the reasons why - through everything in our traumatic relationship - I love him so much.

Oh! Maybe you're having pregnancy sympathy hunger pains! I rang my mum last night, and she said that's exactly what she's having! LOL

Then again, it could be because in just about every post I make on this board, I mention food. I'm a terrible influence. You are best not to follow my example. (I went on a Pringles binge yesterday. Oh my word, they were so yummy!) D'Oh! See what I mean??

And I will definately take your advice while on the roads in January! Such a strange dream, eh?

I don't know about my hair looking gorgeous now (it's in a mass of fuzzies on my head cuz it's morning here and I haven't brushed it yet)...but I'm hoping it be will by the time I get out there!

Oh I know what you mean! I've had strange dreams involving violence as well. My mum said that she got the same thing when she was pregnant with me and all of my sisters.

In fact, last week I had another dream that involved me trying to order a chicken sandwich from a fast food place and this women kept badgering me and badgering me to hurry up so I turned around and clocked her. Hubby came running towards me to pull me off the woman, and all the while I'm shouting, "All I want is a chicken sandwich!!"

It's SO not like me! LOL!! Scary! 

[quote author=Rua link=board=journals;num=1101230958;start=15#22 date=12/14/04 at 11:07:42]Oh believe me I am! Can't get enough of it!

FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD!

Thats' me, too.  Only- I'm not pregnant!!
I had very vivid dreams too, when I was pregnant
I'm wanting to cut my hair, too!! We'll encourage each
other not to do it

My mum and law trimmed my hair for me finally last night. I've been puttin it off for ages. I think though that I put it off for too long. I had quite a few splits, most of which I'm hoping were taken care of last night.
She only trimmed off a wee bit - less than 1/4 inch.

And I've decided that I'm unimpressed with my latest dye job which took place early last week. It's already gone brassy. Looks like it's back to Feria for me for next time. That's the one thing I hate about colouring red. It's so hard to keep up! Good grief, what I'd give for lovely NATURALLY red hair. 

Haven't had any over the top dreams lately...but the week is young.

And Baby has been havin a go in my tummy...kickin and somersaultin around in there like nuttin' else! What a pet! 

Rua,
That's so sweet!  I hope you can enjoy every moment of your pregnancy-and then when the baby gets here-look at all the aunts he or she will have!

SF

It's official.

I am a CO convert.

WHY OH WHY didn't I start this sooner? *smack in the gob*

Since starting this I've modified it slightly so that I am putting slightly watered down conditioner on my scalp to give a bit of a massage. I put one or two drops of very mild henna shampoo in the mix because the conditioner I'm using is quite heavy and it seems to do the business on lightening it up a bit.

Then I put straight conditioner on the ends and let it sit while I finish showering. Rinse....then cold rinse...then I'm done.

When I comb my hair wet now, the comb glides through without a fight. (I was having the hardest time before.)
And I am losing MUCH less hair which is amazing! Anyone who has seen my panicked posts about hair loss around this site knows how big of a deal this is to me!

As well as this...the little scalp buildup problem is slowly disappearing. And no more scalp itch! Who would've thought it?

There is hope for this fine haired lassie to one day have EXTRA LONG LOCKS!  Yay!

I think you're going to find that your hair color fades more slowly with the CO wash.

Maybe it means that Baby LOVES Mums singing !!

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'Tis possible I hope! I come from a long line of music lovers. (Myself included.)

Thats sweet about your wee baby, Lego. I've got music playing right now while I'm typing (Dusty Springfields "Spooky" to be exact!) and Baby is just a-hoppin in there. I'm loving every minute. I've get this perma-smile on my face whenever Babe's this active.

My color hardly fades at all, though I really can't say whether this is something I can attribute to CO washing.

Oooo, corndogs are the best!  *laughs* 

Just bring lots of extra moisturizers with you, Rua.  I've been here in the states.. in Louisiana, to be exact, and although this state has a fairly "tropical" climate, it's still been rather dry.  I've been using lots of overnight moisturizing creams on my skin and face (cocoa butter is the BEST!)  and oiling my hair every day with JoJoba...

Just as long as you keep a careful check on your hair and skin you should be fine... precautions, precautions.

I'm sure your dad will be so happy to see you!  Parents always are.  *smiles*

My hair gets terrible flyaways in the dry climate.  It's humid in the summers where I live but its dty now, especially with the furnace going. I've noticed with the
better care this winter my hair's not so bad, with the
touch of jojoba oil I put on the ends at night.
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I'm someone who doesn't get sick easily. It's been months since I was last noticable ill. (Not counting morning sickness.)

Well, everyone in my family and all of my friends have gotten some nasty flu bug thats been going around since mid December. My body has held out fantastically. 'Till now.

I'm the last one of nearly all the people I know to get it. And it's horrible. I can't take (and am too scared to take) anything for it for fear of hurting the baby.

So, I've stuck to taking a couple garlic tablets and Vitamin C and trying to wait it out. At least I have the LongLocks site to comfort me and give me something to pass the time!

*aaahhhchhoooo*!

Poor Rua!!!

I hope you "shake" this bug quickly!!!

Remember: LOTS OF FLUIDS!!!

Hugs and warm thoughts...

nightowl  

Hope you get well, Rua!  I know it's hard to travel when you're sick.

Here is the other "good" sounding recipe... (but the little ones sound more fun!)

Corn Dogs

1 cup corn meal
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted shortening
1 pound frankfurters
Wooden skewers
Mix corn meal with flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add egg and milk; blend in melted shortening. Mix well.
Skewer frankfurters and dip in batter. Stand skewer-side up and fry in deep-fat fryer at 350*F (175*C) until golden brown, about 2 or 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Makes 8 servings.

nightowl

MMMMM Corndogs.  Always buy' em at the fair during the
summer.   

Well, I made it back to the States safe and sound. Its brilliant to see my parents and fam.

The first stop I made was of course, Walmart. Then The Taco Maker. (Or my gosh...the absolute best crisp bean burritos I have ever tasted.)

As you all know, my life revolves around food these days.