Any June 2015 Moms?
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Hey Iris! Love your profile pic
I'd talk to your doc, too. I didn't get much of an answer from mine as far as exact calories, and she didn't seem too concerned about weight gain as long as it's relatively close to the expected amount. My OB's advice was centered around eating nutritous food more than how much to eat. I started my pregnancy in pretty fit condition, and she told me that she knows I know the fundamentals of eating well and avoiding unnecessary weight gain, so just to listen to my body. Kinda scary to not have an exact calorie target, but I guess I'll just have to let go of that control for now. I've set my target calories to maintenance, but I eat if I'm hungry and don't if I'm not. I don't worry if I go over or under a couple hundred calories because it tends to balance out over several days. During my first trimester my appetite didn't change much, but I had a tough time eating because of all the nausea. Now in my 2nd trimester my appetite is still about the same, but the nausea is less frequent so I can eat more normally. I'm so happy that vegetables finally appeal to me again! Even the thought of most vegetables made me ill for the first 15 weeks. Now I find that I get full much faster than before pregnancy, so I have to eat tiny meals or I'll get mad heartburn and indigestion misery! I've been a grazer for many years, so I'm OK with that! 0 -
Hi guys!! Im due june 8th with my second baby. My first is 4 years old. I would love to share this journey with all of you... please feel free to add me!0
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Runningmischka wrote: »Welcome, IrisNicole79. I set my calories to maintainance. I was super hungry in my first trimester, but not so much anymore. I would talk to your doc about the diet, but seems like most women consume as if they were trying to maintain.
Thanks for relying!
I set my calories to maintenence, too. When I spoke with my doctor Wednesday, she said around 1800 should be fine. I was happy to hear that considering what I had been seeing on WebMD and other baby sites (like 2200-2400 calories). However, most days I'm still under by about 200 calories. I jog/walk 3 miles a day and lift, too, so sometimes I feel like I'm not eating enough, even though I'm really not hungry. I figure I'll just have to trust my body 0 -
NikkiSixGuns wrote: »Hey Iris! Love your profile pic I'd talk to your doc, too. I didn't get much of an answer from mine as far as exact calories, and she didn't seem too concerned about weight gain as long as it's relatively close to the expected amount. My OB's advice was centered around eating nutritous food more than how much to eat. I started my pregnancy in pretty fit condition, and she told me that she knows I know the fundamentals of eating well and avoiding unnecessary weight gain, so just to listen to my body. Kinda scary to not have an exact calorie target, but I guess I'll just have to let go of that control for now. I've set my target calories to maintenance, but I eat if I'm hungry and don't if I'm not. I don't worry if I go over or under a couple hundred calories because it tends to balance out over several days. During my first trimester my appetite didn't change much, but I had a tough time eating because of all the nausea. Now in my 2nd trimester my appetite is still about the same, but the nausea is less frequent so I can eat more normally. I'm so happy that vegetables finally appeal to me again! Even the thought of most vegetables made me ill for the first 15 weeks. Now I find that I get full much faster than before pregnancy, so I have to eat tiny meals or I'll get mad heartburn and indigestion misery! I've been a grazer for many years, so I'm OK with that!
Thanks for relying! I ended up setting my calories to maintenence. When I spoke with my doctor Wednesday, she said around 1800 should be fine. I was happy to hear that considering what I had been seeing on WebMD and other baby sites (like 2200-2400 calories). However, most days I'm still under by about 200 calories, especially when I eat the "right" stuff. I jog/walk 3 miles a day and lift, too, so sometimes I feel like I'm not eating enough, even though I'm really not hungry. But she also said something similar to what you mentioned... that some days I'll be hungrier than others and everything will balance itself out. I didn't really have horrible nausea during the first trimester, but I didn't exercise nearly as much because I miscarried during the first trimester in my first pregnancy back in May and was super paranoid this time around. But now, I feel a little better psychologically and emotionally, so I'm back on it 0 -
How are my June mamas-to-be feeling? After taking time off due to holiday sickness, I had a lot of bladder pain/urgency when running. So I have switched to run/walk and am wearing a support belt. Other than that, I've been able to continue other activities (dance, yoga, light weights, etc.) as usual.
Eating-wise, I am good with protein/whole grains/fruits and veggies but have been eating too many baked goods!0 -
20 weeks tomorrow! Feeling the baby moving on a regular basis, it's so weird and wonderful at the same time I have been running and doing my usual strength training, and while I can still run the same distance, I am much slower now. That's ok though, I will get back to my fast pace running this summer
I also have been eating a lot of baked goods, but it's always been my weakness. I can live the rest of my life without chocolate and ice cream, but please don't take away my bread, cookies, and bagels!
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Due June 2nd with baby #2. This was quite a surprise to my husband and I as we have a little girl who just turned 16 months today! We are excited though and are not finding out the sex. We didn't find out with our daughter either and it was amazing!0
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20 weeks this Thursday! (or today, depending on which ultrasound tech you ask...)
Feeling pretty good. Finally feel like I'm almost over this crazy nasty cold and ear infection (going on 14 days of misery) and getting some energy back. Poor hubby (who has only been sick maybe five times in the 15 years we've been together) got it too, so it's really bad!
Found out on Friday that we're having a little boy.
It's been a roller coaster of surprise... Our first ultrasound they thought it looked like a boy, then at 13 weeks they thought it was a girl (she sounded so sure!) and even though we knew it was too early to really tell and tried not to get anything set in our heads, finding out for sure (yeah, no doubt!!!) that it's a little boy was kind of a shocker! My hubby said the sweetest thing when the ultrasound tech showed us. He said, "looks like I have a little man to teach to hold doors for you" and of course I got completely choked up. 
For all my fears and anxiety and resentment about this pregnancy, I am feeling surprisingly happy since Friday.
Haven't felt him move for sure yet, but I'm feeling something that I suspect is him. Hard to tell since with this cold my insides are churning and bubbling like crazy.
Hope you're all feeling great, and HOLY CATS THIS IS LONG!0 -
Hi June mummies I'm due my 4th baby on the 26th June. So far I've put on 28lb!
I'm 19 weeks and really need to get my weight gain under control! I walk for about an hour a day but that's about it. I'm tired out very quickly too. I hardly gained anything at all with all my other pregnancies but my last pregnancy was nearly 10 years ago. I'm 5'6" and now weigh 11st 10 lb and I'm only just halfway through the pregnancy. I'm really hoping getting back on here will motivate me to make a change. 0 -
Congrats mamas!!! My baby boy is due June 7. I'm chasing a 14-month-old around, so I haven't gained as much weight as last time. Last pregnancy, I was RAVENOUS and gained 50 pounds. I heard comments from a number of people and obviously stressed myself out about it thinking I had forever changed my appetite and appearance. I remember catching sight of myself in a three-way mirror at 9 months pregnant. I sat down and started bawling in the dressing room! As it turned out, my appetite returned to normal as soon as I delivered and I lost most of the weight very quickly. So, I figured my baby just needed the food and this time I'm responding to hunger with less anxiety! Anyway, obviously listen to your doctor and do your best to be healthy, but hopefully this is encouraging to some of you first-timers 0
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Congrats to all the other other expecting ladies! I'm due June 25th and it's my first baby. I'll be 20 weeks and I'm currently 165 lbs (and 5'11'')...I was actually 169 when I found out I was pregnant, which was the chubbiest I've ever been. So overall I'm down 4 lbs, but I know I'll be shooting up any day now. 0
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Hi mamas! I am also due June 25th. This is our 4th baby. Before getting pregnant, I lost 15+ lbs using MFP to track food and taking tae kwon do. I'm still taking tae kwon do (and hope to keep going right up to the end!), but I'm not currently logging food. Will return to that this summer.0
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20 weeks tomorrow here Gained 11 pounds so far but am fine with that. It's about on track for where I have been in previous pregnancies, so trying to keep things under control for the second half. I've never gained under 50 pounds with a baby so that's my goal and of course, healthy baby.
I'm eating with the Trim Healthy Mama plan and counting calories. Still working out- I do RIPPED, Zumba, some time on the elliptical here and there... Just trying to stay smart. My family is moving when I'll be around 38 weeks pregnant (across the country most likely) so taking advantage of a good gym while I can and using the exercise to keep stress as under control as I can...
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Hey Ladies! 22 weeks yesterday and plugging right along with this baby- number 3. My weight kinda jumped after Christmas. I went from a 6 lb. gain to an 11 lb. gain in like, a couple weeks. But now it's balancing out and I'm holding steady at +13. Still higher than I'd prefer, but I'm dealing with it:) Still staying active- I do a workout video a couple times a week and walk 3 miles the other 2-3 days. Plus, I chase around 2 toddlers all day every day.
This pregnancy has been a bit different in that it's our first time not finding out the gender. Because of that, it's been really hard for me to think long and hard about the baby- I have NO idea what it is! It wasn't like this with my girls- they had names long before they were born. Is anyone else with me in this boat??0 -
I am also 22 weeks pregnant, I had a big weight jump from 5 pounds to 11-12, but my doctor seemed ok with that. Currently I am at 148lb (started at 135lb), have been maintaining that for the last 2-3 weeks actually. I am very active: I run 20+ miles a week and do 2 days of strength training, plus my full time job keeps me busy. So that's why I am not concerned about my weight too much. What else can I do, right? This is our first baby, and we do know it's a girl We have a name that we're keeping a secret till she gets here. I feel her kicking on a regular basis, but not enough for my husband to feel it.
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I hit 22 weeks this week! That marks a complete five months in... It's going so fast. Yikes!
Still haven't shared the news with everyone, but we're sharing as we see people now. Kinda fun, kinda sobering. Still a mixed bag as far as emotions go. I'm not exactly excited, but getting there. Had to travel to D.C. for work earlier this week and realized that in a couple of years I'll be able to take him, too.
Tried to go shopping for our son last weekend and ended up buying nothing. I think we may be the only pregnant couple to walk into a baby store at 5 months pregnant and not buy anything!! I giggled to myself a little at all the excited mamas leading their very lost-looking mates around the store with carts loaded with all sorts of stuff. As for me and my husband, we both ended up shopping sort of separately but pointing things out to one another here and there. I think we were just overwhelmed. We're both kind of minimalist, so it was shocking to see just how much stuff is out there for babies!!!
Feeling much better other than the heartburn that I get from just about everything! Some days I forget I'm pregnant for hours at a time or wake up in the morning and don't remember until I start getting dressed) I still have a day or two every week when I get nauseous and vomit, but it lasts a few hours at a time instead of all day every day. Thank goodness for that.
The little boy inside me is quite a mover. I was nervous about how I'd react to feeling him the first time, but it's gotten quite normal to me. When I don't feel him for a while I miss it. My husband got to feel it for the first time a little over a week ago, and it was fun to see his reaction. 0 -
Jill- yes! We didn't find out with our third & by the end it drove me crazy lol. Found out as soon as I could this time!0
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Hi ladies! I am due with my 4th (and final) June 21. I have been such a slacker. Only gained a few pounds so far but I am overweight to begin with so I am hoping not to gain much.
I am pregnant with my fourth also and due June 22 2015. I've found I've gained the least with this pregnancy, I was at a healthy weight pre preg and perhaps having three little ones helps with daily exercise ;-)0 -
FINALLY bought something for the big man this weekend! Bought his stroller and four little outfits. Just one newborn sized and three in the 9-month size. I think mostly I'm going to stock up on onesies and footie jammies. 0
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The only things I purchased so far are children books. We did renovate the baby room though: freshly painted walls and ceiling, new outlet covers, brand new carpet. Just need to make the closet baby-friendly. Oh, and furnish the room haha. The whole shopping for babies process seems so daunting for me...I just can't get excited about it for some reason.0
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I'm with you, mischka! This weekend was the first time I actually felt ready to make some purchases. Before that I was just overwhelmed and unenthusiastic about it all. So much weird stuff out there, and I am naturally a fairly simple/minimalist person. But we've been scoping out that particular stroller for a couple of months and it was getting hard to find, so we figured we'd better nab it while we could.
The room bit is a different story! I have ideas, but as of right now the room is a fully furnished guest room and the closet is the storage space for all of my various hobby stuff. I'm thinking we'll wait on converting the closet, since his clothing will fit into drawers for a while. I am working on cleaning out a lot of my craft supplies to make room. Giving away most of my fabrics (rarely sew anything these days anyhow), made a bunch of paper rosettes for various holidays to use up my scrapbook paper supply, and probably going to give away anything I can't find a use for.
Gotta figure out the rest of the room still. But hey - I've got almost four months! Ha ha...0 -
This is my second baby, and we have almost everything we need already. I am on the lookout for a new stroller though, and we'll probably need to pick up some NB and infant-sized clothes because of different seasons.0
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Hi everyone! I'm due on June 22nd with baby #3. I just got a fitness tracker to count steps and to try to get motivated to get back to being more active (1st trimester was rough). Feel free to add me... would love to give/get motivation from other mamas due at around the same time!0
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i'm due in july I'd love to make friends with some other mum's to be who are maintaining their fitness journey. I've just satarted back at tracking and fitnbess after feeling pretty groggy and struggling with my blod sugars for about a month. Feel so much better after getting a hold on my food situation. Feel free to add me 0
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I'm due with my 1st on June 8th. We're having a little girl! 10 pounds of gain so far at 24 weeks so hopefully I can keep it under 20 because I started the pregnancy overweight. I set my goals to losing half a pound a week just to keep myself in check because I was told a 10-20 weight gain would he sufficient for my pregnancy. I'm trying to become active again because I won't lie - I haven't been the best so far. Haha. Good luck ladies!0
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CFishback23 wrote: »I'm due with my 1st on June 8th. We're having a little girl! 10 pounds of gain so far at 24 weeks so hopefully I can keep it under 20 because I started the pregnancy overweight. I set my goals to losing half a pound a week just to keep myself in check because I was told a 10-20 weight gain would he sufficient for my pregnancy. I'm trying to become active again because I won't lie - I haven't been the best so far. Haha. Good luck ladies!
Me too CFishback
I've started back with some low impact classes and walking. I feel so much better0 -
I am amazed at how much this little guy is moving! What an amazing thing.
Super busy weekend ahead, but I need to brainstorm how I'm going to fit in some fitness time on top of all the other obligations. My doc cleared me to continue with weights as long as I feel good, but I've been seriously slacking. I didn't anticipate how off my game I'd be after being sick for the first couple of months after finding out I'm pregnant. My workouts have been like once every couple of weeks instead of 5 days a week. I did find a fun short workout that involves really light weights (they say to use 3's or 6's but I'm using 15's and 20's) and is only about 15 minutes long, but I still can't seem to squeeze that in since when you add on time to dress, shower, and redress it's more like 45 minutes! I'm making excuses here. Gotta knock that off.0 -
NikkiSixGuns wrote: »I am amazed at how much this little guy is moving! What an amazing thing.
Super busy weekend ahead, but I need to brainstorm how I'm going to fit in some fitness time on top of all the other obligations. My doc cleared me to continue with weights as long as I feel good, but I've been seriously slacking. I didn't anticipate how off my game I'd be after being sick for the first couple of months after finding out I'm pregnant. My workouts have been like once every couple of weeks instead of 5 days a week. I did find a fun short workout that involves really light weights (they say to use 3's or 6's but I'm using 15's and 20's) and is only about 15 minutes long, but I still can't seem to squeeze that in since when you add on time to dress, shower, and redress it's more like 45 minutes! I'm making excuses here. Gotta knock that off.
I hear ya!
I have scheduled in two classes a week.. only done 2 mind you
but that and again some light weights at home.
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Yes,cerimariegillet! Tired is right. Even on days when I feel like I have energy it's hard to make working out a priority because there are so many other priorities that I need to catch up on. Being pregnant is tougher than I thought, and my heart goes out to those that have REALLY tough pregnancies!
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I know! NikkiSixGuns - I feel terrible because i'm only half way through but sometimes its a struggle for me to do more than lay on the sofa! I guess we can only do what we can and then get back into a routine post baby! (when we have even more to do- at least we will be awake) 0
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