Anyone in here currently pregnant?

PinkHurricane88

I am also pregnant and trying to stay healthy throughout my pregnancy!

I will be 17 weeks pregnant on Saturday, so far my gain has been slow, hoping to keep it that way and hoping to be able to maintain my current weight if at all possible (I am overweight, doctor said I could gain 11-15 lbs, and maintain.).

her4g63

I am 36 weeks, 5 days along and feeling pretty good about the progress I've made so far! I've only gained 15 pounds and now just patiently (ok, not that patient, lol) waiting her arrival (:

Congrats to everyone on the pregnancies (and new babies, as well!)!

coolaid739

I'm 26 weeks with baby #6. While this has by far been the easiest pregnancy, I'm super frustrated with my weight gain. I work out 3-4 times a week doing 40-50 minutes of zumba. I eat a vegetarian , low gluten diet. My calorie intake daily is under 2100 and yet I have gained 20 lbs so far, with the worst weight gain yet to come. I wish i could figure out what I'm doing wrong because I feel like I'm doing all this work for nothing.

tfleischer

No, but people have asked me when I am due.
It hurts my feelings, being a man and all.

ashay27

I'm 14 weeks pregnant! I had a rough first trimester: first I lost five pounds due to morning sickness and then I got mono! So then I couldn't eat much due to the sore throat and lack of appetite. Currently, I'm 9 lbs below what I was when I first learned I was pregnant, but I read online that it is okay and the Dr. didn't seem concerned at all. I bet that some of that weight loss is from losing muscle due to the laying around from having mono...hopefully I'll get more energy soon and can get more exercise for my health and the baby's. I just started tracking my food again to make sure I was getting all of the nutrients needed and I didn't realize, but it is really hard to get the calories recommended on here while eating healthy for the baby! Do any of you struggle with this too?

Anyway, what have been some of your favorite go-to foods? I've been obsessed with beans and rice, salads, and homemade cookies!!!

HokieMama4

Hey everyone! I'm expecting my 4th in June. With my first child I had gestational diabetes and gained 45lbs!!! With my second child, I got educated about health and nutrition and only gained 12lbs (I was still overweight, so I didn't need to gain much). My third child was a linebacker from conception, so despite my best efforts, he put about 35lbs on me. I want to stay active and eat well and do my best to provide a healthy start for this baby. I'm planning a home birth (my 3rd one), so a healthy pregnancy is particularly important. I'd L.O.V.E. more pregnant MFP friends.

meganpwood

Hey guys. I just had my first baby Nov 1. I had lost 40lbs (half way to my goal) when I found out I was pregnant. It was really hard to stop focusing on counting every bite, but by generally improving what I ate I managed to only gain about 10lbs the first six months. Even though I had a completely healthy pregnancy, my doctor took me off work at seven months and that caused me to gain another 15lbs in the last two months. But when all was said and done, I had a perfect 6lb baby and left the hospital 10lbs lighter and now almost two weeks later, I've lost another 10lbs with hardly any effort. (Which is suprising, since I coudln't even breastfeed). Your body will put on weight just from water retention, extra blood and fluids and alot of this will come off naturally after birth.

Moral of the story is don't stress too much about a little weight gain during pregnancy. The body does a pretty wonderful thing and you need to give it the resources to make it happen. You'll have lots of time later to work off any excess, but don't put your baby in danger by doing too much during pregnancy. Stay active as long as you can and eat relatively well... and sometimes just have what you want to have!

(PS would love to friend other new mum's since I'm new here