Pregnancy - December 2010

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

Yikes 17.3 lbs in 24 weeks! Could be worse but I need to gain less in the weeks to come.

I'm at 28 for 25 weeks. I'm cutting back to see if it helps. I cut my sodium a little for 2 days and was down 4 lbs in those 2 days.

According to that weight tracker thing it says I am 4 lbs over what I should be which is not that terrible especially since I gained 130lbs (yikes a whole person) with #1 and 43lbs with #2. I have just been super aware of my weight and I am much heavier now than when I got preggo with either of them. The weight always comes off so it should be too big a worry but I was really hoping to only gain 15-20 lbs. I am probably getting too much sodium because I have not been feeling like eating so like my first trimester I have been eating lots of home baked fries. I think it would be much more out of control if I wasn't somewhat careful. Most days I eat between 2000-2200 and others I don't pay much attention. We had unexpected visitors a few times this week so we had to get food from outside to feed everyone.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

So I was talking to one of my good friends last night about how I cannot wait for our vaction and laying in the hot tub. She is one of the few people I have already told about my pregnancy.

Anyways, she told me that as a pregnant woman I should not be in a hot tub... so this morning I started looking it up.

I am kind of worried now! I LOVE taking baths, to be honest- I have baths about 90% of the time and probably only have a shower once per week or less- the rest of the time i take a bath. A hot bath.

But now I have read that this can be harmful, especially in the first trimester. So I am kind of freaked out.

Then again, what about the thousands of women who had children before there were showers..... right?

Anyways... someone please tell me they had lots of hot baths and everything went fine?

ps- 6 weeks today! Half way done the first trimester! I will feel so happy when I get to week 13.

I take hot showers, not super hot but comfortable. I got one of those sheet from my doctor for 24-28 weeks and it says that you can take a warm bath, not hot. I have NEVER taken any hot baths in my first trimest. I have already had 2 miscarriages and have just refused to do anything that may jeopardize the baby even if I think it should be safe.

ckmama

Yikes 17.3 lbs in 24 weeks! Could be worse but I need to gain less in the weeks to come.

I'm at 28 for 25 weeks. I'm cutting back to see if it helps. I cut my sodium a little for 2 days and was down 4 lbs in those 2 days.

According to that weight tracker thing it says I am 4 lbs over what I should be which is not that terrible especially since I gained 130lbs (yikes a whole person) with #1 and 43lbs with #2. I have just been super aware of my weight and I am much heavier now than when I got preggo with either of them. The weight always comes off so it should be too big a worry but I was really hoping to only gain 15-20 lbs. I am probably getting too much sodium because I have not been feeling like eating so like my first trimester I have been eating lots of home baked fries. I think it would be much more out of control if I wasn't somewhat careful. Most days I eat between 2000-2200 and others I don't pay much attention. We had unexpected visitors a few times this week so we had to get food from outside to feed everyone.

This is funny, according to my weight chart I am over my maximum gain for 40 weeks. LOL. I can't believe you gained 130 lbs with #1, that must have been hard on you. I gained 50#'s with number 1 and was hoping to keep it around 20-25 this time. But I know my weight gain isn't because of baby, it is because of my food choices. I would be lying if I said otherwise. Now the new thing for obese women is to gain from 15-20 lbs, but I don't see how that is possible when I have 10 lb babies, I mean what about all the other stuff? I am not worry too much about the gain, But now I am really starting to record what I eat and make better choices when eating out.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

This is funny, according to my weight chart I am over my maximum gain for 40 weeks. LOL. I can't believe you gained 130 lbs with #1, that must have been hard on you. I gained 50#'s with number 1 and was hoping to keep it around 20-25 this time. But I know my weight gain isn't because of baby, it is because of my food choices. I would be lying if I said otherwise. Now the new thing for obese women is to gain from 15-20 lbs, but I don't see how that is possible when I have 10 lb babies, I mean what about all the other stuff? I am not worry too much about the gain, But now I am really starting to record what I eat and make better choices when eating out.

Yeah it was tough and I would never want to do that again. I think there was a lot of gain because of the steroids I was on to stop contractions for 1, complete bedrest for 2 and I was super swollen with toximia gaining about 7-10 lbs a week from around 30 weeks for 3. Most of the weight came off pretty quickly though because a lot of it was water. I weighed in at 317 when I gave birth and was 170 when my son was 9 months old. I actually couldn't wear shoes, I had to get some of those sandals from Rite Aid that have velcrow and they barely fit. You could make huge dents in my body, especially my feet by touching me.

ckmama

Wow. That is so amazing. Now I know why you take it easy. gaining that much plus fluid would have made me feel aweful. I only lost 10 lbs of the 50 I had gained with my son. My bad eating habits were so ingrained it took me 2 years before I decided to change it. Then it took me another 2 to get 85 lbs off. Then my mom died last year and within 6 months I had gained 20 lbs, then when I got pregnant was up another 10. Now with the pregnancy 30 I'm up 60 lbs for the 2 year period. AGH....I'm hoping to do better with my eating this week.

I do so well on the weekdays and really struggle on weekends. But I know that is normal.

AnneElise

Hey ladies. We made it to Michigan safely yesterday. I didn't throw up the whole trip ( though I had one very close call). As soon as I got to my parents I threw up my who,e dinner... At least it was in a clean bathroom. But my throat and ears are starting to hurt from throwing up everyday. Did anyone else have this problem or have it now?

This is my first so I don't know too much about weight gain. I gave gained 5 lbs in the first 8 weeks already but I think it's more to do with not running like a mad woman. Plus now I puke everyday so I'm interested to see what happens with my weight.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

Wow. That is so amazing. Now I know why you take it easy. gaining that much plus fluid would have made me feel aweful. I only lost 10 lbs of the 50 I had gained with my son. My bad eating habits were so ingrained it took me 2 years before I decided to change it. Then it took me another 2 to get 85 lbs off. Then my mom died last year and within 6 months I had gained 20 lbs, then when I got pregnant was up another 10. Now with the pregnancy 30 I'm up 60 lbs for the 2 year period. AGH....I'm hoping to do better with my eating this week.

I do so well on the weekdays and really struggle on weekends. But I know that is normal.

Yeah I think it is normal to slack off on the weekends. I eat super healthy at work and I am home by lunch time so 9 out of 10 times me and hubby eat something good. Sometimes the cravings just take over and I HAVE TO have something specific. Weekends we try to eat out only 1 time but it doesn't always work out that way. I know it is better both health and money wise so I am trying to stick to it more. I was actually up about 30 lbs when I got preggo than I was at 6 weeks postpartum with #2. For some reason I find it really easy to loose weight after having a baby. I think feeling so big for so long just motivates me to get the weight off. I already have my weight goals by month set up for after the baby arrives, lol. My doctor said not to diet but I am not sure if eating just enough calories to maintain my weight is considered dieting. I know it is less than he would like for me to eat but I feel that if I make the right choices I dont need to even eat all of the calories to maintain. It is 1000 more than I was used to before I got preggo

LittleSpy

I panicked a little bit last night. TMI - I saw a tiny bit of brown blood when I went to the bathroom. At first I was able to rationalize it easily since dh and I dtd for the first time in a few weeks a couple of days ago (sorry tmi again). Right after, I noticed a tiny tiny tiny amount of red/pink and I knew dtd was why so it didn't bother me at all then. But last night I let the brown stuff freak me out (stupid hormones) and I cried & hardly got any sleep at all. This morning I'm too tired to freak out anymore and I'm back to rationalizing it again. I haven't seen anymore brown, red, or pink, and I haven't had any cramps so there's no reason for me to expect the worst. I'm going to try my best to make it 2 more weeks to my OB appointment. As long as I don't bleed anymore I should be fine. I'm pretty sure if I bleed more, I'll be going early so I don't drive myself insane wondering if things are okay. I'm too high-strung for this! :laugh:

I was so close to making it through 1st tri without any scares or real concerns at all. Oh well. Luckily (haha) I've seen an increase in nausea & sore boobs over the last few days so that makes me feel pretty confident the tiny (and I mean miniscule) amount of blood is from dtd and isn't any forewarning of something horrible to come.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

I panicked a little bit last night. TMI - I saw a tiny bit of brown blood when I went to the bathroom. At first I was able to rationalize it easily since dh and I dtd for the first time in a few weeks a couple of days ago (sorry tmi again). Right after, I noticed a tiny tiny tiny amount of red/pink and I knew dtd was why so it didn't bother me at all then. But last night I let the brown stuff freak me out (stupid hormones) and I cried & hardly got any sleep at all. This morning I'm too tired to freak out anymore and I'm back to rationalizing it again. I haven't seen anymore brown, red, or pink, and I haven't had any cramps so there's no reason for me to expect the worst. I'm going to try my best to make it 2 more weeks to my OB appointment. As long as I don't bleed anymore I should be fine. I'm pretty sure if I bleed more, I'll be going early so I don't drive myself insane wondering if things are okay. I'm too high-strung for this! :laugh:

I was so close to making it through 1st tri without any scares or real concerns at all. Oh well. Luckily (haha) I've seen an increase in nausea & sore boobs over the last few days so that makes me feel pretty confident the tiny (and I mean miniscule) amount of blood is from dtd and isn't any forewarning of something horrible to come.

I know what you mean, at my 1am potty break someone must have gone without flushing and somehow there was a piece of red tape in the potty. How ? I am not sure but I freaked out when I got up and saw red in the toilet. I woke my husband up to investigate while I panicked. Boy I couldn't go to sleep afterwards and 3am came quickly so it was time to go to work. :yawn:

Mamatoabunch

I panicked a little bit last night. TMI - I saw a tiny bit of brown blood when I went to the bathroom. At first I was able to rationalize it easily since dh and I dtd for the first time in a few weeks a couple of days ago (sorry tmi again). Right after, I noticed a tiny tiny tiny amount of red/pink and I knew dtd was why so it didn't bother me at all then. But last night I let the brown stuff freak me out (stupid hormones) and I cried & hardly got any sleep at all. This morning I'm too tired to freak out anymore and I'm back to rationalizing it again. I haven't seen anymore brown, red, or pink, and I haven't had any cramps so there's no reason for me to expect the worst. I'm going to try my best to make it 2 more weeks to my OB appointment. As long as I don't bleed anymore I should be fine. I'm pretty sure if I bleed more, I'll be going early so I don't drive myself insane wondering if things are okay. I'm too high-strung for this! :laugh:

I was so close to making it through 1st tri without any scares or real concerns at all. Oh well. Luckily (haha) I've seen an increase in nausea & sore boobs over the last few days so that makes me feel pretty confident the tiny (and I mean miniscule) amount of blood is from dtd and isn't any forewarning of something horrible to come.

Oh mama, I still check my toilet paper every time. Pink or reddish after sex is normal. Brown is old blood and nothing to worry about.

LittleSpy

I panicked a little bit last night. TMI - I saw a tiny bit of brown blood when I went to the bathroom. At first I was able to rationalize it easily since dh and I dtd for the first time in a few weeks a couple of days ago (sorry tmi again). Right after, I noticed a tiny tiny tiny amount of red/pink and I knew dtd was why so it didn't bother me at all then. But last night I let the brown stuff freak me out (stupid hormones) and I cried & hardly got any sleep at all. This morning I'm too tired to freak out anymore and I'm back to rationalizing it again. I haven't seen anymore brown, red, or pink, and I haven't had any cramps so there's no reason for me to expect the worst. I'm going to try my best to make it 2 more weeks to my OB appointment. As long as I don't bleed anymore I should be fine. I'm pretty sure if I bleed more, I'll be going early so I don't drive myself insane wondering if things are okay. I'm too high-strung for this! :laugh:

I was so close to making it through 1st tri without any scares or real concerns at all. Oh well. Luckily (haha) I've seen an increase in nausea & sore boobs over the last few days so that makes me feel pretty confident the tiny (and I mean miniscule) amount of blood is from dtd and isn't any forewarning of something horrible to come.

Oh mama, I still check my toilet paper every time. Pink or reddish after sex is normal. Brown is old blood and nothing to worry about.

Thanks so much for the reassurance. :flowerforyou:

Now that I've had a couple of hours to think it over logically, I feel pretty silly for getting so incredibly upset over it last night. My poor husband was trying so hard to talk me down. I'm going to try to take it easy & re-adopt my former "what will be will be" attitude. Stressing out about it is probably the worst thing I can do for myself in this situation anyway.

LynnW52

So I weighed in this morning..... 190... REALLY!?!?

I'll be honest, I haven't been working out as much as I know that I should, but....

I've been staying withing my maintenance calories, I quit drinking pop, I'm low on the sodium, I drink a ton of water, I've been eating more fruits and veggies.... So what gives?

I know that I'm pregnant and that I'm gonna gain weight, but why am I gaining so quickly? I started out at 182, I was 188 at my OB appointment on the 30th, and now I'm at 190.

Am I just freaking out? I guess when I step back and look at it, an 8lb gain for being 13 weeks isn't too terrible, is it?

Ugh, I think I'm having one of those days and I just need some reassurance that I'm doing ok... :ohwell:

dragonfly74

Good afternoon everyone!

Took a few days off there but I am back at it today. I just finished 6 miles and burned 674 calories.

Tomorrow morning I have my ultrasound and I we are still leaning towards not finding out the sex of the baby. But who knows what we will decided once we are there.

Have a wonderful day!

joonzgurl

Am I just freaking out? I guess when I step back and look at it, an 8lb gain for being 13 weeks isn't too terrible, is it?

Ugh, I think I'm having one of those days and I just need some reassurance that I'm doing ok... :ohwell:

AT least you weighed yourself! I am too afriad to weigh! lol! I know I am probably up, with christmas goodies and what not around.

I am definately not an expert, but 8lbs in 13 weeks definately sounds reasonable to me!

joonzgurl

I panicked a little bit last night. TMI - I saw a tiny bit of brown blood when I went to the bathroom. At first I was able to rationalize it easily since dh and I dtd for the first time in a few weeks a couple of days ago (sorry tmi again). Right after, I noticed a tiny tiny tiny amount of red/pink and I knew dtd was why so it didn't bother me at all then. But last night I let the brown stuff freak me out (stupid hormones) and I cried & hardly got any sleep at all. This morning I'm too tired to freak out anymore and I'm back to rationalizing it again. I haven't seen anymore brown, red, or pink, and I haven't had any cramps so there's no reason for me to expect the worst. I'm going to try my best to make it 2 more weeks to my OB appointment. As long as I don't bleed anymore I should be fine. I'm pretty sure if I bleed more, I'll be going early so I don't drive myself insane wondering if things are okay. I'm too high-strung for this! :laugh:

I was so close to making it through 1st tri without any scares or real concerns at all. Oh well. Luckily (haha) I've seen an increase in nausea & sore boobs over the last few days so that makes me feel pretty confident the tiny (and I mean miniscule) amount of blood is from dtd and isn't any forewarning of something horrible to come.

Sorry you had such a scare! I can imagine how you felt. But like mamatoabunch said, brown is old blood, and if you have not had any severe cramping or any bleeding since then I am sure you are golden!

joonzgurl

What are you guys taking for colds, anything? I want to take some cold FX but cannot find any research about if I can or not. Or eccinacia... which is herbal so should be ok i would think?

Urghh I feel gross today. Coming down with a cold and a super sore throat, and also i think this is my first bout of nausea today. All of it combined is not fun! I felt fine until I spent about 5 hours cleaning the house vigorously yestrerday (floor, dusting, laundry, bathroom). I must have overdone it.

joonzgurl

Good afternoon everyone!

Took a few days off there but I am back at it today. I just finished 6 miles and burned 674 calories.

Tomorrow morning I have my ultrasound and I we are still leaning towards not finding out the sex of the baby. But who knows what we will decided once we are there.

Have a wonderful day!

Wow you are al allstar!!!! 6 miles!!?? How long does that take you?

Let us know how the ultrasound goes!

Mamatoabunch

What are you guys taking for colds, anything? I want to take some cold FX but cannot find any research about if I can or not. Or eccinacia... which is herbal so should be ok i would think?

Urghh I feel gross today. Coming down with a cold and a super sore throat, and also i think this is my first bout of nausea today. All of it combined is not fun! I felt fine until I spent about 5 hours cleaning the house vigorously yestrerday (floor, dusting, laundry, bathroom). I must have overdone it.

http://www.safefetus.com/

For drugs and pregnancy

I take elderberry syrup, vit d and vit c.

Mamatoabunch

I did an exercise dvd and it sucked again. Harder, I felt sluggish. I wonder if I am feeling the need to slow down a bit. I have a new intense yoga prenatal dvd I am getting for Christmas, can't wait. I also painted my twins room today. Not sure how to figure that, oh well.

tahmed

Well it has been a crazy weekend for me. My parents, and my in-laws and brother-in-law all came in for my husbands graduate school graduation. After graduation we went to dinner, and opened the envelope that had the gender written in it. ITS A BOY, and we announced the name we picked out!!!! When we got home, my in-laws started yelling at my husband telling him he is a disgrace to the entire family and is a total failure. This is all because the name we picked out is not a Muslim name (my in-laws are Muslim, but we are Christian). They were screaming at him for over 30 minutes about how ever since he was 16 (when he met me) all he has been is a disappointment to them. Talk about ruining a very very special day. He has worked over 2 1/2 years on his masters, and we have been waiting weeks to find out the gender with them (we thought they would appreciate us waiting and opening it with them). Instead the day ended with him in tears, and me about ready to kick them out of our house.


Sorry for the vent...but the big news is......ITS A BOY!

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

Well it has been a crazy weekend for me. My parents, and my in-laws and brother-in-law all came in for my husbands graduate school graduation. After graduation we went to dinner, and opened the envelope that had the gender written in it. ITS A BOY, and we announced the name we picked out!!!! When we got home, my in-laws started yelling at my husband telling him he is a disgrace to the entire family and is a total failure. This is all because the name we picked out is not a Muslim name (my in-laws are Muslim, but we are Christian). They were screaming at him for over 30 minutes about how ever since he was 16 (when he met me) all he has been is a disappointment to them. Talk about ruining a very very special day. He has worked over 2 1/2 years on his masters, and we have been waiting weeks to find out the gender with them (we thought they would appreciate us waiting and opening it with them). Instead the day ended with him in tears, and me about ready to kick them out of our house.


Sorry for the vent...but the big news is......ITS A BOY!

Poor Amanda, don't let them get you down. I would tell them that they don't have to have anything to do with your son. Screw them for acting that way. You and the family you make are the most important, don't let anyone try to push their beliefs on you. You and your husband have been given this little miracle and he is yours to raise the way you choose. Congrats on you son, don't let them get the best of you. Just try to give some support to your husband, I am sure that he is hurting from their harsh words. As long as he knows that he will never be a disappointment to you he will be better.

MisdemeanorM

Well it has been a crazy weekend for me. My parents, and my in-laws and brother-in-law all came in for my husbands graduate school graduation. After graduation we went to dinner, and opened the envelope that had the gender written in it. ITS A BOY, and we announced the name we picked out!!!! When we got home, my in-laws started yelling at my husband telling him he is a disgrace to the entire family and is a total failure. This is all because the name we picked out is not a Muslim name (my in-laws are Muslim, but we are Christian). They were screaming at him for over 30 minutes about how ever since he was 16 (when he met me) all he has been is a disappointment to them. Talk about ruining a very very special day. He has worked over 2 1/2 years on his masters, and we have been waiting weeks to find out the gender with them (we thought they would appreciate us waiting and opening it with them). Instead the day ended with him in tears, and me about ready to kick them out of our house.


Sorry for the vent...but the big news is......ITS A BOY!

That sucks. My hubby hates my parents (mostly my dad) and they (mostly my dad) hate him and I know hope I will divorce him - so I kinda get the family turmoil thing! ick. (Hubby will not even visit them. I visit them once or twice a year by myself.) (My inlaws LOVE me - maybe more than they like him! :laugh:) It's hard to just forget or ignore what your parents say or thing even when you should.

Yay for boys though!

joonzgurl

I did an exercise dvd and it sucked again. Harder, I felt sluggish. I wonder if I am feeling the need to slow down a bit. I have a new intense yoga prenatal dvd I am getting for Christmas, can't wait. I also painted my twins room today. Not sure how to figure that, oh well.

You are a machine! Good job

joonzgurl

Well it has been a crazy weekend for me. My parents, and my in-laws and brother-in-law all came in for my husbands graduate school graduation. After graduation we went to dinner, and opened the envelope that had the gender written in it. ITS A BOY, and we announced the name we picked out!!!! When we got home, my in-laws started yelling at my husband telling him he is a disgrace to the entire family and is a total failure. This is all because the name we picked out is not a Muslim name (my in-laws are Muslim, but we are Christian). They were screaming at him for over 30 minutes about how ever since he was 16 (when he met me) all he has been is a disappointment to them. Talk about ruining a very very special day. He has worked over 2 1/2 years on his masters, and we have been waiting weeks to find out the gender with them (we thought they would appreciate us waiting and opening it with them). Instead the day ended with him in tears, and me about ready to kick them out of our house.

Sorry for the vent...but the big news is......ITS A BOY!

Wow... what an AWFUL day. I am sooo sorry to hear about what went on. Where is his family from? I am sure once the baby is born and they see their beautiful grandchild they will come around, regardless of what his name is. What name did you choose?

Again, I am so sorry. I can only imagine how hard that would be.

joonzgurl

So, just wondering what kind of names people have picked out?

It may be too early for my husband and I to be picking names, but we already did regardless.

For a boy we have decided on Easton. For a girl, we are undecided. I like names that are a little differnet, while my husband leans towards the traditional. I have my heart set on Avery. He is dead set against it. We do, however, agree on Kenzie, Lauren and Kaitlyn, and maybe Linnea.

joonzgurl

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brooke0206

I havent had a chance to read thru all the posts yet but found just came across this thread. I found out today that I am pregnant with my 2nd child. We have one son who is 16 months old right now and honestly I was just trying to lose to get ready for another. Wasnt expecting it to happen quite yet because I still have about 50 lbs until I hit my goal weight. I havent gone to the doctor yet but will call and scheduel an appointment here in the next few days. Just wondering if anyone can tell me an idea of how many calories I should be eating? I was only eating 1200. Also, what can i be doing still for exercise? I wanted to start Insanity January 1st but gonna hold off. I was doing Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, can i still do that? I wasnt the healthiest with my first pregnancy and gained quite a bit of weight. This time around I plan for it to be different for sure! Please feel free to send me a friend request! Just let me know your pregnant too so i know who ya'll are!! Thanks!

brooke0206

So, just wondering what kind of names people have picked out?

It may be too early for my husband and I to be picking names, but we already did regardless.

For a boy we have decided on Easton. For a girl, we are undecided. I like names that are a little differnet, while my husband leans towards the traditional. I have my heart set on Avery. He is dead set against it. We do, however, agree on Kenzie, Lauren and Kaitlyn, and maybe Linnea.

I like different names too! My sons name is Wyatt and if we have another boy I like Weston and a girl I like Ashlyn

dragonfly74

Good afternoon everyone!

Took a few days off there but I am back at it today. I just finished 6 miles and burned 674 calories.

Tomorrow morning I have my ultrasound and I we are still leaning towards not finding out the sex of the baby. But who knows what we will decided once we are there.

Have a wonderful day!

Wow you are al allstar!!!! 6 miles!!?? How long does that take you?

Let us know how the ultrasound goes!

Thank you! Today I completed my 6 miles in 100 minutes exactly. Most of it was done at 3.7 mph.

Hope you start feeling better soon! Try to take it easy.

AnneElise

Well it has been a crazy weekend for me. My parents, and my in-laws and brother-in-law all came in for my husbands graduate school graduation. After graduation we went to dinner, and opened the envelope that had the gender written in it. ITS A BOY, and we announced the name we picked out!!!! When we got home, my in-laws started yelling at my husband telling him he is a disgrace to the entire family and is a total failure. This is all because the name we picked out is not a Muslim name (my in-laws are Muslim, but we are Christian). They were screaming at him for over 30 minutes about how ever since he was 16 (when he met me) all he has been is a disappointment to them. Talk about ruining a very very special day. He has worked over 2 1/2 years on his masters, and we have been waiting weeks to find out the gender with them (we thought they would appreciate us waiting and opening it with them). Instead the day ended with him in tears, and me about ready to kick them out of our house.


Sorry for the vent...but the big news is......ITS A BOY!

Oh my gosh. How selfish of them. CONGRATS TO YOU!!!! Do you want to share your name you have chosen?