April 2015 Due Date Club

TheLaser

Welcome to the April 2015 Due Date Club!

How are you feeling?

What are your nutrition and exercise goals for this pregnancy?

What are you doing to stay motivated?


I learned the hard way from my last pregnancy to listen to my body and not overdo it, so one of my goals this time is to cut myself some slack if my body is asking for it. I had very big fitness and nutrition ambitions last time, and I think I put too much pressure on myself to accomplish them. The extreme nausea, exhaustion, and the aches and pains put a reality check on those ambitions, and all that pressure on myself made me feel even worse than I already did. After the birth, my fitness level eventually returned and I lost most of the weight (still nursing now, so I think my body hung on to some of it). Knowing that gives me a lot more confidence to take things slowly--if necessary-- this time around.

catbrand

Hey!

I'm hoping to gain as little as possible this time. I had my last baby in April this year (he's only 18 weeks!!) and I gained about 20lbs because I didn't exercise and ate loads. Unfortunately I hadn't managed to lose any of that before I got pregnant again, so I really have to be careful this time round.

I say all that, but I've eaten really badly so far. I get quite anaemic during pregnancy and I struggle with iron tablets. I get so tired I can't bear the thought of exercise and end up comfort eating. That's no excuse I know, but I'm using it.

I've decided to try eating 'cleaner'. I hate the whole clean eating thing, but I'm going to stop counting calories and aim to cut out all the junk food. I'm also going to increase my fitbit step goal from 15000 to 20000 a day, try swimming once a week and body weight exercises for as long as possible. Starting Monday :P

If you want to add me, I could do with the occasional kick!!

mormonmomma11

So excited to be "in the club". It felt like we tried forever for baby #3!

I'm due April 18th, but usually deliver in the 39th week so probably looking at mid April. I've got two rambunctious toddlers at home BigBrother (3) and LittleMan (1). I'm working full time and have permission from my OB to continue losing weight (or not if I decide not to... she said weight isn't a big deal to her) during this pregnancy as long as baby is measuring fine. We'll see what happens - so far I've felt horrible nausea and eating is the only way to keep it at bay ... luckily I haven't thrown up yet, but I'm eating junk to avoid it.

Oh well! Babies are worth it!

kathyk519

I am excited too! This is my second pregnancy, but hopefully will be my first child. We had some horrible news in the middle of my first pregnancy and my son did not make it. This time around, I am hoping to stay fitter, maybe eat less carbs (most vegetables tasted off to me last time) and be healthy. Although this morning, my usual smoothie literally tasted like vomit (my husband and step daughter assured me everything was fine since they were drinking it oo). I am very anxious for this one becuase we thought everything was going well last time, and when it didn't, I felt like I should have known. I am trying to focus on the things that I have control over and not the things I don't.

TheLaser

Ugh, the nausea starting kicking in over the past few days and I've started eating more than I want to of things I don't really want to be eating. It's hard to watch yourself gain weight when you don't want to eat the stuff that's making you gain weight. Do I want to be drinking ginger ale? NO! Do I want to be eating toast for breakfast instead of my usual plain Greek yogurt with fresh fruit and nuts? NO! Do I want to be pigging out on lasagna? Ok, that one's a yes, but I definitely wouldn't have taken a second helping last Monday!

mormonmomma11

I feel your pain Laser!

brilliantwords

This is my first pregnancy and I am 10 weeks today! Due April 3rd.

Always looking for friends!

I'm actually feeling great considering I thought I'd be a mess. I had bad nausea for week 6 & 7, then it seemed to ease off. I still get an episode of nausea 1-2 times per week and I just take ginger capsules when it hits and I'm back to normal. It is also exaggerated when I'm in a car when I don't normally get motion sickness that easy.

Part of me is concerned that the nausea and food aversions passed rather early. Someone in my family didn't know UNTIL her first ultrasound near 12 weeks that the baby had not developed past 7 weeks, then miscarried. My first ultrasound is in two weeks, so I'm hoping that'll give me peace of mind that I need. In retrospect, she had realized her nausea had subsided. So this is always a concern in the back of my head.

I still am fatigued and struggle through night shifts like NEVER before and INSANELY bloated! Other than that, I couldn't ask for things to be going much smoother. My fitness goal is to consistenty workout 5-6x per week like before, and to eat healthily. I don't want to use this as an excuse to overindulge and eat more than needed for nutrition for baby and I. I am 50 lbs overweight, so I hope not to gain more than 15 lbs in total. I better be careful because most of this will be in 2nd & 3rd trimester, and I've gained about 3 lbs to date. That is from the crazy sugar cravings I was having and giving into for the past couple weeks. I decided to stop that a few days ago and stay healthy. it was making me feel worse. This is not the time to slack off on my health.

How are all of you doing so far!?

ganzelly

I wouldn't worry about not having too much nausea, some women don't have any at all (lucky) and some are plagued with it throughout. I am almost 14 weeks now and only had nausea for about 2 weeks and for the most part it was only a few hours a day, not all day. I'm considering myself one of the lucky ones, I've still been able to keep up with my workouts almost like normal and eating relatively normal (except for the cravings, early it was peanut butter and marshmallow fluff, then carbs, now protein).
I'm due March 6, so just about a month before you.

Good luck with your pregnancy journey.

edited to add- this is my first also, so I have no idea what to expect, but I was also a bit worried about the lack of nausea so did a little research on it.

This is my first pregnancy and I am 10 weeks today! Due April 3rd.

Always looking for friends!

I'm actually feeling great considering I thought I'd be a mess. I had bad nausea for week 6 & 7, then it seemed to ease off. I still get an episode of nausea 1-2 times per week and I just take ginger capsules when it hits and I'm back to normal. It is also exaggerated when I'm in a car when I don't normally get motion sickness that easy.

Part of me is concerned that the nausea and food aversions passed rather early. Someone in my family didn't know UNTIL her first ultrasound near 12 weeks that the baby had not developed past 7 weeks, then miscarried. My first ultrasound is in two weeks, so I'm hoping that'll give me peace of mind that I need. In retrospect, she had realized her nausea had subsided. So this is always a concern in the back of my head.

I still am fatigued and struggle through night shifts like NEVER before and INSANELY bloated! Other than that, I couldn't ask for things to be going much smoother. My fitness goal is to consistenty workout 5-6x per week like before, and to eat healthily. I don't want to use this as an excuse to overindulge and eat more than needed for nutrition for baby and I. I am 50 lbs overweight, so I hope not to gain more than 15 lbs in total. I better be careful because most of this will be in 2nd & 3rd trimester, and I've gained about 3 lbs to date. That is from the crazy sugar cravings I was having and giving into for the past couple weeks. I decided to stop that a few days ago and stay healthy. it was making me feel worse. This is not the time to slack off on my health.

How are all of you doing so far!?

TheLaser

Hi Everyone! We're pregnant with Kate Middleton, and sources are predicting she's due in April with us! I was pregnant when she was last time, and it was fun to see all of her maternity wear choices (sigh... I wish I looked as amazing as she did!). It's sad she has hyperemesis gravidarum, though.

How's everyone doing? I've been feeling a low grade ick and the exhaustion has definitely kicked it up a notch. It doesn't help that this is an extremely busy work week with a loooong out of state day trip tomorrow... argh. But I'm just grateful it's not as bad as it was last time during this week of pregnancy. There was no way I'd have even been able to work.

lebafit

Hi everyone
I am 11 weeks along with my first one due April 4. It's been good so far, just some headaches and a little bit of nausea especially between 7am and 10 am. Also lost my appetite from 6 to 8 weeks, but it's back now. I am a fitness buff and tend to gain weight really quickly if i am not watching my diet especially carb intake, and when i do not exercise. A little worried about gaining too much weight but focused on eating healthy and exercising. Glad to have found this group...wish you all guys the best...xoxo

TheLaser

Hi lebafit! Welcome to the group! With my first pregnancy, I gained a bunch of weight really fast because I was a carb & sweets queen -those were the only foods I could stomach that would take the edge off of my four-month-long intense nausea! I hated eating like that, but I really felt like I had no other options. I continued to work out despite the terrible fatigue and nausea because I was afraid of the weight gain and I felt like I had to prove that pregnant women could still work out intensely. In retrospect, I think it made me feel worse.

I was about 10 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight (and not overweight) 15 months later (and still breastfeeding, which can keep the weight on) when we decided to go for #2. My takeaway from my first pregnancy is that I am not going to do anything that makes me feel worse than I already feel. I am going to sleep as much as I need (or as much as I can get with a toddler around). I am not going to intentionally eat badly, but I am not going to feel bad about eating what I need to eat in order to get through the nausea. I am an avid exerciser usually, but I am not going to exercise while I feel terrible. I am not going to worry about weight gain -whatever I gain, I'll gain because that's what my baby needs. I think there's too much pressure on pregnant women to not gain, to exercise all the time, to eat right even when they can't, and too much pressure to get back to where you were soon after the birth. My first experience has shown me that it takes as long as it takes, and if you lead a healthy overall lifestyle, your body and your baby will be fine.

mormonmomma11

I'm with you TheLaser. I talked to my doctor early on this time about continuing to lose weight during this pregnancy, but ultimately my nausea is making eating healthy and working out impossible. I'm definitely less sick than I was last time, but DANG it still sucks. And with a 3 & 1 year old at home. It's kind of a nightmare when it kicks in.

kathyk519

Reading these posts makes me feel better...I went from barely eating a couple of weeks ago because everything was awful to now, eating, but not necessarily the best things. I can stomach some salad with lots of dressing (used to barely put any on), love certain carbs, but not others, and I am hungry all the time, no matter what I eat. I have eaten more meat in the past week that I have previously in the past month. Currently drinking tea at my desk and eating some cheddar pretzel combos that I have hidden in my desk. I am so tired all the time, that I just don't have energy to exercise. I had a hard time opening a new jar of salsa yesterday because I did not have the strength or energy to do it. I was home alone, and finally banged that jar on the counter out of sheer frustration...then tried and it opened!

TheLaser

I slept and rested a ton this weekend, and today the nausea seemed better (not the exhaustion, though... still walking around with a fog in my brain!). I think in my case the nausea is tied to exhaustion, so the more I can sleep, the better. I did also eat/drink a lot of ginger-y things today, so maybe that also helped. Has anyone else seen this connection?

Also, for all of you second-time (or more) around preggers, do you feel a lot more cramping? I felt nothing with #1, but this time it feels like a stadium doing a wave across my stomach. I can actually see it moving, which is a little creepy because the baby's the size of a raspberry and definitely not (directly) the cause.

mormonmomma11

I think I was most crampy with my second. But there have been moments that I've felt really crampy this time too.

I'm having phantom scents lately. This morning I smell fresh mint everywhere. I think I'm craving a mint lemonade. But the only place that make one local is 30 minutes away and I don't have time to go there for lunch.

I feel sick starting around 9 AM and it culminates in throwing up every night before bed. After that I feel fine and can go to sleep. I'm 9 weeks and still sleeping on my stomach. I'm dreading the day I cant do that anymore.

Sorry if that was random... its how my mind works in the early weeks.

TheLaser

Almonds, some kind of unhealthy ginger thing (ginger "beer," gin-gins hard candies, etc), and meat: these are, sadly, my daily staples. It's disgusting, but it's all I can stomach right now. May this nausea and exhaustion end soon so that I can go back to eating other things! (Although last time, I never really felt right digestively until a week or so postpartum!) The first tri is all about survival.

kathyk519

Well it has finally happened! I can't drink Coffee! I gagged on it the other day. I have been having some black tea the past couple of mornings, and although it has some caffeine in it, my head is pounding like a B!^&H! I feel like it is going to split in 2! This is not helping my nausea one bit! On another note, I enjoyed some yummy pancakes for dinner last night. Not the most nutritious, but then again, whatever!

mormonmomma11

I get to hear the heartbeat in a few hours! My mom called last night and asked if she can go with me. I love that even though it is baby number 3 she is still just as excited as she was the first time.

TheLaser

Awww, that is so sweet of your mom! A new grandchild is still a new grandchild -doesn't matter if it's the first or the tenth, I'm sure! I wish my mom were alive to share in my joy, but I know she is with us in other ways. I have another week until my heartbeat appointment -can't wait!

After a few days with some ups and downs --very low lows and then moments when I had energy and was feeling ok-- I woke up today knowing that I could not make it into work. Exhausted, nauseated -I feel like I am going to throw up every time I stand. The weird thing is that last pregnancy was so much worse, but knowing that doesn't make this feeling any easier. What makes it easier this time around, however, is knowing that the nausea will likely end in a few weeks.

mormonmomma11

I can totally relate. No matter how horrible my previous pregnancies were (HG, pubic bone issues, heartburn) - this one still fells almost unbearable sometimes. I've been throwing up 5-7 times a day. My doctor gave me a new medicine to use this time around because zofran didn't help with my first two. Feeling hopeful that with medical intervention I might be able to get past the extreme nausea and vomiting.

TheLaser

That sounds absolutely miserable! If I had HG, I'm pretty sure that child would be an only child! I have a lot of respect for you for doing this a third time, and with two little ones at home to chase after! Wow.

Just need to vent for a second: I have a friend on this website who is pregnant and has been able to keep very active her whole pregnancy. Which is awesome. I wish so badly I could do that and I tried so hard last pregnancy. One of her friends commented on some workout she was doing and how great it is that she isn't "acting like something is wrong" like other pregnant women do. I'm sure I'm being extra sensitive with all these first tri hormones, but really? So extreme nausea and HG are an act? My appendicitis and subsequent operation were an act? Heartburn and insomnia are an act? I just wish women would stop universalizing about their own glowing pregnancy experiences because treating these symptoms like they are all in our heads is cruel.

JDearman143

Hi Ladies! I'm so glad I found this group! I'm 9 weeks pregnant & due April 30th.. It's my second, but our 3rd combined and our first together.. Married in June, pregnant in July and VERY excited.. But, I've found with all my raging hormones I've become extremely depressed about weight.. I lost 60lbs and became tone, fit and felt better than ever after my last pregnancy and after being overweight my entire life, I finally felt AMAZING about myself.. Well, I think because I've spent the last 2 years focusing on fitness and restricting my diet with very little fat in it, and now that I'm too tired and nauseated to exercise and nothing healthy is easy to stomach (the thought of salad makes my stomach turn!), the pounds are piling on quickly! Since I've got married in June, I've kind of taken a break from the gym and went 1-2 times a week and really only ate good part of the time and then since I found out I was pregnant, I've made it to the gym once and anything diet is OUT THE WINDOW.. So, I've gained 30lbs since my wedding in June and probably 10 of those have been since I found out I was pregnant and I'm only 9 weeks!! This is going to spiral out of control quickly! My husband actually has the day off and is out buying me an elliptical so I can work out at home (may be easier at home than finding the energy to drive to the gym after working a full time job) as we speak, so hopefully that'll make me feel better about myself, but geeze, after having a life long battle with weight, finally getting it off and then becoming pregnant, I really didn't think I'd feel this way.. I know I can fix myself again once the baby is here and I really shouldn't beat myself up, but right now I can't blame the baby for this weight and I think that's what gets me.. Anyone else have similar problems? I feel so selfish for thinking this way but gosh darn it, I came too far to get fat again but I can't help it! lol. Thanks for the vent session..

kathyk519

It is definitely hard to go from a weight loss mentality to not. I find myself still in the mindset of losing sometimes, and then catch myself. I don't ever want to go back to where I was. I had lost about 40 lbs before my first pregnancy, was pregnant, and could not take off the last 10 lbs that I gained with my first pregnancy. But I know how frustrating it can be to gain weight before you get pregnant. I was in that boat too. Currently I am at the same weight I was, when I was 22 weeks pregnant! Yikes! I think all any of us can do, is exercise when we can, eat what we can and rest as much as we can.

I am 10 weeks today, and can tell you that the exhaustion does get better, I am still tired, but I am finding that this week, it seems a little better or maybe I am just getting used it. Although this time, lettuce does not taste like chemicals, I still find myself not wanting it, but make myself eat it a little. I have only gained about 2-3 lbs depending on the day now, but I am scared that if I let myself, I will balloon up. Try eating as healthy as you can, and if you can't stomach vegetables, eat fruit. Go for a couple of short 10 minute walks until you have the energy to do more...we will all get there. Don't beat yourself up. Do what you can.

Lelah77

I'm having phantom scents lately. This morning I smell fresh mint everywhere. I think I'm craving a mint lemonade. But the only place that make one local is 30 minutes away and I don't have time to go there for lunch.

I am 14 w with baby #3 and I have been having phantom scents, too!!! I have never experienced them before and I thought I was going crazy!!! One day I had several co-workers sniffing around my desk for a "tuna" smell - I swore a student had played a trick on me. Another day I smelled fresh coffee, but there wasn't any in sight. SO WEIRD!!!!!

Thankfully it is about my only symptom right now. I made it to 11 w before even finding out I was pregnant, and it was a total shock.

TheLaser

Wow, Lelah, LUCKY YOU! I wish I could breeze obliviously through 11 weeks! Congratulations!

Last week --Week 9--was probably my hardest week, and it seems like that's often the most difficult week for first trimester symptoms. Right when I hit Week 10 a few days ago, however, it seems like the symptoms eased up a little. I still have a fog in my brain and I did have a massive wave of major nausea this evening, but hopefully things are on the path to improvement. I get to hear the heartbeat on Wednesday, so that's also something to look forward to!

Phantom smells: I don't think this one is actually phantom and I sure wish it were -I can smell my own body odor, and it's totally repulsive. Either it's gotten stronger (thanks, pregnancy), or my sense of smell superpower is ridiculous, or both. So gross and sad. I asked my husband about it and he's like, I'm trying not to get too close to you while you're feeling so sick. Thanks... I think?

It's so great having a community to talk about the weird aspects of pregnancy with!

mormonmomma11

Phantom smells: I don't think this one is actually phantom and I sure wish it were -I can smell my own body odor, and it's totally repulsive. Either it's gotten stronger (thanks, pregnancy), or my sense of smell superpower is ridiculous, or both. So gross and sad. I asked my husband about it and he's like, I'm trying not to get too close to you while you're feeling so sick. Thanks... I think?

Hahaha! I totally get this! By early evening I'm often trying to figure out how to distract my 1 & 3 year olds long enough for me to take a quick shower before I make dinner. Also... I *WISH* my honey were giving me space. His love language is definitely touch, and being touched is the LAST thing I want while I'm feeling pukey.

Speaking of feeling pukey. My new anti-nausea medicine is amazing! I've gone from throwing up 5-7 times a day to only once every day or two! I feel almost back to normal. It contains unisom, so I'm pretty tired, but I'd so rather be tired than throwing up!

TheLaser

So... it seems like I am destined to have one major hospitalization and fetal trauma per pregnancy. On Tuesday evening I went to the ER with the worst abdominal pains. I was worried that maybe I was having a miscarriage, but I hadn't had any bleeding and the pain did not feel anything like labor pain (although earlier that morning I did have what felt like some rhythmicky pressure, so I had that in mind all day). After what I would say amounted to physically cruel treatment in the ER waiting room, which I will not go into here but suffice it to say that the US medical system should be ashamed of itself, I finally got a bed two hours later. I was in tremendous pain, but they kept me dehydrated and gave me no pain relief for hours. I was just writhing on a bed in pain while waiting to go from one test to another.

After a painful MRI, they determined I had a small kidney stone. Then I finally got some pain relief and water, which is needed to flush the stone from my system. It was seriously the most painful thing I have ever experienced. It was also sad that I had to undergo it completely alone because my husband couldn't leave our son, and it was the middle of the night so we couldn't call anyone to stay with him.

mormonmomma11

So... it seems like I am destined to have one major hospitalization and fetal trauma per pregnancy. On Tuesday evening I went to the ER with the worst abdominal pains. I was worried that maybe I was having a miscarriage, but I hadn't had any bleeding and the pain did not feel anything like labor pain (although earlier that morning I did have what felt like some rhythmicky pressure, so I had that in mind all day). After what I would say amounted to physically cruel treatment in the ER waiting room, which I will not go into here but suffice it to say that the US medical system should be ashamed of itself, I finally got a bed two hours later. I was in tremendous pain, but they kept me dehydrated and gave me no pain relief for hours. I was just writhing on a bed in pain while waiting to go from one test to another.

After a painful MRI, they determined I had a small kidney stone. Then I finally got some pain relief and water, which is needed to flush the stone from my system. It was seriously the most painful thing I have ever experienced. It was also sad that I had to undergo it completely alone because my husband couldn't leave our son, and it was the middle of the night so we couldn't call anyone to stay with him.

Oh, TheLaser!! I am SO SORRY! Where do you guys live now? That is horrible! If you live in the Minneapolis area (off chance, I know) I'll be your middle of the night emergency babysitter! Yeesh!

TheLaser

Thank you, Mormonmomma. We are in the Boston area, so no luck there. Besides, you are going through some difficult things yourself. We managed, and it was ok. I was alone, but I know my own mom was watching over me.

I was talking with my sister and she commented that many women have some kind of issue in this whole baby thing: for some, it's difficult to get pregnant; for others, it's hard to stay pregnant; some women get very sick during pregnancy or have severe pain; some women have difficult and traumatic labors; some babies don't make it and even some women don't make it; some women have trouble establishing breastfeeding when they desperately want to; some babies don't sleep much.... So many things can happen and it can be really challenging to fight your way through and keep a good attitude, but we undergo all of this out of love, and it's important to keep that in mind.

tacticalhippie

Just found the group.
Due 4.20.15

This makes number three.
Total surprise.

Just now getting energy and motivation back.
The last month or so all I could do was eat carbs to keep from being sick all day.

I started last week eating healthier, walking and doing some of my kettlebell work outs.

My last two kiddos, I started out weighing 215 and delivered at 265... And gained more postpartum

The diet of sugar and carbs, combined with being lazy has caused a 15 pound gain already.
I hope to keep it to a minimum.
The ob has already commented on me gaining too fast.

mormonmomma11

Welcome tacticalhippi! How old are your kiddos? I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old.

Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? I'm so looking forward to being in the 2nd Tri soon!