Pregnancy 2011 - April

MisdemeanorM

BUT I experienced my first ever leg cramp last night. WOW! now i know what my husband goes through cause he does get them about twice a year. OUCH, although mine didn't last as long as his usually do. I immediately jumped out of bed and sat up and it went away, whew! Right now that leg has a dull ache. Anyone know how to prevent these? I really do not want them to get worse.

HYDRATION! I used to get charlie horses a couple times a month and staying hydrated helps a lot. Also, make sure you stretch properly and cool down even when "just" walking. Stand on a step and let your heels sink down - do this 4 or 5 times on each leg for :30.

kacylaine

I'm currently in my 5th week of pregnancy but I'm still not feeling much in the way of typical symptoms, sometimes I have been feeling tiredness but i've found if I keep moving and pottering round the house doing chores I can pretty much overcome this and feel much more energetic than I ever have with previous pregnancies. No real MS as of yet, have had a bit of a lack of appetite at times and getting into a lot of spicy food and foods with lots of flavour, yum! :laugh:

I didn't even know I was pregnant until like 7 weeks. (Wasn't trying or not trying, so wasn't paying attention.) I was doing P90x doubles at the time and only thought maybe I was preg because I suddenly got so tired doing it around what turned out to be 6 or 7 weeks. 5 weeks in I was still going strong with no symptoms. Other than the fatigue and slight nausea nothing else kicked in for another couple weeks after that either.

Good to hear...I'm not anything but tired, and it had me wondering!

Mamatoabunch

I'm currently in my 5th week of pregnancy but I'm still not feeling much in the way of typical symptoms, sometimes I have been feeling tiredness but i've found if I keep moving and pottering round the house doing chores I can pretty much overcome this and feel much more energetic than I ever have with previous pregnancies. No real MS as of yet, have had a bit of a lack of appetite at times and getting into a lot of spicy food and foods with lots of flavour, yum! :laugh:

I didn't even know I was pregnant until like 7 weeks. (Wasn't trying or not trying, so wasn't paying attention.) I was doing P90x doubles at the time and only thought maybe I was preg because I suddenly got so tired doing it around what turned out to be 6 or 7 weeks. 5 weeks in I was still going strong with no symptoms. Other than the fatigue and slight nausea nothing else kicked in for another couple weeks after that either.

Good to hear...I'm not anything but tired, and it had me wondering!

I never really noticed much of anything until 6ish weeks along.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

Joonz- There were definitely some jealousy issues the first couple of days as visitors were coming and bringing us meals and such. Now she is just another part of daily life and the LOVE helping out by getting diapers, holding her (with help of course), burping her and such.

Carina- Thanks, I think that any good mother would take precautions when it comes to the doctors. They always try to make you feel like you HAVE to do whatever it is they want. I think that Annabelle helped to ease my mind a lot and that actually helped me to know that I was making the right choice. THANK YOU ANNABELLE! That health care sounds awful, I enjoy having the pediatrician for the kids. We have had ours since our first was born and he always takes his time to answer any and all questions we have and such.

AnneElise – Elise is just going to be a healthy girl! I was puking on and off up until the week I delivered Brooklynn. I actually even stopped my prenatals to see if it would help but that only worked for a little while.

Ron- Glad it was a good appointment, there is nothing better than an uneventful visit

Annabelle-good job with the weight

Rachael- I had lots of issues and have my whole life, definitely drink tons of water. Maybe you are taking in too much fiber? My doctor said it was fine for me to take Fibercon because the colace was not working. You can also take Milk of Magnesia but that stuff is pretty powerful.

AnneElise

Joonz- There were definitely some jealousy issues the first couple of days as visitors were coming and bringing us meals and such. Now she is just another part of daily life and the LOVE helping out by getting diapers, holding her (with help of course), burping her and such.

Carina- Thanks, I think that any good mother would take precautions when it comes to the doctors. They always try to make you feel like you HAVE to do whatever it is they want. I think that Annabelle helped to ease my mind a lot and that actually helped me to know that I was making the right choice. THANK YOU ANNABELLE! That health care sounds awful, I enjoy having the pediatrician for the kids. We have had ours since our first was born and he always takes his time to answer any and all questions we have and such.

AnneElise – Elise is just going to be a healthy girl! I was puking on and off up until the week I delivered Brooklynn. I actually even stopped my prenatals to see if it would help but that only worked for a little while.

Ron- Glad it was a good appointment, there is nothing better than an uneventful visit

Annabelle-good job with the weight

Rachael- I had lots of issues and have my whole life, definitely drink tons of water. Maybe you are taking in too much fiber? My doctor said it was fine for me to take Fibercon because the colace was not working. You can also take Milk of Magnesia but that stuff is pretty powerful.

We miss you Sheri! Good to know that I am not alone with the MS... but sad that some of you have this awfulness too.

Mamatoabunch

I think that Annabelle helped to ease my mind a lot and that actually helped me to know that I was making the right choice. THANK YOU ANNABELLE! That health care sounds awful, I enjoy having the pediatrician for the kids. We have had ours since our first was born and he always takes his time to answer any and all questions we have and such.


Annabelle-good job with the weight

You are very welcome! I am happy I could help. And thanks on my weight.

RFrick

OK. Never have I wished more for an HRM!!! How in the world do you figure the calories you burnt shoveling horse manure over part of your garden and then tilling it in????? I know I had to have burnt something!!! I feel quite worn out actually. And I'd like to lay paper mulch yet tonight so that maybe I can get my approx. 80 tomato plants planted tomorrow. Does anyone have any good sugestions for a cheap, good quality HRM? Or does cheap and good quality never come in the same package?

AnneElise

Warning: feeling frustrated and about to complain!

I went out an walked on this really nice day... 2 miles and I was SO tired. I am letting myself get so out of shape and I am not eating healthy enough AT ALL. I really need to change the way I eat. I come home feeling so discouraged... ate a healthy dinner... and just threw it up so hard that my dinner was coming out of my nose. (sorry TMI)... now my nose, throat, and head is burning and aching. I just feel like utter crap every night.... okay end vent.

Does anyone have any good VERY EASY chicken recipes that I can make for one or two?

RFrick

Have you ever marinated chicken in Italian Salad Dressing overnight and then grilled it? It's SO yummy!!! I suppose you could maybe bake it, too. Chicken Salad with grapes in is good, too, but I don't really have an exact recipe for that.

Mamatoabunch

Warning: feeling frustrated and about to complain!

I went out an walked on this really nice day... 2 miles and I was SO tired. I am letting myself get so out of shape and I am not eating healthy enough AT ALL. I really need to change the way I eat. I come home feeling so discouraged... ate a healthy dinner... and just threw it up so hard that my dinner was coming out of my nose. (sorry TMI)... now my nose, throat, and head is burning and aching. I just feel like utter crap every night.... okay end vent.

Does anyone have any good VERY EASY chicken recipes that I can make for one or two?

BTDT on the throw up, it is horrible. Bake chicken, oven fried chicken, baked chicken breast, then put in salad, bread chicken breast then bake w/ olive oil on the pan, chicken soup.

LynnW52

AnneElise - Sorry your (morning?) sickness is still giving you a hard time. Has your Dr. suggested anything for you? I know a couple of my friends had to start taking Zofran because they were getting dehydrated from not being able to keep anything down. As for a chicken recipe, it's certainly not the healthiest, but we love bacon wrapped chicken. Cut chicken breasts into small chunks and wrap with a half strip of bacon, put on a skewer and grill. I also like to sautee (sp?) chicken in a pan with olive oil, portabello mushrooms and garlic and eat with either steamed rice or angel hair pasta, and broccoli.

AnnaBelle - Great job on the weight loss, you are doing really well! I know you were sick for awhile, are you feeling back to normal? Are your allergies still bothering you? Hope both of them have flown the coop! I just transferred the rest of the detergent from the tub that we made our first batch in, to the container from the last one we (hopefully ever!) bought. So one batch made 2 of those, and I gave a little away to others to try. Can't wait to make the next batch, gonna try a new soap, just for kicks Thanks again for the recipe!

RFrick - I would search in the database for shoveling snow, should be a close comparison to shoveling manure. I know that shoveling is in my list, but I can't remember if I added it myself or if it was already in there. You can google how many cals do I burn doing X, and find a site where you put in your weight and it will give you a rough estimate. Either way I'm sure you got a great workout!!

mwilson1018

Still waiting - I know due date isn't until Sunday, and could possibly be late, but I"m hoping for an early arrival...

have a good night ladies, I will catch up later.

MisdemeanorM

Does anyone have any good VERY EASY chicken recipes that I can make for one or two?

Great chicken recipe.

Slice breasts to strips. Coat with honey / apricot jam mixture (I used pear. red would probably work too. Grape would be nasty!). Recipe said 1/2 C honey & 2 T jam. I think I used a little less honey and used 1.5 lbs chicken.

Cover in panko break crumbs.

Bake 350 until brown / done. 40 mins?

I baked on a cookie sheet so that it could crisp all around and not stick to the pan.

Very good.

It called for a citrus vinaigrette rice with it. I couldnt find a citrus vinaigrette so I made rice pilaf. Chicken broth with 1/4 C lemon juice. Enough to be 2 cups total. (or you can do enough to be 4 cups total) and 2 cups water (or whatever you need for your rice - mine is a 2:1 rice. Some orange zest and some browned onion. I think that's all of that. you can look up various pilaf recipes.

you could easily just put a bag of steam broccoli in the microwave instead too for an even easier recipe.

oh, i also love - chicken breasts, covered with cream of mushroom, covered with ritz crumbs and baked in a casarole dish. .Yummy! You might google the more specific recipe on that. Another good with broccoli meal.

carina73

@ Sheri - I am one of the fortunate ones who has a family doctor and because my DD had health issues, we see a Pediatrician every 6 months. but there are approx. 50,000 people in my city that don't have a family doctor.

AnneElise

Thank you for the chicken recipes. They look tasty.

I have tried all of the medicines that the dr. would give me. Zofran and 2 others with no luck. Mostly I can just accept the puking, I had a hard night with it yesterday... feeling very mad and grumpy. I slept horrible. Maybe my dr. will have another suggestion later today. I am not excited about the visit because I think I have gained like 10 lbs. I have gotten so much bigger in the last month. I don't think she will be worried because at my last visit I was at my pre-pregnancy weight and she told me to expect a large gain. Its frustrating to gain so fast though, makes you feel like crap. Thanks for all of your well wishes. I try not to complain about it to people except for here because i don't want to be the negative nelly around... I will stop complaining about it here as well Thanks for letting me though.

AnneElise

Still waiting - I know due date isn't until Sunday, and could possibly be late, but I"m hoping for an early arrival...

have a good night ladies, I will catch up later.

Can't wait to hear! Thinking about you and hoping for a good labor and delivery!

dmdaigle17

Still waiting - I know due date isn't until Sunday, and could possibly be late, but I"m hoping for an early arrival...

have a good night ladies, I will catch up later.

Hope she comes soon for you! :flowerforyou:

dmdaigle17

Thank you for the chicken recipes. They look tasty.

I have tried all of the medicines that the dr. would give me. Zofran and 2 others with no luck. Mostly I can just accept the puking, I had a hard night with it yesterday... feeling very mad and grumpy. I slept horrible. Maybe my dr. will have another suggestion later today. I am not excited about the visit because I think I have gained like 10 lbs. I have gotten so much bigger in the last month. I don't think she will be worried because at my last visit I was at my pre-pregnancy weight and she told me to expect a large gain. Its frustrating to gain so fast though, makes you feel like crap. Thanks for all of your well wishes. I try not to complain about it to people except for here because i don't want to be the negative nelly around... I will stop complaining about it here as well Thanks for letting me though.

Don't fret over your gain. You are itty bitty to begin with darlin. Enjoy this, even with the MS.

dmdaigle17

The anticipation of finding out what we are having is absolutely KILLING me!!! :sad: :blushing:

These next 2 weeks need to FLYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

dragonfly74

I have another appointment today at 10am. Last Friday I was 3cm and 50% and I am anxious to see if I have made any progress. My guess is no but we shall see. I am so ready for this anticipation to be over, Megan I am sure you are too. I have gone late with my first and third. My second came a few days early. I am fully expecting this baby to stay in until my due date.

I plan on talking to my doctor today about my anxiety. It is awful lately and I have a history of it anyway. At night it is almost unbearable and I am putting myself into panic mode. Hopefully there is something he can give me to help me calm down.

Have a happy Friday everyone!

mwilson1018

I have another appointment today at 10am. Last Friday I was 3cm and 50% and I am anxious to see if I have made any progress. My guess is no but we shall see. I am so ready for this anticipation to be over, Megan I am sure you are too. I have gone late with my first and third. My second came a few days early. I am fully expecting this baby to stay in until my due date.

I plan on talking to my doctor today about my anxiety. It is awful lately and I have a history of it anyway. At night it is almost unbearable and I am putting myself into panic mode. Hopefully there is something he can give me to help me calm down.

Have a happy Friday everyone!

I had a bad case of anxiety the other night, and it's totally not like me. I couldn't sleep....I was so freaked out about labor, knew that I wouldn't be able to do it, didn't want to go into labor, etc. I woke up in a terrible mood and couldn't go back to sleep and tossed and turned all night. it got worse and worse. All I could do was get out of bed and pray for peace! Afterward I was fine and finally got back to sleep and haven't had that feeling again, but it definitely was not pleasant. I just have to have faith that this is what my body was made to do, and I can get through it!

heathercrist1

AnneElise I'm so sorry you aren't feeling well again. You definitely fall under the old wives tale of having a girl makes you very ill! I really hope you feel better soon! Good thing is that worst case scenerio it can only last for 9 months...

Bethe good luck at your appointment today!

Danielle I can't wait to find out either! I've got a while though so patience is definitely something I must practice!

I am honestly at my wits end...I hate complaining about this because quite frankly if someone would have told me 3 months to 7 years ago that when I got pregnant I'd gain 500lbs I'd still have jumped at the opportunity to do it, but I feel like I'm doing everything right (eating within my calories, exercising 6 days a week at least an hour to two hours a day) and I'm still gaining too much! I'm not even to 10wks and I've gained at least 8lbs.... I just don't know... I have a good friend of mine who gained between 50-60lbs with each of her children and she ate healthy and not in mass quantities. She did say it came right off and is pre-pregnancy weight now and her baby is 5 months old. I don't want to gain that much but I guess my body is going to do what it is going to do...

brittonymiller

Bethe and Megan- You two are soooo close! I can't wait to hear about your little ones.

Rachael- Congrats on moving into your very own house! I am so happy for you, and just the teensiest bit jealous. I don't know how we are ever going to save the money for a down payment on our own house. I feel like we'll be renting forever.

Anne- I'm so sorry about your morning sickness. Does the doctor ever express any worry that the vomit is messing up your tooth enamel or your burning your esophagus? You hear about that stuff all the time with people who have eating disorders, but it is never brought up with pregnant women and morning sickness. I was feeling bad for you the other night and it just sorta got in my head and I can't get it out. As far as chicken goes I really like House Autry chicken breader. You cut chicken breast in strips, dip in egg, and dip in the breader. Delicious homemade chicken tenders. I also like to cut chicken in cubes and sautee in teriyaki with mushrooms and zuccini. Very easy and tasty, though high in sodium.

I am officially in the third trimester today! I'm feeling huge, like I could pop any minute. I can't believe I can get any larger, but I'm sure my body will amaze me... in a not so pleasant way I think I'm going to go check out Old Navy and their summery clothes today. I need to get some stuff that makes me feel pretty. Definitely in need of a pick-me-up.

Aw! My baby moved up a space on my ticker. So close, yet sooooooo far!

LynnW52

I am officially in the third trimester today! I'm feeling huge, like I could pop any minute. I can't believe I can get any larger, but I'm sure my body will amaze me... in a not so pleasant way I think I'm going to go check out Old Navy and their summery clothes today. I need to get some stuff that makes me feel pretty. Definitely in need of a pick-me-up.

Yay for the third trimester! I'm right there with you on "feeling huge" :ohwell: I can't imagine getting much bigger, but I know it's gonna happen. I was also thinking about getting a few new shirts for when it happens, but I'm scared to get them now and not fit into them. I finally broke down and got a bigger pair of shoes. Even when my feet weren't swelled I was barely squeezing into mine, and they made the swelling worse. Got a good deal on some cute ones though!

Hope you find some good deals while shopping!

tahmed

Just checking in...as always, so much to catch up on.

Brittony - Welcome to the third trimester!!!!! I cant believe how my body changes almost every day. I wake up and am like...hunh, didn't know that my tummy could look like that! You will be surprised.

Heather - I really struggled with accepting my weight gain in the begining too. It was really really really hard to accept that it was OK to gain weight, even though inside, I knew it was what my baby needed. I have FINALLY let go, and I refuse to step on the scale now. It was just stressing me out, way too much. Just keep reminding yourself it isn't about you, it is about the baby.

Megan and Bethe - I don't know how you are staying sane. I am going nuts, and just want this baby out. I feel bad saying it, but I just want to start the road to getting back to feeling like myself, and to do that...this baby needs to come NOW.

The last few days I am really struggeling with my emotions. I haven't had any issues all the way though this pregnancy, but I am just going nuts right now. I want to scream, cry and laugh all at the same time. My husband got AWESOME tickets to a pro basketball game for tonight. The tickets include all you can eat and drink including all alcohol, beer and wine. It also includes passes to the lockerrooms after the game to meet the players. I was super excited about going, until this morning when I decided that I didn't want to go and am too tired. I sent him a text, suggesting he ask one of his friends to go with him. When he texted back to say he would ask around to see if anyone could go, I got super mad and started crying that I was going to be left home alone, and he would be out having fun and partying!!! What is wrong with me?!?!? I told him to ask someone else!!! I really think I am starting to go nuts!

LynnW52

The last few days I am really struggeling with my emotions. I haven't had any issues all the way though this pregnancy, but I am just going nuts right now. I want to scream, cry and laugh all at the same time. My husband got AWESOME tickets to a pro basketball game for tonight. The tickets include all you can eat and drink including all alcohol, beer and wine. It also includes passes to the lockerrooms after the game to meet the players. I was super excited about going, until this morning when I decided that I didn't want to go and am too tired. I sent him a text, suggesting he ask one of his friends to go with him. When he texted back to say he would ask around to see if anyone could go, I got super mad and started crying that I was going to be left home alone, and he would be out having fun and partying!!! What is wrong with me?!?!? I told him to ask someone else!!! I really think I am starting to go nuts!

You aren't going nuts Amanda! I understand what you're saying, you're ok that he asks someone else, but it still really bums you out that you don't feel up to going.

I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting to get back to feeling like yourself. There are a lot of changes that came with pregnancy that I've embraced, and there are definitely several changes that I could do without....

You're in the home stretch girl, almost there, and you're doing really well!

sthorp1179

happy Friday to everyone, its another gorgeous day here in the UK and I have been so busy but in a good way, took James for his 24 month development check and am pleased to say that he is right on target in all areas and surpassing most of them, I'm really proud of him he's doing so well, I guess its his big sister's influence. She has been chosen as the "star of the week" at nursery which is fabulous because she has been recognised for all her hard work in learning to write.

I'm now 6 weeks apparently, still feeling really good, I could get used to this :laugh:

sndannettelle

I am really glad that I found this post. I am 27 years old and my husband is 30. We have been married for almost 9 years and have been TTC for almost 7 years. I am trying to lose weight to help with our fertility issues. I have PCOS, so it is hard for me to lose weight.

We are on day 4 of this "cycle" and are hoping for some positive results!!! I am trying to lose 75 pounds...YIKES!!

Congratulations to all of your that are expecting, and good luck to those of you TTC.

Shawna

ron2282

Annabelle – yea for 2 pounds!!!

AnneElise – oh I’m so sorry. I hope this doesn’t last too long. Chicken recipe: mix together ½ cup parmesan cheese, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and 1 envelope good seasoning Italian dressing. Wet boneless skinless chicken breasts in water and roll in the mixture, bake for 25 – 30 minutes.

Megan – you’re almost there! I can’t wait to see pictures of your LO.

Bethe – hope you have a good appointment

Heather – you are not the only one having a hard time with this. I think it’s because we’ve spent so much of our lives trying to lose weight that it’s almost impossible to accept that we’re gaining weight. I think once we actually look pregnant and we’re out of the “just look like we’re gaining weight” stage, we’ll be much happier. Any updates on your husband’s pay? The news just makes me sad lately so I’ve been avoiding it.

Amanda – you are not going crazy! I think I mentioned before that I have this unhealthy attachment to my husband lately. Last night I asked him to run to the store up the street to get milk and as soon as he was out of the driveway I was almost in tears because I was home alone.

Brittony – yea for the third trimester!!!

Stef – I was a little more than 6 weeks when my morning sickness kicked in, but I hope you’re one of the lucky ones that don’t have any.

Welcome Shawna, this is a great group of laides.

Not much new here except that I can’t fit into any of my jeans. The ones I have on now are completely unzipped and there a little uncomfortable. I really didn’t want to buy maternity pants yet, but my bigger sizes are still too big and just make me look huge. :ohwell:

Rachickidee

Welcome Shawna! We are excited to have you a part of this group.

AnneElise: :ohwell: I am so sorry about your MS. I can only imagine how tiresome it would get over time. I actually lost my breakfast this morning. It's been the first time in weeks. But I can't imagine dealing with it daily still. Keep your chin up. As for chicken recipes, we love a Ranch chicken that I made up. I have cooked it on the stove and baked it, either works. But you put egg whites, ranch dressing, italian seasoning, parmesan cheese and lemon juice together and spread on the chicken. If I bake it I sometimes shred a little cheddar cheese on top. Not the most healthy but it is pretty amazing.

Megan and Bethe: Good luck! I hope to hear soon about your new arrivals. I don't know if I will be super patient at that point in the game.

Danielle: I can totally relate! I had a countdown on my work calendar from 20 days down till my appointment to find out the gender. I think I tortured myself because it felt like forever! Good luck. I hope it goes faster for you.

Brittony, yay for the 3rd tri! I bet that feels exciting and a little unreal! It's getting weird to me that I just have 3 months left. Thanks for the comments on the house! I don't know how loans are where you are, but with our FHA loan, we only had to put 3% down.

So I woke up this morning and it looks like Christmas outside!:noway: What the heck!? I thought it was April. There is about 3-4 inches of snow everywhere! Sheesh.