Pregnancy 2011- May
AnneElise
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Hello everyone!
For those of you just finding us, this is a group that is trying to be healthier and/or lose weight while:
a) wanting to drop some weight before trying to conceive (TTC)
b) (Trying to conceive) TTC
c) Pregnant
Welcome all!
For those of you just finding us, this is a group that is trying to be healthier and/or lose weight while:
a) wanting to drop some weight before trying to conceive (TTC)
b) (Trying to conceive) TTC
c) Pregnant
Welcome all!
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Thanks for starting the new thread, Anne!
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Yes, thanks Anne!!! :flowerforyou:
Hope everyone had a good weekend with some good weather. Unfortunately, my all day morning sickness has come back full swing and that consumed most of my time this weekend :sad: I had to take tylenol and caffeine just to take the edge off a little bit. I hate to do it but it's clearly a last resort.0 -
Bump for later.
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That stinks Danielle! I don't blame you for the tylenol and caffeine. Anything to feel better!
We went for another walk today, so at least I got three exercise sessions in this week. I've been cleaning the house today too, so that's a little more movement than my normal days. We are going to have an early dinner and go to see Water for Elephants tonight. Read the book and loved it. We tried to go Friday night, but my pregnant butt was too tired and lazy come time for the late showing at 10:10. Hence going to the 7 o'clock showing tonight. Hope everyone has had a nice weekend!0 -
I read Water for Elephants too, and am excited to see the movie! Just need to find a sitter so we can go. You'll have to post if it was as good as the book!0
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That stinks Danielle! I don't blame you for the tylenol and caffeine. Anything to feel better!
We went for another walk today, so at least I got three exercise sessions in this week. I've been cleaning the house today too, so that's a little more movement than my normal days. We are going to have an early dinner and go to see Water for Elephants tonight. Read the book and loved it. We tried to go Friday night, but my pregnant butt was too tired and lazy come time for the late showing at 10:10. Hence going to the 7 o'clock showing tonight. Hope everyone has had a nice weekend!
Thanks, Brittony
I've been wanting to read the book- probably should before I see the movie! Enjoy the movie!0 -
Our nursery still isn't quite done, but we're pretty close. We mainly just need to set some stuff up and repair the water damage on the ceiling (don't worry, we already had the roof repaired!
) and do some touchups on the paint. We also need to find places to store some stuff & get the cradle out of the nursery into our bedroom. We also need to hang up the room darkening shades we bought to put behind the sheer curtains.
Crib:
I haven't decided if there needs to be something on the wall above the crib...
Wall decorations I made out of sticky glitter foam sheets:
Changing table (with no changing pad yet)/diaper dresser with more stuff I may or may not hang on the walls:
My AWESOME rocking chair:
The scary closet (yeah, I only have newborn-6 months hung up in there. :noway: & the clothes bar extends about 2 feet to the left of the end of the doorway):
I haven't decided yet whether or not the stars behind the curtains are overkill:
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Thank you everyone for the welcome. I completely understand about the all day nausea. B vitamins daily and ginger 3 or 4 times a day will help some. I had it with my last pregnancy and am having it again with this one. I am hoping that it will go away after this first trimester but it hung around the entire pregnancy last time. I am struggling with eating the right foods because they don't really appeal right now, but I also can't eat the same amount of food as I did just a few months ago. I am looking forward to keeping in touch with all of you on this journey.0
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I want to be fit Mama this time round.0
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Julie- LOVE THE NURSERY! I really like the paint color. I think my favorite part is that you made all of those little stars and elephants by yourself. So crafty!!
ysamatar- You can do it!
Water for Elephants was good. I cried a couple times. I don't regret going to see it at all, especially since I read the book. I find that I appreciate some movies more after having read the book. Other times having read the book makes me think the movie was super lame in comparison, but this one represented the book well.0 -
LittleSpy... I LOVE IT!
Welcome to all the new comers!0 -
We went out for mexican for our Sunday treat. Didn"t get in our family bike ride because it was rainy, but did both grocery shops and some other errands so I had the calories. I breally enjoyed the fajitas but my goodness is the nausea kicking my behind tonight. I can't sleep, can"t get comfortable and have a nonstop day tomorrow that starts early and ends late with baseball. Is anyone else struggling?0
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Julie- love the nursery!! The elephants are adorable! Where did you get that chair? It looks so comfy!0
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Littlespy: Love the nursery, so crafty. That rocking chair looks super comfy too!
I think I am going to go and watch Water for Elephants next weekend-I am craving movie theater popcorn! I know not the most healthy, but it sounds really good!!0 -
We went to see Fast 5 tonight. Hubby's pick obviously :happy: I went with because I thought his friend couldn't go and I know he really wanted to see it. I couldn't care either way. I haven't been to the movies in 2 years and wouldn't say this is one I was dying to see. Turns out his friend could make it anyway so I probably would have just stayed home if I knew that. It's too much work to try to keep a 3 yr old quiet during a 2 hour movie. He would only really sit still during the car racing / crashing parts. He loved that! :laugh: Plus he was good the first hour while he gorged on popcorn! I ate a ton today. We took SIL and Bro to outback on the way out of town (I would have picked somewhere cheaper if I knew hubby was going to grab the check for 7! :laugh:) I had the fish, but turns out their soup is 500+ calories for a cup! Wow. Plus I ate popcorn and pop (and the cracker jacks in my purse) at the movie. But I got in about 350 or so extra calories today from... ???... not sure! Apparently just having extra kids around burns a lot more calories! And they all slept until 10! (yes! 2 three yr olds and a 20 mo old slept until 10!!! :happy: :happy:) So I was only over about 200 or 300 even with all that.0
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Please excuse me while I vent. We found a stroller we like today... but it is $449. Not including the car seat, which is $209.00.
So, I start searching online... and I realize that the exact same stroller can be purchased at babiesrus.com or in store for $299. (vs. at Babies R Us in Canada) A difference of like $150. I just don't get ! $299 US right now is less than that in CAD. Are wages that much lower in the states guys? Help me out here cause I just don't understand!
So then I am thinking, ok we can just take a Sunday drive and pop down into Idaho or Montana and buy it.... would cost us les than $150 in fuel. (I hope!). But on the store locator they are saying that there are no stores there!
Urghh vent over.
Actually not quite. I found some plus maternity clothes I like on Old Navy.com. I have really been struggling with finding decent clothes at decent prices that i like, that will actually fit me. When I got to the point though when I had to check out, because I had a canadian shipping address my $30 order turned into a $90 order because of "shipping and handling".
I am so sad because the canadian site does not sell maternity wear.
Anyways... now this vent is officially over but I am sad!0 -
Oh Julie! What a WONDERFUL nursery for your LO!!!! I LOVE the purple you chose, and the brown chair looks so COMFY! GREAT JOB!
ETA: LOVE the changing table, and great idea to put the diaper pail under like that!0 -
Julie- I love love love the nursery! And the fact that you made the decorations... so cute!
Mel- What is it you use to track your calories burned? I am thinking I should get one of those... it sounds so neat the way it tracks your sleep and and stuff too... do you have to wear it all the time?0 -
Love the nursery. I never did anything like that for my miss 3 though I wish we had. Done my best for her room as it is but we currently rent so can't paint the walls or anything like that. I have to make do with the canvas pictures I get every now and then.
As for the morning (all day) sickness - with miss 3 I had it all the way through my pregnancy even well into labour. I have the nausea at the moment but the MS/ADS hasn't actually started as yet this time around. I'm hoping when it does that it won't be another 9 month stunt.0 -
Hi guys
Little spy : love your nursery and your handmade decorations, how lovely that you are so artistic!
Joonzgirl : that is so unfair that you are being charged more for the same products just by living over a border. Perhaps you could do a day trip or look for a alternative retailer in canada. Do you not know anyone in the us who you could ship to and collect from?
Last day of a four day weekend for us brits today so going to make the most of the lovely weather and perhaps have a bbq, poor dh is exhausted today so I will give him a bit of time for some r&r today and pounce on him later 0 -
Please excuse me while I vent. We found a stroller we like today... but it is $449. Not including the car seat, which is $209.00.
So, I start searching online... and I realize that the exact same stroller can be purchased at babiesrus.com or in store for $299. (vs. at Babies R Us in Canada) A difference of like $150. I just don't get ! $299 US right now is less than that in CAD. Are wages that much lower in the states guys? Help me out here cause I just don't understand!
So then I am thinking, ok we can just take a Sunday drive and pop down into Idaho or Montana and buy it.... would cost us les than $150 in fuel. (I hope!). But on the store locator they are saying that there are no stores there!
Urghh vent over.
Actually not quite. I found some plus maternity clothes I like on Old Navy.com. I have really been struggling with finding decent clothes at decent prices that i like, that will actually fit me. When I got to the point though when I had to check out, because I had a canadian shipping address my $30 order turned into a $90 order because of "shipping and handling".
I am so sad because the canadian site does not sell maternity wear.
Anyways... now this vent is officially over but I am sad!
Talk about really frustrating for you...
I would look online and see how others are purchasing things from U.S. sites/stores and having them shipped without paying $60 in shipping etc. I'm sure you could find something- there isn't much you can't find online these days. I wish I could be of more help. You could also try posting a forum on MFP as well.0 -
This thread does move fast!
Julie- beautiful nursery!!! I can't wait to start working on ours
I failed the exercise challenge this week...I blame it on the weather and the nausea! I only walked one day for 30 minutes...but I suppose that is better than nothing! I really just cannot wait until I'm not sick all day, everyday. My Zofran ran out and my insurance company won't refill it until the 8th :grumble: My Dr gave me another kind but I can only take it at night because it makes me exhausted and I don't think it really helps me much. Oh well! I still have hope that the second trimester will bring better days without nausea!0 -
Welcome to all the new people!!! Wow! Abunch of people found this thread all at once!
Little Spy - Yea for the weight loss!!! Even if it is only water weight it's SO exciting to see the scales go down instead of up. My DH just doesn't seem to understand the excitement of dropping even a pound or two. Your nursery is lovely. I like the stars behind the curtains... The walls look to be almost the same color as our bedroom walls - very pretty.
Courtney - Welcome to another previous WW lady. I lost 75 pounds with WW before I got prego with my first. Take my advice and DO NOT eat 'for two' like everyone tells you! You actually don't need that many extra calories!!! I failed to be careful during my pregnancy and gained back all the weight that I'd lost and then some. I didn't get any of it off before this pregnancy, but so far I'm down four pounds from my weight at the begining of this pregnancy and I'm a little over halfway through.
Rachel - So sorry about all your discouraging finds while trying to shop. I hope you are able to find something that works for you... Hey take a good look at my pic... I don't think that I look pregnate at all - just fat still. And I am so with you on hating how I look. I'm gonna have about the same amount to lose after baby is born so we really need to hook up and work on it together. You're only about a month ahead of me... It'd be great to have someone with very similiar weight to lose and stuff... And YES 18 month olds are very, very busy!!! But it is so true that they get that way a little at a time and not all at once. That certainly makes it a little more managable.
AFM : I totally failed the exercise challange this week! I worked in the garden for two hours one day and helped my DH with building the chicken house a little another day. Mel - I want one of those calorie tracker things SO bad!!! Could you please post exactly what you have? I won't be getting one anytime soon, But I'm trying to talk DH into letting me buy one after the baby is born with some of the money we'd save if the baby is born at home instead of the hospital. Also, could someone refresh my memory on what brand of bras you were finding at Target that were nursing bras but not advertised as such. Target has some of their bras 15% to 30% off this week so I'd like to get some. I am determined to do better with my exercise and eating this week! You all hold me accountable!!! Have a great week everyone!!!0 -
Brittony – I’ve never even though to Burlington Coat Factory for baby stuff, I’ll have to check it out.
History – I’ve noticed some people look to see if I’m wearing a wedding ring. It’s really no one’s business if I’m married or not, especially considering being a single mom is so much more common now than it was before.
Mel – awesome burn!
Sthorp – yea!!! Baby dust to you!!!
Julie – can you send your cravings for healthy food my way please? 3 pounds is great, way to go! And I LOVE the nursery!!!!!!
Meokk – you’re due on my birthday!
Rachel – I’m also having a hard time with the way I look. After working so hard to lose weight it’s really difficult to be going the opposite way. But remember that we’re all going to be here to support each other after our LO’s are here.
AnneElise – yea for a puke free day! I hope it lasts.
Danielle – oh I’m so sorry! I hope you feel better soon.
Katrina – during my first trimester I couldn’t even look at fruits and veggies (which I normally love). All I could handle was crap and fast food. It finally stopped around 12 weeks; I say for right now just eat what you can keep down.
Welcome to all the newcomers, this is a great group of ladies.0 -
Welcome all the newcomers and congratulations on your pregnancy!
Julie, I love your nursery! It is super cute!
I didn't get my 4 exercise days in this past week. Wed. I walked for 50 minutes and Saturday I did the elliptical for an hour. Ouch, I need to step it up this week. Hopefully I'll have time. In the next 2 weeks I have 2 weddings, 1 bridal shower, 1 baby shower, a birthday party, my dr. apt. and a lamaze class. Phew, I am going to be busy.
I hope everyone had a good weekend!0 -
Danielle- I am sorry your MS is back. Mine came back right around 19 weeks too. It’s the worst.
Brittony- I saw the movie because it was filmed right by where I live. I am glad you enjoyed it. I didn’t love it but I didn’t read the book. It was different than I expected but I don’t want to ruin it for people
Julie- My at school computer won’t show your pictures. Sad. I can’t wait till I can see them!
Katrina- I have periods where fruits and veggies sound awful to me too and periods where they sound the best. It’s weird.
Mel- I am impressed you could keep y our 3 year old busy during the movie! I have a hard time for 3 hours.
Rachel- I am sorry :C I don’t know why the price difference is so much! That is frustrating.
History- I really am hoping for less MS for you this time!
Sthorp- baby dust!
Jenna- It is hard to exercising feeling sick all day. I had a hard time my first trimester.
Regina- You can do it! Get started on the right foot with exercise today!
Racheal- Wow you are going to be busy but it sounds fun!
AFM: Well I am at work today so I can take a little time and use their internet (for useful things like MFP of course). We still have no power at home… day 6…. It’s getting old. Dh painted the chalk wall so we are much closer to being done in the nursery, once power comes back I will post pictures.
I got the exercise challenge in last week. With no power there isn’t a lot to do… I walked Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday for 3 miles each time.0 -
Exercise challenge:
Wednesday – walked for 25 minutes
Thursday – walked for 35 minutes
Friday – walked for 20 minutes
Saturday – walked for 65 minutes
I finally started to try on the maternity clothes my friend gave me a few weeks ago. I was a pretty sure they weren’t going to fit since pre-pregnancy I was wearing a size 12 and she was an 8, but I discovered the beauty of maternity clothes is that they grow with you! I’m sure they won’t get me through my whole pregnancy, but I think I’m good for at least another month or so – which makes my bank account very happy! :laugh:
Racheal - I love your new pic! You look great!!0 -
Exercise challenge:
Wednesday – walked for 25 minutes
Thursday – walked for 35 minutes
Friday – walked for 20 minutes
Saturday – walked for 65 minutes
I finally started to try on the maternity clothes my friend gave me a few weeks ago. I was a pretty sure they weren’t going to fit since pre-pregnancy I was wearing a size 12 and she was an 8, but I discovered the beauty of maternity clothes is that they grow with you! I’m sure they won’t get me through my whole pregnancy, but I think I’m good for at least another month or so – which makes my bank account very happy! :laugh:
Racheal - I love your new pic! You look great!!
great job on the exercise challenge! and good news on the maternity clothes!0 -
I am back from my ultrasound. I wont know about the stuff that relates to me until my apt on Friday but hopefully its nothing. But baby is doing good. She weighs in at 3lbs 1oz. and measuring right on track. She was laying across my body and keeping her legs closed for a good part of her ultrasound. So it took awhile for the tech to be able to reassure me it was still a baby girl!0
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Welcome and congratulations to all of the newcomers!! :flowerforyou:
We had a super busy weekend so I apologize for getting behind on posts and not commenting on everything.
Stacy - Congrats on your healthy baby, glad your ultasound went well.
Julie - Love your nursery!!! Thank you for sharing pics. And great job on the weight loss!!
Danielle - I'm sorry you're not feeling well, hopefully it doesn't last long.
Rachael - I can't believe there is that big of a difference in shipping! Hope you find a better option.
Ron - Great job on the challenge and yay for second hand maternity clothes! I had some handed down to me but I wasn't as fortunate in having them fit me, so I passed them onto a friend.
Hello to everyone else and I hope you're doing well and have a great week!0
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