Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-September 2011
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Okay, seriously too funny how similar in reaction we were! The day I had my spotting/bleeding episode, first thing I did was buy a fetal doppler online! :bigsmile: I always thought in the past that the women that had those were crazy....guess I'm the crazy lady now! I ended up getting a Sonoline B ($53 & free shipping)....but peace of mind = priceless!!!Holding my place here. I will be back to comment on everyone's progress. The good news is no more spotting (and it was only a tiny spot). Still waiting for my OB to get back to me, I asked her for a serial hcg. I just want to get through this week, buy a fetal Doppler, and check it daily - I got the first trimester blues! :laugh:
Tell me about it! We are the same - I hope I do as well as you. I bled again without a BM just as I was calming down and spent the rest of the day crying. I did find some research articles showing that light bleeding is ok, especially around previous period time and placenta time, but I'm miserable. I know what will be will be, but I don't know whether to grieve or carry on. My ob is going to have her assistant book me earlier next week, I just pray I get to stay in this thread but if it's not meant to be I have to accept that.0 -
Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:
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Good morning everyone!
Cutmd...oh my gosh, I'm so sorry to hear your news. I will keep you in my prayers.
80lbs, that is good news! I hope everything continues to go well.
Amy, your vacation sounds amazing. Ocean swimming, camping....sounds lovely.
Heather, hope your party is fun! It has gotten hot here in KY again too. It is supposed to be 100 today. Seriously....it's September. Boo.
As for working out, I enjoy short runs and run'/walk intervals. I've been doing a little strength training and had been swimming about a mile a week. Over the last couple weeks I've been working a lot and just really not feeling like going to the gym. My 13 year old Aussie Shepherd has been getting a lot more walks however. I just want to keep moving. I sit at a desk all day so if I don't do something, I don't really move during the day. I stopped doing my regular power yoga and really need to get into prenatal yoga. I reall miss it and can tell I've lost flexibility. I used to be very bendy.
Better get my work done. It's a half day for me then off to see the baby for the first time! Hope you all have a great holiday weekend. I'll pop and let you all know the results!
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cutmd: I am so sorry to hear that! You and your family are in my prayers. ((hugs)) 0
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cutmd, My heart breaks for you. I'm so sorry for your loss. I know there's a few of us that have miscarried in the past and know what a tough time it is. I'll keep you and your husband in my thoughts and prayers.0
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Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:
Thank you for the inspiration and support!
Nothing I can say can make it any easier....but going through two losses I know how hard it is right now. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm so sorry you had to experience this. As you know, so many women experience m/c during their first pregnancy and turn around having no more problems and delivering healthy beautiful babies. All is not lost. Grieve as you need to grieve and then allow yourself to feel okay. I hope you get to return to us as soon as you are ready. Take care of yourself. You will be missed.
My heart truly aches for you....
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Amy your trip sounds wonderful and relaxing...So wish we could do a relaxing trip before baby comes but my trip to AZ to visit Al several months ago was our "babymoon". So from here on out it is home bound waiting for baby to come! I'm so excited for you too...you are so close now! Keep us updated!
80lblost I had several u/s due to my miscarriages in the past and at my 12wk u/s you could see some features but the sex of the baby wasn't one of them. Usually it is way too early at that time to see the sex because the sex organs still look the same whether it is a boy or girl. Come closer to 15-20wks is when sex is easier to distinguish.
Ashley good luck with your appointment today..I will be thinking about you!
Today is another hot day is "misery" (what I call Missouri when it is a less than desirable place to be...lol). So I guess I'll hop on the treadmill (blah!) and watch some tv to pass the time. Next week looks perfect with 70*F temps all week long! YAY! So that means lots of outside hikes/walks!
Well I hope you ladies all have a wonderful Friday! Take care of yourself and those babies!0 -
Cutmd - Grace to you!
Ashely - Have a great appointment!! Yay, you get to see your little one!!
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just wanted to say hi! i'm at 21 weeks and doing well except chronic migraines which i had an MRI for last Tues just to rule out anything else. i go back to the specialist on Tues so i'm hoping he tells me all is well. he started me on amitryptiline which i'm a little nervous about but everything i've read says it's one of the safer drugs for pregnancy. last week we had the 20 week ultrasound.......it's a girl!!!!! we are so excited. my husband is really nervous though, he already has her dating some punk he has to protect her from!!! i hope he calms down and gets to enjoy her. anyway all is good otherwise and i hope you all have a great holiday weekend!!!!0
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Had my follow up yesterday for the kidney ultrasound. One of my kidneys is slightly swollen, but she said it could be from the pressure of my uterus. The results also said something about pyramids or something in my kidneys. I don't remember exactly, nor do I really know what that means. LOL The doc said everything is functioning fine, but she still wants to send me to a specialist just to be safe. She said he'll probably say she's crazy and I'm fine, but she'd rather be safe than sorry.
I'm 11 weeks today and am in a SUPER mood this morning. LOL I was crazy bloated last night and it was pretty uncomfortable and was to the point of making me slightly nauseous. My husband looked at my stomach and asked, "Are you starting to show?" to which I replied, "No, that's how bad I'm bloated! I told you it hurt!" Haha!!! Luckily I feel better this morning.
I get off work in 30 minutes and will be enjoying our 3 day weekend. There's an air show on base tomorrow that we're going to. The Blue Angels will be there and I'm pretty excited since I've never seen them before. They were flying over our house practicing yesterday, which was pretty cool.
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I'm SOOO sorry to hear that news. I couldn't even imagine. Thoughts and prayers are with you!Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:
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Cutmd, I am so sorry, my heart is literally aching for you - like heatherchrist1 said hope is not lost, grieve as you need to. I am so sorry - you will be missed on here more than you know - I wish that I had better words to reach out to you an convey my sympathy you are in my thoughts 0
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Cutmd --I'm so sorry to hear about your loss...<hugs>
I'm so excited to get my u/s later today to find out how far I am. I'm bringing my 2 boys, 7&6 yr old with Mr so they can see and hear the baby's heart beat.
Boy I've been so tired to work out. I've only walk/jog on wed of this wk.
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Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:
Thank you for the inspiration and support!
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you, I had a spontaneous loss Father's Day...it sucks no other way to say it. But on the other hand here I am again not even a cycle later with what is hopefully a successful pregnancy. I agree with what others have said about greiving the loss as you need to because it does impact us sometimes more than we think. Hope to see you back when the time comes :flowerforyou: Hugs to you!!!0 -
Cutmd, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss, my thoughts are with you :flowerforyou:0
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Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:
Thank you for the inspiration and support!
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cutmd - I am so sorry to hear about your loss!!! I hope you will be joining us again in the near future. So so so SORRY!!!! Can't explain how sad this makes me for you. Good Luck, as it is so hard to believe but things really do happen for a reason. Lots of prayers to you and your family.
911Girl - Your getting so close, Good Luck!!!! Hope all goes well when baby makes his/her arrival!!
amcclure - I have a huge problem with migraines as well. The only time in the last 4 years I haven't gotten them was when I was on the HCG diet. I thought yay, I have HCG in my system now that I'm pregnant so I shouldn't get them, but I was wrong. Just got rid of one that lasted 4 days. My doctor prescribed me amitryptiline and propanolol for them, which I didn't take for more than a week. Once I got pregnant and met with my OB, she reccommended me not taking them. She actually said a 250mg hydrocodone would be better. Amitryptiline has a lot of side affects and isn't something someone should be on long term unless they have to be. I'm horrible about taking anything anyways, but I have found that cold compress migraine patches work pretty well. I figured those would be best for me, and they don't affect the baby at all. If the migraine is too bad they don't work though. Good Luck, I hope the migrains stop soon!!! I know how you feel and it's HORRIBLE!!!! Also, congrats on a baby girl!!!!!! I'm hoping for a girl too!!!
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Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:
Thank you for the inspiration and support!
cutmd, I'm so sorry to hear. You are definitely in my prayer.0 -
<--- Brave enough to post my picture (with my hair just got chopped very short -> not liking it...)
I've been reading all the posts everyday to keep up with everyone. Good to see so many activities.
Today I had my check up, 3lb gain in 4 weeks, from last visit. Baby heart rate is 159. When I lay down, I don't seems have much of the bump at all, just looks like getting chubby. I have very low blood pressure: 85 / 50. Doctor is not concerned at all. I think I'll just have a little more sodium to my diet (I've been hating salty food lately, which doesn't help).
Next checkup, in 4 weeks, I'll have an ultrasound, which should be the time to find out the sex of the baby. I'll be counting down 4 weeks for sure, so excited. FYI, we have a girl's name(s) pickup last time when we have our 1st baby, but I don't have a boy's name at all (we seems have very hard time to agree on a boy name).
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Healthy baby girl! I'll catch up later.0
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Healthy baby girl! I'll catch up later.
Yay, that's great!0 -
Healthy baby girl! I'll catch up later.
SO exciting!! Congrats!! :bigsmile:0 -
Hmm Im barely pregnant, already am over eating and feel bloated grrrr what gives. Frusteration station.0
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So happy to join this group!!! I'm 5 weeks and 3 days along with our first. We have been trying for a year and starting in June I was taking progesterone to get my cycle regular. The combo of weight loss and progesterone did the trick.
For exercise I love 30 day shred and hiking weekly. I will continue with both during my pregnancy. Wondering if the shred is a bit to much while pregnant?
Struggling with eating, previously I was set to lose 2 lbs a week and was successful without eating my exercise calories most days. Looked at my maintenance calories and there is no way I could eat 2200 in a day mentally. So I settled with setting it to lose 1lbs a week or 1760 calories and will eat my exercise calories. My OB/GYN nurse says 1600 is where I should aim to hit and we will talk more at length when I go in on Sept. 14th.
cutmd - you are in my thoughts. That is my biggest fear at this point. I know very little about pregnancy so I'm sure there are more fears to come.0 -
Cutmd, I have no words...I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you and your husband as you process and deal with this. As the other ladies have said, take all the time you need to grieve and heal. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for all the inspiration and knowledge that you brought to us! xoxoxo0
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Good evening everyone. It was a busy Friday for me so I am just now getting to check in. As usual, so much to catch up on. I'll do my best, but please forgive me if I leave anyone out!
Sylvia, great news! I am keeping you in my prayers that all continues to be well.
Ash, yeah on the ultrasound. I remember seeing that first one, for me it really helped cement the fact that I did indeed have a bambino growing inside. Thanks for the sweet words too - you all inspire me and each and everyone of us have it in us to be fit and active during pregnancy.
svgarcia, hope you had a good appointment today.
Welcome Liz75, this is a fantastic group of women!
Nichole, I totally agree, knowledge is power!! Hope you had a great class and are feeling good. Are you still doing the zumba?
Madbabysmama, I very rarely do any dvd workouts as I tend to be a get outside and go kind of girl. For my strength training I just use good ole hand weights and exercises I've picked up over the years. I know Heather loves the Tracy Anderson Method and I have ordered one of her dvd's to use when I don't have the option to get out after bambino arrives.
Ashley, I have loved doing prenatal yoga. I have an awesome instructor and it's been nice to meet other women who are expecting as well. A healthy baby girl! Will Oakes still work into the name somehow?
Angela, good to see you and hear you are doing well. A girl for you too! Seems like lots of girls to come...
Kristy, hope you enjoy the Blue Angels. I grew up with a dad in the Navy and have seen the Blue Angels on many occasions - it's pretty spectacular! Am I remembering correctly that your husband flies for the Navy?
Atomdraco, love the bump picture. Sorry you aren't too happy with your haircut. Good news is that it should grow more quickly with pregnancy :-)
Welcome Mundy86, you've found a great place to make friends and be inspired.
Misti, Rayna, jruekert, hope you all have a great long weekend ahead.
Heather, no real news to report. Boo! Had an ultrasound and nst today. As usual, all looking good. Bambino was sleeping during the ultrasound, but saw some really cute sucking movements. Passed the nst with flying colors and no one seems at all worried at this point (except me!) My OB would like to induce on the 7th and I am hoping and praying that this little one comes all on their own before that. I did my four mile run this morning - I figure more than anything it's what is helping to keep me sane at this point.
Amy, enjoy the fun family weekend in Washington! I am thinking of you daily too - I keep waiting to see if you, Lexi or I end up delivering first. Definitely let me know if you are ever in Seattle as I'd love to meet your little ones ;-)
Wishing everyone a safe Labor Day weekend with healthy decisions!
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CutMD~ I am so so so sorry to hear of your loss. I've been through 2 miscarriages and nothing anyone says can make it better, and most will just make you cry. I know when I had my miscarriages I hated hearing about how everyone was so sorry and giving me advice and telling me it'll get better, I also didn't want to be around pregnant women. I feel for you, and you and your little angel will be in my thoughts.0
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For my news, I had my 12 week appointment on Wednesday and it went well. At first she couldn't find the heartbeat with the doppler, so she got a portal ultrasound. I got to see my baby again, hear it's little heartbeat and even see it move around. I've finally started to pick up a bit more energy, and I've only gained about 2 lbs so far. I've even noticed that my bloating has gone down a little bit the past couple of days and I can kinda feel the hard spot where the baby is. Hubby has now even given me permission to go ahead and start window shopping and getting little stuff. We're both so excited now, this is the first time we've gotten this far and made it to the 'safe' point.0
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This morning I'm pretty sure I felt baby moved, it's like little butterfly in my belly on one side, a few times. I'm psyched!
Hope everyone have a great holiday weekend!
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This morning I'm pretty sure I felt baby moved, it's like little butterfly in my belly on one side, a few times. I'm psyched!
Hope everyone have a great holiday weekend!
so exciting! that was my favorite part of pregnancy - but I didn't feel my daughter until further along, you lucky duck! enjoy those comforting little butterflies!0
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