Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-October 2011

paulandrea

Happy friday Moms !! i hope everyone enjoy the weekend.

DeniseGdz

Has anyone gone to the chiropractor during their pregnancy?
I've only had a couple adjustments in my life (before pregnancy) during active release sessions - mostly chiro freaks me out but my hips are killing me and I have some sort of twinge or pinched nerve type feeling in my lower lower back (which could be my hips as well)
I had the WORST sleep ever last night, I could not get comfortable to save my life I even had my 90 min yoga class last night and it didn't help.
Anyone else having these issues?

Rayna,

I have not but it's on my list of things to get done!!

My cousin works at one and told me they currently have 4 people that were specifically trained for preganancies. I wasn't aware that they are not allowed to touch certain areas because of the perssure points, can't do any type of deep tissue or muscle kneading, and they can't use any type of pressure instrament on your back. I was like WOW, I had no clue! If you are planning on going to one, I would recommend calling previously and getting some info on their current practioners and how long they have been working on pregnant women??

I made the mistake of mentioning it to my doctor and he did not recommend it (but then again my doctor is overly cautious)

taldie01

Grrrr last night I did nothing. I had run out of my antinausea medication and felt really sick all day. By the time I got home I had a pounding headache (picked up McDonalds on the way:grumble: ) ate then threw up, had a shower and drank some hot lemon water then went to bed. I have to work out tonight! Im going to walk on our treadmill her at the gym at lunch for 20-30 mins, then mabe a short run tionight. The weather here is cloudy,cold :frown: Makes me extra sleepy.

My daughter is heading out to the cabin with her nana today, so Ill be worried the whole day untill they arrive safely. Luckily my inlaws are pretty young and nana has taking courses on driving on the track in her beemer. She also has her bike liscense and a harley and a duccatti...:glasses: ahh ya her Ducatti is specially sized for her cause shes so small....

Anyways looking forward to the long weekend, Ill be absent from the site

Goals this weekend
drink lots or water
walk lots
go on one hike
go on one short run!

Happy turkey eating to my fellow canadians

mistigoodwin

Thanks Heather - I have heard that it is becoming more and more common to have your gallbladder removed, and even during pregnancy it's ok. I plan on calling my doc today to schedule an U/S of my GB to see what needs done. I am thinking I have 4 weeks to get this taken care of. Typically they don't like to do it during the third trimester. Running out of time and hoping to get this taken care of so I can feel good again.

Baby sleeping - I always had my son in a bassinet next to the bed for the first 3 months, after that we moved him to his own room in the crib and used the baby monitor. This is my plan again. I always made sure to pick him up before he cried that way he wouldn't wake himself up too much. He never did cry very much at all though. I was a freak about waking up and wondering why he wasn't waking up, I always had to check a million times a night to make sure he was breathing. He slept through the night starting at 4 weeks old, lucky me!!!

Plan to walk a few miles on the treadmill tonight and possibly get some yoga in. It's rainy and cold and officially fall. Looking forward to my hubby coming home today. We will have to try out the fire place in the new house for the first time. Also it's my dads b-day today so we will be having dinner at my parents house. Should be fun. Hoping to feel better, and I think I do a little bit today. Just going to live on low sodium lite soups I guess. Already want a salad so bad!

Have a good weekend everyone! I have to get busy and stay busy all day! So much work to do.

abeare

So I too will be away for the long weekend, but I wanted to post goals for my weekend:
Get one workout in at the gym, and one at home (yoga or Pilates video).
Get all 8 glasses of water everyday
And only one desert per Thanksgiving meals (we have two suppers to go to).

Have a great weekend everyone!

rosannabarbaroflores

I'm on the fence about the bassinet vs crib topic. While I see the value in keeping the baby immediately next to me for nighttime feedings...I can never sit comfortably in bed. I'm either laying in bed, or I'm not in bed because that's how uncomfortable I am when trying to perform any task (...well not any task...I am pregnant, right ). Also, because I have my body so geared to the bed being only for sleeping (...), I can't really function while trying to get a task done in bed (like reading). I immediately become extremely sleepy. So I question if trying to breastfeed in bed isn't actually going to be dangerous for me. Sleep deprived momma + no endurance for staying awake when in bed = bad news. But this is only me. I only mention because if anyone else is like me, this is probably something to consider. Also, the way our house is set up, the master bedroom is only about 5 feet from the nursery. So I wouldn't exactly have to make some horrible trek to another part of the house to get to baby. I think I may have just decided to skip on the bassinet idea...I think.

I did my yoga yesterday, but didn't get in my walk with the pups. Doing a strength DVD and walking the pups tonight though. The gorgeous weather is sticking around until mid-next week, so I'm really going to try to take advantage. Tomorrow's project will be sanding the high chair my parents used for all 5 of us on my front deck (me and my siblings). The chair is in amazing shape but needs to be refinished. I am sanding and my sister will re-stain and varnish it for us. Tomorrow night we are going to one of my SIL's for dinner, and Sunday I will be hosting my other SIL and her family at our house. So its going to be a very active weekend. But there's nothing like spending time with family.

BelgianLady: I'm sure the time with fly. Better to keep you and babies healthy and safe. My best friend was on bed rest her entire third trimester. She helped the time pass with crochet work, reading, movies, internet...

Kristy_estes21: Thanks for the info on the Babies R Us sale! Very helpful. But I completely understand how you feel about family/friend gifts. To tell the truth, I’m kind of holding out until after the baby shower my mother is throwing for me to see what I do get gifted. Its not that I expect anything from anyone. I’m certainly grateful for anything that anyone gifts us. But I don’t want to risk taking ideas from anyone either. I’ve got a very big family, and knowing how they are, if I were to go out and start purchasing things on my own, someone will end up upset with me because they had intended on purchasing whatever it might be. RE: Halloween costumes…I have no idea! My husband and I throw a big Halloween Party every year, so my costume is always a big deal to me. I was thinking of going as Mother Earth, but that’s the only thing I can think of that will incorporate my baby belly rather seamlessly. If I wanted to go with a funny costume, I was going to go as a pregnant nun…I know….if I come up with anything else, I will let you know.

This board moves SO Quickly! Hopefully I can check in over the weekend and won’t be totally lost come Monday. If not, I hope everyone has a healthy and active weekend!!!!

heathercrist1

atomdraco enjoy your bike ride...it sounds awesome!

As far as sleeping arrangements for the baby, we were gifted an "Arms Reach" cosleeper bassinet. Basically it is a bassinet that butts right up to the mattress of your bed so the baby is in their own bed safe from being rolled over, but still close enough that all I have to do is reach over and pick her up to feed at night. Kristy like you making sure my husband has plenty of rest is crucial. He is an instructor pilot and it is absolutely vital that he gets enough sleep every night to be able to fly. So we have an extra bedroom downstairs that he plans on sleeping in while the baby is still waking throughout the night (on the nights he knows he will fly the next day). That's our plan anyways. And then we will move her to her crib when she is sleeping through the night (hopefully by 3-4months).

Kristy there is some controversy about this...but I bought my Medela pump instyle Metro (retails for $350) on Craigslist for $60. We will get brand new tubing and breast shields from the hospital, but milk never touches the actual motor itself. The woman I bought it from had bought it brand new and she was a mom of twins and she used it in the car to pump so it was barely used. I say it was my "steal of a deal". Some people don't agree with buying pumps used but honestly you are buying the motor and milk never even touches it. There is a warning not to buy used pumps but I personally think that is because they would lose out on SOOO much money if people did that... Just an idea. Oh and I saw that tshirt too. It is uber cute and I would totally get it but I don't wanna spend that much on a shirt that I might not even get to wear cause it is a week before my due date and she could come any time! Al wants to paint my stomach like a pumpkin....I'm not impressed. lol And thank you for the compliment. I admire other women's arms as well. I find long/lean arms so much sexier/prettier than muscly arms. I used to lift heavy and had bulky/muscly looking arms (more like Jillian Micheals...not that anything on her looks bad...just that I prefer a more feminine look if that makes sense). Since doing Tracy Anderson's method my arms have slimmed down and toned up, which was the look I wanted. Your trip sounds fun! I'm sure you will have a blast!

Belgianlady I'm sorry to hear you are on bedrest...I think that would drive me insane. But I know it is all for a good reason. Thank you for the kind words. I don't think it is preterm labor...I think it is just my body making room for her. And the end is in sight...just not close enough! lol I keep thinking 38-39 weeks sounds like a great time to have a baby these days! lol I know she will come when she comes...I just hope she is kind to my body.

Rayna I go to the Chiropractor at least once a month and plan on this last month going weekly (until I deliver). I also did acupuncture and adjustments when we were trying to conceive and believe that helped us out as well. I am a Register Nurse but believe in a combination of eastern and western medicine. Most Doctors frown upon Chiropractors...but to be a chiro you have to go through more training that the average doctor. Lots of my friends even take their babies to get adjusted and it helps to avoid ear infections and helps with gas/colic problems as well. I swear by mine...but don't push my belief onto others unless they ask. I understand that chiro's aren't for everybody...but if you are asking my opinion I say do some research and find one in your area that works with pregnant women. It will make you feel SOOO much better. Speaking of...I'm going to see mine in a few hours and I can't wait! Also, do you have a body pillow? Sleeping with something between your knees will help. But around the same time I had a lot of hip pain as well.

taldie hope you have a better day today!

Misti hope you and your hubby have a great weekend together!

Ash great goals!

Rosanna sounds like a fun weekend. Enjoy yourself!

Well I'm thinking today's hour and a half 6 mile hike/walk might be my last...My pelvis aches so badly. The hardest part is going to be telling my workout partner I think I'm out. She managed to workout with me up until 3 days before she gave birth. I guess that is why I'm finding it so hard to "slow down".... But I wanna try out the water aerobics and still do some Tracy Anderson. So I'm not giving up...just slowing it down a little...I think.

Raynamama

Thanks everyone for the responses about the chiro - I think I am going to try it out, my mom and sister go to a place close to my work so I'm going to call and see if they have someone who has worked with pregnant women. This hip pain is ridiculous!
I do have a body pillow and that's not even helping me! I need to get adjusted!

As for the bassinet issue, I want the exact same one that Heather mentioned on her post, I found it on Amazon for $150 so I think that is the one we will get. I did some reading about the "fourth trimester" and I really agree that for the first 3 months it feels right to me to have my baby right within arms reach, especially for feeding purposes etc. after 3 months I think we will go to the crib but I am just not comfortable doing that at first, maybe because it's my first baby but I also believe there are many good reasons behind it.

What are people's takes on baby showers? Do you have one before the baby or after the baby arrives?

My goals for this weekend:
I have two family thanksgiving dinners this weekend - so I'm going to REALLY try to not overindulge...fingers crossed!
With my hips and back the way they are right now I'm really going to try to rest and not push too much, maybe I'll go on some walks this weekend.
Drink LOTS of water.

Better_Balance_2011

Hey Mamas. Busy day at work so far! Now I want to do nothing else the rest of the day.

A little follow up....
I have been to the chiro once since preggo. My dr. said it was fine and I just told my chiro. He did a few less things than he typically did before (no shocking sticky things on my back) and he gave me some good advice for my pregnancy. He told me to quit wearing heels :sad: and to do a few stretches/positions for my lower back which is where i have issues.

I was just talking to my sister about registry items as we are beginning our registry this weekend and she used the co-sleeper for the first few motnhs too. We plan on doing that as I know I will not want to get out of bed, walk down the hall and into the nursery every 2 hours. A friend of mine is bringing some baby stuff into town for us to borrow for a while. She is bringing a breast pump (Medela I think), pack and play and a bunch of clothes. At first I was a little weirded out by the pump, but I do know the girl well and I guess I can replcae the parts if needed. Is there any risk of reusing breast pumps from others or is it just a people being weirded out thing? Doesn't bother me; I share food, drink, etc. with my friends. If I can save $300, I'm down.

I did not run/walk yesterday as planned, but I did walk a total of 35 minutes during work (to a meeting and to and from lunch) and then another 30 minutes with Eric and my doggie (slowly). I may shoot for a short run tonight after running my errands. This weekend I'm sure I'll get some walking in and hopefully some work done on our nursery mural!

Hope you all have lovely weekends.

DeniseGdz

Hey guys, I think this will be my last post for the weekend. We have Texas Red River Rivalry & I have very bad Ranger Game fever!! The state fair is in full force, oh my there's lots to do in Dallas this weekend!!

Costumes: Hubby and I are making our own. We are wearing black pants/ white shirts. He purchased both our chef hats yesterday and some black aprons. When I get a minute I'm going to stencil "I am the Bun Maker" on his apron and I'm stenciling "Bun in the Oven" on mine... I'm also adding a few iron-on's just to make it cute. By then I should know the babies sex so I will be able to do something to my tummy area. Found a cute iron-on at Micheals that has a bottle and it says BYOB...too cute!

Cribs/Bassinets- I've been wondering about this myself. We have split rooms therefore we have to walk completely across the house to get to the babies room...But I'm not sure how I feel about spending on a bassinet? We really just dont' have the $$ for that right now....Maybe if it was gifted?? I'm going to have to do some additional research..

ok ladies. Have a great weekend!

Lunarokra

Hi All!

Dr's appt went great, the baby is growing normally and the heartbeat was astounding. The sonogram was great he even took a peek at what it might be and quoting the dr's words: There is nothing sticking out, you draw your own conclusions" So my conclusion is it is a Girl!!!!

Now should I be doubtful if the sonogram was so clear, but the Dr didn't Say" It's a girl? My friend says Dr's can be sued over mal information. Well I think i will go with what I saw.


My mom has already announced she will be getting the bassinet & i did use one with my son, they are perfect when the lil ones are newborn.

mistigoodwin

Lunarokra - YAY. Hopefully you get your girl!!!!

H_82

Rayna ~ As far as baby showers go, my sister is throwing me one on Jan 14th & my sister in laws are throwing me one sometime either the end of Jan or beginning of February. (My due date is March 8th). I didn't want one too close to the due date.....just in case. And it gives ya time to get everything you need, etc. Not to mention not feeling like a complete whale

Oh, and as for the chiropractor, my doctor said it's fine to go as long as they know you're pregnant, of course. I think I might try getting in this next week for the first time since being pregnant.

atomdraco

Rayna - With my first child, I had a few baby showers and it's all before the baby arrival. Agree with H-82, not too close to your due day, just in case.

mistigoodwin

My sister is planning my baby shower.....a little too early if you ask me, but she wants to do it and Nov. 6th works for everyone so that's the day. Seems early, but at least I'll have plenty of time to get ready for baby's arrival. My baby shower for my son was 6 weeks before he arrived and was planned for 9 weeks before. He came early. I know a lot of people wait until baby's born, but if you do it before you can get everything you need that you don't get as gifts. I liked that, because I am one to plan and have everything organized!!!!

Raynamama

My sister is planning my baby shower.....a little too early if you ask me, but she wants to do it and Nov. 6th works for everyone so that's the day. Seems early, but at least I'll have plenty of time to get ready for baby's arrival. My baby shower for my son was 6 weeks before he arrived and was planned for 9 weeks before. He came early. I know a lot of people wait until baby's born, but if you do it before you can get everything you need that you don't get as gifts. I liked that, because I am one to plan and have everything organized!!!!

That makes sense to me, especially since December and January are such busy months for people. I was wondering if Nov was too early because I'll only be 6 months but I don't want to have it in February because I'm due February 23
I think my mom and sister are going to plan it for me but neither have said anything...awkward lol

heathercrist1

Rayna did you read "The Happiest Baby on the Block"? I really recommend that book but it is where I heard about the "fourth trimester".

Ashley I wouldn't use a used breast pump from a stranger if I thought for one minute there was any way the milk could be contaminated. But if you've never seen a breast pump it is a closed unit and none of the milk even comes near the actual pump, it is all in the tubing (which is pretty cheap to buy or like most hospitals supply the tubing/breast shields). Can't wait to see pics of the mural!

babeed cute idea for costumes! And I wasn't going to buy a separate bassinet before we were gifted the arms reach one. I was going to just get a pack n play with the bassinet/changing table combination and use that as her bassinet until we transitioned her to the bed.

Brenda so happy to hear your appt went well! Girls tend to be the trend these days! lol

heathercrist1

Good morning ladies!

I'm pretty sure the baby has dropped because my pelvis feels like it is now going to break in half and I can actually breath again! My rib pain is not so bad and has gone back to a mild ache (which I can totally handle). Downside is now I have to really pee often (like the first trimester again).

Al and I are going to the Homecoming parade this morning for the University that I graduated from. It is the first time I've ever gone and I'm pretty excited. I want to start being more active in my community with Charlee coming. It is very important to me to raise your child with a sense of community. With me growing up as a military brat I never felt that except with the military itself (which is forever changing and moving). Now that we know we will be living here for many many years I want her to feel like she is a part of something here. So...therefore we get up at 6am (hence the reason I've never gone to the homecoming parade before) to get ready to go to the parade at 8!

The chiro made me feel so much better and I am going to start seeing her weekly for the rest of the pregnancy. She said she will start doing acupuncture on me whenever I'd like to induce labor... It will only work if the baby is truly ready and labor is eminent. I'm figuring by the 39th week I will start if I haven't gone into labor before then

Hope you all have an awesome day and continue to be fit and fabulous!

atomdraco

Heather - how exciting! You are getting there. :-)

I think mine is a nocturnal baby. She click big when daylight is gone. I was sitting on couch with hubby last night watching a movie, and she won't stop kicking. I put a hand on where she kicked the most and definitely felt a big kick moving my hand. Hubby was able to feel a small kick before she decided to chill. I'm so excited. Lots of time I'm sitting or chilling, I'll seek for her kicking. :-)

Today I'm working on my old kid's 4 yr birthday party invitation. Already finished cleaning up tons of dishes, which is not very exciting. Hoping to get a DVD workout today and need to make sure drinking a lot of water.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

millionsofpeaches

Rosanna...as far as lunches go, I usually take a salad with light dressing with some cottage cheese and wheat crackers or bread with a light yogurt. Then some fruit and granola bars for snacks. Otherwise I do turkey and cheese on whole wheat with baby carrots and a yogurt. Or leftovers, tuna, something like that. I keep lots of things on hand at home that are quick to grab and take to work. I don't have a lot of time in the mornings! Good luck!

I thought lunch meat is on the "no no" list... because it could contain Listeria.

millionsofpeaches

Grrrr last night I did nothing. I had run out of my antinausea medication and felt really sick all day. By the time I got home I had a pounding headache (picked up McDonalds on the way:grumble: ) ate then threw up, had a shower and drank some hot lemon water then went to bed. I have to work out tonight! Im going to walk on our treadmill her at the gym at lunch for 20-30 mins, then mabe a short run tionight. The weather here is cloudy,cold :frown: Makes me extra sleepy.

My daughter is heading out to the cabin with her nana today, so Ill be worried the whole day untill they arrive safely. Luckily my inlaws are pretty young and nana has taking courses on driving on the track in her beemer. She also has her bike liscense and a harley and a duccatti...:glasses: ahh ya her Ducatti is specially sized for her cause shes so small....

Anyways looking forward to the long weekend, Ill be absent from the site

Goals this weekend
drink lots or water
walk lots
go on one hike
go on one short run!

Happy turkey eating to my fellow canadians

What nausea medication are you on? My nausea has picked up this past week... I substitute teach some days and I was literally having a hard time standing up. I tried B6 (recommended by doctor) and haven't seen any difference. I have also tried the Preggy pops. It is hard to function...

catintheshell

hello!

i'm now 29 weeks along with a little girl, and using MFP to also keep track of my nutrients and such. so this was an awesome thread to find! i will definitely check in with you all now and again when i remember.

Lunarokra

Happy Saturday ladies!

Since the Constipation talk, I thought in my mind i am lucky i am not suffering, well guess what! I am having issues now :grumble: , so I stocked up on Benefiber & prune juice.

Welcome cat in the shell!

Heather- wow you are definitely getting there. :flowerforyou:

Misti-Hope you are feeling better and hope you don't have to go through surgery.

As for the babyshowers I agree that we'll all be due right after the holidays so baby shower planning needs to be around a feasible time i.e when we're not too broke! :laugh:

My cousin's GF is due in Jan and my aunt will be throwing her shower in Nov. I think that's good time, as for me I'm sure my Mom will be planning it, since they live in Cali and I feel bad cause it'll be her birthday in Jan too.

Regarding deli meats: I cook my deli meat & then I make my sandwiches, I also ask subway to heat up the turkey in the microwave for 2-3 mins.

batgirlrox

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadian's out there!

Crib/Bassinet- I think I'm like the majority or people on here who plan to have a bassinet for the first few months.

Baby Shower- I'm personally against baby showers before the baby is born, only because I work in the medical field and have seen how many time things go terribly wrong. One baby shower my Mom went to 2 months ago was for a lady who was 35 weeks, baby died at 39 weeks prior to labour/delivery. I couldn't stand having all that extra stuff, heaven forbid anything like that ever happened.

I've missed my work outs the past couple of days due to some onset of morning sickness/dizziness bouts. I almost passed out in Church this weekend which I wasn't too excited about. I haven't actually puked yet but have come pretty darn close. I am heading to Vegas on Tuesday for my younger sister's 21st birthday (that was my present to her before I found out I was expecting) so I'm sure I will make up the exercise walking around there. I'm still losing weight although not sure why. I'm now down 7 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. I haven't lost my appetite or changed too much of my diet so I don't know what's happening. I really wish I could get into my doctor sooner to ask but he's on holidays most of October so I don't get in to see him until Oct 24th.

My husband and I told both my sister and husband's family that we were expecting this weekend. That was sure fun and exciting. My FIL was a little miffed that we told him when there were other people around and he had to be quiet about it and could scream and jump through the house though (He's VERY emotional)hehe. He made up for it by coming over the next day to do his dance of joy for us. I'm not sure I'm ready for the lecture from my parents (even though I'm a married grown adult) so we haven't told them yet. I think they forget sometimes I'm not 10 anymore . Anyways hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Amanda

emrogers

I actually found the full skeleton suit, but since your posting I might just do the shirt. My job dresses up so this will be cute.

Not sure if you ladies know, but all breast pumps are 20% off at Babies R' Us this weekend! That makes the Medela one I want only $240!! Part of me hates buying expensive things before family has a chance (that sounds terrible I know lol), but I just don't see anyone purchasing us a breast pump as a gift. I think people would rather buy "fun" gifts. lol Anyways, they're having a lot of stuff on sale....formula, diapers, sleepers, monitors, etc.

As for the question regarding bassinet sleeping or crib sleeping at first...I'm not sure yet. Part of me wants to say I'll put the baby in the crib from the beginning, but another part of me thinks I'll want to use a bassinet by our bed for the first few months. A friend has offered to sale me hers (only used since end of June) for $30 so I guess even if we only used it a few months we'd get our money's worth and if we decide not to use it then we could just put it on Craigslist. It's just hard because Eric is aircrew and flies up front with the pilots on the plane so I want to allow him as much sleep as possible at night. The baby crying on the monitor probably would barely wake him (he barely wakes to his alarm sometimes lol) so I'm not too worried about that. I'm anxious to hear what others are planning on doing.

Also, as for furniture...check Amazon. You can join Amazon Mom and you get Prime free for a while and for every $25 you spend in the baby department they will extend your Prime membership for a month, up to a year. I'm not sure if it costs after that and, if so, how much. They're prices are cheaper than Babies R' Us and Target on most of the same brands. Same goes for diapers and most of their products. And you get free shipping on a lot of stuff if you spend over $25. I love Amazon!! We have their credit card and use it for everything (gas, groceries, etc) and will use the points we earn to purchase diapers most likely.

I'm the same way with the gym right now. I was alternating running on the treadmill at the gym and running outside at home, but now that I've gotten better at running outside I think I enjoy that better. At least while the weather is nice. It's been 68-72 and sunny all week. I love it! Although, yesterday I only walked the dogs because my legs were pretty tired and I was feeling achy in my uterus/lower abdomen area. I DO want to start more strength training though. I feel like my arms are getting flabbier and I had nice arms before. I miss lifting heavy. I know I can't lift heavy now, but at least doing something will make me feel better. I need to look into the Tracy Anderson workouts you all speak of. It's obviously great because, Heather, your arms look fantastic!!!

Do any of you beautiful ladies have any plans on Halloween costumes for yourselves? Or do you plan on dressing up at all? Etsy has a cute t-shirt with a skeleton rib cage and a skeleton baby on the belly part (sounds demented, but it's actually cute lol) that I'd like to get, but it's about $25 and I hate to pay that much for a shirt I'll wear once.

We're driving down to South Carolina next weekend to stay with my MIL and I can't wait!!! I love it down there and we haven't seen them since November of last year. His Mumzy (great-grandmother) turned 100 last month and this is kind of the celebration party for her. It's a "Beer, Burgers, and Blue Jeans" party so it should be fun. lol All the women are true southern belles so it's always fun to listen to them talk and see how proper they act. lol I was raised in the country in the Midwest, but don't really have an accent so I love hearing them talk.
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emrogers

Hi ladies, so I bought a support belt on Friday and went for a four mile walk in Saturday and it helped me tremendously. I could've kept going but want to save my energy for Nike this Sunday. So thank you all for the input and support.

Rayna, as far as the baby shower, I do believe in them for your first baby, before baby is born. I had one for my first and don't necessarily want one for this one since it's my second. I've had several people in my family want to throw me one so I've decided to only have a diaper bash so I won't hurt their feelings.

For the crib/bassinet question, I will be using a bassinet for the first few months that I purchased on Craigslist, then will put baby in his own room and crib.

Babeed, I'm from Dallas, and am excited about the fair!!! Was not aware you are from here.

bmfrazie

Do any of you beautiful ladies have any plans on Halloween costumes for yourselves? Or do you plan on dressing up at all? Etsy has a cute t-shirt with a skeleton rib cage and a skeleton baby on the belly part (sounds demented, but it's actually cute lol) that I'd like to get, but it's about $25 and I hate to pay that much for a shirt I'll wear once.

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I saw the same skeleton style shirt for sale on ebay for $10 if you are willing to do short sleeves.

bmfrazie

Hi, I am new to the group as I just found out that we are expecting. I am abuot 6 weeks along and would love to be part of a support preggers group on MFP. My first pregnancy I gained over 100 pounds. This go round I am going to be active and healthy.

kistinbee

Good morning ladies!

Well...I got in ZERO exercise this weekend...I feel like such a loser! But, in my defense I think I'm getting sick, which really sucks! My throat is on fire and I've had a horrible headache and stuffy sinuses the past few days! Going to do some yoga tonight and maybe go for a walk.

As far as a bassinet, I am planning to use on this go round only because the baby and my daughter will be sharing a room. So, for the first few months I will have the baby sleep at night in our room in the bassinet and nap in the crib during the day. Then when a routine is established (and I'm not worried about the baby waking up Kadence a million times at night) we will switch to the crib. With Kadence, she slept in the crib since day 1. And she did wonderfully!

Well...need to start on some work. Have a great day ladies!

Better_Balance_2011

Good morning ladies. First to follow up:
My SIL is throwing us a couples shower the 1st Saturday in December (due date is 1/25) and my girlfriends will be a brunch party that following weekend on a Sunday, so we will be about 6-8 weeks out. We're cutting it a little close, but with the holidays around its tough to schedule.
Millionsofpeaches - I eat lunch meat after it is warmed. Many women eat it their entire pregnancy. In the US your chances of getting listeria from lunch meat are pretty minimal, but I figure warming up lunch meat can't hurt anything so I do that when I have it. I have eaten it cold a handful of times too.
Atomdraco - I feel the same way about the baby - she moves at night. Typically when I wake up to pee (that has come back) I can feel her kicking as I fall back asleep. And she is most active at night as we're settling in on the couch to veg.
Heather - I'm glad your'e more comfortable and it seems she has dropped! Moving right along! How exciting.

As for me, we had a busy weekend as usual. Hung out with some friends and enjoyed the great weather. There was a festival up the street so we walked around there and a couple antique shops after Saturday morning coffee. I painted for hours yesterday in the nursery. I got the ceiling done and probably about a third of the mural. It is looke really cute but is very tedious. If I can figure out how, I'll post pics when its done.

I have a busy week and weekend this week. My husband's birthday is Sunday as is our anniversary so we have dinner Friday and party Saturday. I am going to shoot for working out 4 times this week. I may do yoga tonight and Wednesday and try to run one day and get some strength in and some walking I'm sure. Other than that I just want to eat a little better this week. I am staying within my calories, but I feel some of my choices have not been great. I had a really salty philly cheese steak and fried okra Saturday night and just felt yucky Sunday morning. My weight gain is still steady - 2 pounds last week (I have gained either 1.5 or 2 for the last 5 weeks total of 14.5). I just hope it levels off at some point!

Hope you all have a great week!