Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - December 2011

dasexiimommy

Good Morning everyone!!!! Ive been on here 95 days so far and lost 21 pounds as of my last weigh in. About a week ago I found out I was pregnant with my 4th child. I had my 3rd child 8 months ago today (WOOOOW) Im still in shock but kids are a blessing so right now Im taking this all in. As of Christmas the whole family knows so I feel comfortable telling all my "pals" I look forward to meeting you all and making new friends.

Name: Elisha
Hubby/Partner: T.Houston
How many kids do you have: 3
Due Date: August 6th
How far along are you: 8 weeks
Do you know the gender: No
Babies Name: I have no clue lol I named the last one after he was born / Im picky
Where do you live: Florida
Workouts you are doing while pregnant: Right now none I have NO ENERGY but when I reach my 2nd trimester I will be walking. Im not sure what else pregnant women can do but Im going to stay active!
Fun Fact about yourself: I love to laugh )

heathercrist1

Hi ladies! Hope you and those babies are doing great!

Just checking in to say hello. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! We did...having it be Charlee's first Christmas it was truly special.

Has anyone heard from Nichole? I've been keeping you in my thoughts and prayers hoping you and Hannah are doing well.

Keep up the great work everyone. I know during the holidays it is about impossible to stay on the "healthy train"...but I urge you to do your best and eat healthy when you can and get in some workouts throughout the week! You will truly appreciate yourself for doing it!

Take care of yourself and those sweet babies!

ElizabethJ17

Hi ladies!! Hope you all had a great holiday weekend. Every week I work tues 12-4, fri,sat,sun 5am to 5pm so Christmas weekend I was off Saturday and Sunday. It was such a nice treat to have two straight days off of work with my husband to enjoy with our daughter and families. Little baby girl due January 4th still hasn't made her appearance. I have had plenty of braxton hicks contractions but nothing painful or consistent enough yet. Went to my dr yesterday for my 39 week appt. He said I am 3 cm dilated and about 60% effaced. Baby is still too high though so when I do have contractions they aren't helping with dilation. He told me to get walking. Which is easy for him to say he isn't as huge as a house and exhausted lol. I am going to work today so maybe that will help with things. He stripped my membranes but so far I feel no different. He mentioned I am measuring 41 weeks and I have lost 5 lbs in the last week which seemed to concern him. I'm not sure how I managed to lose weight over the holiday lol but I will take it. Hopefully we can make some progress this week. I know she can come anywhere from two weeks early to two weeks after my due date so I am trying to be patient.

emrogers

GM ladies Glad everyone seemed to have a decent X-mas weekend.

Nicole, I'm sorry you're frustrated and that ppl aren't respecting your wishes.

I have been a little overwhelmed at work. I'm supposed to be on half days and yet still interviewing for my replacent. So again, I will be here until 3 which wll put me at home after 4. I have been struggling really hard with this bed rest thing because I'm restless. However, I'm also at a point where its becoming extremely difficult to get around. I have really bad pressure and of course back pain that is just INSANE! I'm sorry, I've been MIA but I feel a little like I don't belong on this forum anymore since I'm really not active. Although, God knows I would trade that for anything in the world right now. Just to be able to move freely without pain. I am techinically released from bed rest on January 8th which of course is GREAT but I'm like geez, how am I going to even do anything since I'm in so much pain now?! So my small goals are to do 1.5 miles on a treadmill everyday once being released. Of course I'll be listening to my body as well.
My X-mas was interesting. Got a lot of BS on my child's name. I mean seriously ppl are acting like I'm naming him this NEVER before heard name. Pretty frustrating. Then ppl ask me about diapers, blah blah blah, then knock my cloth diapers. I mean, SERIOUSLY?! Just plain annoying. I felt like telling everybody to just let me and Dallas be! A little on the emotional side, yes.
My next appt is this Friday at 10:30.
On a lighter note, my dreams have been about RUNNING!!! I'm either running in circles or running and trying to keep up with people!!! HA! HILARIOUS!! I know that means I'm FRUSTRATED and want my life to be back to whatever normal will be after baby.
Elce 34W1D (+23lb)

DeniseGdz

GM ladies Glad everyone seemed to have a decent X-mas weekend.

Nicole, I'm sorry you're frustrated and that ppl aren't respecting your wishes.

I have been a little overwhelmed at work. I'm supposed to be on half days and yet still interviewing for my replacent. So again, I will be here until 3 which wll put me at home after 4. I have been struggling really hard with this bed rest thing because I'm restless. However, I'm also at a point where its becoming extremely difficult to get around. I have really bad pressure and of course back pain that is just INSANE! I'm sorry, I've been MIA but I feel a little like I don't belong on this forum anymore since I'm really not active. Although, God knows I would trade that for anything in the world right now. Just to be able to move freely without pain. I am techinically released from bed rest on January 8th which of course is GREAT but I'm like geez, how am I going to even do anything since I'm in so much pain now?! So my small goals are to do 1.5 miles on a treadmill everyday once being released. Of course I'll be listening to my body as well.
My X-mas was interesting. Got a lot of BS on my child's name. I mean seriously ppl are acting like I'm naming him this NEVER before heard name. Pretty frustrating. Then ppl ask me about diapers, blah blah blah, then knock my cloth diapers. I mean, SERIOUSLY?! Just plain annoying. I felt like telling everybody to just let me and Dallas be! A little on the emotional side, yes.
My next appt is this Friday at 10:30.
On a lighter note, my dreams have been about RUNNING!!! I'm either running in circles or running and trying to keep up with people!!! HA! HILARIOUS!! I know that means I'm FRUSTRATED and want my life to be back to whatever normal will be after baby.
Elce 34W1D (+23lb)

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You are doing FANTASTIC being on bed rest. Restless and all...don't even give yourself a hard time about it. We all wish that we could continue our excersice routines as if nothing, but the truth is that we have much more precious cargo and we need to remember to put that before ourselves. Yes, it's very difficult but you're almost at the finish line honey!!! :drinker:

As for the feedback your getting, don't let it detour you. Dallas is a beautiful name!! :smooched: As for diapers- just remember that EVERYONE is going to have an opinion :mad: but the only one that REALLY matters is yours. :happy: You and your husband are making the choice and you made it because it was the best decision for you and your growing family.

keep posting even if your not active. Eating healthy in itself is a challenge and we're still here to support you- BED REST OR NOT!

So hang in there, and if you need help with people just let me know...I'm only a 20 min freeway ride away

emrogers

@babeed, THANKS!!!!!!! Yes, you are right, our opinion is the only one that matters!!!! I know you're not far at all from me. I will have to come and do play dates with you.

@ rosanna- OMG! How exciting!!!!!!! but I do know what you mean about NOT being ready! but wow you might just end up having a really really fast labor and delivery. I'm totally excited for you.

I am also wondering if Nicole has her baby yet!!!!! I can't view her page so hopefully somebody will update us!

Elce 34W1D (+23lb)

Better_Balance_2011

Hey ladies and welcome to the newbies on the board! Just a quick catch up on me.

We had a nice Christmas but I am exhausted. I have been up to or past midnight for the last 5 nights and was unable to sleep in today as I am back at work. We had friends in Friday night and now my husband's BFF is staying with us the whole week; he's in from AZ and I didn't think it would bother me, but it has. Well that in conjunction with everything else. I had a meltdown yesterday. I was doing laundry, taking tags off baby stuff to get ready for laundry, and generally being productive for a lot fo the day and then was finally relaxing reading my new Kindle while my husband was palying Wii with his friend all afternoon in the basement. I got him the Wii for Christmas and did not really mind that he was taking it easy until I started thinking that we only have about 4 more weeks just the 2 of us, and only 3 more weekends! This weekend his friend will still be here, Eric is going to a huge basketball rivalry game NYE afternoon out of town, and then we have a party to go to. On top of that we had dinner out with friends last night and then they came back and I just broke down with the whole, "things are getting ready to change; it's just been he and I for the last 11 years (minus a couple) and now there's this big change and I need time with just him, etc etc etc". Of course he said all the right things but I am just ready for it to be he and I again in these last few weeks. I've been a real trooper with being social, keeping up with my girls nights almost weekly, staying up late with friends in town, having people over, but I'm DONE with it. I just want to relax these last few weeks. So I am really ready for this week to be over. His friend talked about leaving early and honestly I love the guy, but I kind of hope he does. Eric ran this all by me, and in my mind, I was fine with it, but I'm just tired and overwhelmed.

Christmas was nice, but again so many committments - family parties, late church service with family (OMG, pews are so uncomfortable!), dinners out, parties in..... I was able to relax quite a bit on Christmas day so that was nice. Yesterday I was able to do some nesting. This week Eric is getting lots done around the house since he's off work. He already sent me a pic message of the crib he and his friend put together this morning. He even put the bedding on even though it still needs to be washed, just so I could see what it looks like. Things are coming together; I'm just tired and stressed. I also did not work out at all and have been eating pretty poorly. I really just need to get back to my routine so I feel normal again.

Well I will stop my ranting now. I hope you all had nice holidays and hope those with soon to be babies come soon! I am going to try to get to bed early this week, get a couple workouts in, and not eat out every night. I have a dr. appointment this afternoon - strep test and first pelvic exam since very early. I'll cehck back later.

-Ashley
35 weeks, 4 days

Raynamama

Ashley - i hear you about the Christmas holiday with family committments etc...mine was the same! And I TOTALLY agree with you about those church pews! I had to go to a 10:00PM service Christmas Eve and we didn't get home until almost midnight. Most nights I was up past 12 as well, now today back at work and exhausted...not to mention overwhelmed with all the emails and requests and new tasks I have to tackle from being off for a week...gross.

Elce - I'm with babeed on this one, don't be so hard on yourself, you are doing fantastic! You are getting so close to the end, hang in there :-) HUGS - I get some flack about Mason's name too, but my husband and I love it and really that's all that matters, everyone always has to share (or overshare) their opinions about everything when it comes to babies for some reason! lol...just let it roll off your back (even though that can seem 10x's harder when you're pregnant and pumped full of hormones lol)

AFM...first day back at work...overwhelmed is the word of the day...so I should probably get back to it and try to figure out where to start...I'm exhausted today but hoping to get a lot of this overflow from my week away cleaned up. It's kind of nice because our office is closed today but someone from HR has to be here so it's really quiet and I should take advantage to get some things done!

Hope everyone has a fantastic day! :flowerforyou:

Demwitted

GM ladies Glad everyone seemed to have a decent X-mas weekend.

Nicole, I'm sorry you're frustrated and that ppl aren't respecting your wishes.

I have been a little overwhelmed at work. I'm supposed to be on half days and yet still interviewing for my replacent. So again, I will be here until 3 which wll put me at home after 4. I have been struggling really hard with this bed rest thing because I'm restless. However, I'm also at a point where its becoming extremely difficult to get around. I have really bad pressure and of course back pain that is just INSANE! I'm sorry, I've been MIA but I feel a little like I don't belong on this forum anymore since I'm really not active. Although, God knows I would trade that for anything in the world right now. Just to be able to move freely without pain. I am techinically released from bed rest on January 8th which of course is GREAT but I'm like geez, how am I going to even do anything since I'm in so much pain now?! So my small goals are to do 1.5 miles on a treadmill everyday once being released. Of course I'll be listening to my body as well.
My X-mas was interesting. Got a lot of BS on my child's name. I mean seriously ppl are acting like I'm naming him this NEVER before heard name. Pretty frustrating. Then ppl ask me about diapers, blah blah blah, then knock my cloth diapers. I mean, SERIOUSLY?! Just plain annoying. I felt like telling everybody to just let me and Dallas be! A little on the emotional side, yes.
My next appt is this Friday at 10:30.
On a lighter note, my dreams have been about RUNNING!!! I'm either running in circles or running and trying to keep up with people!!! HA! HILARIOUS!! I know that means I'm FRUSTRATED and want my life to be back to whatever normal will be after baby.
Elce 34W1D (+23lb)

I've read a lot of books over the past few weeks. They all say to be cautious of who you tell the name to for that reason. I'm so sorry that you got crap from people about it. Dallas is a great name. If it is meaningful to you and you like it, everyone else can deal or get lost.

As far as cloth diapers go, I have a friend who swears by them. In fact, my friend's nanny preferred them. I'm seriously considering using them or at least using both. Saves money and the environment. Good for you!

I'm getting really sick of people telling me how it's going to be and what I should do about it. Unsolicited advice and opinions seem to come with the territory of your first pregnancy. My brother and his wife have been the worst. My they go on about how motherhood makes you all crazy and stupid and absent minded. They keep telling me things I need to buy or do. They keep telling my husband how I'm going to be annoying and crazy for the next eight months or so. They are, in fact, the last people I would take parenting or pregnancy advice from. They are also trying to conceive their second child. They tell me they are just sure it's going to happen soon (they are going to fertility treatments). And won't that be fun for us to be pregnant at the same time??! No. No it won't. In fact, I'm going to be much busier if that happens. It really feels like they are just trying to steal some of my thunder about it. They asked me about names just so they could say what they planned to name their yet un-conceived daughter.... and so they could criticize: my SIL "just doesn't like the sound of single syllable middle names." I don't like them on a normal day. They have become unbearable since we went public.

mistigoodwin

Wow!!!! I am so far behind, last week was crazy and I had no time to post! First of all CONGRATS and Welcome to the new people!!!

I had 3.5 days off and it was so nice. Today was the first time I left my house since Friday!! It felt so good to stay home, I NEVER get to do that!!! Friday was quite interesting...I had contractions for about an hour, every 4 to 6 minutes, nothing major but it freaked me out a lil', so I called the hospital and my doctor was on call so she had me eat and drink something and lay on my left side for an hour, I did that, she called me back and it was still the same, I was planning on getting ready to head to the hospital but by the three hour mark everything stopped! Hospital is 1.5hours away! So I went to bed, woke up feeling great, cleaned house made salads and desserts for X-mas dinner, wrapped more presents and all of a sudden....more contractions, diarreah, and a horrible backache, which I've had for 4 days now....so I called the hospital back, she said drink lots of water, get off my feet and call back in an hour, I did that, things went back to normal, but my discharge was really dark yellow looking, my first thought was mucous plug, but after a half of gallon of water later, I felt ok. I have TONS of pressure, feel like she could fall out, if I stand for more than 20mins at a time it gets way worse!!!!! I really don't remember any of this with my son. Keeps me thinking I'm a still right about my due date being Jan. 17th, but I guess I could be wrong still. I have an appt. today so we'll see what she says.......kinda think my body is starting to prepare, and I don't think there is anyway I will go until Feb. 12th! My MIL says I dropped and she could see a huge difference in just two days time..and I feel like she's dropped too. Anyway, that was my craziness of the weekend! Other than that it was great, tons of food, a lot of healthy stuff and a few desserts, so that was good. Tons of family and gifts it was a great holiday! Hubby did all sorts of yard work, and cleaning downstairs, organized his man room and even rearranged the livingroom after I got the tree down! So sweet! I was glad he was helpful, because all that stuff really needed done. My son is feeling so much better, Thank God! Now if he will just stay that way!

This week is super busy, time to get as much as possible caught up, next week I start training for when I'm gone! With the way things are going, I hope it's going to be enough time!

Hope you all have a great day, I'll update after my appt. (actually in the morning, I'm going to end up getting home late!)

Demwitted

I had heard about being more emotional during pregnancy, but I find that my anger is much harder to contain. Stuff that I would just roll my eyes at and let pass really really gets to me and I just want to scream at the offender.

Ex: My father in law felt the need to share that one of his nieces who is pregnant with her third thought I was "full of ****" for avoiding raw lunch meat and wine. Then when he re-told it, she said I was "silly". I was like "Oh, I thought you told me she said...." That was an uncomfortable moment at the Christmas dinner table.

Anyone else feeling like the Incredible Pregnant Hulk? I'm hoping it gets better now that I know it's happening.

svgarcia

Hi everyone. Hope everyone had a good Christmas. Sorry I'be been MIA. Now that Ive started my winter break I've been taking my dad to the Dr. For those that don't knw, my dad has stage 3 esophogeal cancer so he is gonna have more rounds of chemo. He just finished radiation last month. It was everyday for 5 wks.

When I went for my 4wk chkup last wk, ive only gained 10lbs so far bit measuring 1wk more than I am. So the last 2 months I've gained 1 lb a week. That's a lot huh???? My OB doesn't seem to think so since I've list in my first trimester.
For the first time I went hiking yesterday with my husbands nieces and my sister on law. It was fun. Beautiful view. For those that ever decide to come to Honolulu Hawaii you must hike at makapuu lighthouse . When u reach the top, the view is breath taking.

Hope everyone has a happy new year.

DeniseGdz

Christmas was nice, but again so many committments - family parties, late church service with family (OMG, pews are so uncomfortable!), dinners out, parties in..... I was able to relax quite a bit on Christmas day so that was nice. Yesterday I was able to do some nesting. This week Eric is getting lots done around the house since he's off work. He already sent me a pic message of the crib he and his friend put together this morning. He even put the bedding on even though it still needs to be washed, just so I could see what it looks like. Things are coming together; I'm just tired and stressed. I also did not work out at all and have been eating pretty poorly. I really just need to get back to my routine so I feel normal again.

-Ashley
35 weeks, 4 days

OMG, yes the pews!! I got stuck twice, LOL!! Took my hubby & my sister to help me and then told me to just stay seated and not to move anymore! :laugh:

DeniseGdz

ok, so I know there are several of us that are at the 29+ mark in our pregnancy....Is anyone else hitting that afternoon wall?? I'm starting to feel just like I did my first trimester- all I want to do is sleep!!

Fact of the matter is, that I haven't been eating to healthy the last four days so that could be it as well, but I was just curious

Denise
29 weeks

DeniseGdz

AFM...first day back at work...overwhelmed is the word of the day...so I should probably get back to it and try to figure out where to start...I'm exhausted today but hoping to get a lot of this overflow from my week away cleaned up. It's kind of nice because our office is closed today but someone from HR has to be here so it's really quiet and I should take advantage to get some things done!

Hope everyone has a fantastic day! :flowerforyou:

Rayna-


with year end fast approaching and our due dates all being around the corner I think every employer is starting to panic just a bit....but then again so are we....so much to do in so little time!! just remember to breathe occasionally (good for the baby ) and if that doesn't work I ususally take a little stroll and get lost for a few minutes :ohwell:

hang in there, today's almost over!

MrsJax11

This board is so active -- it is hard to keep up!
Dem -- I get pissed really easily now. Actually, that was what made me first think we might have been pregnant before we got the BFP! EVERYthing is annoying....

I can't remember all of the other things I wanted to say....
oh, cloth diapers. They are getting very popular in my circle, and a couple of people think I am crazy, but I don't give a shiznit what other people think. I am looking into all kinds, but right now leaning toward the Flip system since they have disposable biodegradable inserts for times when we are traveling or out and about. And for the name -- well, I have a long time to go...My husband is set on one boy name I cannot live with, and a girl name that I am not crazy about. I told him we should each make a list of our favorite 10 boy and girl names, and find something we can agree on.

My holiday was nice...dinner turned out great. However, I was drained. I hadn't been able to sleep Sat or Sun night, and ended up sleeping until 11 yesterday, and then back to sleep at 1, slept through an alarm and 3 phone calls (missed my massage therapy), got pukey feeling after dinner, took some anti nausea meds and was sleeping again by 9. I am better today, somewhat. I got the house cleaned up, at least!
I have a lunch date and walk in the park scheduled for tomorrow -- then an u/s at 4:30. I am soooo nervous == I am sure everything will be fine, but I just want to hear the heartbeat again before we tell the parents!
Well...nothing else to really say -- hope you all have a great night:)

Raynamama

Denise - thanks I definitely do the get up and go for a walk bit quite often - it helps keep me sane! lol
AND I am definitely hitting that afternoon wall! I can't even concentrate...I am actually quite useless at this point! I agree my eating hasn't been that great either so that may be the culprit

2 more hours to go!

Rayna
31 weeks 5 days

Brandy715

Hi Everyone- I am new here- I just found out I was pregnant and I am wanting to make sure I eat correctly for my baby! Any advice is welcome!!!

Thanks!

loisd82

Hi, i'm not pregnant but i am breast feeding, is there any forum for the mum's who may need a little extra in their diet but not the fat? I would start it myself but i'm not sure what i'm supposed to be increasing/decreasing in my diet to maintain a healthy weight loss post baby but still produce nutritious milk. Can you point me in any direction? Thank you in advance, Lois

DeniseGdz

Denise - thanks I definitely do the get up and go for a walk bit quite often - it helps keep me sane! lol
AND I am definitely hitting that afternoon wall! I can't even concentrate...I am actually quite useless at this point! I agree my eating hasn't been that great either so that may be the culprit

2 more hours to go!

Rayna
31 weeks 5 days

HAHA!! Well don't feel alone cuz misery loves company and I'm misreably sleepy!! holy cow I can't even keep my eyes open! I know people said that you start to wind down into your 3rd tri mester but I had no idea.....

Onward we go...until I go home and sit on the couch and pass out....AGAIN :laugh:

DeniseGdz

Hi Everyone- I am new here- I just found out I was pregnant and I am wanting to make sure I eat correctly for my baby! Any advice is welcome!!!

Thanks!

Hello & welcome...If you go to the first page of this thread you'll find some great info on calories/eating/ect....as for working out I think we all pretty much say stay as active as you can but definitely listen to your body. Everyone's body reacts differently

kellyscomeback

I'm so happy the holidays are over! I love my family but after 10 minutes I hit my fill and family drama on the other side just drives me bat****crazy.
We opt'ed to announce the pregnancy on Christmas, DH was just overly excited and we were all there. Lots of shocked looks and "what took so longs?" from my side, huge congrats from his side.

I've been ravenous lately and I just don't know what to do! I'm eating a lot of good stuff but the cookies in the house need to go! I ate 6 - 8 cookies yesterday and felt awful about it. I hope to work off that junk this week at the gym. But I just ate a 380 cal snack, had some tea and I'm still fricken hungry, I hate this. UGH!

Fatigue is starting to sneak in or the days are getting a lot longer, I think it's a little bit of both. Off to go look for something else to eat without seeing the cookies.

Love_bug

Hi ladies!

I've been a member of MFP for almost 3 years (with a few various screen names haha) but I recently found out that I'm pregnant and now I'm obsessed with tracking my food again to make sure I am eating the RIGHT things. (Who wants to write down they ate 2 huge bags of m&m's? haha). Anyway I am single and in the military and this is going to be a huge challenge to make sure I stay healthy, since I need to get back into my weight bracket within 6 months of having the baby O_o This is my first baby too so I have no idea what I'm doing haha. I just thought I'd say hi and hopefully get talking to some more people who might know what they are doing more than I do! Happy Holidays!

millionsofpeaches

I have taken a hiatus from this board during the past few weeks... The Holiday craziness took full priority and I ate entirely too many Christmas cookies. I am getting back on track this week with my healthy eating and am going to start a work out regimen as my New Years resolution. I have only gained 5 lbs from my pre pregnancy weight (19 weeks) which I think is pretty awesome. I will catch up with you all in the New Year!

Oh... and IT"S A GIRL!!!

batgirlrox

Welcome Newbies!

Elce- That would be very frustrating! I would have probably lost it. I hope you start feeling a little better and your back to activity time comes quickly. And of course you still belong here. You aren’t being lazy on your choice.

Ashley- I hope you gets some good alone time with hubbs soon. Time seems to be flying by and I can’t imagine getting to your point and not having that extra special time with “Just the 2 of you.” We got a few “Just the 2 of us” presents for Christmas and it has already struck home in a few short months there will be a lot less of just the 2 of us.

Demwitted- Sorry for the crazy family advice. I’m doing the crazy, is “always right”, in your face with un wanted advise Christmas visit with that type of family members on Thursday and just dreading it. I LOVE Christmas and it seems totally wrong to be dreading the visit.

Nicole- I hope your absence means little Hannah has arrived!

AFM- I had my 2nd prenatal appointment on 22nd and got to hear the little heart beat again. I am still down 2 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight although the nurse seemed more worried about this then the Doctor so I’m not worrying about it. I wasn’t super over-weight pre-pregnancy and had expected to gain more then I have but I’m eating until I’m full often and baby just seems to be burning all the extra calories. Still waiting, as patiently as possible, for my little bump to start showing.

I’m about 95% sure this baby is a girl.(So much for my HUGE desire for a boy but oh well as long as baby is healthy it’s all good.) Don’t have to wait long to find out though January 3rd is our 18 week ultrasound and I’m SOOOOOO excited. We made sure our Doctor booked it in a place that my husband could come in and join since apparently there is only 1 facility in our neighbouring city that allows the husband in for the ultrasound( which I personally think is crazy but who am I to say.)

Christmas was wonderful. It was the first time I’ve had it off in 5 years so I was very excited. Got to spend time with both my in-laws and my family and it was wonderful. Unfortunately the custom gaming computer I had shipped from Florida (to Alberta, Canada) that I got for Hubby’s Christmas present didn’t work. Poor guy spent 2 hours on the phone with the tech guy, changing wires and taking parts out and back in again etc etc etc. Needless to say he was pretty sad.

Definitely had a funny pregnancy symptom on Christmas. Typically I hate turkey, I mean despise it! Well anyways I figured I needed to have a little piece for some protein with my Christmas dinner.... So I took about 1 ounce of turkey. Well the only thing I had seconds of and even thirds was turkey...My family spent the remainder of the meal killing themselves laughing at me. My husband was quite excited that the baby might actually have some of his tastes.

Anyways that’s all for me. I’m pretty excited to go shopping tomorrow once I’m done work for a new sectional and new computer desk. Hope everyone has a great week!

Amanda 17W5D(-2lbs)

Lunarokra

Hello.

Elizabeth & Nichole-Good thoughts for those baby girls soon to make their appearance.

Elce- Don't be so hard on your self, you are doing what is best for your little one. I haven't exactly been active these past weeks either, with my crazy work schedule and the holidays.

Misti- Hope you stay ok, and great job on calling your Dr ASAP when you got the contractions. Let us know how your appt went!

Amanda- I also need to find a small PC desk, since it will remain in the babies room.

Ashley-Awww hope you find some time for you & your hubby. Good luck!

Heather- What a nice Christmas picture, you look fantastic & Charlee is adorable.

Kel-Be- I hear ya with the sweets! I can't get away from them.

AFM: The family is gone, back to the routine. My boss is looking into hiring, 2 additional people but i wish that would happen soon.



~Brenda~ 31 weeks today!

kehowe83

Hey all - I have found out that I am 7 weeks pregnant today.
Over the past week and a half I have had some issues (mentally) with my body changes.
I have always been one to diet. I am 5'11 and 165lb. For many years I have (on average) stuck to around 1500 net calories a day. I have been at this level for so long (and with weekly cheat days) that I maintain my weight at this level. I know this has to do with my body adjusting to the minimal calories as that's what bodies do.

Anyways, now I am trying to stay at maintenance calories (1970) and it is so hard to bring myself to eat that much right now. Especially since I am queasy the entire time. The bloating that I am feeling is also making me feel uncomfortable every time after I eat, like I ate too much. It is hard to add calories when you have those things working against you.

I had been running for a bit before getting pregnant. Unfortunately with the stomach issues and having a harsh cold, I have not exercised much in the past three weeks. I am taking the opportunity to do a "new years" challenge and getting a PT at my gym for pre natal fitness. Someone to be accountable to.

Does anyone else have these early symptoms of bloat, queasiness and having to build calories back into your diet for maintenance? How do you deal with the issues that that causes in your head? Any advice would be appreciated.

DixieDarlin1987

Whew! Such busy mommies....I can hardly keep up! Welcome and congrats newbies!
AFM- The holidays have been hectic and everyday I've been either too busy or not feeling well enough for a workout. It's really starting to bug me. I NEED a workout. My Jillian dvds are calling me lol! Going to commit to doing one today for sure. I ate waaaaay too much delish, bad for you stuff over Christmas but I didn't gain so I guess I did okay lol! I'm almost 10 weeks and I'm already dying to know if it's a boy or a girl....waiting sucks! Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well!

Brandy715

Hi Everyone- I am new here- I just found out I was pregnant and I am wanting to make sure I eat correctly for my baby! Any advice is welcome!!!

Thanks!

Hello & welcome...If you go to the first page of this thread you'll find some great info on calories/eating/ect....as for working out I think we all pretty much say stay as active as you can but definitely listen to your body. Everyone's body reacts differently

Thank you for the info! I will check it out! I have started walking on my breaks at work (just 15 min) but I figured that was better than nothing!

millionsofpeaches

I pose a question to you all... I am thinking if starting back on tge Jillian 30D Shread. Just skipping the abs part of the workout. I had succesfully completed it pre pregnancy pand I was an avid runner. So thhoughts on starting this up 19 weeks in?