2nd Trimester
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It's a girl! No clue on names yet. So far we are sticking with the same schedule for my c section. Sadly, thar means I will be in the hospital over Thanksgiving.
Congrats!!!! Names are hard, aren't they?!? You will have to get someone to smuggle in a nice Thanksgiving day meal for you so you aren't stuck eating crappy hospital food!0 -
Becky- I'm having pain as well. It's very low in my back just below my tail bone. I googled and talked to my OB. It's Pelvic Girdle Pain. While pregnant we produce a hormone to allow our hips to spread for delivery. Sometimes it can cause too much stretching in the connective tissue in that area causing pain. I've been using a heating pad and making sure to sit properly. You'll need to sit up straight, legs parallel to the floor, knees together, with your feet flat next to each other. Even things like getting into the car one leg at a time can cause problems. You want to sit down flat, then swing your legs in. Just some minor changes can really help. Just sitting properly on the couch has made a huge difference for me.
I'm also having pain in my sides, the obliques and erector spinae muscles. I'm trying to sleep on my side like they tell you too. But it's not working for me right now. I'm still thin in the sides of my waist and all forward belly. My OB said I'm still safe to sleep on my back, which is the most comfortable. That helped so much last night!0 -
JLS-I understand coming from a family with holiday birthdays. My mother in law's is Christmas and my sister's is the day after. I know she always felt jipped, but it was good most of the family was in town for her birthday! My dad is a new year's baby. I figured Thanksgiving isn't as big of deal because it's not always on the same day and we can always work around it. But my anniversary is the 15th and I'm due on the 14th!
cmaxmor-That's exciting, I can't remember if your other kid(s) are boys or girls? it sucks you will be in the hospital over Thanksgiving, but I might be there too, we will see
MrsCarter-that's so exciting, not that far away!0 -
I have two boys already! I am kinda freaked out about having a girl. I am used to boys!JLS-I understand coming from a family with holiday birthdays. My mother in law's is Christmas and my sister's is the day after. I know she always felt jipped, but it was good most of the family was in town for her birthday! My dad is a new year's baby. I figured Thanksgiving isn't as big of deal because it's not always on the same day and we can always work around it. But my anniversary is the 15th and I'm due on the 14th!
cmaxmor-That's exciting, I can't remember if your other kid(s) are boys or girls? it sucks you will be in the hospital over Thanksgiving, but I might be there too, we will see
MrsCarter-that's so exciting, not that far away!0 -
It's a girl! No clue on names yet. So far we are sticking with the same schedule for my c section. Sadly, thar means I will be in the hospital over Thanksgiving.
Congrats on a girl! I am hoping not to be in the hospital on Thanksgiving either... 0 -
Hi there ladies! Popping in from the 1st trimester group, I am just entering my 2nd Tri! Looking forward to meeting new people!0
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Hi there ladies! Popping in from the 1st trimester group, I am just entering my 2nd Tri! Looking forward to meeting new people!
Welcome to the 2nd trimester!!
cmaxmor-I'm sure having a girl will be great 0 -
It's a girl! No clue on names yet. So far we are sticking with the same schedule for my c section. Sadly, thar means I will be in the hospital over Thanksgiving.
SO exciting congrats!! Sounds like a new adventure for you!!
And thank you all, i can't wait!! And on top of finding out that day I will be at the half way point!! Woohoo!0 -
Hi there ladies! Popping in from the 1st trimester group, I am just entering my 2nd Tri! Looking forward to meeting new people!
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I have two boys already! I am kinda freaked out about having a girl. I am used to boys!
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My oldest is a boy when I was pregnant with my 2nd I thought for sure I was having another boy but i was wrong. When the lady told us we were having a girl I was shocked and kept wondering what Im I going to do with a girl. LOL she is such a little joy to have around. SHe will melt your heart. Girls tend to bring out the very soft side of men. I know my husband became a total softy around her. GIrls and fun so. Ulll definatly like having some pink around. lol Congrats!0 -
Hi Ladies!! So excited at the moment!!! Well I plan on giving birth at the same hospital where DD was born because they are a considered a Baby Friendly hospital. Their main mission is that baby and mommy are ALWAYS together, baby only goes to the nursery if their is some complications with either baby or mommy other than that the baby never leaves your sight. The pediatrician and nurses evaluate and check baby in your room. When I gave birth to DD she unfortunately had to stay in the hospital for 10 days and they were great I would spent the whole day with her feeding, changing, diapers, etc. etc. the staff never objected to me being there. I decided to checkout the hospital website to find out about the child birth class and sibling tour and class (This will be my boyfriends first baby so I want him to take the class and DD can be present so I want her to be prepared). As I'm checking the website I noticed that the hospital is opening a birthing center in the same floor as labor & deliver!! As of now they only have two rooms completed, the rooms include a whirl wind bath for water births, a kitchen, big bed, etc. etc.!! Called the midwife office in charge of that and they took me in!!! Have my first appointment on Tuesday!! I was always interested in a all natural midwife experience but the thought that almost all birthing centers are NEAR hospitals never really comforted me, but now I'll be in the hospital if something does happen I'll just be moved down the hall
Oh and best part that after birth we'll be discharged no more than 12 hours later!!! Doctors and nurses will make at home visits the following day and then a week later!! 0 -
jls8209: I agree with your family about the holiday birthdays. Mine is on Christmas, and everyone forgets (but I care less and less as I get older!). One year, I walked into my grandma's house, and there was a birthday cake on the table. I was so surprised that they had remembered, until I read what the cake said - "Happy Birthday Jesus". (My very religious aunt had brought the cake.) haha
Ouch, that sucks! My brother couldn't make it home this past xmas/birthday and my mom was so worried about him spending his birthday alone and so far from home. Luckily one of his roommates has awesome parents, they had him over and had bbq steak dinner (in -30 celcius weather!) and baked him a birthday cake. This year my brother is working over his bday/xmas again (he's a police officer, the O/T and holiday pay are too tempting for a young single guy to pass up!) so hopefully his friend's family will be able to spend some time with him again.0 -
Hi Ladies!! So excited at the moment!!! Well I plan on giving birth at the same hospital where DD was born because they are a considered a Baby Friendly hospital. Their main mission is that baby and mommy are ALWAYS together, baby only goes to the nursery if their is some complications with either baby or mommy other than that the baby never leaves your sight. The pediatrician and nurses evaluate and check baby in your room. When I gave birth to DD she unfortunately had to stay in the hospital for 10 days and they were great I would spent the whole day with her feeding, changing, diapers, etc. etc. the staff never objected to me being there. I decided to checkout the hospital website to find out about the child birth class and sibling tour and class (This will be my boyfriends first baby so I want him to take the class and DD can be present so I want her to be prepared). As I'm checking the website I noticed that the hospital is opening a birthing center in the same floor as labor & deliver!! As of now they only have two rooms completed, the rooms include a whirl wind bath for water births, a kitchen, big bed, etc. etc.!! Called the midwife office in charge of that and they took me in!!! Have my first appointment on Tuesday!! I was always interested in a all natural midwife experience but the thought that almost all birthing centers are NEAR hospitals never really comforted me, but now I'll be in the hospital if something does happen I'll just be moved down the hall Oh and best part that after birth we'll be discharged no more than 12 hours later!!! Doctors and nurses will make at home visits the following day and then a week later!!
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hey guys! I feel like as soon as I hit my second tri I gained 2lbs overnight! this is ridiculous! I just don't get it. Does it "even" out? I keep hearing that it does but it never seems to happen to me! lol
I have not changed my eating habits and I am actually exercising more than before. I guess pregnancy just does crazy things to your body!0 -
hey guys! I feel like as soon as I hit my second tri I gained 2lbs overnight! this is ridiculous! I just don't get it. Does it "even" out? I keep hearing that it does but it never seems to happen to me! lol
I have not changed my eating habits and I am actually exercising more than before. I guess pregnancy just does crazy things to your body!
I was the same way, I had only gained 3-4 in the first trimester and then I would gaine 3-4 like every other week! I'm really hoping it evens out, but if not I can work it off later and it will be worth it for a healthy baby. I am trying not to worry too much about it, as long as we are staying healthy, that's all we can do!0 -
hey guys! I feel like as soon as I hit my second tri I gained 2lbs overnight! this is ridiculous! I just don't get it. Does it "even" out? I keep hearing that it does but it never seems to happen to me! lol
I have not changed my eating habits and I am actually exercising more than before. I guess pregnancy just does crazy things to your body!
How was your weight gain with your previous pregnancy? how much water are you drinking these days?
I know after july 4th I went up 4lbs in less then 2 wks. I didn't really change anything but did have a bit more sodium. but after adding more water and less sodium 2 lbs came off without me even trying to get rid of them .0 -
hey guys! I feel like as soon as I hit my second tri I gained 2lbs overnight! this is ridiculous! I just don't get it. Does it "even" out? I keep hearing that it does but it never seems to happen to me! lol
I have not changed my eating habits and I am actually exercising more than before. I guess pregnancy just does crazy things to your body!
How was your weight gain with your previous pregnancy? how much water are you drinking these days?
I know after july 4th I went up 4lbs in less then 2 wks. I didn't really change anything but did have a bit more sodium. but after adding more water and less sodium 2 lbs came off without me even trying to get rid of them .
I gained A LOT slower in the beginning with my 1st pregnancy. I gained 7lbs by time I was 22wks. Around the time I was 14-15wks I had only gained 2lbs. But there is a difference. With my first pregnancy I started out at a higher weight, I was 147 starting weight, this time around I started off at 123-124. I am currently 130-131
(. I also didn't track calories and ate less, but unhealthy meals. I also worked full time on my feet all day up until 39weeks. Now I am eating a lot healthier, less processed foods, and rarely go out to eat. Most of it is home prepared. I drink about 10-15cups of water a day, so I am sure I drink enough to eliminate some of the sodium. I really watch my sodium levels too. I just don't have any answers as to what is going on.. My body will do whatever it wants now I guess.
p.s. I gained slow in the beginning with my DD, but after 23wks the weight piled on, I gained 40 more the last 17weeks!!0 -
Come Wed I will be moving over to the 3rd Tri thread! Crazy!
As for holiday b-days my middle DD is Dec 21st and was due on the 24th. I am so glad she didn't come on or around Christmas. Even with a few days before we have a hard time with the party situation. Most people are already committed to holiday parties during that time or simply don't want to be out and about so close to Christmas. A few times we have done her party a week after...but usually we do it a week before.
I am still gaining...though it has slowed a lot. Which I am sure is due to the increase in exercise and the decrease in snacking. But I seem destined to be a gainer while pregnant.
With my 1st I gained....wait for it.......over 80lbs. Yikes! I lost 100lbs by the time she was 7m. With my 2nd I gained 50lbs and lost only half and then after the miscarriages I gained a lot. With my 3rd I only gained 16lbs, but I was super heavy. 262lbs when I gave birth. Ouch.
This go I was 195 when I started and am now 234.6 *sigh* This pregnancy has been different then all the others in the aspect that I am counting calories and mostly sticking to my goal my OB set of 2040. Trying to be more conscientious about diet and getting in exercise. With all my other pregnancies I ate what I wanted and when I wanted and did hardly any exercise. My 3rd I walked a lot, but that was it. So I was sure this time I would gain little and slowly....but yeah not happening. Makes for a large depressed momma!0 -
Hello ladies,
I'm now 14 weeks and counting my blessings each day. It is amazing to feel the movements and cannot wait to find out if it is a girl or a boy for me to start planning!0 -
Just checking back in with everyone. I am 17 weeks now. Havent felt any movements ( that i know of). We find out the babys sex august 13. I am so excited. It will be nice to finally be able to buy some baby clothes and not just look and wonder if i can get pink or blue! lol. Also talking with my mom on when we should due a baby shower. Do you normally do this 2 months before or earlier or later than that?0
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Just checking back in with everyone. I am 17 weeks now. Havent felt any movements ( that i know of). We find out the babys sex august 13. I am so excited. It will be nice to finally be able to buy some baby clothes and not just look and wonder if i can get pink or blue! lol. Also talking with my mom on when we should due a baby shower. Do you normally do this 2 months before or earlier or later than that?
I am doing mine about 7 weeks before my due date, that's just what worked out for my sister coming into town!0 -
Hello ladies,
I'm now 14 weeks and counting my blessings each day. It is amazing to feel the movements and cannot wait to find out if it is a girl or a boy for me to start planning!
Welcome! I love feeling movements, now for me at 22 weeks, it's more like ninja moves 0 -
Just checking back in with everyone. I am 17 weeks now. Havent felt any movements ( that i know of). We find out the babys sex august 13. I am so excited. It will be nice to finally be able to buy some baby clothes and not just look and wonder if i can get pink or blue! lol. Also talking with my mom on when we should due a baby shower. Do you normally do this 2 months before or earlier or later than that?
I did my shower at about 7 months, but I've seen them all over the board. I just wouldn't wait too long though, because you'll have to go out and purchase the things you need that weren't given to you:)
And with my first daughter, I first felt her movements around 16-17 weeks...so ANY day now for you, I'm sure!0 -
Hey there!!! I just came across this group as I was trying to find out how many calories I should be eating while pregnant. I am so used to eating 1,200 calories (to lose weight), that eating almost 2,000 calories seems so UNREAL!! HAHA But I guess it's normal! Here is a little bit of a background for me:
I found out June 23rd that I was pregnant! We are so excited!! I am now 12 wks and am glad to be heading into the second trimester. I have had such a CRAZY pregnancy so far. A week after I found out I was pregnant, I got zapped by an electric fence while trying to put a hose over the fence into my cousin's horse stable. About a week and a half later, I ended up getting "Hand Foot and Mouth" from my little cousin. AND THEN just about 2 weeks ago, I stepped on a rusty nail that went through my flip flop after an aweful devestating storm. I had to go get a teatnus shot. Thank goodness, after getting checked out, all seems well. They have me going every 2 weeks for 6 weeks for an ultrasound just to be sure that the development of baby is going as well as it should. What a scary first trimester. I am ready to be normal again! HAHA
My appetite has been AWEFUL! Pre-pregnancy, I was doing very well with losing weight slowly but surely. I was a MFP addict. When I found out I was pregnant I knew I needed to stop obsessing over calories and just take it easy. Well, I took it a little too easy if you ask me, I gained about 7 pounds in my first trimester!!! The only things that were appetizing to me, were carbs and greasy, fatty foods. So after realizing this morning that I gained that weight, I knew it was time for MFP to save my life yet again! I haven't exercised in a while, so I need to start walking and doing the elliptical (of course moderately- just slowly to get my heart pumping a little). I need to start eating a little more healthy and drink more water. My BMI is 32 and I am not happy about being in the "obsese" category. It's devestating. I was in this category prior to pregnancy. It's been a long "weight loss/gain/loss/ gain again" journey for me, and I just want to have a healthy pregnancy and need support from people like you.
I started at 1,200 calories and when I punched in that I wanted to maintain it told me 1,890... that's going to be hard to get used to. And adding 200 to that number? It just seems so crazy to me. But apparently this is what I need to do to keep this little one healthy. I can't wait to share this journey with people on MFP as I have grown to have my own little MFP family!!! It's awesome! I am here to support you guys as well!0 -
How are you guys getting multiple ultrasounds? Does your insurance pay for that? I am curious because mine only allows 2.
Sometimes if there are complications or they need to keep an eye on the baby for some reason, they will schedule you for ultrasounds. I had hand foot and mouth (which could cause abnormalities, miscarriage, and defects), and they need to make sure that the developments are going as they should be. :-/ Believe me, as much as I want to see this little boy/girl, I don't want to be nervous because something could be wrong...0 -
I started at 1,200 calories and when I punched in that I wanted to maintain it told me 1,890... that's going to be hard to get used to. And adding 200 to that number? It just seems so crazy to me. But apparently this is what I need to do to keep this little one healthy. I can't wait to share this journey with people on MFP as I have grown to have my own little MFP family!!! It's awesome! I am here to support you guys as well!
Welcome to the group! This is just my opinion, but you'd prolly be okay just eating maintenance for a while. I'm a little over 25 weeks now and still eating maintenance plus whatever calories I burn while working out (which ends up being a bout 2000-2100). That has kept my weight right on track- towards the high end in fact (up 16-17 lbs now)! But it's up to you what you want to do- I just think maintenance has been MORE than enough for me:)0 -
Hey everyone! I'm crossing over into the 2nd trimester, so I wanted to say hi This is our first baby and we are really excited - we're not finding out the gender, which is driving our families NUTS!
Re: the # of ultrasounds - I had one at 7 weeks, 10 weeks, and then 12 weeks (NT screenings). My office gives a "free" gender scan at 16 weeks, then anatomy at 20, and I'm not sure what after that. I'm not high risk, and they said that many is routine at my office. I guess everywhere is different!0 -
Just checking back in with everyone. I am 17 weeks now. Havent felt any movements ( that i know of). We find out the babys sex august 13. I am so excited. It will be nice to finally be able to buy some baby clothes and not just look and wonder if i can get pink or blue! lol. Also talking with my mom on when we should due a baby shower. Do you normally do this 2 months before or earlier or later than that?
I did my shower at about 7 months, but I've seen them all over the board. I just wouldn't wait too long though, because you'll have to go out and purchase the things you need that weren't given to you:)
And with my first daughter, I first felt her movements around 16-17 weeks...so ANY day now for you, I'm sure!
My mom is hosting one for me at 28 weeks. I live far from my family/friends (18hr drive/90 min flight) so the shower is planned for when I'm home. One of my coworkers has tentatively chosen a date at 30 weeks to host a work shower, but I don't think it's set in stone yet. I agree with Jillsie about not waiting too long. We're flying to our first one and won't be able to bring much back, so my mom is encouraging people to give us gift cards, which means we'll have to go out and buy most things our selves when we get back. So far our only purchases have been the stroller and crib, so we have a TON of stuff we need to buy between weeks 30 and 40!0 -
Had our 16 week appointment today, and all was well! Heart rate was in the 140's, and we are scheduled for our anatomy scan (and should find out the gender) on August 7! Haven't had any spotting in 2 weeks, and am hoping to have that scary business over and done with.
Went ahead and did the quad screening today, and am extremely anxious about that. Should have the results in about a week, they told me. I hate that the false positive rate is so high...I have a lot of anxiety with this pregnancy already, and am not sure how I will react if anything on the screening looks abnormal. If it were just me, I probably wouldn't have even done it...but husband really wanted it and I was swayed. Anyone have any encouraging words about those screening tests?0 -
I started at 1,200 calories and when I punched in that I wanted to maintain it told me 1,890... that's going to be hard to get used to. And adding 200 to that number? It just seems so crazy to me. But apparently this is what I need to do to keep this little one healthy. I can't wait to share this journey with people on MFP as I have grown to have my own little MFP family!!! It's awesome! I am here to support you guys as well!
Welcome to the group! This is just my opinion, but you'd prolly be okay just eating maintenance for a while. I'm a little over 25 weeks now and still eating maintenance plus whatever calories I burn while working out (which ends up being a bout 2000-2100). That has kept my weight right on track- towards the high end in fact (up 16-17 lbs now)! But it's up to you what you want to do- I just think maintenance has been MORE than enough for me:)
thanks for this post. Needed to see it, people have been giving me a hard time about when I will be increasing calories and blah blah blah. I have mine still set as the same since the beginning. I eat between 1700-1900 and days I work out a lot its more like 2000 and I am gaining weight plenty. I can't imagine eating more because I simply can't eat more and I'm sure I will gain like crazy. But thats not the point, people also don't realize its not healthy for both mom and baby to gain too much weight. My goal is 35lbs max, but at this rate I feel like it will be more( I am 14wks and gained close to 8lbs already 0
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