The Preggo Platform

Chuffmn

Hi Kellch,

I have had 2 miscarriages as well and now with this 3rd pregnancy am at 18 weeks and all is well so do not let yourself get down about it

Best of luck to you!!

-C

I like trying :bigsmile: :devil:

I will test Saturday or Sunday if my visitor doesn't come :bigsmile:

I've been taking the prenatal vitamins already because they say it's a good thing to do. They were actually giving me pregnancy symptoms :ohwell: Soooo.....I stopped taking them for a day just to see if that's what it was and, well, for that day, I felt normal again. I was feeling nauseous, hungry, exhausted, and you know...all those fun things that come with pregnancy. (I had two miscarraiges before...and had all of the above with those pregnancies for the short time they lasted) Soooooo I'm taking them at night now. Seems to have helped. I was starting to get kind of excited. But oh well, all in good time, right? When and if it's meant to happen, it will :flowerforyou: Hopefully....kind of scary after two miscarraiges...but my mom had two before me and I'm here, so I guess I shouldn't let it get to me too much.

How ya feelin Tiff? :smooched:

Tiff_09

I'm feeling pretty good. I still don't have quite the energy I had before pregnancy.. but of course that's to be expected.

Yep... as long as I wasn't on B/C, my doc wanted me on prenatals, whether we were actively trying or not. Best to be on the safe side.

:drinker: All in good time! :drinker:

You're in the 2nd trimester now, though, right? Should be better than the 1st :flowerforyou:

Ok........I'm going to do nothing now. I'll see you over there soon, doing nothing, as well. :bigsmile:

Good luck to all of you!! Hope to join ya soon :flowerforyou:

OH yes.. the tiredness has gotten much MUCH better... or should I say less ... lol :laugh: I'm a lot LESS tired now. Just waiting for a little more energy. Pretty sure it's different this time having a 4 year old ... that boy wears me out when I'm not pregnant! :ohwell:

kellch

Hi Kellch,

I have had 2 miscarriages as well and now with this 3rd pregnancy am at 18 weeks and all is well so do not let yourself get down about it

Best of luck to you!!

-C

I like trying :bigsmile: :devil:

I will test Saturday or Sunday if my visitor doesn't come :bigsmile:

I've been taking the prenatal vitamins already because they say it's a good thing to do. They were actually giving me pregnancy symptoms :ohwell: Soooo.....I stopped taking them for a day just to see if that's what it was and, well, for that day, I felt normal again. I was feeling nauseous, hungry, exhausted, and you know...all those fun things that come with pregnancy. (I had two miscarraiges before...and had all of the above with those pregnancies for the short time they lasted) Soooooo I'm taking them at night now. Seems to have helped. I was starting to get kind of excited. But oh well, all in good time, right? When and if it's meant to happen, it will :flowerforyou: Hopefully....kind of scary after two miscarraiges...but my mom had two before me and I'm here, so I guess I shouldn't let it get to me too much.

How ya feelin Tiff? :smooched:

Awwww....thank you :flowerforyou: And Congrats to you !!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

kellch

I'm feeling pretty good. I still don't have quite the energy I had before pregnancy.. but of course that's to be expected.

Yep... as long as I wasn't on B/C, my doc wanted me on prenatals, whether we were actively trying or not. Best to be on the safe side.

:drinker: All in good time! :drinker:

You're in the 2nd trimester now, though, right? Should be better than the 1st :flowerforyou:

Ok........I'm going to do nothing now. I'll see you over there soon, doing nothing, as well. :bigsmile:

Good luck to all of you!! Hope to join ya soon :flowerforyou:

OH yes.. the tiredness has gotten much MUCH better... or should I say less ... lol :laugh: I'm a lot LESS tired now. Just waiting for a little more energy. Pretty sure it's different this time having a 4 year old ... that boy wears me out when I'm not pregnant! :ohwell:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

The things I've got to look forward to!! :drinker:

:laugh:

femmerides

okay. so my first pregnancy was pretty easy all the way through. I had "morning" sickness for about 2 weeks and then the only time i became uncomfortable again was at the end but that was because i was HUGE! i had no constipation issues at all or anything.

well this pregnancy sucks. :laugh: i only had the "morning" sickness for 2 weeks, maybe 3. but now i have aversions to a lot of my favorite foods and now i'm craving foods i would have NEVER touched otherwise. Like mustard. WHO CRAVES MUSTARD???? hella random. and chocolate. I haven't eaten many sweets over the last 2 years but this pregnancy has me not wanting them, but NEEDING them. i resist most days but sometimes i give in and have a 100 calorie klondike bar which seems to help.

well i have no constipation issues. lol. the EXACT opposite. This morning I had to go so bad I wasn't sure I'd make it. WHAT'S GOING ON??? I thought I'm supposed to be constipated. :laugh: :laugh: oh man. everything about this baby is 100% opposite of my daughter.

anyways, any words of advice would be great. i know i can't take immodium but what can i do to "regulate" my bowels back to normal? any ideas?

i hope you guys are having a great day and i'm hoping i didn't gross anyone out. lol. sorry in advance.

Chuffmn

My pregnancy has been really difficult too and I also experience horrible food aversions and still have weird craving that change daily. There was a 4 week stretch in the 1st trimester were just thinking about most foods made me ill and of course what ever I had bought at the grocery store for the week wasn't anything I could even imagine eating by the time I unloaded the bags! I also had smell issues and I swear if there was anything stinky within 5 miles of me I would hone in on it and get sick. I also had an aversion to cleaning products and anything dirty so my house became a disaster area. Ugh... The food aversions should subside by the second trimester but the cravings seem to last. I find when I need chocolate really bad that it helps to eat something really sour but that is only some of the time. The other times I just eat the darn chocolate. Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches are the bomb and so are carob covered peanut and raisins.

As far as the NOT being constipated; I would call your OB to see what you could take. You could also look into foods that are binding like dairy products. My guess is it is just hormones and the changes taking place and it will not last. Make sure you are drinking extra fluids to compensate for the loss.

Check out this link: http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/symptoms-and-solutions/pregnancy-diarrhea.aspx

Hope that helps!!!

femmerides

Hi Ladies!

I'm curious about something. When did you all start feeling "movements" in your belly? I started feeling them at like 12 weeks with my daughter but today I seriously thought I could feel the baby. Am I crazy or did any of you feel your baby at 8 weeks? Is it even possible? lol. Just curious.

Thanks!

Tiff_09

I'm with you! Well maybe not as soon as 8 weeks for me. With my son I was sure I felt him around 14 weeks and this one at 10 weeks!!! I think you know best. I mean, you can have gas any day... LOL Mom's know the difference!

femmerides

okay. so this is ridiculous. here is my picture at 8 weeks, 3 days. my belly is super hard. lol.

TamTastic

Hey everyone!

Just checking in.

Kellch, BEST OF LUCK woman!!! :flowerforyou:

Femmerides, I felt movement early on too. Some doubted me but when you are in tune with your body, you know when a feeling is "alien" or whatever you want to call it. And you know when it's not gas! :laugh:

Tiff, hope you're enjoying the 2nd tri! I know I did!! :bigsmile:

Cris, hope you get a break from everything! Wow, I either don't have much appetite lately or just eat peanut butter and jelly a lot :laugh:


As for me, there is a lot going on. To put a long story short, about 3 1/2 weeks ago, I asked my husband for a divorce/separation. I know a pregnancy isn't the ideal time to go that route, so I was willing to put off talking "divorce" specifically until after the pregnancy and through the recovery. However, living separately under the same roof was providing even more of a toxic environment than it had already been through the past few years (and which had caused me to ask for the divorce in the first place).

On Tuesday, I moved out of my home and in with a friend. We are sort of figuring out the temporary custody as we go. And of course will get all that set in stone in the coming months. BUT, I am very pregnant, work one day a week and my family lives in Oregon/Washington while I am in Connecticut. So, sort of in a vulnerable state. I do have a great network of friends around here and once through this pregnancy and recovery from the surgery will get on with my life. I'm scared to death but I awaken each day feeling stronger and more confident with my decision.

Anyway, that is it in a nutshell! Just wish me luck and if you're praying kind of person, I sure could use them. But, women have started over with far less than what I have....I'll be OK.

Take it easy everyone!! :flowerforyou:

femmerides

oh my goodness TamTastic! I'm sorry you're going through that. I'm so proud of you though! It's hard to make a decision like that and stick with it, especially when you're pregnant. But good for you. You know what is best for you and your babies.

You will definitely be in my thoughts. I hope it all works out. Good luck hon.

kistinbee

Hi gals! I'm back from my vaca! Had a BLAST but definetely missed you ladies!

Tam...OMG! I am SO sorry for everything you're going through, but like femmerides said...very proud of you also. You are a strong person and I know you will be fine on your own. And we are definetely here for you if you need to talk. I will for sure be praying for you daily.:flowerforyou:

Femmerides...wow! Those pictures are great! And I have heard that you can feel movements much earlier for second pregnancies since you know what it feels like. I don't doubt that it's your little one you're feeling! And sorry...I don't have advice on the BM issues. It's the opposite for me.

Tiff and Cris...I hope you are well.:flowerforyou:

Kellch...best of luck!

Gotta get to some work but I'll check back later!

jljohnson

Hi Ladies -

This is my first post here, so I want to introduce myself to those that haven't seen me around on other topics. This is my second pregnancy, and I'm super excited. I'm trying to stick with healthy eating, but it's so hard with the cravings I've been having. Plus, with my last pregnancy, I pretty much let myself do whatever I wanted, so I think I have to try to "reprogram" my mind to be good. I'm already starting to show, which is making my wardrobe situation difficult. I was just starting to get used to my "skinny clothes"! I love the pics from everyone, so keep 'em coming

Hugs,

kistinbee

Welcome Jenna!!!:flowerforyou:

Chuffmn

Good Morning girls!!

I had a death in my family last Thursday and have been with them up until today. Now I am back at work an exhausted! I should have taken 1 extra day for recovery as I did not sleep much and just worked my tail off to help my family prepare for the funeral and the guest coming over after, ugh. Am OK emotionally though as my family is close and strong so all will be OK in that regard I think.

Tam - I am so sorry to hear that you are going through this difficult time especially being pregnant. I imagine you feel twice as vulnerable and much more emotional and I will be thinking of you lots. I agree with the others that you are strong and it sounds like you have a very good head on your shoulders and are doing all you can for your kids to have a happy life. Let us know if we can help in anyway.

My little one has started kicking me morning and night and I feel raw inside; hope that is normal. The feet are down by my pubic line and it is just non-stop especially in the late morning and of course while I am trying to sleep . I have a feeling I will not get a good nights sleep until my child is in its 20's at this point!

Hope you are all doing well!

-C

kistinbee

Morning morning!

Cris...I'm sorry for your loss. Any death is hard, but sounds like you are doing okay. :flowerforyou: As far as the kicking goes, that's how it started for me...low...in the pubic area. Now most of what I feel is rolling as I figure there isn't much room for kicking anymore. And although I think the baby is still changing positions a bit, I'm pretty sure we're getting to that spot for delivery. Hiccups that I feel tend to be low in the pubic area and the rolling movements are up higher (which is probably rolling those legs around). Who knows though...I'm no expert.

Well...gonna grab some lunch. Hope you are all having a good morning!

TamTastic

Hey guys!

Cris, so sorry! My condolences!! :frown: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Hope everyone else is well!

My c-section is scheduled for Sept 4th at 1:00.

Chuffmn

Wow you two!! You are going to have babies soon!! Sept 4 is right around the corner!!! How exciting! Seems like it was just a couple weeks ago I even joined this group and you were only like 18 weeks. Sure does fly by!!

Glad to hear you had really low kicks too K. It is always reassuring to know that someone else experienced the same thing. Rolling sounds wild! Cannot wait to feel that feeling! Too bad they seem to party all night long while we are trying to sleep! If only they could adhere to our schedules inside and outside of the womb!! Yeah right!:laugh:

Thank you for your condolences. I think it actually helped that I was pregnant; gave everyone something happy to think and talk about during a very unhappy time.

Hugs!

-C

kistinbee

Morning gals! Sorry I was MIA yesterday. Home sick...blah! But feeling better today! :bigsmile: Just a little tired...as always!

Tam...YAY! September 4th!!!!! How exciting to have an actual date!!!!!!!!! Wish I could know exactly when my little one was coming! Wouldn't it be funny if we deliver on the same day?!

Cris...I know, time sure does fly! I remember when you joined as well! Your little one will come quick also...you'll be amazed! Then we'll all have to have a new-mommy support group!:laugh:

All my other gals...HELLO!

Well...I have lots to do today, so not sure how often I'll be checking on here. But I will check back at some point later!

Have a great morning!:flowerforyou:

kistinbee

Morning again ladies! Another day...and it's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!! AND...tomorrow is my shower! I'm SO excited!!! Can't believe we're there already! Feels like just yesterday when I went to register for stuff, and that was all the way back in June! CRAZY!

Well...lots of work again today, so may not even get to check on here again until Monday. Have a great Friday and an even better weekend!:flowerforyou:

Chuffmn

Good Morning Girls!

I am so happy it is Friday!! I just hope this day goes by fast. I really need some rest and have way to hectic of a work week.

K - I cannot believe your shower is here! You must be so excited!!! You'll have to tell us all about it on Monday. I am starting to think about mine already and think I should probably register this month as I will be having 3 showers in October. August sure did creep up. How is summer almost over when I haven't even gotten started yet?! :ohwell:

I have posted a new pic of my bump. I think I am big for 19.5 weeks and it seems like I have started growing again. For now it is staying in my belly though thank goodness!

Hope you girls all have a glorious weekend!

-C

Phoenix_Rising

Hi all you pregger ladies!

A close friend of mine gave birth yesterday (2 days past due date) to a beautiful 9lbs baby boy named Jackson. I went to visit last night and was able to hold him and rock him for over an hour. Sweet little guy... would have totally given me the "I want another baby" bug except I'm hating men right now :laugh: so that's a no go!!

I hope you all are doing well! Pregnancies are such wonderful, beautiful times!!

xo,
Lauryn

femmerides

Hello Ladies!

How are you? Sounds like everyone is busy this week. Man, you guys are so ahead of me. lol. I'm slightly jealous. I really want this pregnancy to fly by. I just want my baby out! I want him/her to be healthy and here! :laugh: I'm EXTREMELY impatient.

Okay...so here's some weirdness. So I've TOTALLY slacked off. I haven't worked out in 2 weeks (except for a 30 minute run on Tuesday) and I've been totally eating like a pig. It's mostly healthy of course but I've been giving in to some of my cravings too. I'm not doing as well as I wanted to. HOWEVER, I still have not gained ANY weight. It's absolutely AMAZING to me. Seriously. I started out at 192.2lbs and I'm 189.2lbs at 9 weeks. HELLA WEIRD! I'm not complaining though. :bigsmile:

Anyways, I hope you all have a FANTASTIC weekend! :flowerforyou:

p.s. at this point in my first pregnancy I had not only gained the 20lbs pre pregnancy but had gained an ADDITIONAL 18lbs. So i was 218lbs at 9weeks with my daughter shelby. yikes!

Phoenix_Rising

Okay...so here's some weirdness. So I've TOTALLY slacked off. I haven't worked out in 2 weeks (except for a 30 minute run on Tuesday) and I've been totally eating like a pig. It's mostly healthy of course but I've been giving in to some of my cravings too. I'm not doing as well as I wanted to. HOWEVER, I still have not gained ANY weight. It's absolutely AMAZING to me. Seriously. I started out at 192.2lbs and I'm 189.2lbs at 9 weeks. HELLA WEIRD! I'm not complaining though. :bigsmile:

Early pregnancy hormones promote weight loss, or so I've been told by my master degree holding science teaching friend.

femmerides

Okay...so here's some weirdness. So I've TOTALLY slacked off. I haven't worked out in 2 weeks (except for a 30 minute run on Tuesday) and I've been totally eating like a pig. It's mostly healthy of course but I've been giving in to some of my cravings too. I'm not doing as well as I wanted to. HOWEVER, I still have not gained ANY weight. It's absolutely AMAZING to me. Seriously. I started out at 192.2lbs and I'm 189.2lbs at 9 weeks. HELLA WEIRD! I'm not complaining though. :bigsmile:

Early pregnancy hormones promote weight loss, or so I've been told by my master degree holding science teaching friend.

omg. that's awesome. i was only weirded out because in 2007 with my daughter, i had gained 20lbs right before i got pregnant (or right at the very beginning) and then by 9 weeks had gained an additional 18lbs. I was 218lbs with my daughter at 9 weeks. and i topped out at 252.8lbs when she was born. this pregnancy i'm going to really try and not gain any weight or at least a max of 10lbs (and since i'm "obese" i can get away with zero pounds gained). so i'm going to start walking everyday again. and running. i had SO much fun on my run on tuesday. :bigsmile:

anyways, thanks for that bit of info. :bigsmile:

Vavoomy

How awesome to have a positive support group!

Chuffmn

Congrats femmrides! I bet you are healthy in ways you no longer even notice this time as compared to your last pregnancy, plus you have boosted your metabolism by all the running you were doing.

I gave into many many craving in my first trimester and had a an initial weight gain that I was not pleased with but now in my second trimester the craving are not so serious and my weight has hit a plateau. I think I have only gained 12 lbs total so far but am a little worried that my scale at home is nicer that the one at my OBs office. I still regret that for my last apt I left my shoes on when the nurse weighed me lol!!!

Have any of you taken prenatal yoga? I am thinking about trying it out but just cannot imagine the yoga poses I am used to being at all comfortable in this state. I am at the point where if I have to bend over to pick something up it is uncomfortable so cannot imagine doing like a down ward facing dog pose or similar.

Tam - how are you holding up? You OK?

Phoenix_Rising

Have any of you taken prenatal yoga? I am thinking about trying it out but just cannot imagine the yoga poses I am used to being at all comfortable in this state. I am at the point where if I have to bend over to pick something up it is uncomfortable so cannot imagine doing like a down ward facing dog pose or similar.

I'm so not preggo but keep sticking my nose in here :laugh:

My yoga instructor is waaaaay pregnant and still is teaching, and appearing to be comfortable in the poses.

Nich0le

Good Morning girls!!

My little one has started kicking me morning and night and I feel raw inside; hope that is normal. The feet are down by my pubic line and it is just non-stop especially in the late morning and of course while I am trying to sleep . I have a feeling I will not get a good nights sleep until my child is in its 20's at this point!

Hope you are all doing well!

-C

Sorry for your loss. I am not pregnant I am just following everyone's progress because I wish I would have had support like this during each pregnancy! Anyway, you will not get a good nights sleep until they are 20 :laugh: Maybe one here and there but life has a way of keeping us mommies from resting peacefully once babies are here, especially once #2 or more come.

Tam, glad you are taking your time to go through with the divorce until you are recovered and hopefully pregnancy hormones and emotions won't cloud your judgement. It isn't good for anyone, especially your babies, to try and make a relationship work that maybe just can't. Some people find that they make great friends after a divorce in the interest of the kids. Hopefully your path won't be too hard on you or the babies.

for everyone else with second pregnancy issues. The second one is always a little harder on you. One reason is you are older this time and you aren't able to rest as easily or as often as baby #1 because now baby #1 is probably an energetic exploring toddler. My advice is to listen to your body and make sure anything really unusual gets discussed with your doc. Also, prepare a few days worth of dinners, snacks and lunches for baby #1 for after having baby #2. This way you don't have as much work to do for a few days and you can get a little more rest in. The post partum after baby #2 packs a bigger punch simply because you are not going to get as much sleep as you did or needed with baby one.

Other than that, keep going strong ladies! You are all doing great and I am so very impressed with your determination to keep healthy and strong

arewethereyet

Good Morning girls!!

My little one has started kicking me morning and night and I feel raw inside; hope that is normal. The feet are down by my pubic line and it is just non-stop especially in the late morning and of course while I am trying to sleep . I have a feeling I will not get a good nights sleep until my child is in its 20's at this point!

Hope you are all doing well!

-C

Sorry for your loss. I am not pregnant I am just following everyone's progress because I wish I would have had support like this during each pregnancy! Anyway, you will not get a good nights sleep until they are 20 :laugh: Maybe one here and there but life has a way of keeping us mommies from resting peacefully once babies are here, especially once #2 or more come.

Tam, glad you are taking your time to go through with the divorce until you are recovered and hopefully pregnancy hormones and emotions won't cloud your judgement. It isn't good for anyone, especially your babies, to try and make a relationship work that maybe just can't. Some people find that they make great friends after a divorce in the interest of the kids. Hopefully your path won't be too hard on you or the babies.

for everyone else with second pregnancy issues. The second one is always a little harder on you. One reason is you are older this time and you aren't able to rest as easily or as often as baby #1 because now baby #1 is probably an energetic exploring toddler. My advice is to listen to your body and make sure anything really unusual gets discussed with your doc. Also, prepare a few days worth of dinners, snacks and lunches for baby #1 for after having baby #2. This way you don't have as much work to do for a few days and you can get a little more rest in. The post partum after baby #2 packs a bigger punch simply because you are not going to get as much sleep as you did or needed with baby one.

Other than that, keep going strong ladies! You are all doing great and I am so very impressed with your determination to keep healthy and strong

22,23 and 26..........still waiting for that good nights sleep:laugh: