Pregnancy 2010 - Week 4

Angela - thank you so much for the info - I really appreciate it! We haven't really "tried" anything special, I usually know when I ovulate and I do keep track of that so we just try once a day during that period. I'm due to ovulate in about a week so I'll try checking my cervical fluid this coming week. Problem is my husband will be out of town from Sunday till Friday, so hopefully it will hold off until at least Friday :ohwell: . I'm thinking of making an appointment with an obgyn if I'm not successful this month, just to see what (if anything) she suggests. Maybe I'll give the basal body temperature a try first though. I've heard about doing that too - mainly that it's a pain in the *kitten*, but it's good to hear from someone that has had success with it.

Again, I really appreciate it Angela and if anyone else has any words of advice I would love to hear it. :flowerforyou:

They actually say that if you try this method and you don't get pregnant within 3 months your considered infertile and should be seen ... so it works pretty well!

CHOOSING THE SEX OF YOUR BABY:

I forgot to mention that if you have sex a few days before you ovulate you're more likely to have a girl, and if you have sex the day before ovulation or closer to ovulation you're more likely to have a girl ... WHY? because female sperm are heavier and swim slower and servive longer so it takes them more time to get their, boy sperm are fast and will get to the egg first, but die quicker. Not 100% garauntee, but worth trying if you have a preference. We didn't much care, just wanted to be pregnant so we had sex every other day (since we didn't know his sperm level) and it worked. :-D

welcom ndfcdf,

We actually just started the goals last week. We did a water goal last week and then calorie goal this week (sorry guys yesterday majorly sucked! Appetites back to normal today ... at least so far).

Hi all,

I haven't been on MFP in a long time but am trying to get into some tracking for a bit here for my nutritionist. I am 18 weeks pregnant and anticipating developing gestational diabetes due to history. I did an early screen at 15 weeks and just barely passed so I will do it again in about 9 weeks. I'm trying to make some changes before then. I don't know if I can avoid it but if I make changes now it will be less overwhelming when I have no choice but to make changes.

Have a great day!
Shannon

Shannon - welcome to group, and CONGRATULATIONS! :flowerforyou:

We're here to support you, so use us! And remember that the important thing is that you and baby come out healthy.

May I ask how they screened you> I haven't heard of that before. I'm worried about it myself when get preggo.

Help! see this link I posted. Help!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/78970-6-hour-work-out-marathon-on-saturday-help

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the words of encouragement for tomorrow!

One of classes I'm taking right now is Growth & Development. I wanted to share with you a website that has some amazing information about development - I was especially interested in the section detailing the baby's first year. Hope you like it!

http://www.growinghealthykids.com/english/home/index.html

I found this group by mistake.....hope you dont mind another joining in. Im 29 married with a son who will be 2 in March. I am at the heaviest I have been since I was pregnant at 9 months. So with my little sisters wedding coming up in June I thought it was time for a change. Anyway My husband and I are also wanting another one and well I havent got a BFP yet I am sure showing a lot of the symptoms and going to take a HPT in the next week or so. I have low HGC levels and well I want to make sure I at least past my expected period date before I waste money on anymore tests. I already have taken 4 and all came up BFN. But it was way to early for me to be testing even the doc thinks so. Anywho I have lost 10 pounds in the last couple weeks and already feel it in my jeans. My goal is to lose another 40-60 lbs.

Hi all! Mind if I join? I've been using MFP for about three weeks and love it! I have a 16 month old son and just found out today that I'm pregnant! According to the due date calculator, I'm due on October 6th. While obviously this is great news, I've been doing so well eating better, exercising, and losing weight, I don't want to lose steam. I was fortunate to only gained 15 pounds with my first pregnancy and I'm hoping I can stay as active with this pregnancy. (Perhaps it had something to do with the 18 weeks of vomiting!)

00Angela00, I was always hungry in my first trimester last time. That slowed down a bit in my second & third. Hang in there, it'll get better. Since I just found out today, I haven't done any research yet. Do you know how many calories we should be eating each day to lose weight yet still keep the baby nourished?

ICongrats on the pregnancy!!! I haven't met with the doctor yet, but according to what to expect when you're expecting you don't need to gain any weight first trimester and barely any in the second. They don't really recommend you diet at all, so I'm going for calorie goal of losing 1 pound a week and still exercising until I see my doc. I'm overweight, and get plenty of healthy foods with no DRASTIC dieting (not including being too nauseas to eat anything right now) so I don't think it will be a problem. When it gets to the point of gaining I'm only supposed to gain 15-25 pounds because I'm overweight so I won't need to increase my calories as much as someone who is average. I think for average they recommend eating 300 extra calories your third trimester, but I can't remember what the recommendation is for second.

Thanks, Angela. Congrats to you as well! I look forward to going through this journey with all of my new MFP friends.

I am there with you! My sister just had a baby in the beginning of December. She is home with him all day and every time I call, he's cooing and just being adorable. She sends me picture texts of him. I would rather be with him all day long than at work. He is just so darn cute!!! Oh, and my husband and I were asked to be his godparents, so I really wish I were there instead of at work.

New week is up!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/79833-pregnancy-2010-week-5

See you all there!

Hi y'all, I'm a newbie to this website. A friend of mine joined to lose the remainder of her baby weight, and now that I'm stuck on the couch recuperating from emergency surgery, I finally have the time to check it out. I spent 2009 losing 25 lbs, and now I'll gain it all back with my third child! So my hope is just to be held accountable to eat reasonably, to exercise (well, have to take 4 weeks off, which is really scary!), and to try not to gain more than 30 - 35 lbs this time around! My first pregnancy I gained 35, my second 25, and for this one I'm up 13 lbs so far. It's harder now because I'm HUNGRY. Feel free to give me some snack ideas. I noticed some of you are carrying your second children (or first)... I never think of myself as an "experienced" great mom, but I'm happy to answer any Qs you might have on the adjustment from 1 to 2, or healthy recipes, or whatever... I like to cook, and after a year of dieting (with 25 lbs down) I think I at least have a good idea of how to do it. Looking forward to spending the next 5 months checking in with y'all!