Finally out of the first trimester. Still have absolutely no energy but that might have something to do with working 40 hours a week, volunteering a marching band instructor 3 hours a week, and chasing around a 2 year old little boy and a 107 lb 16 month old Newfie puppy when I am home :-/. Nausea is completely gone finally. I managed to maintain through the first trimester which my dr. is very happy about. Unfortunately, I have had to give up running while pregnant due to lower back pain and hip pain. I am sticking with walking and some very light jogging when I am not sore but unfortunately that seems to be few and far between.

This weekend I had to pick up maternity pants which kind of bugged me. I know I am much healthier this pregnancy and being smarter about my choices and I know it was eventually inevitable but I finally got comfortable in my skin and now my body is changing again. I think I will feel better about it when I get out of that "is she pregnant or just getting fat" phase. I definitely have a belly but it isn't clearly a baby bump yet.

Managed to sneak in early for my ultrasound today. I was booked for next week, but leaving Thursday for 2-4 weeks for work and will only be home 2-3 days in the middle. Baby is measuring right on schedule and due date is the same. Weight is about 8 oz, and it was so nice to clearly see all the great bone development. My daughter was very excited to see the baby moving (she is 4) and my son was disappointed to be in school and miss it. 19 weeks on Thursday......roughly 21 weeks to go, as I have been right near due date with both previous deliveries.

Also managed to stick with my promise to myself to NOT find out the sex this time. I have boy and girl names short listed, and we have clothes for both, and an equal number of boy and girl babies on both sides of the family. Will be nice to surprise EVERYONE, including us on the big day!



Anyone know how to edit size on tinypic.com ? Used to be easy to resize but they changed all the options.

http://tinypic.com/r/2zgg9jb/6

Finally got to see a pic of my little boy's face



Right click on the picture and select, "View Image" to see it full size (sorry posting pics here is a PITA, and it won't resize it :frown:)

booo everything seems to be going down hill for last few days. I'm having some joint pain when I walk so I started seeing a chiro this week. i can't walk as long as I used to becuz I start to get contractions and a lot of pressure.. I hope 3rd trimester goes by fast.
I feel like this 3rd pregnancy is taking more of a toll on my body then previous times.

So I have been having some insane weight gain this past few weeks. I am currently 18w6d and I had a starting weight of 134 pre-pregnancy and now I am weighing in at 149.1. I have no idea how the weight creeped on me but in the last three weeks I have gained more than 7 pounds. Everywhere I look online I am showing to be way off the charts Has anyone experienced this crazy weight gain? Should I be worrying?

baby goes threw a growth spurt 17-20wks. and then again at 24-28wks.

I am 23 wks and I gained 18lbs, I pretty much average 1-1.5lbs week gain lately. I started around 124 and I am currently 142 ( I feel your pain. LOL.

So I have been having some insane weight gain this past few weeks. I am currently 18w6d and I had a starting weight of 134 pre-pregnancy and now I am weighing in at 149.1. I have no idea how the weight creeped on me but in the last three weeks I have gained more than 7 pounds. Everywhere I look online I am showing to be way off the charts Has anyone experienced this crazy weight gain? Should I be worrying?

Don't stress about it. You're only up 15 lbs for your whole pregnancy sofar, which is great. Just tell your doctor.

I'm 20 weeks on Tuesday, and I'm up 21. 2nd trimester has been a LOT of growth and weight gain. All normal.

So I have been having some insane weight gain this past few weeks. I am currently 18w6d and I had a starting weight of 134 pre-pregnancy and now I am weighing in at 149.1. I have no idea how the weight creeped on me but in the last three weeks I have gained more than 7 pounds. Everywhere I look online I am showing to be way off the charts Has anyone experienced this crazy weight gain? Should I be worrying?

I did a 7 pound gain between 12 and 16 weeks, then I leveled off and gained nothing for the next 3 weeks. I am up about 16 pounds total since I got pregnant and I am currently 19 weeks along. I went through a real "hunger" phase for about 2 weeks during that period and I think it was my body making up for the lack of gain from 6-10 weeks when I wasn't eating much.

Hey mamas! I haven't checked in lately - I'm at 23 weeks now and moving right along. Getting ready for baby showers next month and trying to finish up the nursery (we're at the decorating phase now - painting/furniture are finished). I've slowed down the weight gain a bit recently by trying to make exercise a daily thing and by logging EVERYTHING and opening my diary back up to my friends.

Still waiting for that 2nd trimester energy boost - it hasn't seemed to find me yet I have my GD 1 hour test on October 8th, so I'm a big apprehensive about that. Just praying I pass!

Yikes, i have been neglecting this post! I have been so concerned with the weight ones that i keep forgetting to check back in for the second trimester!!! And sadly when i do check in its to tell you guys that I am moving on to the 3rd trimester board!!!! I will see some of you in a few weeks! good luck everyone!

Hey guys, I was gone for a while and I am back now from vacation. Proud to say I managed to maintain my weight and not gain while vacationing for 10days. For me its a shocker cause I was steadily gaining 1-2lbs a week. Annnnywho, I don't yet trust the scale, I will wait a few days until I stabilize and actual weight appears, lol. I'm 25.5wks now, yippy. Almost 3rd tri. Baby boy is super active. Apparently he loved hawaii cause I had barely any heartburn while I was there and this morning I have terrible heartburn. Go figure.