Pregnancy 2010 - Week 6

Hello Ladies, I'd like to join you if I can. I'll give you a little background on myself.....................

My boyfriend and I have been TTC for 2 years now, since Feb 2008. I was diagnosed with PCOS and Insulin Resistance 6 months in. This makes it difficult for me to a) conceive and b)lose weight. It also means my blood sugar and insulin levels are all screwy so I was given medication to help with this.
I finally got caught pregnant after 1 year, which was Feb 2009. The baby died at 15-16 weeks in May 09. :brokenheart:
The post mortem stated that this was because the cord was wrapped very tightly round his neck, the doc said he must have been especially active for this to have happened at that stage. Now, when we had the 12 week scan he was bouncing around all over the place, she couldn't even get a clear pic as it was blurred. I have since wondered if my screwy blood sugar levels attributed to his activity being so high. :frown:
Soooooooo we are TTC still but I really want to get my weight down as this will make it easier to conceive, put me at a lower risk of miscarriage or other problems whilst pregnant and also make my blood sugar/insulin much more stable. I am aiming for 1-2 ibs a week and I want to lose 90 ibs in total.................so I'm here for the foreseeable future!!!!!! :ohwell:

Sorry if that seemed a bit long winded ladies, just wanted to introduce myself, I'm hoping to be a long term member.
So far I have lost 4 ibs in 2 weeks so I'm on track. I have upped my activity levels by approx 95%!!!!! Before I did NO exercise, now I go to a 45 min cardio class Monday, 45 mins swimming Tuesday, 45 mins cardio/tomimg class Weds and 45 mins Aqua Aerobics Thursday. So far I am LOVING it and feel so much better. My clothes are already looser and my skin and nails are better.

Anyway, that's enough babbling, you'll be sick of me before I've even joined you :laugh:

Good luck to all you ladies. FX for us all.

Welcome shellster80. I'm glad your appointment went well, Angela. I did awful over the weekend too, Jalara.

There was SO much chocolate and junk at work. I went to a friend's for dinner Friday, was out all day Saturday and went to Greek town - yikes! and we were bad yesterday. So, I am off to the gym to work hard. When I logged in what I ate yesterday, and saw thE "IF EVERYDAY WERE LIKE TODAY..." I wanted to cry. So, here's to better choices. I just planned the week's menu with two new recipes.

Jumping in: I'm 14 weeks pregnant and trying to keep the weight gain healthy (hoping to see my pre-pregnancy body again someday). I'm also using this tool as a way to make sure I'm getting the protein, iron, calcium... that I need.

Welcome to all the new comers, IUChelle423 I've never personally had those conditions, but used to work in Rheumatology. Are there risks that are associated with them and pregnancy? just curious.

This morning sickness (more like afternoon/evening sickness) really has me down. I'm in school fulltime and working full time so my evenings are when I do homework and get stuff done ... IT'S SO HARD TO DO HOMEWORK WHEN YOU'RE CHOKING BACK VOMIT! not to mention I'm hungry but don't eat very much in the evening because there's not much I can tolerate by that point. I think after having the stomach flu, my patience with morning sickness has gone WAAAAAAAAYYYYY done. :-(

Welcome to all the new comers, IUChelle423 I've never personally had those conditions, but used to work in Rheumatology. Are there risks that are associated with them and pregnancy? just curious.

My doctor has told me that they will have to monitor my thyroid closely because if your thyroid is off during pregnancy it can be a real problem. With the RA, they say that for most it actually goes away or gets better during pregnancy - yah! :happy: But I'm told after the baby is born and your hormones are back to normal, it gets worse than ever before going back to the norm. With fibro, my doctor says that it could get better, stay the same or get worse (1/3 chance of each). Gee, thanks doc, really helpful :laugh:

The big risks come from the medicines to control them so I've been working to eliminate as many as possible. I'm down to thyroid plus a mild pain killer as needed (along with other non-medicine things like stretching, massage, hot tub).

I'm a little disappointed in my OBGYN. When I saw her last and told her we were thinking about trying, all she told me was congrats and have fun. She didn't say anything about folic acid, prenatal vitamins or anything. I specifically asked about diet and she said to eat as healthy as I can. I asked her about my medicines and she basically said we would discuss after I'm pregnant :noway:

Anyone who has tips about what to do to before starting and while TTC, I'd love the input!

Hello! Hope everybody has been doing good.

Jalara-I am not giving something up for Lent - I am going to make myself do something instead. I am making myself go to the gym at least 4 times a week during this Lent season. I am hoping to make this a habit by the end of the 40 days. I also weigh in on Fridays. I weigh sometimes on Wednesday just to know where I'm at, but typically have a treat or calorie-filled dinner over the weekend, so I find it much better to get on the scale after being good all week.

IUChelle423-I am currently reading, "What to Expect Before You're Expecting," and there are a TON of great tips in there. There is so much information, you can almost scan chapters for what you need, or pick it up here and there. Just a suggestion since you asked what you should be doing. I have found it helpful.