I've had 3 positive pregnancy tests so far and if I go by menstrual cycle I'll be due Sept 6th. Just went to the OB for a blood test this morning and now waiting on results. We've been trying 2 years so I am beyond excited and can't wait for confirmation!

I have been pretty sick during the day! I don't have an appetite at all!! I try to eat small meals so that I don't have an empty stomach but sometimes I can't make myself do it!! The only time I feel like eating is in the evening and then I feel ravenous because I barely ate all day! I always have plenty of calories left at night so that's not neccessarily an issue and I know that studies now show that eating later doesn't effect weight, but I feel so blah when I have alot of cals in the evening!! Any ideas or advice?

Mine only advice is to do what you have to, to survive the first 10 weeks or so. IMO, these are the worst. I really hate being nauseated.

Eat well and not junk but just eat when you can and drink lots of water.

Hi all!! I'm 37 and pregnant with my first. I'm due Sept. 24. I had a m/c in October so am really hoping for a sticky baby this time! Hope you are all doing well. I'm trying to eat healthy, but like lots of you, I am nauseous. I seem to be ok in the morning, but get more and more nauseous throughout the day. Definitely puts a damper on eating!!

Hi all, hope everyone is well today! I havnt been sick all day hoorayyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When did you all start getting nausea? I at at 6 weeks with my first and so far just have major bloating (thank you rubber-band trick!) and cramping. The cramping is pretty scary (miscarriage last year at just around 6 weeks), but I'm trying to stay calm and relaxed.

I have been craving rice-krispie treats like CRAZY though! I haven't had one for years and years... I was a chocolate girl prior to getting pregnant and now I could care less about it. Marshmallows though.. weird!

Totally feel you on the bloating - I don't remember having this sort of bloating with my first child (back in 2006), but MAN....I was about to call my doctor to confirm I was only 5 weeks (I can't remember when I had my period in Dec.) because my stomach feels like a BALLOON! But it goes away every now and then - only to rear its ugly head again.

I am having cramping as well. I also don't remember cramping during the first pregnancy (probably because I was in college and I was hoping that every cramp was my period instead of worrying for baby's sake - I thought my parents were gonna kill me). But now, with every cramp - I worry. I am so paranoid (I blame the internet).

I craved spicy food with my first - esp. hot wings YUM-OH!

Hi everyone, I am pregnant with my first child and due September 16th, glad to meet all of you.

I stopped using this site to lose weight in July last year and have been experimenting with maintenance. Soon I will change my ticker and reflect my healthy gains. I was advised to gain 25-30 pounds. I think I might have already gained 4 I don't know if that is weird.

I had my first appointment with an ob/gyn yesterday and was relieved to discover that the cramps I was feeling were my uterus expanding and since it has never grown before, that was why I was feeling cramps that I don't feel all the time but when I do feel it, they last a really long time!

He also said I can continue any exercise I was already doing and there were 2 things I would have to watch later on. At some point I will have to stop bench press because you can't exercise while laying on your back (I think 3rd trimester) and around 28 weeks he said "relaxin" kicks in and I could accidentally pop something out of place.

What I do for exercise: I love to play catch and softball practice (swinging a bat gives you a great ab workout and I was thrilled to learn it was still acceptable to work out abs while pregnant) and I lift weights. I also mess around with basketball in the winter even though I sort of despise it but I can only shoot hoops no more 1 on 1 or 3 on 3 lol. I just get super bored on cardio machines and love to play sports so that is how i prefer to get my cardio in

How do you guys find the energy to make it to the gym during the first trimester? I am only able to drag myself to the gym maybe 3 or 4 times a week.

I feel the same way about coffee! It was my life-line and now it is totally un-appealing.

My husband and I started making 50/50 and so far, no headaches. I bring a to-go cup with me in the morning to work and sometimes I don't even finish it.

How do you guys find the energy to make it to the gym during the first trimester? I am only able to drag myself to the gym maybe 3 or 4 times a week.

I make myself. I find its so hard to go but once im at my class and the music starts im off! last night was the first time i felt i had 90% of my energy back and was able to work out properly! So good!!!

I'm a veggie too and it's important for me personally stay that way during pregnancy. I think that if your body is craving a particular food, its probably craving a vitamin or mineral. So I've been taking calcium and iron supplements in addition to my prenatal.
But.... I don't feel pregnant at all. No neasuea, food cravings or aversions, fatigue or anything!

Working out: I'm an outside person. I never go to the gym. I stopped running when it got below freezing and now just walk a lot. I was planning and getting back into running once the weather is tolerable but I think now I can't. Bummed. Looking for other outdoor, low impact workout ideas.

I'm due with my first baby on Sept 8th according to an online calculator but I don't go to the dr's office until the 31st! The wait is killing me. And then I wont get to hear the heartbeat until Feb 14. It feels like forever! But I have been overweight in the past and I am really paranoid about gaining too much weight. So I am here to track my calories and keep up with my workouts.

Its so early on but I already feel bloated and my pants seem a little tight. That is frustrating. So I need to be s little more strict. I am a vegetarian but lately I have been craving meat, especially chicken, it's so odd! Any other veggies out there having this problem? And what do you do about it? I relied on eggs for my source of protein but now jsut the thought of them makes me ill.
It reminds me of an episode of Friends when Phoebe, a vegetarian, eats meat while she's pregnant because it was the only thing that sounded good to her. LOL!

This is going to be the worst kept secret ever.

Agree, I hate this part. But yet I can tell people on here, but not all because some people on my friends list know me. And I am not ready for it to be on facebook or someother familiar place. I also hate the secret as I know I am I knwo my SIL is and my neice is and she is only 2-3 weeks ahead of me (she is young and has told everyone and is only 6 weeks ish). She moved up her and is now pregnant and so am I, irony! Have a great day ladies.

Hey all,
I am also due in Sept, my midwife is honestly not sure when in Sept I am due because I got pregnant just after a miscarriage, I did not cycle between, and the dates that she projected are not options of days that I could have gotten pregnant (or I have some explaining to do!) Anyway, I have an ultrasound coming up to date me and also to see if I am having twins!!! My numbers have been tripling and quadrupling each time they do them so there is a chance of twins which would be crazy! I gained too much last pregnancy, 40 lbs, so I am trying to be better this time around Would love prego friends, feel free to add me.
Erin

I hope everyone is feeling well today! Do any of you have problems digesting your prenatal vitamins? Sometimes I think it's not really morning sickness I'm having but rather my stomach being sensitive to the vitamins.

Me! I think it's the zinc. I find when I have it on an empty (or nearly empty) stomach, I feel really ill. If I take it about half an hour after lunch or dinner, then I'm much better.