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.