I have a baby boy coming ~ June 1 and just wanted to join the conversation! I've been using myfitnesspal to help me maintain a healthy weight throughout my 2nd pregnancy (after gaining tons of weight with my 1st) and would love to find more friends and support. Best wishes to everyone!

Maternity Photo Shoot this weekend! Pin-up girl from three different eras.

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@emurfield Fatigue is definitely hitting hard for me as well. I was feeling so great up until about week 29 (will be 31 weeks this Sat) and then it hit again....SOO SLEEEEPY!!!! You're doing fantastic with your weight gain....I'm up 25lbs already. If I can keep it at 35lb or less gain I will be happy. That's about 5-10lbs more than what I wanted to gain, but OH WELL! I keep hoping this cold spring will bust open into a warm spring so I can get outside and do some walking. I don't have a gym membership (as we live too far out) and I have found prenatal DVD's to be less than enjoyable.

@ehg87: I bought one prenatal DVD, and it was a total joke! I have never been a fan of workout DVDs anyway, so I plan to walk 30 minutes per day (as many days as possible) once my gym membership is up.

@prplrose33: You have so many huge things going on in your life right now, that it's completely understandable for you to be stressed and even a bit depressed. (I'm sure the hormones aren't helping, either!) But hang in there. Your daughter will be fine, and like with anything involving children, you just have to take it one day at a time. You look amazing in your pictures, and you can smile picturing those baby pounds melting off soon! So relax, enjoy your last few weeks of pregnancy (and having only one child!), and stay positive!

@prplrose33, I feel your pain! I'm 30 weeks and we're doing renovations, so it makes eating well kind of ridiculous, which also makes me gain faster and it's pretty uncomfortable too :O(. I think my son notices that my tummy is getting freakishly large, but I don't think he understands there's a baby in there (he's 18 months)!

Even though I gained 50lbs last pregnancy, I got through it and lost 60 before getting pregnant with this one...just remember there's a light at the end of the tunnel and you'll have two beautiful kids, a nice house, and a supportive husband when you come out the other end!

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us" (Eph 3:20).

Due June 15th, this will be my 3rd

31 weeks today. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes after my 3 hr screen so using MFP to help keep track.

Amandajp... yes I was just thinking the same thing! This hit way too close to home for me. Most of my coworkers were half a block away and another who was running it was about a mile away from finishing the race. I was just telling my husband last week it would be nice for me to take the baby to watch the race next year since she'll be almost a year old by then and could enjoy it.

@ZOMBIESLAYER ....so true! I just realized I'm eating almost double the amount I eat when I'm not pregnant...it's like I'm a human garbage disposal right now...need to reign in the carb intake! I'm almost 33 weeks and up about 18 lbs, but I'll gain another 18 in the 7 next weeks if I don't cool it. lol.

Hellllo Ladies!!!

June 6 baby here!!!!

This is my third and last BOY! #1 is 3 yrs #2 is 9 months and well #3 will be here in exactly 6 weeks, via c-section. I still don't know how I will manage with my 3 under 3 but brrrrring it! Don't have many complaints this time around, im so use to being pregnant its almost natural! I still have good energy and am still sane! LOL I'm very excited to be done with babies and on to getting my body back! yay for a rockin bod!

@rosy003 - Me too! 33w on Saturday. I've been feeling so lazy I started wearing my fitbit again to keep me moving. My goal is to hit my 10,000 steps everyday and 10 flights of stairs. Its been so tough I am now forcing myself to use the upstairs bathroom everytime I need to go instead of the downstairs one just to get more exercise! Doc appoint today at 1:45... HATE weighing in! Fingers crossed.:blushing:

33 weeks this week- first week of pretty terrible sleep. I'm thankful to have made it this far with no real issues though! Last night I got my first, and hopefully only, charlie horse. The pain woke me up at 4:30 and I had to have my husband massage my leg. I got these a lot with my first but didn't have any with my second child. They are no fun! I thought I remembered that bananas are supposed to help, but when I looked online this morning it seems like that is a myth.

I just started getting those lately during the night and they are HORRIBLE! I don't remember them with my past pregnancies. So I started taking a magnesium supplement which my midwife had recommended months ago for round ligament pain but I never took them. Now as long as I take one daily I don't get any cramps at night. I researched all the benefits of taking magnesium while pregnant and I was having so many of the other issues listed that maybe a magnesium deficiency was my problem all along.

I've had such back pain while sitting down (I sit all day at work) and I finally found a solution...a lumbar back support! Now I don't have any pain at work.

I was having horrible back pain when driving, but we just bought a new car (had to move up to a minivan thanks to this kid!) and it has adjustable lumbar support for the driver. It's made SUCH a difference!


I finally hit that point this week where I don't think I can keep up with my regular workout which bums me out big time. :frown: I'd been going to Zumba 3 times a week and just modifying however I needed to, but it's finally just getting to feel like a joke because I have to rest so often from uterine pain or BH that don't stop. I'm going to try my elliptical instead, but it's just not as fun as a Zumba class with friends and music. The weight has been piling on so much faster this pregnancy than previous ones for me, so I'm afraid of what would happen if I quit working out all together!

This group has been very quiet lately. How is everyone doing? I have 26 days to go (yay) and today hasn't been so bad....yet. The aches and pains usually hit around mid afternoon after I've been running around. I woke up this morning in denial that there will be a baby soon. I've been in full blown panic mode the past few weeks trying to get everything done while packing for the new house. My hubby hasn't been super helpful. He just keeps saying...it will get done. His idea of getting it done will be after the baby is here and will be of zero help to me. EEERRR!

Hope everyone is feeling great!

I have noticed that this group is pretty quiet.

I keep thinking I'm going to go early this time around, but my luck will be that he/she will be late. Went on my due date with the last. Packing is going ok. I'm anxious to actually close on the other house (which is May 31st...BOO). Sleeping has been an issue for about a month now. Just can't get comfortable. I also go to the Dr. on Thurs for my 1st check. Kinda excited to see if I am progressing at all...not so much looking forward to the actually check though.

Hope you get some sleep and hope your Dr. appt goes well for you on Thursday!

3 1/2 weeks to go! Had my strep b test 2 weeks ago. Next appointment is this Friday. This is my first so I am super nervous! I can't believe it's so close!