Hello all! First off I am due February 1st, 2014 with my second child. My son is 7 years old. So yes, I am restarting the clock to freedom! LOL

My name is Amber I am 30 years old, happily married and live in Channahon, IL. Channa-what? You may ask just consider it outside of Joliet we are a SW suburb of Chicago. I gave the option to my husband to have one. My son is with a ex whom I never married but it was a bad relationship and my son considers the hubs his dad and you wouldnt know the wiser.

I gained 87 pounds with my son and trying my hardest not to let that happen again. However, this is a different situation then what I was in before. So yeah I am working out. Or at least just started to cause I have been experiencing some major fatigue.

Well, I don't want to bore you all with all the details but I am looking forward to hearing from all of you!

Feel free to add me!

Hello,

I'm due 3/11/14!

This will be my second child, I have a 16 month old baby girl.

Thanks for starting this group.

Hey all! I'm due March 15! This is my first baby, but 3rd prgnancy (have had 2 recent miscarriages). Am hoping this is a sticky baby. I'm 5w4d today. Great idea to start this group!!

Hi, I am due end of Feb but realistically expecting a March baby.

I have a 19 month old and 7yo, both boys.

I gained 50+ pounds in previous pregnancies and my goal for this one is to keep it under 40. I'm almost 9 weeks along and off to a pretty good start, since in the past all I could keep down was cake/cracker/pretzel/tortilla chip types of foods, and the only way I kept from feeling like barf was to keep food in my stomach... this time I feel like the cravings are under control and my activity level is definitely higher. With my first pregnancy, I would just come home from work and sleep until it was time to go to work again My second pregnancy, I hit my highest weight ever, and I'm still not at goal weight, but I don't think I'll have as much work to do when I start losing again.

Hi all! I also have had two recent early miscarriages- third time's the charm, right??

I am currently 12w1d with my first, started this pregnancy at 202 (8 weeks weight- I am 5'4"), and haven't lost/gained since. I have been super busy this summer though and truly have not been eating as healthily as I should, vacationing is hard on the diet!

My little babe is super cute, today I saw it squiggling around during my NT scan appt. I saw it in 2D and 3D so it was pretty amazing! Everything looks good! Sonographer even thinks it is a girl- trying not to get too excited though, I know it is super early.

Lot's of acne here, never had it as a kid/teen. It is a bummer too- I don't want to look like a teenager when I go back to school in August! I teach high school biomedical sciences classes

I'm a teacher too! Don't you just love summer holidays!

Thank you for inviting me! Im 13 1/2 weeks pregnant with baby #7 , I have also had 2 losses. I havent told too many people yet because of that. I will start telling after the next doc visit. I had just gotten to my goal and got pg!! of course I have to eat constently or Im super nauseated. I haven't been able to workout until this week and Im so glad to be back at it.. Even if its not as fierce as Im used to. I was training for a half marathon but thats out til next yr! I do hope to do the color run in October but that Im waiting to see! My starting weight with this pg was 128 and I'm currently at 135, 7 lb gain... trying to sat at 35 .. last 2 pg's I was able to stay at 37lb! which is good fo rme . my body likes to gain 50!!! Good to meet you gals!
OH my EDD 01/20

Hey everyone! My name is Mandy. I am 28 years old and 12w2d along with baby #1!

Hubby and I tried for about 21 months (used fertility meds that gave me awful side effects) for this baby. I had started counseling for IF-related depression and asked for a refill of the meds a week before we found out. We are so excited! Baby was conceived around April 29th so my EDD is January 27th, 2014.

I went to maternity pants at 5w with a visible bump around 6 or 7w. Right now I look about 20w according to some of the OB nurses at the hospital where I work. It's amazing how a baby bump changes things! I love it!

I am 5'5" and was about 199 when I got pg. I got up to about 202 and am back to 199.5 now. Doing fairly well considering the food I have been eating...baby loves cheeseburgers!

Having a bit of nausea and a lot of exhaustion. The heat wave is not helping either one right now. I just recently started to tackle the housework that has been piling up since the exhaustion set in. My poor hubby is trying to help but he is a bit overwhelmed trying to remodel our new house too.

We should know in about a month, but I am fairly certain we are having a girl

Thanks for starting this group! I live in Vancouver, British Columbia and my EDD is January 6. I'm 38 years old and this is my first pregnancy. I had a difficult first trimester (in terms of fatigue and nausea) and my exercise regime completely bit the dust around week 6 - it was all I could do to get through the day in one piece. I'm feeling better now, though, and am slowly trying to get back on track. "Slowly" being the operative word. Nice to meet everyone!

Hi everyone, my name is Mary, i live in Auckland, New Zealand, I'm 39 and I'm 12w1d with bubba number two. My daughter is 15 months and I'm being blessed with another easy pregnancy - just a bit of fatigue ar the moment which has put my running on hold. I'm hoping my energy levels will bounce back soon. A bit nervous this time round as I lost a baby at 10weeks in January, this one appears to be sticky so far! Have my next scan on Friday next week...

Hello mommies! My EDD is Jan 26th. I have a 12 month old son (surprise, you're getting a sibling!). I'm 33, a full-time working mother and im feeling overwhlemed with this surprise. (And a little guilty because I didn't want to stop my weight loss goals.)
I'm 14w today.
Question:
Are there any other 2nd time (or more) moms out there that are surprised at how big their bellies have gotten?!?
I didn't have this big of a bump the first time around for another 4 weeks! Yikes. Maybe bloat? I'm already into maternity clothes!

Hi! My name is Erin and I live in Astoria, Queens, NYC. I am 31 and I am 10 weeks into my first pregnancy (due 2/21). My husband and I have been together for 12 years and we are very excited for our new addition. I work in the fashion industry and I have been really lucky to have had no pregnancy symptoms at all so and thus have been able to keep up my routine pretty well. Plus, I am always looking for a new excuse to buy new clothing, even if I will have to find a way to fit it teeny, tiny apartment.

I am very active (running 20 to 30 miles a week, 3 to 4 hours of strength training a week) and found an amazing OB who is herself a marathon runner and really going to help motivate me to keep fit throughout. I am hoping to keep up my current activity level with modifications up as long as humanly possible.

I have more issues with diet which is why I joined--I am really hoping to find ways to keep my eating on track. I, even before pregnancy, always have had issues getting in the right balance. I tend to consume too much protein (I think a side effect of living with my husband, who lifts weights) and my sensitivity to wheat and gluten. I have never gotten the hang of how to handle low gluten or gluten free. My husband is also a very picky eater, so as a result, I have trouble broadening what I eat since I hate cooking for one

I am looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Hi everyone i'm so excited about this group. I took a test this wknd and it was positive!! I confirmed it at the clinic yesterday, I'm just 7wks almost 8 wks with due date of March 14th!! I am beyond happy and feeling so blessed!! This is my 3rd pregnancy, my two girls are 13 & 12 and we have been trying for another baby for 7 years!! This is an answer to prayer for sure!!

Hello mommies! My EDD is Jan 26th. I have a 12 month old son (surprise, you're getting a sibling!). I'm 33, a full-time working mother and im feeling overwhlemed with this surprise. (And a little guilty because I didn't want to stop my weight loss goals.)
I'm 14w today.
Question:
Are there any other 2nd time (or more) moms out there that are surprised at how big their bellies have gotten?!?
I didn't have this big of a bump the first time around for another 4 weeks! Yikes. Maybe bloat? I'm already into maternity clothes!

Congrats I think we were together in pregnancy group earlier, my first one is almost 14 months old.

Hi All,
Congratulations and best of luck with your pregnancies.

I am almost 26, have been married for 2.5 years and am so so so happy to be 20 weeks pregnant with our first child, a little girl.

My due date is actually Christmas Eve 2013, but only she knows when she will be born.

I lost nearly 10 kgs in order to get fitter for pregnancy, so far I have only gained 3 -3.5 kgs back and trust me, it's all in my bump.

I've had an easy time so far, no morning sickness or any other ailment. I love it! I have been slack with MFP logging, but have been relatively sensible with eating.

I'm looking forward to sharing issues, support and advice with you all