Pregnancy 2010 - November

I got the flu shot too. I've never had one before though, but my doctor strongly recommended it. I did research, but basically found what some others have said it was totally sided - either all for it, or all against it, not really discussing the pros and cons.

I hadn't thought of having my husband get it though since he will be around the baby.......:huh: ...something to think about!

I think I felt some "bubbles" yesterday, but still haven't felt any noticeable movemetns...I'm waiting very IMpatiently, lol

I've been feeling baby since 16 weeks, then he was off and on, now I feel him every day multiple times. But He measured 2 weeks bigger than he is supposed to be, maybe that is why. It feels so funny when they move. Last night I was able to feel him from the outside and could see my stomach move when he jumped. Very exciting.

I got my flu shot today, first one I've ever had, hoping it has no complications.

PS, this round, I am so sick in the evening too. I don't know if it's just a culmination of a stressful day, but nauseated, headache, exhausted by about 5 daily for the rest of the night. No real sickness this time though, which is nice! I vividly remember last time puking on the side of the interstate during morning rush hour!

I am sick in the evening too. Yesterday and today I had a bigger lunch and feel better, not sure if that has anything to do w/ it.

My wedding ring fits for the first time in about 7 weeks!!

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and have never had my wedding ring fit past about 28 weeks!!

Hi:)
I would love to join this group. Just found out this week that we are expecting our first. All the tests(and I mean like all 10 of them) have been faint but positive. My period is 2 days late so I am praying this is true! I still want to workout and lose a healthy amount of weight while pregnant. Looking forward to meeting people and learning lots in this group!

Hit a new record today, 806 calories burned at the gym.

Unfortunately that did not persuade baby to move out of my pelvis and back up, so I'm quite uncomfortable.

Checking in. My weight is still exactly the same- 167. While I haven't gained, I am slacking on so many other things. I only worked out 4 times this week, which is fine, but usually I do some sort of exercise 6 days a week. I would be happy continuing with 4 days a week, but I fear that I am starting to backslide and, pretty soon, won't be working out at all. Must refocus on my fitness goals this week. I made some really unhealthy choices this weekend, which is a normal thing for me. I'm good during the week and slack on the weekend. Now, however, the lack of fruits and veggies and addition of fat and cholesterol could be (is) affecting the little one. Part of the problem is that I'm finding it hard to keep produce stocked in the house. I just need to make sure I grab a fruit or vegetable with every meal and snack. It's so hard. I'm wondering if I should go buy some of that V8 fruit fusion juice that gives you a serving of each with every glass.

I know this sounds like a bunch of whining over stuff that I can easily fix. It pretty much is. I just wanted to get this out in the public so that I can be more accountable and get started toward making the change.

There's a few fixes I use if I find my produce is going bad before I use it. I like to stock up on things like unsweetened apple sauce or dried natural fruit (cranberries, raisins, apricots, mangos, banana chips, etc). Frozen fruit is also a good idea and you can throw a bunch into a blender with some juice or milk for a quick smoothie or toss a few frozen berries on top of yogurt for a snack in the afternoon. I also find it helps to just buy only a couple different fresh fruits/veggies at a time (unless you have an immediate use for them) You may have to shop a little more often but the dried/fozen/packaged kinds can tide you over until you get to the store.

Oh boy (or girl! ), my m/s is suddenly worse today than it has been for the last week.
I'm usually hardly nauseous at all until about 3pm but I went to bed feeling sick last night and today I woke up feeling sick. I've even been on the verge of gagging a couple times and it's only 1pm. I have absolutely no appetite which is SOOOOO unlike me. I had a tbs of peanut butter on a slice of bread for breakfast and a protein bar for lunch and right now I'm starting to feel like even that is more than I can stomach. :laugh:

Checking in....the bleeding stopped on
Friday. I was really starting to get scared
I got my blood tested again and I should
have the results today. I still feel very PG
especially over the weekend does M/S
include major bloating I've felt a little
queasy throughout the day but not enough
to stop me from regular daily activities
but the bloating is insane. I'm a big spicy food
eater normally but it seems like lately I can't handle
anything spicy and my breast are very tender.

I've noticed also that i wake up so many times
during the night now. I usually sleep throughout
the night. That has to be a part of PG.

I had some spotting early on too, so I know how scary that can be. The best thing to do it rest and stay de-stressed (as much as you can). Everything you're experiencing sounds a lot like where I was at 6-7 weeks--I had VERY sore breasts and I couldn't sleep worth a darn, and I'm normally a very sound sleeper.

I had a really hard time believing I was pregnant until I saw the baby on my 10 wk ultrasound. I was especially nervous because they did an US at 6 weeks when I had been spotting and said they didn't see anything. They tried to say "maybe you have your dates wrong, because at 6 weeks we should see something."--definately NOT what a first time mom wants to hear! Turns out my dates were right all along and eveything has been going well since.

I hope everything turns out good for you, the first few weeks can be so tough, mostly because of the not-knowing. But try to be patient and keep taking good care of yourself. All the best! :flowerforyou:

Hello, just checking in. Weighed myself this morning and I'm still maintaining 180. All day sickness has been taking away a lot of my appetite, but it usually subsides if I can keep down a couple crackers. I've only thrown up once, and I'm very thankful for that!

The other night I had homemade chicken alfredo for dinner and about an hour later I FELT HUGE, like I had swallowed a basketball that was on fire :laugh: It wasn't really heartburn, it felt like it was down lower in my stomach. Stomach burn? My stomach hurt all night....

I've been riding my indoor bike, and went for a long walk the other day.

I will say that my emotions are a little wacked out lately. I cried watching the pedigree commercial with all of the sad animals it always makes me sad, but this is the first time I've cried. Almost cried when I saw a squirrel ran over on the road :sad: I suppose sad is a nice change for my husband from b*tchy and violent :laugh:

Hope everyone is doing well!

I do not let people who have no received the flu vaccine to be around my newborn as I feel like getting the shot yourself is a small price to pay to keep a very small baby as healthy as possible.

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I hadn't thought of having my husband get it though since he will be around the baby....... ...something to think about!

If you breast feed, your baby will receive the equivalent of a vaccination via your immunity passing on to it, so for the flu, do not be too worried about non-vaccinated people being around it, as long as they are not actually in the middle of a flu bought of course . You might say, well maybe they have a different strain they will pass on, but even if they were vaccinated, anyone (even you) could pass on different strains as you would all be vaccinated against the same strain.

I was told they get the same dose as adults only 1 time. That is unless this was their first year receiving a flu shot. His pediatrician said it didn't say anything spec. about H1N1. But mine either gets the shot or nasal every year.

I am also feeling baby big times, started lots at 20 weeks. My little boy and husband could even feel from outside. Yesterday he was killing me kicking during a movie and church. It made it hard to focus.

Thanks! That is what I have been seeing too. My kids have had the flu vaccine before but did NOT receive the H1N1 shot last year and the lady said "if they have never had the H1N1 vaccine before they need to come back in a month for another round." I was shocked. I took my middle child at a different time and the nurse giving her the flumist said she didn't have to come back. So I have heard two different things from one office. Kind of scary actually.

Well, I just had to edit this post to add what I just found:

Special Instructions for Children Being Vaccinated Against Seasonal Flu for the First Time:
All children 6 months through 8 years of age are recommended to receive 2 doses of 2010-11 flu vaccine 4 or more weeks apart unless they have received:

1.at least 1 dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine last flu season, and
2.at least 1 dose of seasonal vaccine prior to the 2009-2010 flu season or 2 doses of 2009-10 seasonal flu vaccine last flu season
If a child has fulfilled both requirements, they only need 1 dose of the 2010-11 flu vaccine.


So confusing! Isn't the title for "Children Being Vaccinated Against Seasonal Flu for the First Time." Key words, FIRST TIME. This is not my kids first time for the seasonal flu vaccine, however, they don't meet rules one and two because they didn't get the H1N1 last year. So do they still go get a second dose? Seriously.

Alrighty enough of that. Anyway . . .

I know what you mean about it being hard to focus when the baby is kicking. Sometimes I think the little one is telling me to sit up straight and quit slouching because he/she is getting cramped.

Have a great night!

I was told they get the same dose as adults only 1 time. That is unless this was their first year receiving a flu shot. His pediatrician said it didn't say anything spec. about H1N1. But mine either gets the shot or nasal every year.

I am also feeling baby big times, started lots at 20 weeks. My little boy and husband could even feel from outside. Yesterday he was killing me kicking during a movie and church. It made it hard to focus.

Thanks! That is what I have been seeing too. My kids have had the flu vaccine before but did NOT receive the H1N1 shot last year and the lady said "if they have never had the H1N1 vaccine before they need to come back in a month for another round." I was shocked. I took my middle child at a different time and the nurse giving her the flumist said she didn't have to come back. So I have heard two different things from one office. Kind of scary actually.

Well, I just had to edit this post to add what I just found:

Special Instructions for Children Being Vaccinated Against Seasonal Flu for the First Time:
All children 6 months through 8 years of age are recommended to receive 2 doses of 2010-11 flu vaccine 4 or more weeks apart unless they have received:

1.at least 1 dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine last flu season, and
2.at least 1 dose of seasonal vaccine prior to the 2009-2010 flu season or 2 doses of 2009-10 seasonal flu vaccine last flu season
If a child has fulfilled both requirements, they only need 1 dose of the 2010-11 flu vaccine.


So confusing! Isn't the title for "Children Being Vaccinated Against Seasonal Flu for the First Time." Key words, FIRST TIME. This is not my kids first time for the seasonal flu vaccine, however, they don't meet rules one and two because they didn't get the H1N1 last year. So do they still go get a second dose? Seriously.

Alrighty enough of that. Anyway . . .

I know what you mean about it being hard to focus when the baby is kicking. Sometimes I think the little one is telling me to sit up straight and quit slouching because he/she is getting cramped.

Have a great night!

They met the second rule "at least 1 dose of seasonal vaccine prior to the 2009-2010 flu season" plus it says 1st time so I don't think that means our kids.


What's even scarier is that the doctor's office doesn't realize the h1n1 is in this years vaccine and they aren't seperate shots, I had to tell a doctor's nurse that. I said, yeah, you can google it, it is 1 of the 3 strains in the flu shot. Scary, very scary.

So did they give your kids. a .25 dose? That would be a half dose .5 mls is the whole thing. I would find out, if they gave them .5 ml's then don't take them back, if they gave them .25 mls then you will have to take them back to get the full dose.

You will do great with the weight gain!!

With #1, I started at 181lbs (that's what I get for conceiving RIGHT after the holidays) and ended at 221lbs, gaining 40lbs.
With #2, I started at 168lbs (my normal weight) and ended at 221lbs, gaining 52lbs.
With #3, I started at 191lbs (eek!!) and am now at 214lbs, a gain of 23lbs. I have 3 weeks left and am steadily losing about 1lb/week (I hit 227.6lbs this pregnancy lol, so that kicked my butt in gear lol).

With exactly 3 weeks left, I have gained just under 23lbs this time and I'm super proud.

I have my calories set to maintenance but I'm still working out (all DR approved and monitored each week).

They met the second rule "at least 1 dose of seasonal vaccine prior to the 2009-2010 flu season" plus it says 1st time so I don't think that means our kids.


What's even scarier is that the doctor's office doesn't realize the h1n1 is in this years vaccine and they aren't seperate shots, I had to tell a doctor's nurse that. I said, yeah, you can google it, it is 1 of the 3 strains in the flu shot. Scary, very scary.

So did they give your kids. a .25 dose? That would be a half dose .5 mls is the whole thing. I would find out, if they gave them .5 ml's then don't take them back, if they gave them .25 mls then you will have to take them back to get the full dose.

I believe it was the full dose. Although when I took my middle child back it seemed like she had more of the flumist to sniff than my oldest. That is awful that I don't know. I will need to call the office today and check on that. Most likely I will not be taking them back.

You will do great with the weight gain!!

With #1, I started at 181lbs (that's what I get for conceiving RIGHT after the holidays) and ended at 221lbs, gaining 40lbs.
With #2, I started at 168lbs (my normal weight) and ended at 221lbs, gaining 52lbs.
With #3, I started at 191lbs (eek!!) and am now at 214lbs, a gain of 23lbs. I have 3 weeks left and am steadily losing about 1lb/week (I hit 227.6lbs this pregnancy lol, so that kicked my butt in gear lol).

With exactly 3 weeks left, I have gained just under 23lbs this time and I'm super proud.

I have my calories set to maintenance but I'm still working out (all DR approved and monitored each week).

That's awesome! You should definitely be very proud of yourself for how well you did and it's encouraging to me that I can keep my weight gain under control!
Right now, I just listen to my body and never push too hard, but I figured, If I can keep from gaining a pound untill my 2nd trimester that that's a good start for this pregnancy.... and then I'll go from there