@ Meggwyn - I am surprized how much the glucose tolerance test vary, I have heard several different fasting and drawing times.. I believe my friend had a 4 hour draw after the drink .. ekk! Glad to hear that not tracking calories seems to be working out for you! I also haven't been tracking and I think I have been pretty steady with my weight gain. I bought paint for the baby's room.. but still need to actually start painting We have a diaper stash going and a few clothing items.. but so far that's it! I have had offers of baby gear from friends - so luckily we will start to get some free baby stuff soon!

@PNGmeri2000 - sorry to hear how bad your first trimester was! I hope you are feeling better now! This is also our first child! We are expecting a girl - due Sept 9th! Welcome to the group! I hope the rest of your pregnancy is smooth sailing!

Hey ladies!

I'm due Oct 4th! So I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight. My first trimester I lost 15 pounds and now @ 6 months I'm back to 190. I'm hoping to not gain too much more. My doc and I had discussed that 10 would be the max that I'd want to go. However exercising is proving to be very difficult. I have on some days extreme hip pains to where I can't even stand up straight. It sucks. Unfortunately it's me. I had the same pains with my first child. I do try to do yoga on the days where I can deal with the pain and walk as much as I can tolerate. On July 3 I get to see the baby again so I'm pretty excited about that however I have to take the dreaded glucose test! I did fine with it my first pregnancy. Sounds like everyone is doing pretty good! Hope everyone's summer is going well too. Add me if you'd like

Tammy~

Finally back after a 5 week vacation - where I gained 9lbs! That's what visits home to US does to me. In-n-Out and Chipotle and Trader Joe's, and, and, and...things I won't be seeing till our next annual visit. Seeing as I'm now just 9lbs away from my 25lb goal, out comes the tracker and FitBit until I get my groove back.

Also, I forgot to make an appointment with my OB before I left and now am on a waiting list until the 9th! It's been almost 6 weeks since I had an ultrasound and I miss the little wiggler! Glucose test will be waiting for me, too. I think mine is only two hours between draws.

Pretty sure all the September gals have no passed the "viability" marker with 80-90% survival rate at this point, so congrats to us!

I have the glucose test coming up, too. And i"ve been thinking the same thing about viability! I keep thinking, if he/she was born now, they'd most likely be ok! Its a good feeling! The movements are getting so much stronger and I love it! Its just the coolest feeling to look down and watch a foot slide across your stomach or a butt poke out! lol I'm so glad to almost hit the third trimester. I'm starting to feel really pregnant, as in...my stomach is starting to get in the way of doing things. But at the same time, I love being so obviously pregnant.

We just opened our pool, so I'm excited to be able to swim daily. I've been really unmotivated to exercise much for the past bunch of weeks. I just started making myself again and I feel so much better! I'm working on building my strength back up. I've started doing push ups again and I can't believe how hard they are now! I can only do 10 before I collapse! (I was doing 25 easily when I first got preggo). Hopefully I can start toning up again b/c I've gained flab all over. The back fat bugs me the most! lol

I'm not weighing myself, except for at doctor appts, and have felt so much better about things! Its hard to not jump on, though. I just know it would be depressing, so I am waiting. I keep getting horrible heart burn from everything, too, so I'm finding myself unable to eat a lot and I have to avoid baked goods. Then again, sometimes the heart burn is worth it! lol

We still are so undecided in regards to names. I really want to get my hands on a physical baby name book. I should really just do it this week!

What are you guys up to?

Hello- Just got back on the tracker to see if I can use while pregnant. I'm noticing a little belly tracker looking thing under a few people's posts. Is there a way to make the tracker acknowledge the pregnancy? I'm 24 weeks due Oct. 9th. I am working out 6 days a week and I'm eating healthy- but not perfect. I know the gain is inevitable as this is my 2nd pregnancy but I guess going through this one in summer time makes me a little more aware of where the pounds are packing. I am going to start tracking again but would love to know any tricks anyone has to making the tracker work while pregnant! Thanks!

I can't exactly remember how I did it, but I played around with it until I got it to start tracking backwards. So as I gain, it shows my overall gain, but says X number to go. I think maybe I set my starting weight to my pre-preg AND my goal weight. As I gain, it shows I have that many pounds to lose to get back to pre-preg, if that makes sense. But I know I had to play around with it until I got it to work the way I wanted. Hope that helps and isn't just more confusing! lol

Ugh, I failed my 1 hr glucose screen. I have to do the 3 hour now. I've always passed in the past, so this was a big surprise. However, I had it in the afternoon and had drank sugary coffee beforehand, plus eaten breakfast. AND I was still sick from a horrible cold. So I'm hoping the 3 hour test goes smoothly. It just sounds so long! And I will most likely have to bring my 6 year old and 3 year old. I hope they are able to stay put for three hours without making too much of a scene! lol

Other than that, it feels great to be in the final trimester! I'm 29 weeks now and this little person inside is getting so big and strong! I love being able to feel actual body parts. I carry really high, so no pain in my cervix or anything. Just heart burn when ever I bend over or squat for long periods of time. TMI, but my last pregnancy, I had a lot of pressure and swelling in my lady parts. I had a varicose vein in my vulva and it pinched and hurt so bad from about 20 weeks on. No sign of it this time!!! Yay!!! Its been nice for both my husband and I that certain activities have remained enjoyable this time around! LOL

We are still completely undecided on names. I was really thinking I was having a boy, but now I'm starting to think girl again, so I don't even have a solid feeling one way or the other. Some boy names I like are Simon, Bryndon, Quentin, Luke, Nathaniel, Matthew, Edwyn or Eddard, jeremy, and Colin. Thats all I can think of right now, but there have been others. For girls, Savannah, Alice, Elyse, Eleanore, Ingrid, Gretchen or Gretel, Abagail, Scarlett, Aurora....oy, it just goes on and on. And we don't agree on much. We just don't like popular names and tend to like old fashioned names. Anyway, this is something we need to work on! lol

What have you guys been up to? Can you tell what position your baby is in yet? ANyone studying any birth techniques or anything? I ordered the Bradley method book and it should be here soon!

29w5d now and starting to have that "I'm done" feeling! Not really any one particular thing giving me that feeling, just everything all together. Anxious to be able to move around without pain in my pubic bone, huffing and puffing going up the stairs (or even just rolling over in bed!), having more clothing options (down to one pair of yoga/workout pants that fit!), and REALLY anxious to start losing the weight! My gain is still higher than my last pregnancy (I was up 34 lbs on my last weigh-in day, only gained 36 total last time) and I'm not terribly worried about it because I know I'm not overeating or filling up on junk, but I am eager to get back in shape!

I saw my midwife yesterday and I passed last week's GD test, and all of the other stuff (iron, etc) still looks good. STILL no word about the blood work I had done after being exposed to Fifth Disease, so she called around and it turns out my blood got lost somewhere and was never tested. Had my blood taken again today, and we go for an ultrasound on Monday just to check on the little nugget. If I had contracted it, it takes about 6-7 weeks for it to travel to the baby, which is about where we are now (will be 8 weeks to the day on Monday). Fingers crossed my blood doesn't get lost again, and that everything looks good at the u/s. Baby is head down at the moment, and hopefully stays that way!

This baby won't be delivered at the same location as my first, so DH and I drove to the new (to us) hospital and went in for a look last week, and then drove by the birthing centre that is also an option for us. Haven't decided where I want to deliver yet (pros and cons for each), but as long as I'm registered for both I can make up my mind at the last minute. Birth centre is midwife only, no epidurals, only gas/tubs/etc for pain relief. I'm worried about deciding I want an epidural and then having to move to the hospital while I'm in a lot of pain! Also, since there are no doctors in case of a real emergency, I have that "what if?" in the back of my mind. With the hospital there are docs for emergencies, but hospitals tend to gross me out (dirty and germy) and parking, especially at this one, is a challenge. Decisions, decisions!

We have our boy name chosen, but I still have another name I'd prefer to use and have told DH, but we haven't talked about it much. Still really focusing on girl names since they're more of a struggle for us. We've come up with more that we agree with this time (last baby it came down to the wire and we didn't really agree, DH just gave up!) but we're still not 100% sold on any.

@meggwyn - Do you think you could talk your doctor into letting you do the 1 hr test again? I know someone who failed hers because of what she'd eaten earlier in the day (she also had too much sugar) and passed it the second time. Also, moving around can affect the results, so if you bring your kids to the 3 hr test and end up needing to chase them around a bit it could also skew the results. Both last pregnancy and this time I was specifically told to stay put in my chair while waiting for the hour to be up (unless I needed to use the bathroom). I can totally relate to your comment about the pressure/swelling in the lady bits! Didn't have it last time, but this time I have days where it's just like...wow. Even sitting down to pee can be uncomfortable (but chairs are fine?). I'm having more bum issues this time around. I didn't get hemorrhoids until AFTER my last delivery and they came back with a vengeance as soon as I got pregnant this time. Not fun!

I just wanted to update again b/c I had my first home birth midwife appt today. She tested my blood sugar an hour after I'd eaten and it was perfect! 89 So, she said I do not have GD and no need to worry about it! I'm so happy!!! (still have to do the stupid 3 hour one on Monday through the miiltary clinic, but at least I know I'll pass with no problem!)

That is so crazy that you guys don't have your own rooms at the hospital! In most hospitals here, you labor, deliver, and recover all in the same room. Actually, at the military hospital, I guess I delivered in one room and then was transferred to another room for our 48 hour stay. In the civilian hospital I was in with my first, they did it all in the same room. But I just can't imagine sharing a room with another family!!!

Its so nice that you have options though!

Hi all! I'm new here and due with my first in Sept!

I was a healthy weight prior to pregnancy but at 28 weeks I had gained 22lbs and my OB told me I was putting on weight too quickly. My OB sent me to a dietician and she put me on a 1200 calorie, high carb, low fat diet. I felt like I was starving for the first couple days and decided I had to bump up my calories to 1600-1800 and now feel much better. I'm at 30 weeks now and I've lost 3lbs since I started tracking. I'm off for a follow up appointment with my OB on Friday, hopefully she thinks everything is okay now.

My goal is to keep tracking til the end and avoid junk food and sweets!

Hi all! I'm new here and due with my first in Sept!

I was a healthy weight prior to pregnancy but at 28 weeks I had gained 22lbs and my OB told me I was putting on weight too quickly. My OB sent me to a dietician and she put me on a 1200 calorie, high carb, low fat diet. I felt like I was starving for the first couple days and decided I had to bump up my calories to 1600-1800 and now feel much better. I'm at 30 weeks now and I've lost 3lbs since I started tracking. I'm off for a follow up appointment with my OB on Friday, hopefully she thinks everything is okay now.

My goal is to keep tracking til the end and avoid junk food and sweets!

That's insane! I saw an OB with my first and up until the third trimester my weight gain was always about 5lbs behind my week (so 20lbs gained at 25 weeks), and then I had a big jump and things evened out (30lbs at 30 weeks) and eventually slowed down for a 36lb gain. My OB never said a word! Now I'm seeing a midwife for #2, and aside from being asked my weight at my initial appointment, the only time we've discussed my weight gain is when I brought it up. I've gained 34lbs at 30 weeks (I'm not logging, just focusing on healthy eating and exercising as much as my body (and toddler) will allow), and my midwife isn't the slightest bit concerned. As long as my blood work, ultrasounds and blood pressure are normal that's all that matters. I started both pregnancies at a healthy weight, but different body composition/clothing size. A "skinny fat" 139lbs for my first, a fitter/leaner 138.5lbs this time around.

I'm glad you upped your calories, 1200 is low for a woman who is not pregnant and unsafe for a woman who is! That dietician needs to have her head checked!