Pregnancy 2011- May
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well i hate my doctor so much.>< he says that he cant guess the weight of the baby that its not accurate... WTF its ur job to tell me this crap... ><
well on a good note i have been keeping to my work out schedual that i set for myself on monday.. i know its only weds but im happy
Do you mean by U/S or by feel of hands. U/S weight estimation are often off by as much as +/- 2lbs in third trimester. By feel OB's are not trained for this. Midwives, especially HB midwives are and can be very accurate. Although, when moms are asked themselves they are often pretty accurate. What do you feel baby weighs?0 -
Hi everyone! I found a link to this thread on another pregnancy topic. I am 12 wks 5days pregnant (Due November 18th), and trying to keep up as much as possible with my diet and exercise regiment. I lost about 25 lbs since Christmas, and found out I was pregnant ONE WEEK after I bought my first pair of size 14s in years!!!! Anyway, despite major aversions to all things meat or vegetable, I have tried my best to eat healthy. So far I have lost 6.5 lbs and my doctor is completely comfortable with that. I am about 40 lbs from my ideal weight, and I eat around 1400 net cals/day. Since I've been pregnant, I have given up my obsession with weight loss, but I still cant help but get really happy everytime I see the scale go down a pound. I was just wondering when it really started going the other way for you guys? Since we're all trying to be committed to a healthy pregnancy, I would love to know at what month/week you all started to gain weight. I know it's coming...0
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All day today I’ve had a lot of pain in my lower abdomen. I think it might be round ligament pain but I’m not sure. It’s really low, as low as you can get and not be “down there” and it hurts pretty much all the time not just when I move suddenly. I don’t have any spotting so I’m not too worried at this point but I though I throw it out there and see if anyone else has experienced this.
I have been really lucky in that I haven't vomited once, have had no headaches, and no really gross pregnancy symptoms throughout my first trimester....HOWEVER - pain, cramping, and soreness were definitely something I did have to contend with. It was a really worrisome symptom for me because none of the women in my family, or friends that have had babies ever had these symptoms - but rest assured that as long as you aren't bleeding, you are fine. I had cramps throughout the first trimester, and a lot of soreness (like I was kicked in the crotch). Very recently, it went a step further and I had a swollen feeling deep inside along with the regular soreness. I happened to have an appt around this time, so I checked with the doc and she said everything was in perfect shape and that my body was just making room. I guess this is just one of the joys of pregnancy!0 -
Danielle—Boys are exciting! I’m so happy for you!
Auttyfrmca – I just noticed your ticker. Seems we’re due around the same time. My official date is 12/18 but I tend to go 7 – 9 days late so we’re figuring on a Christmas Day baby. What’s your due date?
Little Spy – With my second, I quit working and they gave me a going away party. Several people who worked in a different office than my location asked why I was quitting. This was on a Friday. I told them because with having our second child it makes more sense for me to stay home. They all asked “so when are you due” and their jaws hit the floor when I told them last Tuesday. Then the stinker didn’t come until the next Wednesday 9 days after his due date. He was 9 lbs. 6 oz. and no one could tell I was pregnant and not fat!
Labor doesn’t have to be an urgent thing. It’s better if you can relax and go with it. I’ve had two in a hospital and two at home. This one will be at home again and my last was 4.5 hours from when my water gotten broken during a checkup and when I had her. I never felt rushed or urgent – just taken over by the urge to push and I still said I couldn’t do it WHILE I was doing it. Women’s bodies work if they are allowed the time, space and belief to do what they are designed to do!
Historysmissinglady and Stacy – I see you are also do around the same time as Auttyfrmca and I. Cool! I love having pg mates!
Hkystar – Sorry to hear about the stone. I hope it continues to not be a problem for the duration of your pregnancy.
Anabelle – congratulations on closing on the farm!
Danielle—The changing table is beautiful! What a special gift.
Jenzimmer – a month is technically 4.3 weeks (4 weeks 3 days) so that is how 9 months = 40 weeks. If a month were 4 weeks, we would have 13 months a year. 13 weeks is 3 months, 26 weeks is 6 months.
AnneElisa—sorry to hear about the $$$ for the meter. I had unexpected expenses like that.
Ron2282 – sorry to hear about the Radon levels. I agree with getting the ventilation system but again with the $$$.
Peanutrenee – You are very close now, but I wanted to warn you not to get caught up in 13 days to go unless you have a scheduled c/s. Most 1st babies are late! And the back pain is probably your body getting ready for labor. The cat stretch is probably the best thing for you to do right now, well and squats!
Brittonymiller – The position of the baby may have knocked your sacrum (tailbone) out of alignment. With my 2nd and 4th the only way I could walk was 2 – 3 x a week chiropractor visits because they kept playing tetherball with my tailbone!
nicolek1009 – I was diagnosed PCOS in November 2009. Since starting the metformin for it, I’ve managed to get control of my eating and lost about 60 lbs. I am also hypothyroid and have been taking synthroid for the past 20 years. This baby was a surprise – probably aided by the metformin and weight loss. I hope that you find what works for you!
carina73 – I would’ve punched my dh if he did that!
Katie—Welcome! Another late December baby, yeah! That makes 5 of us by my loose count. I have 4 others, this will be the gender tie breaker.
Peanuttrenee – the day before #3 was born they estimated, via ultrasound, his weight to be 9 lbs. 12 oz. and that was in line with ½ lbs. more than the previous baby so it was what I was expecting. He was born about 15 hours later weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. a full lb. less than estimated! So it’s all a pretty good guess!
AFM: Did okay on the exercise challenge last week (I know I am late checking in!)
Monday: 35 cardio, 26 strength
Tuesday: 29 cardio, 26 strength
Wednesday: Nothing official – tons of errands!
Thursday: 27 cardio, 22 strength
Friday: 35 cardio, 24 strength, 20 walking uphill at Girl Scout Camp
Saturday: hours of walking uphill at Girl Scout Camp, 1.5 hours belaying climbers at the tower. I burned a stupid amount of calories and there was zippy chance to eat everything I burned! I also made it to the top of the 30 foot tower. Rather proud of myself! This weekend’s challenge is double baseball games, a birthday party, cub scout advancement ceremony and weekend family camping.
I still have two weeks until my first prenatal appt. It is really hard to wait! I see the endocrinologist next week to start monitoring my A1C and thyroid levels with the pregnancy. We’ve set the weekend we’re going to tell our kids and parents. Unfortunately my dh can’t come down with me to tell my parents, who are going to be less than thrilled about the pregnancy, but I want to tell them in person.
I’m hurting today and didn’t go to the gym, but I do believe that I am going to strap in and take my 3yo for a walk this beautiful afternoon now that dh is home from work to come rescue us if needed. I’m hoping that it will help with the back pain and my general bad attitude!
Sorry this got so long, apparently I had a lot to respond to!0 -
Ron - You were talking about not having cable and not knowing when you'd have time to watch it anyway.... We don't have TV at all (we do watch movies some though) and I can't figure out how people work full time, watch TV and get everything at home done that needs done. I'm a stay at home mom with no TV and still can hardly seem to get everything I need to do done. I guess sewing all of my own clothes and planting a huge garden would help with that..... I didn't realize you were so close to finding out what your baby is - YAY - it's so fun to know. And, yes, I'll tell you in just a bit... And about your pain down low - it might not be the same for every person, but I did have a good deal of that when I was about right at where you are. It is VERY uncomfortable. I tdid go away for me. After a couple weeks I think.
I watch TV in the evenings instead of cleaning! :laugh: :laugh: Actually, I'm not a huge TV fan, I do usually watch an hour with hubby in the evenings when we eat though - like 9:30 -10:30. Usually we watch whatever is on the History Channel... or Storage Wars or something that takes no mental effort to watch! I have to have a phone line and internet for work so it was not that much more to pay for the cable package vs paying just for the local channels or buying a converter box. Plus, sometimes it worth it just to get hubby to shut up complaining about nothing on TV. I couldn't care less to watch TV.
I TOTALLY use the TV as a babysitter as well! I know people say not to, but my 4 yr old is reading and has been for 1/2 a year as well as super skinny, so I don't worry about it melting his brain or making him fat :laugh:. It's all also only PBS and it lets me get work and conference calls done!0 -
Mel- Thanks for the advice! I do have the pain on my left lower back, in my lady region on the left side and branching down into my inner left thigh. It's not all at the same time. Usually it's one or the other, but they are still all there. It much be sciatic pain. It wasn't so bad yesterday. I must have just had a really bad day Monday. I'm going to look into stretches like you suggested.
The pain in your groin area also suggests baby is just putting lots of pressure on some tender places. Hopefully you can prod or stretch it off of whatever is hurting you! I'd say (in my medical opinion! :laugh:) the sciatica and the groin pain are unrelated - though caused by the same problem (baby pressure) but in different places.0 -
I’m a little annoyed with my husband right now. I mentioned before that he got me 2 king sized pillows to help me sleep better. Well, they are fantastic!!! But they're also so big that they take up a lot of room in our queen sized bed. So now he's sleeping badly and his back hurts. I know it sucks but he’s such an effin’ baby about it! It’s been 2 nights and you’d swear that his back is broken he complains so much. All he did this morning was complain. Uhhh, I’ve felt like that for months! Get over it! :grumble:
Men are such wimps. When mine complains about back ache or sore feet or something I go "Yeah, well at least your sore back doesn't end with squeezing a watermelon out your hoo-ha!"0 -
well i hate my doctor so much.>< he says that he cant guess the weight of the baby that its not accurate... WTF its ur job to tell me this crap... ><
well on a good note i have been keeping to my work out schedual that i set for myself on monday.. i know its only weds but im happy
Actually - be thankful that you have an honest Dr on this issue! So many drs scare women into inducing early or doing an elective C/S because their baby is "too big" but they are really just guessing. One of the last ones on here to "pop" was told her baby would be 10lbs and she might need to be induced or even C/S.... well... she had a 7lb baby in her own natural time!0 -
Hi everyone! I found a link to this thread on another pregnancy topic. I am 12 wks 5days pregnant (Due November 18th), and trying to keep up as much as possible with my diet and exercise regiment. I lost about 25 lbs since Christmas, and found out I was pregnant ONE WEEK after I bought my first pair of size 14s in years!!!! Anyway, despite major aversions to all things meat or vegetable, I have tried my best to eat healthy. So far I have lost 6.5 lbs and my doctor is completely comfortable with that. I am about 40 lbs from my ideal weight, and I eat around 1400 net cals/day. Since I've been pregnant, I have given up my obsession with weight loss, but I still cant help but get really happy everytime I see the scale go down a pound. I was just wondering when it really started going the other way for you guys? Since we're all trying to be committed to a healthy pregnancy, I would love to know at what month/week you all started to gain weight. I know it's coming...
I've put on 30 and all but about 5-7 of it has been since after week 18. (I was grounded with surgery for a couple months though at week 18, so it slowed me down and I ate a ton of crap in the timeframe.... so.... i know a lot of my gain is "my fault", but I'm overall OK with what looks like 35 lbs overall if I can keep it to 5 in the last month.)0 -
Mel- Thanks for the advice! I do have the pain on my left lower back, in my lady region on the left side and branching down into my inner left thigh. It's not all at the same time. Usually it's one or the other, but they are still all there. It much be sciatic pain. It wasn't so bad yesterday. I must have just had a really bad day Monday. I'm going to look into stretches like you suggested.
The pain in your groin area also suggests baby is just putting lots of pressure on some tender places. Hopefully you can prod or stretch it off of whatever is hurting you! I'd say (in my medical opinion! :laugh:) the sciatica and the groin pain are unrelated - though caused by the same problem (baby pressure) but in different places.
I agree they're likely unrelated. I have the groin pain but not the sciatica. The groin pain is likely some kind of ligament pain, I think. My OB just nodded when I told her & then told me to move more slowly & that should help. :laugh: My groin pain has actually gotten better over the last week or two. I still get it every once in a while but for a while there it was every single time I moved. When I was having it so often, it did help to move more slowly and stretch it a little before I started walking.0 -
Racheal: Awh 3lbs? I wonder why my doc doesn’t give me an estimate of my baby’s weight.
Annelise: I really enjoyed the first class there was a lot of helpful information and the other couples pretty much had the same questions hubby and I did so it was nice to feel that we weren’t the only couple with the concerns and questions we had. I hope your glucose test goes well for you and hoping your shot goes well too glad dh is going w you.
Regina: Congrats on your girl!!!
Ron: I completely agree with you about dh mine is very similar he complains about all my pillows in the bed also and that the bed is too soft so we had to get a firm mattress topper for HIM!!!! You would think that he’s pregnant such big babies!!!
AFM: Last night I didn’t get much sleep again…..I woke up at 2ish with heart burn and had to pee sooo bad well when I was done doing my business I took tums and sat up in bed for a while hoping the tums would kick in and it took forever to settle by the time it did it was 3a and I had to pee again!! When I finally laid back down to sleep if felt like I shut my eyes for five minutes and the alarm went off……hopefully I can get a nap in for lunch today cause I’m running on low energy.
Our birthing class went quite well I’m excited about next week cause dh gets to learn a few relaxation/massage techniques for me yay!!!0 -
Lynn- that’s a good way to think about it. I don’t want anything wrong with the baby either so I guess not having another US is okay. Oh and I just noticed how close you are getting!
Renee- seems fair of your dr. to not predict the weight if he/she doesn’t feel like they can do it accurately. Good job on the exercise.
Rachel- Wonderful! Congrats!
Jenny- Welcome, I am up about 13 lbs right now at 28 weeks. I lost a lot in the first trimester and started gaining about week 15.
Katrina- good job on keeping active! It is hard to wait for that first apt.0 -
Regina- I forgot, do you have a name picked out for your little girl?0
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I haven't weighed yet this week. I'm kind of afraid to since I really didn't eat very well the last few days (I was off work -- I eat much better when I'm working). I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon so I guess I'll weigh tomorrow to see if I've done any damage. I'm sure I have, at least short-term. I had a mega sodiumfest this weekend.
Someone else at work found out I'm pregnant this morning and couldn't believe it. Maybe I should wear a sign.0 -
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To all those suffering with heartburn, I read something yesterday. Supposedly eating fresh papaya does wonders for heartburn. Sounds a bit counterintuitive to me since it's acidic, but if I were really suffering I'd probably give anything a shot! I think that tip was in my weekly pregnancy email from Pampers.0 -
AFM: Last night I didn’t get much sleep again…..I woke up at 2ish with heart burn and had to pee sooo bad well when I was done doing my business I took tums and sat up in bed for a while hoping the tums would kick in and it took forever to settle by the time it did it was 3a and I had to pee again!! When I finally laid back down to sleep if felt like I shut my eyes for five minutes and the alarm went off……hopefully I can get a nap in for lunch today cause I’m running on low energy.
Our birthing class went quite well I’m excited about next week cause dh gets to learn a few relaxation/massage techniques for me yay!!!
I have started having heartburn... never have before this. Its awful! I feel for you ladies who had it worse/longer than me!0 -
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To all those suffering with heartburn, I read something yesterday. Supposedly eating fresh papaya does wonders for heartburn. Sounds a bit counterintuitive to me since it's acidic, but if I were really suffering I'd probably give anything a shot! I think that tip was in my weekly pregnancy email from Pampers.
hmmm I may try.
people at your work are crazy.0 -
Someone else at work found out I'm pregnant this morning and couldn't believe it. Maybe I should wear a sign.
that sucks... people can be so rude.0 -
Does anyone else have the linea nigra or whatever? I have had it for about 3-4 weeks now, it seems to be getting darker. I thought it was more common in dark skinner women, I am quite fair. I kind of like it though!0
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OMG. I just realized my ticker only has 2 more boxes to the end!!!0
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Julie - You are so good about updating your pic, love the new one! AnneElise is right, the people you work with are effing crazy to not see that you are pregnant.
I had minimal heartburn pre-pregnancy, and it has definitely increased. At first I could subdue it with TUMS, but that quit working as my uterus expanded further up and started really pushing on my stomach. There were a few times where I woke myself up in the middle of the night because I had vurped....so gross.... I've started taking one Pepcid AC a few hours before I go to bed and that makes a world of difference, no more vurping in my sleep! :bigsmile:0 -
Bump! My husband and I are TTC! So much good info from you wonderful people on here!! : )0
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Regina- I forgot, do you have a name picked out for your little girl?
Ummmm...... DH and I have a terrible time agreeing on names. If it were up to me her name would be Mariah. If it were up to DH her name would be Nickel. I guess neither of those is going to happen! Definitely not Nickel that's for sure!!! And he really dislikes Mariah for some crazy reason. I agreed to comprimise the Nickel to Nikki which I don't mind. I do feel bad naming a child what seems to be a nick name, but we for sure agree on disliking the name Nicole. And our other girl name would be Jessie, but not Jessica. Not sure what the deal is with us and nick names for girls. What do you all think? Is that going to be a bother for the poor child later in life when everyone is trying to make her have a longer name? As for middle names we've talked about Nikkie Rose or Nikkie Trust.0 -
Does anyone else have the linea nigra or whatever? I have had it for about 3-4 weeks now, it seems to be getting darker. I thought it was more common in dark skinner women, I am quite fair. I kind of like it though!
I'm darker complected, and I have a very very faint line, just enough that you can see it. I wonder if it will get darker?
My hubby asked me yesterday when my belly button was gonna pop out. I told him I didn't know if it would :laugh: It seems like I still have quite a bit of depth to my button, so I don't think it will end up popping out.0 -
Does anyone else have the linea nigra or whatever? I have had it for about 3-4 weeks now, it seems to be getting darker. I thought it was more common in dark skinner women, I am quite fair. I kind of like it though!
I'm super fair skinned (I'm so white I'm pink :laugh:) & I don't have it (yet, at least).0 -
Regina- I forgot, do you have a name picked out for your little girl?
Ummmm...... DH and I have a terrible time agreeing on names. If it were up to me her name would be Mariah. If it were up to DH her name would be Nickel. I guess neither of those is going to happen! Definitely not Nickel that's for sure!!! And he really dislikes Mariah for some crazy reason. I agreed to comprimise the Nickel to Nikki which I don't mind. I do feel bad naming a child what seems to be a nick name, but we for sure agree on disliking the name Nicole. And our other girl name would be Jessie, but not Jessica. Not sure what the deal is with us and nick names for girls. What do you all think? Is that going to be a bother for the poor child later in life when everyone is trying to make her have a longer name? As for middle names we've talked about Nikkie Rose or Nikkie Trust.
I'm Julie without being Julia. People get it wrong pretty often & my name gets keyed in as "Julia" on stuff (mostly very unimportant stuff) occasionally when whoever is keying isn't paying attention (on my CVS store card, for example :laugh:). I'm really not very bothered by it. I usually don't even take the time to correct people.
My parents didn't understand why people name a kid one thing and then call them something different so they named me what they would end up calling me (so they thought -- my dad calls me "Jules" to this day :laugh:). I personally like the idea of a nickname. I'll probably end up calling Maisie "Mae" or something for short.0 -
Regina- I forgot, do you have a name picked out for your little girl?
Ummmm...... DH and I have a terrible time agreeing on names. If it were up to me her name would be Mariah. If it were up to DH her name would be Nickel. I guess neither of those is going to happen! Definitely not Nickel that's for sure!!! And he really dislikes Mariah for some crazy reason. I agreed to comprimise the Nickel to Nikki which I don't mind. I do feel bad naming a child what seems to be a nick name, but we for sure agree on disliking the name Nicole. And our other girl name would be Jessie, but not Jessica. Not sure what the deal is with us and nick names for girls. What do you all think? Is that going to be a bother for the poor child later in life when everyone is trying to make her have a longer name? As for middle names we've talked about Nikkie Rose or Nikkie Trust.
Perhaps Mariah reminds him of the singer too much? hubby and i cannot agree on girl names either. I really like Nikki - and I think if you like the name Nikki, may as well just name her Nikki! I agree I don't like Nicole either, too over-done and 80's. (no offence to anyone named nicole!)0 -
My hubby asked me yesterday when my belly button was gonna pop out. I told him I didn't know if it would :laugh: It seems like I still have quite a bit of depth to my button, so I don't think it will end up popping out.
I was hoping my belly button would pop, but has not yet. It was always very deep, and it has gotten shallower, but I had quite a bit of "depth" to it as well so it probably won't
Off to the Dr's now, hopefully I get to the bottom of this urinary tract infection that won't go away! (no pain, just showing blood in my urine in my lab tests since January!)0 -
My hubby asked me yesterday when my belly button was gonna pop out. I told him I didn't know if it would :laugh: It seems like I still have quite a bit of depth to my button, so I don't think it will end up popping out.
Mine is close, but I don't think it will in the next month. I joked to hubby that I should take this chance to actually get it totally cleaned out since I can see the bottom! :laugh:. I don't like it because the skin is so tender there from never being exposed.0 -
Does anyone else have the linea nigra or whatever? I have had it for about 3-4 weeks now, it seems to be getting darker. I thought it was more common in dark skinner women, I am quite fair. I kind of like it though!
I have it and I am pretty fair skinned also. It is pretty light though, I am not sure if it will get darker.0
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