@helenmelon29 @poke987 I've had a few days like that but they seem so long ago lol My plan today is to try to chug water between meals, load up on fruits and veggies, and wait for actual hunger (which is surprisingly tricky right now).

On a random note, I'm down 4 lbs this morning! If any of you have seen my log from yesterday you would know how ridiculous that is lol Just goes to show how water weight can fluctuate. It was actually a nice reminder to take the weight gain with a grain of salt... after the birth I'm sure I will lose a ton of water. THEN I will actually know how much fat I need to lose... til then I'm just going to do my best and not take it to seriously.

Here's something ridiculous....

I still haven't bought any maternity clothes, and am primarily wearing my long, stretchy tank tops and yoga pants. I tried to put on one of my own t-shirts today, and it only went about halfway over my belly, so instead I am wearing MY SON'S. I am so pregnant, I had to wear my kid's clothes.

On that note, is anyone else taking measurements in addition to tracking weight? I've been doing weekly waist measurements, and I've gone from 23.5" pre-pregnancy to 36.75" at 31 weeks!

Hi
I had to buy maternity clothes as I need quite formal for work so no way I would fit in them!
I'm still wearing my normal leggings and vest tops - I always feel scruffy. I'm not buying load of new stuff tho!

I don't know my measurements. Rosie 4'' doesn't sound much but I have no idea.

Does anyone have or plan to buy a baby carrier? I'm looking at the Egrobaby 360. It's quite expensive but can justify as don't need cot/ pram/ bouncy chair/ baby bag. etc etc.

Also- personal question- have you kept up your normal shaving/ waxing etc of your 'lady area'. I have so far but wondering if I can be bothered! Can't remember what I did last time! Lol. Doubt midwife will be too bothered?

Helen

Lol Summer... Swapping to your sons clothes is genius if you fit!!!! Smart girl.

I needed maternity clothes too pretty early on. I can still wear a few tops and yoga pants but for the most part I need the belly room. My belly is getting really big... However, everyone keeps saying that I look really good (healthy) which is nice. Cuz I think this 30+lb gain is in mostly my belly and a bit of water weight in my thighs.

In regards to the lady area...I can't reach well anymore. Ugh. I know the doctors/nurses don't care but I will still try to freshen up before baby time. Poor hubby tho lol jk

So revelation of the day: alAs you all know I feel like I have been eating nonstop. But I've been logging everything without shame anyways cuz I want to know the "damage". Well, I realized this morning that I never correctly calculated my cals. My doctor said to set it to maintenance and add 200 cals per baby. So I just fixed it and coming to find out that's almost exactly what I have been eating anyways!!!! And here I was thinking oh crap I ate too much again. I think I've been constantly starving cuz I actually wasn't eating enough calories, accidentally. So moral of the story: trust your body!

It only costs $100 to never have to shave that area again ??? I had no idea it was that cheap!

I'm only at 24 weeks and baby is kicking hard enough that I can see my stomach moving! I'm curious (and a little scared, to be honest) of how hard he will be kicking 16 weeks from now! Lol

I had no idea it was that cheap either. I may have to look at groupon now and request it as my xmas gift lol.

@summer8it I am in awe that you haven't needed maternity clothes... I think I've already said a few times on here that it was 10 weeks for me and boom, I was switching to maternity pants! I was just feeling so fluffy and bloated!

@helenmelon29 I would love to have an ergo 360! I bought a regular ergo for my son and plan on using it a lot more this time around... I wish the 360 model was being produced when I had my son As would have preferred it for sure, he was so nosy and with the ergo I have you cant forward face! Another one a lot of my mommy friends have and love is a beco... My cousin also swears by her Tula.

My grooming is definitely going downhill as it gets harder and harder to reach and manoeuvre... Good to know I'm not alone haha!

As it is now, I am 29 weeks tomorrow and I feel huge.... I was feeling pretty good until last week. I have hit a wall! Need to nap every day, struggling to make myself exercise (even though I promise myself it only has to be 20 minutes) and overeating like CRAZY even though I know I'm not really hungry and don't need the extra calories (my daily goal is set to a generous 2000 already!). Will continue to try to get back on track but haven't gotten on the scale in about a week - will be interesting to see what it says tomorrow although my weight seems to bounce up and down, up and down.

I am on summer vacation and have so many projects I thought I would be zooming through but am struggling with those too... Generally feeling overwhelmed. Eating a healthy but yummy lunch and then am going to go try to tackle one of said projects for an hour in hopes of making a significant dent wish me luck!

Roll Call:

summer8it (Summer), due 1 Sep, baby's gender unknown. Also have one son, age 12.

katiebrew (Katie), due Sept 22 (with C-Section scheduled for Sept 16) with a baby girl . Also have one son, age 22 months.

NWright612 (Natalie), due October 27

JustAnotherGirlSuzanne (Suzanne), due October 23 with a baby boy. I also have a 12 month old girl.

Helenmelon29 (Helen), due 17 September with baby girl. Also have son, nearly 3 years

Rose, due Oct 23 (C-Section Oct 16), boy. Also have one son, age 2.

Shannon, due Oct 30 with baby boy. Our first little one

sarieth05 (Stephanie), due November 3rd, boy, first child.

Poke987 (Alex) due Sept 18th, c-section scheduled TBD baby boy #3. Sons 5.5, almost 3 and fyll time bonus son 13 + bonus daughters 15 and 18

KristenE83 (Kristen) due Oct 22nd with twin boys, can't go past Oct 8th but docs will take them via c-sec anytime after 34 weeks should "anything" arise. Also have 4 year old son.

tiffanylacourse (Tiffany) - Due November 18th (will have a repeat c-section, so it will likely be sooner), gender TBD on 7/20 at our anatomy scan [will be 22w5d], I have three sons who will be almost 13, 10, and 7 when this LO is born.

scoopskipotato (Tyler...yes I have a boys name) due Sept 18th, gender unknown, have one daughter who will be 2 in October.

Welcome, Tiffany and Tyler! Tyler, you and I are the only ones who haven't found out the gender. It'll be a good motivation to get through labor -- I'll be able to find out who this is!

Katie, I might not have bought maternity clothes, but that does NOT mean I'm wearing all of my normal clothes. I last wore jeans at 9 weeks! It's been all yoga pants, drawstring shorts, loose elastic waist skirts, and knit dresses. I work from home, so I can get away with sloppy attire. I never got around to getting rid of my pre-MFP clothes, so some of those have come in handy (especially the ancient, stretched out underwear!)

I think I'm in full nesting mode now, but it's taken the form of obsessively thrift-shopping for furniture. On Friday I bought a new coffee table for our house -- we'd been wanting an Asian style dining table, the kind you use sitting on the floor -- and I found an awesome one, solid hardwood from Thailand. Forty bucks! When I came back from the store, I told my husband about some of the other things I'd seen, and at his encouragement I went back to the store and bought a different coffee table for our rental house and an end table/cabinet for our living room to coordinate with the wood color of the coffee table. The end table was only $5! But the top of it was in rough shape, so I spent much of yesterday refinishing it. I still need to polyurethane it, but stuff takes FOREVER to dry in the Florida humidity. I feel like I've lost my mind! Furniture crazy!