Pregnancy 2011- June

Hi ginger! Welcome!

I found out I was pregnant in december and weighed 255lbs. I was up 30lbs since July!!! I am currently 286... so I know how you feel. I am feeling quite desperate to get this baby born so I can focus on getting some of this weight off.

The hardest part for me is that I feel as though I have not been eating that bad. I eat a ton of fruits and veggies and have a very balanced diet. I do tend to have a sweet snack in the evening though, and one thing that I could probably cut back to help. I also had a hard time exercising because of a nerve issue in my leg (pinched nerve and it caused numbness).

Anyways, the reason I am saying that is that your body will tend to gain what the baby needs. You could do the best you can to eat well and exercise and could still gain 40lbs. Everyone is different, as long as you are not sitting on the couch eating twinkies for lunch don't worry too much!

Thanks to everyone for the comments on my new (and possibly last) belly picture. I'm still trying to get one of my husband and I together, hopefully tonight!

Brittony - We still have a couple things to get, but they aren't things we'll need right away, so I'm gonna procrastinate on them for now

Meokk - Don't get me wrong, hubby doesn't mind doing the perineal massage, but it has never led to anything but sleep :laugh: I honestly can't remember the last time we "bumped uglies" :blushing: We're both pretty freaked out about it - not that we're gonna hurt the baby - just the fact that "he's in there too...." :laugh:

Julie - I'll be fine when I'm sitting down, I won't even realize that I have to pee, but as soon as I stand up it almost takes my breath away. It definitely induces waddling :happy:

Rachael - It must be because we are so used to doing everything that needs to be done, we can see it all, whereas they have blinders and don't see all of the little things everywhere. Hope you can get some rest tonight. Great job staying on track Rachael!!

Mel - You're right, it would be hard for hubby to be looking for a job, and then mention the fact that he needs some time off right away. You said he's pretty into guns and stuff, right? Anyway he could turn that into some sort of small business? Cleaning, parts trading? Preferably something legal :laugh: Maybe he could find a way to do something like that from home. I break for turtles too :happy:

Ginger - Welcome and congratulations!! :flowerforyou:

Mel -- Yuck, sorry about hubby's job. Mine still doesn't have a real one and he graduated from college last December.

On that note -- I mentioned last week that my hubby has recently gotten super interested in a project that combines economics with computer engineering (the 2 things he's most interested in). Well, this week he built some kind of super computer that "mines" for an online currency known as the "bitcoin." It all sounds incredibly crazy to me, but um... it works because, at the current value of the bitcoin, he made $30 (USD) yesterday (DOING NOTHING!). And the value of the bitcoin is going up pretty rapidly, so what he "mined" yesterday could be worth 2-3x that much in just a week or 2. I'm excited for him that his little project seems to be working out even better than he calculated & planned for. I knew I married a genius. I just wasn't sure he was ever going to get motivated enough to actually do something. :laugh: I hope this works out for him because he's put so much effort in it and if this project crashes and burns I don't know what it's going to take to get him going again.

Gingersnark -- Welcome! You can get some control over your weight gain, but try not to stress out about it too much. :flowerforyou: My gain spiraled a bit out of control for the first 21 weeks and just when I thought I was going to get it back in check, my brother passed away very unexpectedly when I was 25 weeks pregnant and then I REALLY lost control for about 3 weeks after that. But finally, around 28 weeks I've gotten a little control back and I've gained 1 pound since then, and that has been over the last 2.5 weeks. I'm hoping to average about 1/2 a pound a week or less from here on out. But even if I gain a pound a week, it won't be the end of the world. A pound a week for the next 6 weeks would put me at 39 pounds gained at 40 weeks. It's not great but it's a lot better than it could be. I lost 80 pounds pre-pregnancy so losing 25 or so after birth should be a piece of cake, right? (and then I need to lose about 40 more after that...)

On that subject, today is Friday so it's my official weigh in day. I managed to be up 0.4 pounds this week. I'm blaming the 3500mg sodium I ate yesterday because this morning I weighed 0.4# more than yesterday morning. But anyway, 0.4 is less than my goal of 0.5 so yay! Somehow I feel like my body has just had it with gaining for the most part. I have eaten pretty poorly this week, I think. Birthday cake, chips, pizza, cookies, the works. Maybe the difference is that I can't shovel in nearly the amount I used to be able to. Too much baby in there taking up all my tummy room!

Would like to join th group, I have PCOS and I will be trying to drop 100 pounds in the next year. So just will keep updates on the weight loss through this time.

So here I go on another rant. Sorry ahead of time ladies. Had a horrible "meeting" with the manager today. Made being called a liar the other day seem like nothing. I started crying during it which I hate because I don't want to lose my cool and let them get to me but it is so hard especially with my emotions out of control. After the meeting I come home to my little girl being dropped off by my fiance so he can go play softball. I am exhausted, tired, hungry, crabby, my legs kill (12 hr shift on Feet) my daughter has a temp of 102.0 and he is leaving. So beyond frustrated. I just wanted to take a hot bath and go to bed. Looks like that wont be happening. Why dont guys get things? I wonder what went through his head when he signed up for softball on not one but two leagues that play the night before my 12 hour shifts?

I am finally officially joining after lurking about for the last month. The hubby and I have finally decided that we would like to start TTC as soon as I can get my weight down some more. It is so strange to go from a couple months ago just thinking that we would probably like to have children to realizing that soon is actually a good time for us and now us being a bit baby crazy! Suddenly we are noticing pregnant women and babies everywhere and always detouring to look at adorable baby items when shopping.

That said, I am having a lot of anxiety about the fact that I have had symptoms that look like either plain IBS or IBS brought on by endometriosis. And I'm hoping for the former. At the moment the tactic is that we will try to conceive on our own, and if we are unsuccessful, we will look further into whether I really do have endo. This means that the 3 + months before we can start TTC feel like they are taking forever--the anxiety of just not knowing how difficult our road is going to be. I hate things I can't plan our ahead of time and I hate not being able to implement my plans immediately!

Mel - While I know you are labouring away and not reading this, I hope it goes well and both you and baby are healthy!

preclampsia. being induced.

Thinking of you, Mel. Hoping for a smooth and safe delivery :flowerforyou:

Mel
Thinking of you and hoping you manage a vbac.
You can do it !!!!!!!!!:drinker:

good luck mel, I cannot wait to hear!

preclampsia. being induced.

(((HUGS)))
Thoughts with you. Hope all goes well. Here's to healthy you and healthy baby!

preclampsia. being induced.

Hope you both do well during labor and delivery! And recovery of course!!! :flowerforyou:

Hi guys!! Is it too late for me to join too??
I started out my last pregnancy sooo heavy and gained soooo much when I was pregnant!!
Had so much to lose afterwards!
I'd love to start at a lower weight and maintain a healthy weight for the next pregnancy!

Rachel – boo for high blood pressure and a UTI!!! But I’m glad you were able to get a note to stay home from work.

Julie – hahah, I do that at night. I’m so comfortable and sleepy that I don’t want to get up every effin hour to go to the bathroom, so I wait way to long. The other night I ended up almost crawling into the bathroom become I was afraid to stand straight up. I’m sure it’s just going to get worse the farther along I am. Fingers crossed for you husband, hope everything works out for him!

Rachael – yea for being down a pound!

Lynn – :laugh: :laugh: at “bump uglies” I had absolutely no drive at all until the past week or so. I feel like a hormonal teenager. :blushing: I told hubby to enjoy it while he can because I seriously doubt it will last for too long.

Stacy – glad everything is going well.

Elizabeth – I’m sorry you had such a rough day. I hope you can find some time for yourself and relax.

Mel – ahhhhhh….well you said you wanted it to happen on a weekend! Good luck!!!!

Welcome to all the newcomers!!!

preclampsia. being induced.

I'm sorry to hear this Mel but at least you are close to your due date. I hope that we hear a report very soon that you have a beautiful, healthy baby in your arms!