Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-June 2011

So here is my latest and greatest pregnancy issue- charlie horses! I wake up in the middle of the night and if i stretch all hell breaks loose! I was literally screaming out in pain the other night, and now 2 days later my calf still hurts- i was supposed to run today but that is def not going to happen. Apparently this is pretty normal, but I was hoping there were ways to prevent it.
Also at my midwife appt yesterday I was informed on my blood test I tested positive for Group B Streptococcus- which means now i have to have an antibiotic drip a few times during labour. This news sucks, as I didn't want any sort of ivy or meds. My midwife said its not that bad, we can leave it in for 20 min than remove it so i am not attached to anything. She did another pee test so next time we'll see if i test positive again, hoping to not so I can avoid these drugs.

So here is my latest and greatest pregnancy issue- charlie horses! I wake up in the middle of the night and if i stretch all hell breaks loose! I was literally screaming out in pain the other night, and now 2 days later my calf still hurts- i was supposed to run today but that is def not going to happen. Apparently this is pretty normal, but I was hoping there were ways to prevent it.

I'm not getting charlie horses, but feel that I can not move and stretch how I did before. If I flip myself over quickly in bed, I feel like I temporarily pull my abdominal and oblique muscles. I guess it is all the ligaments stretching getting ready to get bigger. I stopped my yoga practice at the recmonedation of my instructor, but hope to start a genlter class back 2nd trimester, about 6 more weeks. I couldn't imagine how I'd feel if I did regular yoga now. How many 1st trimester ladies are doing any kind of yoga?

Soooo.....maybe TMI but are any of you having issues with constipation? I have always had issues with this but think it's getting worse. I was taking Citrucel sugar free 1-2 times daily and then realized that artificial sweetner everyday is no good, so have been using the sugar full kind, but it has SO much sugar. Metamucil does bad things to me so can't do the tabs. I am thinking about trying stool softeners again a couple times a day. In the meantime, I feel like a bloated piece of crap. :sad: Any recomendations? Other than that I'm feeling good. My workouts have been scarce this week as I have been working late and my husband has bronghitus and a sinus infection. Hope to do some strength tomorrow and myabe a short run Saturday. I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill last week and that was about all I had in me. I usually aim for 2-3 miles for standard runs with some 4-6 milers inermittently, but was doing more distance early in the year to get ready for series of races in March - 5k, 10k, 10 miler.

Hope everyone is having a good week! It's almost the weekend! Woohoo!!

Hi Everyone,
I haven't been around in awhile due to tornadoes smashing my home town :sad: but I'm popping in to say that we found out today ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!! So excited. I will be back to read up on everyone and do one of those bio things.

Heather, did you find out yet? I know we're close in dates.

Melissa

Leg cramps and constipation are 2 things I know too well.

To prevent leg cramps: Bananas to prevent (potassium I think), and lots of water

To prevent constipation: lots of fiber. Fiber one bars aren't bad, raisin bran, spinach (which also helps with extra calcium), apples, prune juice (if you can stomach it). Nature's Own white bread has lot calcium protein and fiber as well. Or you can just take a fiber supplement. For my last pregnancy my doctor gave me a prenatal that had a softener in it.

Autumn, I'm sorry to hear about your family issues. There use to be drama in my family so now my husband and I kind of keep to ourselves when it comes to family. Sure we spend lots of time with them, but we don't really share much of our business with them and in turn we try not to be involved in theirs. I do my best to ignore thier opinions if I don't like them. All you can do is worry about you and your immediate family. As long as you're doing what's right for you screw what anyone else thinks That's just my opinion though.

Heather, have a great weekend with your husband. I can't imagine how excited you must be to have him home!

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Hi Ladies. Lots of posts since my last check! I pray everyone is doing well.

Danielle - sorry to hear about the limited workouts. Is this permanent through the remainder of your pregnancy? It makes the healthy nutrition choices all that more important!

Chels0 - welcome! This is a great, supportive group of ladies.

Heather - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I am pretty sure Al should be home by the time this posts. I am VERY excited and happy for you. Enjoy :-) I believe you have an ultrasound this coming week too - boy, girl?? You will know so soon. I have to say, I feel really good about our choice to not find out. People think I am very strange!! I have to admit....I think it's a boy....we'll know in about 11 more weeks. Holy cow, it's coming quickly now! I too have thought about maternity pictures. I have a photographer girlfriend that does amazing pregnancy pictures, but she moved back to New York about a year ago. She'd be happy to hook me up with someone she knows, but I feel like it's such a personal thing that I don't know if I want a stranger doing them. Still deciding. My baby bump appears to still be small, no one believes me when I tell them how far along I am, but my doctor says I am measuring normal and we are right on track. Hmmm....your favorite zumba instructor didn't happen to come to the Seattle area did they??

Andrea - I too have been suffering from very severe leg cramps. Always at night. I wish I had a solution for you. I eat lots of fruit, including a banana every day (I think you are a big fruit gal too) and drink at least 100 oz of water daily. Neither of these seem to make a difference in eliminating the cramps. If you figure something out that helps, please let me know. By the way, love your "running for two" tank! I know it sucks about the Strep B - my doctor doesn't test until week 36 and as much as I'd love to avoid antibiotics, if it ends up being necessary I'll do it for the health of my bambino.

Ashley - I have been doing a prenatal yoga class since the end of my 1st trimester. I am lucky to have an amazing instructor! Hopefully you can get back to it soon.

Autumn - Oh dear! You have lots of emotional junk going on right now. Family and friend guests can be some of the worst. Sorry to hear you have both to deal with right now. As for being pressured to tell about your pregnancy - tell your husband to back off!! You should share the news when you feel comfortable. As for my doctor appointments every two weeks - it's standard from week 28-36 in my ob office. Personally, it just makes it more of a pain to find the time to schedule around my full days of seeing patients! I try really hard to not have to move my patients around, but had to for one of my appointments. I do agree though...I love hearing that heartbeat.

Melissa - Glad to hear from you - hope all your friends, family and loved ones are safe from the tornado activity. It's a girl - whoo hoo!

Kristen - Welcome! yeah, someone closer to my age! I'm 37, I'll turn 38 before this bambino arrives and it was about three years of trying to conceive for us. This is our first so my husband and I are thrilled. Good luck with your trialthon.

Nichole - I too have avoided lunch meats. I often grill some chicken breasts which I slice and use instead. Very yummy with a slice or two of avocado spread across the bread. I also use hummus and veggies as sandwich toppers. Hope you have a great hike on Sunday. You seem to being doing great at keeping up with your activities.

Rachel - Welcome to you too! The weight gain can be challenging first trimester. I know for lots of us much of it comes and goes as bloat weight. For calorie goals I stuck at maintenance for the first trimester and then added 200 calories when I moved into the 2nd. I haven't changed anything for the third trimester so far, haven't really felt anymore hungry, but will add another 100 if necessary. I just about always eat back all my exercise calories.

Gosh, I've written a small book here. My bambino has been kicking away as I sit and type this. A feeling that just hasn't gotten old, I love it! We had a gorgeous day yesterday and today it is raining and ugly again. I really wish our weather would improve. My heat is still kicking on in mid- June, crazy. I've been working on my bread baking skills since returning from Italy - hope to have a yummy loaf for tomorrow. :-) Well I am off to walk my furry daughters in the cold. Have a great rest of the weekend and wishing all your husbands a Happy Father's Day tomorrow.

Holly

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Wow what a weekend. Yesterday I have my mini triathlon, where I actually took off 5 min from my last years time ! While I was doing it and thinking "this is sooo hard" I kept reminding myself that if I can make it through this I can make it through labour naturally lol. I ended up getting 4th place in the womens and 8th overall. Even though my time was better than last year and I didnt' cramp up for the run, I did find it very hard and I don't think I will be doing the one I wanted to do in August. I may be doing a relay one where I just bike, so that will be lots of fun, and I don't have to worry about overworking it. Today my pelvis is quite sore. Last night after the race we went to a friends party till 2am, so I didn't get to bed till 2:30, and of course I wake up at 6:30 still lol ! Its nice to hear all my friends say I am still as crazy sober as I am drunk and that I am still lots of fun to be around. It can be annoying at the end of the night when I get tired and want to leave and become a taxi for many
Anyway, we had a cake made to reveal the gender of our baby for fathers day today. So on the outside its white with blue and pink questions marks on it, and inside its baked pink (we found out we are having a girl!) . We are going to have our dads cut the cake in front of everyone to reveal the big secret!
Anyhoo I will put some pics up the race and the cake on my blog if anyone wants to see them!
This week I plan on resting up and then back to the grind!

Hey, I did a Sprint tri on Saturday too! It was my first. I'm in my 9th week of pregnancy and boy-oh-boy was I TIRED after it was all over!!! I was a couch potato the rest of the day. I think it's the first trimester thing. I was going to do the sprint triathlons in July and August, but I don't know. I may have over-done it. I'll keep training and just do a same-day registration if I feel up for it. I am also supposed to do a 1.8 mile swim in August, but I am thinking of bagging it as swimming is not my strong suit.

Good job on beating your time!