sardelsa wrote: »

Hi @patience2016 here is a blog post I wrote on my prenatal fitness, hope it helps! https://sardelsa.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/prenatal-fitness/

Thanks for sharing! I bookmarked it. I need to create a few full body workouts because I just can't manage going 4x a week anymore, so no more body splits for me. Plus, I want to do 1x workout a week at home, at least... So I'll definitely use some of your workouts/exercises!

@sardelsa thank you!! Very helpful and inspiring! Hope you are feeling well!

Age: 29
Height: 5'6"
Pre-pregnancy Weight: 134.5 lbs
Goal to Gain:25-30 lbs
Due: August 15, 2016
Week 4: 134.5
Week 5: 134.5
Week 6: 136.5
Week 7: 135
Week 9: 137.5
Week 10: 136.5
Week 11: 136
Week 12: 138
Week 13: 139
Week 14: 139.5

Total gain: 5lbs

I'd been having a really hard time keeping up with my workouts because I am so exhausted by the end of the work day. This week I got up 45 minutes early and worked out (gym is in my condo building) before work. It was so much better! I had the energy to get through my workout and actually felt less tired during the day.

@spunkychelsea can I ask if there was anything different about the pregnancies where you go GD? Just curious, diabetes runs in my family so I'm trying to be extra careful.

@LisaTcan Diabetes runs rampant in my family too, but I'm the only one to get GD so far? My first pregnancy (@ 5'3") I started out 157 lbs I gained pretty slow and steadily after 20 weeks - up until then I had lost 6 lbs and then gained just that back (23 lbs total). So they told me it was family history + being overweight. My 2nd I started out 147 lbs but I thought I'd have GD again (much more likely if you've had it before) so I gained weight like crazy all through out (a risk factor is putting on too much weight too fast pregnant). I didn't have GD and gained 46 lbs total. My 3rd I started out 135 lbs gained at a reasonable pace and 22 lbs total. My 4th I started out 127 lbs (my scale not dr).

The explanation I've had for years has been I was pregnant with different genders, and I think this pregnancy just reinforces it. My 1st was a boy, 4th a boy, 2nd & 3rd girls - no GD. There was a 30 lb difference in starting weight (greatly decreasing my chances). I'm older but really I'll have had 4 kids in a 5 year span, so I'm not THAT much older (27 vs 31). I finally googled GD and boys and it said you have a 7% more likely chance to get it with boys (probably not much of a difference, and I didn't check to see how/where they got that number) but it seems true for me.

So really what it comes down to hormones. My placenta and everything worked normally with my girls and for some reason I just can't process sugars the same with my boys. I thought if I got down to a "normal" weight I could prevent it from coming back, but that obviously didn't work. So for me there was nothing I could do to predict or prevent. Best of luck avoiding it! I think only like 10% of women get it, so hopefully you'll be one of the 90%!

@spunkychelsea thanks for all the info! My mom has pretty severe type II (insulin dependent) and had GD as well. I'm a healthy weight and very active and trying to keep an eye on sugars and carbs. I think part of it is just chance/genetics though so I'll have to wait and see.

Very interesting you only had it with boys! Congrats on your 4th

Whoop whoop! Exciting news about the bump appearing! I have a good appetite too, and also just want carbs and high calorie stuff all the time. Have to remind myself to try the healthier options first and see how I go, but sometimes temptations gets the better of me....

This week's stats:

Weekly change - Total change

12 w: 0.0 Total: -5.6
13 w: 0.2 Total: -5.4
14 w: 0.0 Total: -5.4
15 w: 0.2 Total: -5.2
16 w: 0.2 Total: -4.9
17 w: 0.2 Total: -4.7
18 w: 0.2 Total: -4.5
19 w: 0.0 Total: -4.5
20 w: 0.0 Total: -4.5
21 w: 0.7 Total: -3.8
22 w: 1.1 Total: -2.7
23 w: 1.1 Total: -1.6
24 w: -2.0 Total: -3.6
25 w: 1.3 Total: -2.3

My weight has been a bit erratic the last three weeks, going up and down. I think it is due to fluid as yesterday when I took my socks off I had massive indents in my ankles. I have been eating a lots of carbs too, so trying to reel that back in a bit (not a great start though as we had waffles for brunch - oh well, onwards and upwards!). Still 2.3 pounds less than I was to start with.

well I was 210lbs at my 9 week midwife book in, im now 212lbs at 23wks. Not majorly sticking to calories (trying mega hard now though) aiming for between 2000-2300 a day at the moment

Thanks, Lisa!

I am rapidly gaining i haven't been consitant with my walking. Up 10 lbs at 17 weeks 3days. Am hoping the last 3 lbs is just water weight lol and will to away by next docs apt.