Pregnancy- July 2011

Had my doctor appointment. What a relief to hear the heartbeat : ) Everything is going good and he said I have lost weight since I have started my pregnancy. I am overweight so my dr is fine with me losing. Hope you are all doing good!

Re: Summer babies- I think ideally I would like to be due in February or something. I had definitely not even though about that fact that it is going to be really hot while I am breastfeeding. Thanks guys!

Julie- At least you got some activity right? What are your contractions like? How long/how far apart or still absolutely no rhythm to them?

Ronya- That is wonderful news about your friend!! My sister is due in January as well. I am super excited. I can’t imagine trying for so long, they must be absolutely thrilled.

Jen- Hope things are great! How is the BP holding out?

Anne- That is wonderful that the baby is so low and that you will likely have a short labour! It kind of sucks that you are not dehydrated (well I guess that is actually good!) but it sucks that your insurance won’t cover the IV, so trying that is out. It must be nice to know now about the possibility of an induction! The end is in sight!

Elizabeth- Glad your apt went well! Perhaps you lost weight due to wedding stress? Only 4 more days!

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this is like the 5th time I have tried to post these photos!!!

Or maybe it's just me and you guys can see them?

Thanks for those who have asked. Doing good! No swelling or anything and it's been 90 here so I'm impressed with that! I honestly have not checked my BP cause I don't want to GIVE myself high bp worrying about it. Also long as my weight's been steady (we'll see this week) and no swelling, I'm not going to worry about it. I've other wise been doing well. Thinking of all you ladies who are due! Hope you see your Lo's soon!

Rachel, your nursery is adorable!!! I love that green, obviously it's about the color of my nursery walls. You did a really great job.

I'm just fine with 7/12/11 or 7/13/11 or I guess any date for the next week or so. That is, any date except her actual due date. 7/16 MIL's birthday and for some reason I just don't want them to share it.

I think the full moon is Friday 7/15 so maybe we're all just waiting to pop then

Yeah, I know what you mean, 7/8 is my FIL's b-day and today is my MIL's. I didn't want my LO to be born on either of their b-days, especially my FIL for some reason. I am actually really hoping I'll go Friday too because the funeral is Thur. That would be funny if we all go then.

So awkward, my FIL text me telling me that I better let him know when we go in to have the baby because he doesn't want to miss the look on Chad's face (my hubby) when we have her. I didn't quite know how to respond. Does he seriously think HE can be there when I deliver my baby! I thought I made it clear a bit ago that I was hardly letting anyone in the room until after she is born. He was there for my SIL, but she doesn't care, and he is her dad. Anyway, I'll have to have my hubby deal with that, because I don't want him there at all until everything is done.

Ummm yeah that is totally awkward!!! I would feel so awkward with any male other than my hubby in there I think. Hopefully your hubby deals with it no problem.

I agree it's weird to think of FIL in the delivery room. My hospital only allows 2 people in the delivery room and FIL certainly wouldn't make the cut unless hubby absolutely insisted or something. I can't imagine anyone other than hubby in there with me. Maybe if my mom was different or if I had a very close sister I would consider them but I seriously do not need that many people in my business.

I was watching one of the baby shows on TLC earlier while I was walking and this one woman had like 6 relatives in the delivery room with her and none of them was her hubby because he was in boot camp. She also delivered the baby WHILE SITTING ON TOP OF HER MOTHER in the bed. :noway: To each their own, but just watching that many people be involved gave me all kinds of anxiety. :laugh:

So awkward, my FIL text me telling me that I better let him know when we go in to have the baby because he doesn't want to miss the look on Chad's face (my hubby) when we have her. I didn't quite know how to respond. Does he seriously think HE can be there when I deliver my baby! I thought I made it clear a bit ago that I was hardly letting anyone in the room until after she is born. He was there for my SIL, but she doesn't care, and he is her dad. Anyway, I'll have to have my hubby deal with that, because I don't want him there at all until everything is done.

Ick. Thinking about my fil seeing my vajaja makes me want to vomit. :embarassed: I would tell your ds to take care of that. My mil was "really hurt" that I wouldn't let her in the roon and my response was "sorry not gonna happen." yuck I didn't even want my dh looking down there with my ds. It's not pretty but also private! Just my thoughts I that guess. Keep us posted on how that turns out.

Rach- I love the pics sooooo cute! Good job! This time I'm waiting till after the baby comes because I want a gender specific room. We don't know what we are having so I'm waiting to do it till after lo comes. Now that I have 13 wks and nothing done, I'm starting to regret that choice! :laugh:

Hello everybody,

My wife and I are in the process of trying to have a baby. My wife is wondering what she will be able to do safely to stay fit while she is pregnant.

Right now we workout out with Insanity and she previously did 2 rounds of P90x. Obviously, both of those will probably be too intense during pregnancy.

She does plan on consulting her doc before starting an exercise regimen, but I was wondering if anybody here has any advice on some good workout DVDs safe to do while pregnant.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

As I have understood it, if she is doing something before pregnancy and continues to feel okay, it's fine to do during pregnancy. Exceptions are any exercise that has her flat on her back (I don't remember how soon, 2nd tri I think), and anything that includes excessive heat (I think there's some "hot" yoga classes, and saunas, hot tubs, etc are no-nos). It is important for her to listen to her body and stop when she starts getting tired, rather than pushing through it like you might normally do. One lady on here did spin class, walking, and swimming right up until the morning of the day she was induced.

I personally love swimming, especially as pregnancy progresses, because of the relief the buoyancy gives to the swelling and extra weight on joints. I swam up until the day of/day before my boys were born. Bellydance is another GREAT prenatal exercise as long as she starts slowly. It actually can help condition the muscles for childbirth as well as loosen things up. Yoga (as long as she follows the above caveats) is another great one for conditioning and loosening - but since hormones already loosen ligaments it's important to be especially careful to not push stretches too far, and there are some poses that get very difficult as the belly grows. The breathing is also great for relaxation (I plan on trying the yoga breathing to get through labor this time).

Good luck in TTC. Being in shape before helps with being in shape through the pregnancy, which helps with easier childbirth and recovery in many cases, so it sounds like you're on the right track. Like you said, consult with the doc every step along the way, but don't be afraid of some exercise, too

Oh, and if she isn't taking a multivitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid, she should start now. It helps prevent certain birth defects of the neural tube (brain & spine) that occur in the first 8 weeks or so, sometimes before women even know they are pregnant.

Last night I had to sleep on the couch. It felt good to get some sleep but also kinda depressing knowing bf is upstairs sleeping (I guess lonely was more the term).

I have been having a lot more contractions/pains but nothing consistent still.

9 am and it's already 80 FREAKING degrees here..... but because of the humidity it feels like 100 :noway: :sad: This heat is killing me!

Anne- I'm glad everyone thus far is being supportive of your decision for labor/delivery. That's the least they could do :flowerforyou:

Rachel- Cute cute nursery!!!

Maureen- I hope you have that baby soon...

Had the usual OB check up yesterday. Avery loves to play games when they are trying to hear his heartbeat and move all around and kick it off I'm measuring right where I should be and have zero problems which is great but it means that we won't be having another ultrasound unless something is wrong. How do they expect us to go 20 weeks without seeing our babies?!

Oh and Julie - get that baby out !!!!

9 am and it's already 80 FREAKING degrees here..... but because of the humidity it feels like 100 :noway: :sad: This heat is killing me!

Anne- I'm glad everyone thus far is being supportive of your decision for labor/delivery. That's the least they could do :flowerforyou:

Rachel- Cute cute nursery!!!

Maureen- I hope you have that baby soon...

Had the usual OB check up yesterday. Avery loves to play games when they are trying to hear his heartbeat and move all around and kick it off I'm measuring right where I should be and have zero problems which is great but it means that we won't be having another ultrasound unless something is wrong. How do they expect us to go 20 weeks without seeing our babies?!

My LO kicks the doppler every time to! So funny!:laugh: We are paying to have a 4d ultrasound next week. I'm so excited!

What state do you live in? I LOVE being pregnant in summer and I just saw you and I are a couple of weeks apart (didn't really realize that till now lol!) I had DS in April and I hated it! The winters in Wisconsin are horrible and super long. It snows from Oct till April! It just took FOREVER. My whole pregnancy was in winter and all I did was sleep and eat (hence the 50 pound weight gain):grumble: This time it's going really fast. We get out and walk every night. Lots to do also so it's making it go so fast. The other perk this time is that I have like 8 months before next summer to get the weight off. Again, having DS in April sucked because summer was right around the corner and I was fat and nursing. It's hard to cover your fat when it's summer! :ohwell: