I'm on babycenter in the January 2017 birth group, working moms, and toddlers. Those are some angry *kitten* on there. I enjoy it. But it's hard to believe some of the things people post. Yesterday, some woman posted that she spanks her 11 month old. I almost fell out of my chair. More shocking was the number of people who thought that was ok. Made me want to go through the computer screen and smack her up.

right @VeryKatie. I get giving a 3 year old a swat if they did something super bad, but no way is there anything an 11 month old can do that would ever deserve that. Personally, I'm against spanking in general. There are better ways to teach your kids discipline than to get physical with them.

Yup, I popped too. Hubby has noticed for a while but a coworker noticed too. But for those that don't know, I'm sure I just look 'chubby.' My weight has been maintaining but I think that's since I'm losing muscle mass from not exercising cause I definitely getting 'rounder'...

I find it funny that my skinny jeans still fit the best since they are so stretchy. something doesn't seem right about a pregnant lady in skinny jeans, but I'm not ready for maternity clothes yet!

That's really exciting @verykatie congrats! I definitely haven't popped yet only 6 weeks 4 days. I didn't pop until week 18 with my first and it wasn't really noticeable to others until about week 25. Things will probably be different with #2 hopefully. My big thing this week is that the pregnancy symptoms have got me so hard, the nausea is intense and all day and night long, food is just evil. I'm trying really hard to keep up my nutrition but I'm not meeting my goals at all anymore. Hopefully this ends by week 12 like my last pregnancy so I can eat normally and enjoy life again.

Nope. I'm 14 weeks tomorrow and still can't tell. I look a little chubby in the stomach if I'm wearing fitted shirts. We haven't announced yet, so that's good. I have been wearing a lot of scarves because my boobs are gigantic.

With my first child 9 years ago, I was super pregnant looking really early. At 5 months people were saying that I was ready to pop.

16 weeks this week and I'm just starting to look noticeably thicker in the stomach. I think it may be the end of hiding. I'm letting my boss know this week because my husband wants to announce this weekend. He's so excited, but I'm dreading it. I hate all of the attention on body changes. Even after telling my grandmother, she started to stare at my stomach area. It's so awkward!

Whooo you're all here! Due between 28th May (scan guess) to 2nd June (my guess) so somewhere mid-May to mid-June for this Mummy (in England)

Second pregnancy, am 10kg heavier than I was with first (urgh - and its been two years, I just havent been fussed about losing it) and average fitness now as dont do any exercise. With first pregnancy (2014) I ran half marathon just before conceived and had completed insanity a few times so I wasnt slim but I was strong! Having strong legs made massive difference in labour for me

Ive got a reminder on my phone case saying 'dont buy chocolate, cake or biscuits' as I would eat faaairly well (if a little too large portions). Im hoping if I get back into MFP like 2013 when I lost about 20kg (3 stone/48lb) , and at least track then Ive got a chance of losing it and being fitter again in ...I dont know, 2020

So - long intro, hello!

this your first queenmunchy?

oh my word I am very envious! I have been uber slack since first one and my gut just sticks out more. So funny about the doc - good blooming job you hadnt miscarried though!

yay Christmas food - made a butternut roast with feta and walnuts and it was delicious

I'm currently 17 weeks with baby #2, due June 16ht (my hubby's b-day). Our daughter is almost 18 months. I've been on MFP for awhile - it was great after my LO was born to lose the baby weight (plus some!). I'm currently using it now to try not to gain too much - currently I'm trying to gain some. My morning sickness has been so bad and hanging on so long I haven't been able to gain anything. I'm still actually down 5 pounds from pre-pregnancy and my doctor isn't uber thrilled. So I'm set to maintenance plus about 200, which puts me around 2000 cal and I'm having a rough time hitting it, especially chasing after a toddler.

@tegtmeyerd is this your first? I know with my first I wore my regular clothes as long as possible... with #2 I went to maternity around 8 or 10 weeks when my jeans started feeling a smidge tight. I'm definitely showing with this one earlier. I popped around 13 or 14 weeks - the maternity clothes probably don't help, since there isn't anything to "hold" my belly in. It also helps that I had a huge tub of clothes from my friend who just had her 4th a year ago. So many more options this time around!

@VeryKatie I had totally forgotten I'd bought cashews until I saw my husband packing some in his lunch this morning so I grabbed a few handfuls for my lunch. I'm trying to gain a few pounds, but not go crazy with it! I only gained about 25-30 pounds in my first pregnancy, but I was 20 pounds heavier starting out compared to this one. I'm really wanting to stay around that 25 pound mark so I'm trying to be more conscience of my calories without being obsessive.

As for the morning sickness... I'm on Diclegis - which is a preventative medication. I find it works wonders... when you take it. My insurance denied it, so I've been getting samples from my OB and I ran out... and so did the office... so I didn't have it for awhile and it was awful. Thank goodness I'm back on it! But we were at my in-laws over the weekend for holiday festivities and the LO was up until midnight being fussy and I forgot to take it. I was kinda nauseated in the morning, but not nearly has badly as I had anticipated. So here's to hoping we're almost over that hurdle!

@tegtmeyerd Well then congrats! Its so much fun and so challenging! I'm still not gaining - so I just ate a Danish and drank some milk. I'm not a huge milk fan, but this last week I've been craving 2% milk. I'm pretty sure the last time I drank it, I was pregnant with our daughter... so maybe I'll needing some fat and calcium. Definitely scary to see those calories. Especially after being in weight loss mode for so long. Its hard to switch my mind over. I upped my calories again, but I'm still having a difficult time hitting them... I have an OB appointment in 10 days and I'm hoping to have gained 1-2 pounds by then... I don't want to get yelled at!

Coming up on week 22. Jeans are getting a little tight - still not that noticeable in most of my clothes.
It's more a mental thing now. I gained 10lbs and it's really getting to me.