Pregnancy – August 2011

Welcome! Good luck to you, sending you baby dust! :flowerforyou: So you had your first at 36 weeks? Isn't that 4 weeks early? I had DS at 36 weeks to and I gained 50 pounds at that point, 4 weeks early yikes! :noway: I'm not doing that again! This time I've gained 20 pounds and I'm 31 weeks. This site has helped so much. I think being preganant in summer has helped me to. This is a great board, you are going to love these ladies!

Good for you, Jen! I'm determined to gain less this time too. I'm 26 weeks and have gained less so far.

Thanks! This site really has helped me keep track. I had pre e with DS so I did have a TON of swelling and water weight at the end. But now knowing how long it took to get off (2 1/2 years, ouch!) I'm really trying to not go down that road again! I have 8 weeks left and my goal is 30 pounds total. However, I would be happy as long as I don't gain 50 again! :laugh:

Today we had our ultrasound. Thank you all for the well wishes, thiughts and prayers! It paid off : ) Baby # 2 looks completely healthy as far as they can see. We go back in 4 weeks for an echo of the heart. Daddy has a heart condition and so do I so they wanna just double check that everything looks great. Low and behold it is a girl : ) My hubby isn't quite sure what he will do in a house with 3 women lol. I also passed my glucose by 50 some points so I was relieved and the dr said I have gained 3 lbs so far the entire pregnancy. (from my 7 week appt) Still down overall this pregnancy so that is great.

Hello everyone!! I've just joined (yesterday actually) and am excited to read all the wonderful stories of weight loss on here. I'm also glad to find a pregnancy thread I'm only 5 1/2 weeks along but I am determined not to gain the 60 lbs I gained with my DS who is 2 1/2 years old now. Like others I did the eating for two thing becuase everyone kept saying, "have another piece...you're eating for two ya know (wink wink)." Well this time I won't be eating for 2 adults but for one adult and, right now at least, a sweet pea sized baby

I used to be very active and played volleyball 5 times week. But that has since gone by the way side. I'm 40 lbs over weight and only want to gain 15-25 pounds with this little guy. I've started walking again and will continue that through this pregnancy. But does anyone have any advice on low impact DVD workouts that are good for pregnancy?

Mari

Welcome! Good luck to you, sending you baby dust! :flowerforyou: So you had your first at 36 weeks? Isn't that 4 weeks early? I had DS at 36 weeks to and I gained 50 pounds at that point, 4 weeks early yikes! :noway: I'm not doing that again! This time I've gained 20 pounds and I'm 31 weeks. This site has helped so much. I think being preganant in summer has helped me to. This is a great board, you are going to love these ladies!

Good for you, Jen! I'm determined to gain less this time too. I'm 26 weeks and have gained less so far.

Thanks! This site really has helped me keep track. I had pre e with DS so I did have a TON of swelling and water weight at the end. But now knowing how long it took to get off (2 1/2 years, ouch!) I'm really trying to not go down that road again! I have 8 weeks left and my goal is 30 pounds total. However, I would be happy as long as I don't gain 50 again! :laugh:

Girl, I gained 50 with my first, and nearly 70 with my second. It was no picnic with number two. lol And I kept half of that weight on for a year before I wanted to change. I've gained 15 so far and I'm 26 weeks. Fingers crossed for a gain of only 30-35 lbs!

Mari - welcome! Congrats on your little pea I think most of us found we didn't really increase calories at all during the first trimester, and then only by 300 or so after that; definitely not the same as eating for two, right?

Melissa and Mari - In don't know of any DVDs specifically, but I do know that belly dancing is a great exercise for pregnancy and there are a ton of those. Try netflix or your library maybe. Yoga might also be good (and there may be some prenatal yoga videos). If you have access to a pool, that's a great exercise when pregnant (swimming or even just walking around in the water).

AFM - They remembered to weigh me at the docs this time :laugh: I gained 6.5 lbs in the past 5 weeks, for a total of 14. If I can maintain a pound a week from here on (or less) that'll put me at right around 20 lbs, which will be good. Everything else was routine. I get to do the strep B test next time and he'll check my cervix too, but I don't think there will be any progress.

Forgot to post exercise challenge for last week. Here it is:
M - swimming 45 min
T - Yoga 15-20 min, housework (enough to get me out of breath) 30 min
and -oops!- that's it. Plan to do better this week, hoping it will be warm enough to swim tomorrow.

@Mathjulz-Thanks for the advice!! I'll check out the belly dancing on Netflix. And you're saying I shouldn't add in the extra 300 cal until the second trimester? I was under the impression you had to add them right away?? I guess that's why I haven't lost anything.

I've been drinking water, eating right and still not a budge on the scale! Maybe I'm expecting to much to soon...but just 1 pound would be great this week

We shall see.

Melissa (et al) - I haven't had pain much in my tailbone lately, although I remember an ache in it if I sat for too long, a few months ago. I first starting having issues with that after my first was born (wonder if the birth did something to the placement... oh well). Is it mostly when you're sitting or is it just constant all day? I've been dealing with pain in my hip for a while now, and last night it woke me up about every hour. It's also bad when I've been sitting and then I stand up, sometimes enough to make me gasp and stop moving for a minute. The doc says it is common in the 3rd tri, and caused by the relaxing ligaments plus the pressure of baby - especially since my baby is head down and right in the hip area. Tylenol is okay, unless your doc tells you otherwise, but don't use ibuprofin or aspirin without doctor's okay.

AFM - another non-stress test today. Starting to be very routine. Next week, after the NST, we get another ultrasound. Fundal measurement yesterday was 36 (a bit on the big side) but fluids are high, too, so that's probably the big influence in it. U/S will tell us how baby is growing. At this point (because of +AFP), I'll take a bit big and growing well over small and not growing much

Welcome Mari!!! I myself am only 8 weeks along... This group is awesome, and i am sure you will enjoy it too!! My MD told me at my initial appt (6.5 weeks) that i should be trying to maintain my weight versus loosing more.. (i was about 20 poiunds overwight still) so i have MFP set to maintain weight and i haven't gained... I need to get back to exercising again (get back in to it even though good ole morning sickness keeps trying to stop me) but even with eating the calories to maintain lately, i havent really been "gaining". I usually eat when my body tells me to and i try to keep it to hea;lthy options... Hope this all helps...

@ lindsey- Awe girl! It sounds like it has been a difficult time for you! =( praying for no more hospital visits until the one you bring a baby home from!

@ elizabeth J- That is (all) great news! Happy to hear that baby GIRL is healthy!! And that weight "gain" is going great too!!

@Mathjulz- Aweome job on the minimal weight gain! Gald everything is looking great so far!

AFM: We are scheduled for another U/S tomorrow (8 weeks) and DH is so very anxious to hear baby's heartbeat! So i plan to post tomorrow with an update on everything!

I had a dream last night that I went into labor. I remember that I was 36 weeks and worried but he ended up playing games (contractions/no contractions etc.) so he ended up coming between 36-37 weeks. Ummm that's like a little over a week away! Here's hoping that was just a dream!

Major Venting here: We had out second to last childbirth class last night. It was the one where we got to tour the maternity ward. Sometimes they have to put you in a split room after delivery (Recovery room). This would mean you'd have a roommate, which is kinda strange especially after just giving birth but it's such a busy hospital because of their NICU that you don't have a choice. They do their best to make sure you are alone though. So, as if that isn't enough..... if you are in a split room, with a roommate, your husband/spouse/partner has to LEAVE from 10pm-5am ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! How the hell do you think you're going to separate me from my husband and he from his newborn child. I know some people are probably okay with this but, we are not! Had we known this prior to being almost done with my pregnancy, we would have picked a different hospital. It's already enough that we chose this hospital and it's an hour away! All I can say is we better not get a split room

I had a dream last night that I went into labor. I remember that I was 36 weeks and worried but he ended up playing games (contractions/no contractions etc.) so he ended up coming between 36-37 weeks. Ummm that's like a little over a week away! Here's hoping that was just a dream!

Major Venting here: We had out second to last childbirth class last night. It was the one where we got to tour the maternity ward. Sometimes they have to put you in a split room after delivery (Recovery room). This would mean you'd have a roommate, which is kinda strange especially after just giving birth but it's such a busy hospital because of their NICU that you don't have a choice. They do their best to make sure you are alone though. So, as if that isn't enough..... if you are in a split room, with a roommate, your husband/spouse/partner has to LEAVE from 10pm-5am ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! How the hell do you think you're going to separate me from my husband and he from his newborn child. I know some people are probably okay with this but, we are not! Had we known this prior to being almost done with my pregnancy, we would have picked a different hospital. It's already enough that we chose this hospital and it's an hour away! All I can say is we better not get a split room

Oh no! I would not be happy! I can't imagine sharing a room and then on top of that not having DH with me! We are going to a brand new hopstial with a NICU and we have a suite. There is a room attached called the family room with a full size bed for DH and our DS! I was so excited about that. I felt so bad when I had DS because my Dh had to sleep on this chair and he looked so uncomfortable. I hope it all works out for you!

Danlelle - That would really bug me, too! Although I expect hubby to go home for at least a bit at nights (so he can sleep and be with the other kids), it would make me angry that he would be made to leave because of the clock. Crossing fingers that you can get your own room.


Haven't seen Ronya since monday. Hope everything is okay! And no Rachel for a couple of days either. Hopefully you've got a beautiful little baby with you.

Danielle- Oh my goodness!!!! That sucks about the split room. Can you change hospitals???

Regina- Better late than never is right! Have not seen you around much, hope all is well :-)

AFM: I am super sorry everyone I have not been around this board much. Still no baby 6 days overdue today. Physically I feel really well. I had a drs appt yesterday and she did not do an internal since I had one last week (she does not like to do them 2 weeks in a row, something about risking infection). The baby however is locked and loaded in my pelvis and has dropped significantly since last week.

Induction will be scheduled for next Friday (42 weeks) if I don't go before then. Here is hoping I will!

Real Name: melissa

Age: 27

Location: brookline, boston

How far along in pregnancy: 29 weeks, 5 days

# of Children you have: 0

# of Children you want: 3

Education (if applicable): highschool, 2 years of college (going back to finish last year next year)

Current Occupation: software tester

Dream Occupation: Stay at home mom.

Marital Status: engaged

How you met your baby daddy: online through Eharmony believe it or not! id never used online dating before. at the time he lived in florida and I lived in boston. we talked via phone and skype for a few weeks, soon after he flew to boston to meet me and then we flew back and forth for a month or so before he moved to live with me in boston soon after we moved in together I fell pregnant, a couple of months after that we got engaged. its been somewhat of a whirlwind of a romance haha but I love it!

What brought you to MFP?:A friend originally inviting me to join it with her to help her loose her baby weight. It's main purpose at first for me was to maintain my weight gain throughout the pregnancy and log my exercise, however ive found the forum the most rewarding part

How tall are you?: about 5'10 i think

What was your highest weight?: Im still not used to the kg/lb conversion but id say 65 kgs, or 143 pounds post-baby, but my highest is ATM at 152lbs

What was your lowest weight?: something like 125lbs when i was exercising too much, eating too little throughout a period during my highschool years

What is your goal weight?: post-baby it would be 132lb

What is your goal size?: 8 in top, 9 in bottom

Anything else you would like to share?: I have an identical twin sister who still lives in NZ currently and an older brother living in london. I plan on having my sister on skype throughout the majority of the labour for moral support and so she can feel a part of it. my fiance' has been a pillar of strength throughout this pregnancy and I truly love him for that. I am a somewhat young mom-to-be at 22 years old but I believe I have what it takes to be a good mom

Danielle - I hope the room thing works out.

I understand the distance factor. The hospital I delivered my daughter at was 2-hours away from home and DH worked so he didn't even think about sleeping the night. She was in the NICU and flown to a children's hospital just hours after being born anyway. Then we had a 5-hour DRIVE to get there ourselves. Not fun right after delivering to say the least. Hoping for a better outcome this time around *fingers crossed*

Danielle- that really stinks about possibly having to share a room and dh not being able to spend the night at my hospital the insurance pays for a double room which sometimes has another person in it and also means that dh cannot spend the night at the hospital but we have the option of paying extra and getting a private room so maybe your hospital offers something like that

Caper- hope that you're able to get your testing strips and make sure that your sugars are good such a pain isn't it

Jennifer- I think that some have to take insulin because even with proper diet their blood sugars are still too high and there are some women who are able to keep their blood sugars low with just following the carb controlled diet I have GD too but do not need insulin because my sugars stay good as long as I'm careful with my carb intake

Rachel- hope that your little one come before next friday that is so nice that your doctor is letting you go 2weeks past due date

afm- my cold has cleared up but I keep getting pains in my tummy and lower back I don't think that I'm drinking enough water also have a massive headache but hopefully a little water and sleep and all will be well also just looked into cloth diapers today I think I'm going to go with them for my 3yo dd that is still not potty trained and also for the new baby