Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-September 2011

My goodness! There is so much activity...and I love it! I love that this board is full of very active, healthy mama-to-be's! It is a beautiful thing! lol!

Welcome to all the newcomers! Jump right in and let us know what is your poison of choice (mine is hiking, spinning, Tracy Anderson Method for toning, cardio kickboxing (which I haven't done since I got preggers cause of my larger than life sore boobies), and I plan on doing Turbo Fire after baby comes).

Having so many fit and fabulous mommies makes it a little harder to keep up with everyone. So if I don't comment on something you said, please know I'm not ignoring you and I read everyone's posts word for word and take in everything everyone says. I'm so happy to be in your company!

Nichole I'm all about knowledge being power! If I didn't do Bradley Method I would have totally done hypnobirthing. A lot of people connect Bradley to hippies, which I'm totally not lol, but it just made the most sense for me and Al. I'm all about the natural state of birthing and his practices just clicked for me. We just finished our birthing plan and it is feeling so much more real right now!

cutmd sounds like things are going well. Glad there's not been anymore spotting! Any bleeding during pregnancy is scary. I agree that I was so much more worried during the first Trimester than I thought I would be, but then I came to the realization that all the worrying in the world wouldn't help so I kinda just gave it to God and prayed every day thanking him for giving me another day with Charlee.

Ashley I love the new pic, you are so adorable! And yay for ultrasound tomorrow! Let us know how it goes! You will be in my thoughts. I also watched that Babies documentary a couple of weeks ago on Netflix. That poor kiddo that the older sibling kept torturing him! lol It was pretty interesting though. I about laughed when the one mom squirted her breastmilk on the baby's face to wash her! It is amazing how different our cultures are around the world but how at the end of the day we all want to protect and love our babies and give them the best we can.

Kristy no worries....30 is pretty fabulous! lol

Khrys I didn't really look pregnant until about 26wks. Before then I just looked like I let myself go. But don't worry about it. Everyone is going to carry differently depending on a lot of factors.

Rayna are you eating plenty of protein as well? Protein is imperative for energy during pregnancy! I know you eat very well...just making sure you are eating plenty of protein. Hopefully this will pass soon and you will be feeling the wonderfulness of the 2nd Trimester "normalcy".

Holly thinking about you every day! Any kind of progress happening? Whenever anyone asks me when I'm due now I always tell them 7-12wks instead of a date. Have you talked with your OB about a date to induce if baby doesn't come this week?

80lblost I hope all turns out well. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Amanda I agree with Ash and know that the ladies on the board she referred you to will be of great support! Both Ash and I spent way more time there than we wanted...but we got very close to many of those ladies. They are all wonderful.

Ash Yay for a successful u/s!!! I bet it just feels so surreal (at least it did for me)! I'm so very very happy for you. I can't believe the lack of midwives where you are! People tend to prefer Doctors and hospitals around here. I'm like you in that I prefer a midwife as well as a birthing center but the midwives deliver at the hospital here (the one I'm delivering at) but their office is full of OB/GYN's as well and whoever is on call is who you get and the people who work in their office are complete morons and incapable of doing their job (can you tell I'm a little resentful? lol). I love my Family Practitioner and love the idea that she will be Charlee's doctor even after she is born. I hope you get a midwife or a doctor that you feel really comfortable with! That is the least you deserve.

Kim I hope you will be joining us soon!

As for me the third trimester fatigue is starting to set in for sure. Some days I'm fine and some days I'm just so tired no matter how much sleep I got the night before. I try and nap as much as I can...but that doesn't happen very often. I've been busy with trying to get things together for our couples shower/party next Saturday. There is still so much to be done though. I'm excited though...it should be a great time with family and friends to celebrate Charlee!

The weather has gotten HOT HOT HOT again! Today the heat index was 110*F! This definitely makes me more tired and makes me want to stay inside! I did end up getting in a nice long hike with Ellie Mae (my German Shepherd) before it got too hot. This morning I woke up to weather in the 80s and 100% humidity so being outside was out of the question! This weekend is supposed to cool off though so hopefully next week I will get in more outdoor walks.

I hope you ladies had a wonderful and healthy day!

Ladies, you are all so wonderful and I am so proud of you. I passed my baby tonight so I will have to leave you. :sad:

Thank you for the inspiration and support!

Nothing I can say can make it any easier....but going through two losses I know how hard it is right now. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm so sorry you had to experience this. As you know, so many women experience m/c during their first pregnancy and turn around having no more problems and delivering healthy beautiful babies. All is not lost. Grieve as you need to grieve and then allow yourself to feel okay. I hope you get to return to us as soon as you are ready. Take care of yourself. You will be missed.

My heart truly aches for you....