Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-November 2011

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there!!!! Since I live in Canada I don't have to worry about all the yummy holiday food this weekend (Boo).
I'm 20 weeks and have gained 7 pounds although the scale fluctuates greatly throughout the day.
Counting my calories sometimes, I try. Though some days I fall off the wagon. I have terrible cravings some days!
Ultrasound is monday!!!! Really hope this baby co-operates.

Kim

Hi everyone!
Just a quick check in because I'm playing major catch up today and feeling VERY overwhelmed at work...:grumble:

I had to teach a Food Safe course yesterday for 7 hours and then proctor the exam afterwards...it was a long day starting at 5AM...so needless to say it was an early night for me. I haven't worked out once this week - BUT I did do a TON of stairs yesterday throughout the course because the course was in a boardroom that is up 20 stairs and then my office is in another building which is up another 20 or so stairs and I kept having to go back and forth all day...so I'm sure that counts for something! LOL

I'm 27 weeks today! I can't believe I'm in the 3rd trimester now...HOLY CRAP! lol time is flying! My goals going forward are to really focus and concentrate on working out consistently - I think going and trying the 7 day free pass at SNAP fitness next week should really help. I wish I had a treadmill at home but that's just not in the cards right now.

I'm feeling pretty good - starting to get more fatigued and having more aches and pains but overall feeling really good and Mason is as active as ever...mostly right before I want to go to bed or right as I'm trying to fall asleep I hope this doesn't mean he's going to be a night owl I just can't wait to meet him!

Is anyone else reading a book called "Natural Hospital Birth" by Cynthia Gabriel?
http://www.amazon.ca/Natural-Hospital-Birth-Best-Worlds/dp/1558327185
I am just going to start reading it tonight, that along with I'm halfway through "Hypnobirthing"
http://www.amazon.ca/Hypnobirthing-breakthrough-approach-comfortable-birthing/dp/0757302661/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322153914&sr=1-1

Just wondering if anyone else is reading these books and if so what your thoughts are :happy: I'm really liking Hypnobirthing so far. It's really interesting to learn how much the mind and fear/tension play such a huge role in the pain factor during labour....

Anyway - better get back to work.

abeare - congrats on finding out you're having a boy!! So exciting!

Heather - so glad to hear you're doing well and that breastfeeding is going well! Make sure you rest!

Happy Thanksgiving to all the US MFP's on here :flowerforyou:

jhecca- I understand how you feel. i was really down last time at my weigh in because i gained 7lbs and really put me up there closer to what I was wanting my 'max' weight to be. Time has slowly helped with making me feel better, plus I started watching more closely what I put in my mouth, which has helped because exercise has been horrible lately with me being so busy lately. For me never having reached my goal weight pre pregnancy, makes this very, very difficult. I'm glad you're refocused and way to go on the GREAT attitude and look on things.

kristy_estes- glad you had a good visit.

Ashely- great job on passing your test!!!

Jenna-where do I being with this. I understand you completely. This is my second and its been 12 years since my last, although, I'm having another boy, it seems like we're starting over in many ways than one. I don't believe in having 'second' baby showers per se, but I feel almost a little saddened that no one has volunteered to do one for me now. So this sounds very conficting and I think its my preggo emotions also. At least your friends are gone and mine are here but no one really volunteered or has asked. Plus it doesn't help that the women who are around me are first time mommies and they're being showered with gifts. Lol, I'm sorry, you're feeling a little bummed out. You're not alone.

Rayna- I hope something comes up for you. If not you know how to take control in the delivery room. Only advice I have for first time mommies is to wait it out at home. Once you labor starts, try as hard to stick it out at home, since with the first time around you're more than likely to be laboring for a while. Here in the states, many hospitals, at least in my area, like to bed you and then of course patience is of the essence. They like to rush everything not letting mommies labor as long as they should. You'll do great. Look at Heather. She was adimment and got her wishes. I'm still rooting for a midwife for you. Love he nursery.

Heather- what a great story and WTG!!! so proud of sticking to what you want and the end results were just as you imagined. You go girl!

Shelley- he'll come around. I think a lot of men feel like that. Once that baby gets here it'll be like nothing before. True story: I'm my parent's only daughter and according to my great uncle, mom and several cousins, when my father found out that she was having me, a girl, he was not too happy. He would make very mean comments ( I'm sure this is not the case for you) However, on the way home from the hospital my dad was holding me and his uncle was driving and my dad kept saying, " go slower, please, she's very new" HA! Go figure. everybody laughed and thought, this was the man that didn't even want her and now he wants everybody to tip toe around her. I was very spoiled and well taken care of by my father. LOL. This will be the same with your little girl.

If I've missed anybody I'm sorry, I'm so far behind and trying to keep up is almost impossible with how fast this board moves.

AFM ( can someone tell me what this stands for? I've tried figuring it out and can't Lol ;/)

29w4d- total weight gain 23lbs: wanted a total weigth gain of 25 but doesn't look like that'll happen.

Update: So yesterday was my appt. and my glucose test. I was having a great day and wasn't looking forward to the scale buy, its got to be done. So I go in and do my urine sample, weight myself, etc. I then notice on my panty liner that there're blood. I was terrified and was so glad I was at my appt. So I tell Beverly my midwife, and she asks me several questions which the answer was no to all of them. She decided to check me to make sure I hadn't had any cervical changes, etc. She said my cervix felt soft and sent me to go get an U/S. US came back fine and said my cervix was normal and basically I was not effacing. She told me to take it easy and she was debating whether or not to put me on bed rest. I go back to work and went home early. I get home and about 6 o'clock, I start cramping. I immediately call her and she sends me into labor and delivery to be monitored for preterm labor. Was not at all expecting all of this the day before Thanksgiving. I mean, everything so sudden. I go get moitored and sure enough, I'm having contractions. They were very irregular and so they decided to check me again to make sure I wasn't dialating. Which I wasn't Thank GOD! They ended up giving me two shots to stop he contractions and then released me right before midnight. I was very scared for baby. I was basically bed ridden. Thank goodness for a 4 day weekend so I can literally do nothing and not worry about work. I'm praying that baby will wait for 5-6 more weeks, until he has more weight, if he does decide to come early. So prayers please. However, I only gained 2lbs this time around. So that's a good thing. Funny how I have stressed about weight etc, through this whole thing and now I could CARELESS, after last nigth's scare. So, NOT important in the end.

Goals: rest, rest, rest.
Sunday will do some light stretching, etc. to keep my body from feeling soar from resting to much.
Drink 120 oz of water.
Focus on nutritious foods. (I believed has helped a lot)

Elce 29W4D- 23lb gain

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!!
Who's shopping today? Not I. I mean, I couldn't anyways on bedrest but I didn't see any good deals on stuff we actually needed, so my credit card is safe. DH will be happy to hear that lol.
AFM, I have another ultrasound (#26 this pregnancy) on Monday. Hopefully the contractions don't cause any change because I don't want to be put in the hospital. Being away from my kids for Christmas, not fun.

Amanda (24w4d w/ #4)

Happy thanksgiving to all those celebrating.

Rayna, what a wonderful milestone you got o enjoy with your husband! Oh and I definitely think the stairs count :P

Taldie, I know the feeling of wanting to push through during your workout but please don’t overdo it, going to the point of thinking your going to pass out can’t be good, please be careful.

Heather, I’ve already been forewarned that since he’s this active now it’ll only get worse throughout the pregnancy and once he’s born. That’s ok as long as he’s healthy, I can deal with the all the kicks and jabs he’s going to give me.
Glad to hear you’re doing well, Charlie is soooooo cute!

Aimee, Yeah another boy! Congrats! I had that moment too of mourning the thought of not having a little girl, but the look on my husbands face was enough to bring me back to celebration mode. Just think you were meant to raise a man that will caring and kind to women!

Elce, that sounds like such a scary event to have to go through, I’m so happy that everything is fine for the moment & my thoughts are with you and your baby that everything stays fine.

This weekend we plan on doing lots and lots of cleaning and reorganizing. I basically want the nursery empty, so all the stuff in there now needs to find a new home. Once empty I can maybe start filling it up! So I don’t think I’ll get too much actual working out done, but I’m sure the cleaning, re-organizing and moving all the furniture will be enough to make me tired at the end of the day.

Ash
20w3d
17 lbs gain so far

27 weeks and 11lbs more
sometimes i feel that is a small gain, but my Ob don't see to worry about this:ohwell:

I had JUST lost 18lbs from 02/2011 to 5/2011 when i got pregnant and i stop my diet.
i have my next sonogram next week i hope to see that my girl is bigger and doing well.


Happy weekend Everybody!! :flowerforyou:

YES! Not so much now but it used to happen alot. I think once this week, and yes, super
Annoying!!!!!
Elce 29w5d- 23 lbs gain

So I got my results back - No gestational diabetes for me! :bigsmile: Whew!

Random question for you ladies - does anyone else have this problem? When I sleep at night I am constantly waking up because my hands fall asleep - it doesn't matter if I sleep on my left side or my right side - and then I find I keep waking up on my back because maybe I'm just getting annoyed with my hands falling asleep?? Does anyone else have this problem?
I looked it up online and it said that it might be carpel tunnel syndrome?
I'm definitely going to bring this up with my Doctor in my next visit but just curious if anyone else is having this issue?
It's just really super annoying and I'm having horrible sleeps because of it.

Day is almost done! Can't WAIT for the weekend to begin!:drinker:

MrsJax - Honestly I have had days where I literally slept for 10 hours, ate breakfast and 30 minutes later went back to bed for a nap. Growing a human is hard work! Try going for a walk after a meal. I seem to perk up after ingesting some carbs lol. Are you experiencing any morning sickness?

Rayna - YAY for no diabetes! My coworker did have gestational diabetes and was on a strict diet and had to give herself insulin shots.:frown: I hope I avoid that as well!

AFM (As for myself/me - I forget who asked what this stood for)
My husband and I are very excited for our 1st ultrasound Monday. Hoping my little nugget looks healthy and happy in there!

Roo, I have been having all day sickness It is usually manageable, but I take the script from my Dr. when it is so awful that I just can't bear any more...I just keep telling my self that it is only 5 more weeks till the end of the first tri....
I think I am going to nap now...maybe walk later!