Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - December 2011

Babeed - Stretch marks SUCK!!!! Some people get lucky and don't get any or just a couple. I didn't get any with my son until I was 36 weeks, and I had him at 37 weeks, if they just would've waited one more week. They do lighten up a lot, and so far this time I have used Vitamin E oil EVERY day twice a day and I haven't gotten any. A lot of people say nothing works, it just depends on your skins ability to strech. I used Mederma and that really helped lighten up the ones I got from my son, you can barely see them now. Good luck, I think if your gonna get em' there is nothing gonna stop them. Wish I was one of the lucky ones. All we can do is hope for the best!!!

Brenda - ya I have noticed she is less active after contractions. Had some last night and she hasn't been as active today yet as she normally is. I have an appt. today so I plan on asking my doctor about this. Don't worry to much, I think it's just part of the way it goes, but I am gonna try to find out.

Rayna - We all need a veg night bere and there, don't feel bad. Your getting to the stage where you will be tired and somedays it's feels almost impossible to even care about what you should or wanted to do. Today's another day. Good Luck with your goals.

Ashley - Good job running!!! I can't imagine running right now really. I get out of breath just going up and down my stairs a few times in a row while doing laundry. (16 stairs). LOL. I feel heavy though, even though I haven't gained too much weight, I feel way to heavy to run. Good Job though!!!!

Last night was kinda busy, and I really wanted to get my yoga in and didn't. Hopefully tonight. My son helped me pack wood, we made dinner, did homework.

A lil' boy in my son's class house burned down and they lost everything, even pets, their vehiciles.....EVERYTHING. TG they got the 3 kids and themselves out, but I ended up doing through all of my sons clothes and found a couple old backpacks, shoes, socks some outfits, winter coats and jackets they the two lil' boys might be able to wear. It was all in my yard sale stuff so I figured they need it way more than we do. I just feel bad, they have a 12 yr old lil' girl and I didn't have anything for her. Hoping to get her sizes and see if I can find anything at all. They are staying in a motel in town, I just can't imagine that and this time of year too. That has to be so hard. Glad I could at least help a little bit, but it don't seem like much. Tonight I plan on going through all my kitchen stuff and household items. I have some extra furniture and a vaccumn for them, but right now they don't have a place to put it.

Ok, Back to work I go...........super busy but I'm leaving early for my dr. appt. My sister is goin with me, I gotta return some items and get stocking stuffers, then I can officially say I am DONE and ready for X-mas!!! Woo Hoo.

Welcome Ruthy & agrimm8! I’m wishing you both a happy and healthy pregnancy! Like the others said, check page one for specifics. Also, I’m probably not the best person to give tips being that I totally gave up on watching what I was eating. But my advice is to not become obsessed with your intake, but don’t totally cave to every craving (as I did). Stay conscience and try not to start bad habits. I keep track of my weight weekly and check it on the baby center’s Pregnancy Weight Tracker.


Ashley, I feel you on the whoopy front! No increase here. My poor DH has been deprived for days (maybe even up to a week) at a time. It’s hard to get in the mood when I look in the mirror and see the lbs packed on and the not-so-pretty protruding belly. Ouch, sorry running is becoming painful. OMG What a gorgeous photo!! Very nice! I can’t wait to get some done!

Brenda, that hospital sounds great! I hope everything works out. I have to agree, I feel pretty but not sexy at all either.

Misti, hope your Dr. appt goes well. Our girl was super low last week, but I think she has flipped and moved because the pressure has finally let up. I can only imagine what it’s going to be like when I get further along. I had to chuckle while reading your weekend, that was exactly what mine consisted of. Well, except for your poor Dad’s finger. I hope he heals quickly!
OMG, that poor family! I can not imagine. My prayers go out to them.

babeed854, That nursery is super cute! Well done! Stretch marks suck! I haven’t gotten any with pregnancy (yet), but I do have some on my thighs. I hate them!!! I have been full of false hope that the lotion lathering will help, but we will see. No signs YET.

Nice Goals Rayna, Hattie (I love my stationary bike. Now I just have to get my butt on it!) !!

MrsJax11, sorry for the rough night. That pie sounds delish though!

Rayna- That was my night too! 3 more days! How cool!

Tara, enjoy your ultrasound! I’m sure everything is ok and baby is just in a comfy position and wants to stay there.

AFM: I know this update is a little late, but thought I would share.
So we are having a very stubborn girl! LOL It took us an hour and a half to get all the required measurements and find out the sex. She was very active and they had to keep chasing her around to get the right view. Her head was down (I think she just flipped, weirdest feeling yet) and laying on her back facing out which made it impossible to see her spine and the back of her head/neck. It was incredible to see that she was happy, healthy, and comfortable (head butting my bladder at least is comfortable to her…). Towards the end when the tech was getting some good profile pics she even stuck her thumb in her mouth! It was so cool!

I have been feeling her more and lately. I think it might have to do with knowing where she is and knowing that it is actually her moving that I am feeling and not just belly bubble and stuff. Like I said earlier, I think she just changed positions because I felt a lot of movement and made me think “woe, what are you doing in there?” because I could feel it in multiple places at once. Or I guess it could have been a large stretch or something. Man, sometimes I wish I had a portable ultrasound, just to keep and eye on her and to know what she is up to in there. LOL

We need to work on finding a name. We had a boy name already picked, but that doesn’t help now. My hub has not been much of a help. Every time I bring up the subject of names he gives my “that’s fine…” or “yeah, sure.” RALLY!? Come on dude! Give me something!

I weighed myself yesterday and had gained 2lbs in 5 days!! Really!? So needless to say, I will be logging again. It’s been a while. I know I have been eating like crap, but I have been ok on the gaining front. So, it’s a new day and I WILL get my butt to Zumba or on my bike, and I will be conscience of what (and how much) is going my mouth! The vacation is over.

GOALS:
Drink 8-10 glasses of water
Do something active 3-4 times
Increase Fruits and Veggies
Seriously cut back on the fast food!

Sorry for the long post… it’s been a while


~KIM~
19 weeks 3 days

jchecca: Yay for getting stuff done. Love that feeling! Jealous that you have a short week.

nkster781: Oh my gosh..so exciting! Hopefully she won't cause much more pain because she will choose to join us here on the outside! Thanks for the article!!!

jalyner: If you read the latest stats, the trend over the last 10 years is no circumcision. It is up to 78% no circumcision from 56%. Just an FYI. But I fully respect your decision and I hope that you and your husband find a compromise of sorts on the issue. And I agree with jchecca. Make sure you express to your husband why and just how strongly you feel. This is a lifelong decision for your child.

Rayna: Awesome weekend. And again, jealous of your short week. And can't wait to see pics of the 3D ultrasound! With regards to the intimate time my husband and I share...well its been lacking. But honestly, its because he is also scared to hurt me/baby. My desires haven't really decreased much. And I can't say that the baby belly has really gotten in the way. Somehow we manage to have the same kind of fun that we used to (sorry if that is TMI). The one thing that has thrown me off, and I don't know if its just because we haven't been as active as usual, is that afterward, I experience EXTREME tightening in my pelvis for SEVERAL hours. I am not really worried about it because it isn't accompanied by any bleeding or discharge or anything really, just tightening. Anyone else experience anything like this? It isn't contractions, or at least as much as I can deduce, because it is really just my pelvis area. I feel like perhaps I should mention it to the doctor, but again, not really concerned because I don't have any other symptoms of something being 'wrong'.

taldie01: Sounds like you pulled a groin muscle. Hope you feel better soon! And be careful!!!!!! Would love to see pics of the 3D ultrasound later!

babeed854: Insecurities will always be there. Every phase of our lives something will always take over. And at the end of the day, you're right, we have to overcome them. Just remember that you have a BEAUTIFUL little baby growing inside of you, and try to focus on all of the beautiful changes happening with your body. And remember, not one of us knows if we will ever have the opportunity to experience such a magical thing again. About two weeks ago, my husband noticed (and I hadn't yet) my first stretch marks on my lower belly (Brenda I think I jink zed myself). Now I am extremely self conscious of them, and not liking them at all! It has become a source of insecurity to me. But you know what my husband said when I quasi- freaked out? He said, they're cute and that he loves them. They are the markings of a mother. And that really is a beautiful thing. And I make myself think of them as just that now. When I look at them and I feel myself starting to get upset, I stop myself and I make myself remember what he said. And it makes it all better. I hope that you find a beautiful thought to hold onto about your changing body. Treasure every part of it. Try shea butter. I think its part of the reason I was able to make it to 34-35 weeks before my first presented. We have to remember, they will lighten over time. They don't stay that unattractive pink/purplish color forever.

Better_Balance: I love that you're comfortable with us to speak detail. Not TMI! Reality and honesty! BTW, I find that any position that we don't face one another is most 'comfortable'. I do get a little self conscious that he will be focused on the belly and not the fun. LOVE LOVE LOVE the maternity pic.

khrys1: Yay!!

mistibergman: So sorry to hear about your dad, but glad he is doing ok. Also glad to hear that you had a nice change of pace from your EXTREMELY busy life!! Funny how you call it boring! Hope that the swelling goes down, and its a good thing that you have a doc appt because it could be a sign of blood pressure issues. But I'm sure all will be great!

agrimm8: WELCOME!

MrsJax11: Happens to me too for no reason. Hope you feel better.

kcurtis05: Congratulations on having a baby girl!!!! Glad she eventually worked with you!

AFM: Got my hair redone last night. Makes me feel so much better. I have so much hair, and I needed a trim/cut so badly. We are going to a wedding this weekend (still need to find a dress) and I feel good knowing my hair looks nice again.
Got my maternity pics done this weekend. From what I could tell on the camera (the photographer is my cousins fiancee) they should be nice. She said she will have them uploaded for me within about a week. If they are nice, as we did kind of an artsier take, I will post. Also, tried to find a dress on Sunday at a mall, so did a lot of walking, but only found something that I plan to use as a backup if I don't find something after work today/tomorrow.
Really trying to get AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE done at work this week. Would like to officially be able to start cutting back my hours a bit next week, and do so progressively until baby is born. I anticipate that I will be coming into the office for at least an hour or two until baby arrives. Which I'm fine with.
Got some unfortunate news yesterday about my furniture.... I placed my order Oct 16 and was informed it would be an 8-10 week lead time until it shipped to the store from the manufacturer. And then we would need to schedule delivery to our house. Well yesterday made 8 weeks, and while I wasn't expecting the furniture yet, I thought I would call to get a status update as to whether we should expect it sooner or later in the 8-10 week period. The person at the furniture store decided to let me know (why it took me calling them I don't know) that my crib is on backorder and it will not ship from the manufacturer until Jan 13 (DD Jan 10). Which means I won't have my crib until the end of January. I am supposed to be receiving a call from the owner of the store sometime today to determine 'what they will do for me'. They told me they would provide me a loaner crib which puts me at ease that I will have something to put my baby in (because I opted to skip the bassinet stage), but that means I don't get to have the baby's room truly finished until after baby arrives. This wasn't part of the plan. Its disappointing, but I know its certainly not the end of the world. Who would have thought 3 months wasn't enough time to purchase furniture? The only reason I'm actually annoyed about this whole thing is if I hadn't called, when were they going to inform me? The claim that the customer service rep made is that manufacturer only notifies them of items being backordered if there is more than a 13 week lead time...well then why do you purport to your customers that they will have their furniture in 8-10 weeks?!?! Anyway, I hope the store owner is very accommodating when we speak later, because if not I'm going to have to get nasty...and I can get VERY nasty.

Thanks for letting me vent ladies!!

Goals:
Eat out 1x, besides the wedding. We already have dinner plans with friends we haven't seen in a long time for Thursday night.
Walk 4x (treadmill and outside)
Strength 3x
Yoga 1-2x

Rosanna
36 weeks today!!

Got some unfortunate news yesterday about my furniture.... I placed my order Oct 16 and was informed it would be an 8-10 week lead time until it shipped to the store from the manufacturer. And then we would need to schedule delivery to our house. Well yesterday made 8 weeks, and while I wasn't expecting the furniture yet, I thought I would call to get a status update as to whether we should expect it sooner or later in the 8-10 week period. The person at the furniture store decided to let me know (why it took me calling them I don't know) that my crib is on backorder and it will not ship from the manufacturer until Jan 13 (DD Jan 10). Which means I won't have my crib until the end of January. I am supposed to be receiving a call from the owner of the store sometime today to determine 'what they will do for me'. They told me they would provide me a loaner crib which puts me at ease that I will have something to put my baby in (because I opted to skip the bassinet stage), but that means I don't get to have the baby's room truly finished until after baby arrives. This wasn't part of the plan. Its disappointing, but I know its certainly not the end of the world. Who would have thought 3 months wasn't enough time to purchase furniture? The only reason I'm actually annoyed about this whole thing is if I hadn't called, when were they going to inform me? The claim that the customer service rep made is that manufacturer only notifies them of items being backordered if there is more than a 13 week lead time...well then why do you purport to your customers that they will have their furniture in 8-10 weeks?!?! Anyway, I hope the store owner is very accommodating when we speak later, because if not I'm going to have to get nasty...and I can get VERY nasty.

Thanks for letting me vent ladies!!

Rosanna
36 weeks today!!

OMG I'm so sorry! That would send me through the roof! I really hope they can "do a lot for you!" Hmm makes me think, we should prolly get ordering sooner than later, huh? Do you mind sharing who you ordered from? DH and I think we will prolly buy from Buy Buy Baby if we can't find what we want for cheaper elsewhere.

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Name: Jaime
Hubby/Partner: Steve
Age: 33
How many kids do you have: this is our first
Due Date: July 2
How far along are you: 11 1/2 weeks
Do you know the gender: not yet.. SOON
Babies Name: Reagan Elizabeth if a girl and we can't agree on a boy
Where do you live (if you want to share): MN
Workouts you are doing while pregnant: I have done a few workouts of Eliptical, Stairclimber and biking. Weekends I am still doing a little light running
Fun Fact about yourself: I ran my first marathon 2 weeks before we concieved after losing 120lbs over the last 4 years so that I could be a happy and healthy wife and someday mom. WIN WIN!

Name: Ruthy
Hubby/Partner: I have a wonderful husband, Jeff
Age: I am 28yrs old (29 in less than a month!)
How many kids do you have: I gave birth to my son, Timothy 8.5yrs ago I also have a step daughter who is 9
Due Date: I am due July 19th
How far along are you: 9wks
Do you know the gender: Not yet, but looking forward to finding out!!
Babies Name: Iris Adeline (if a girl) and we are unsure of a baby boy name... Maybe Joseph Constantine or James Martin
Where do you live (if you want to share): Bay City, Mi and I would love to meet up with other mothers!
Workouts you are doing while pregnant: I am trying to stay consistent in my walking and would love to begin prenatal yoga classes or swimming classes
Fun Fact about yourself: I love to play piano and have been teaching for almost 8yrs. This is my 2nd pregnancy, and while I'm very excited I'm also freaked the heck out!! My husband and I met when I taught him piano lessons We have been married since April 2011 and we recently moved into our new home. We are clipping right along, but all of this is such a blessing from the Lord. I couldn't ask for more!
Anything you would like to add:

Thank you, Luna!
I am very very excited! Tomorrow morning is our first ultrasound for this sweet little one. Has anyone else felt like "wait a second...am I realllllly pregnant?" because I have seriously had my moments! But, my belly seems to have popped even more this morning, so it'll be interesting to see how the appointment goes tomorrow.
Hoping that everyone has a fantastically fabulous day! Best wishes!
Ruthy

9wks 1day (unless they tell me otherwise at my appointment tomorrow)

Quick Check in -

Morning!! Been up since about 4ish....baby woke me up and I just couldn't get back to sleep. **Yawn**

Didn't get to work out last night and ate horribly to boot :embarassed: !! Other than that, a great time in fellowship was had by all.
Hubby's home tonight, doubt I'll get a work out in as he's alerady mentioned he wants to go shopping for some new work pants.

We'll see what today brings (besides rain)- :flowerforyou:

Denise
27 wks

Good morning ladies. I have finally reached the point were I am so done being pregnant. I'm wearing my husbands shirt today as even some of my maternity shirts are too short. I am super tired and am so done with work. I know the end is near but I feel like it will never come.

Well I just wanted to say a quick hello. Sorry that I am grumpy. I think the waiting is probably the worst part at this point.

~Nichole
39W2D

Nichole: I hope I can make it without complaints as you have til 39 weeks. You are fully within your right to be grumpy! But I wouldn't call it that. Hang in there. Baby will be here soon.

Ashley: Totally understand the stressors you are dealing with right now. But everything will work out.

AFM: Yesterday was ok. Diet wasn't amazing and didn't get a workout in, but I'm hoping by lunchtime the rain will let up and I can go home to walk my dogs. Something thats been affecting my mood lately...trying not to let it because I want to be my happiest knowing that baby is about to join us in the next several weeks...but my SIL was just diagnosed with aggressive ovarian cancer. She went into surgery Friday to remove a cyst and they found Stage III cancer, ended up performing a total hysterectomy. She's only 37, and was hoping to have another baby. I've been trying not to be upset about this but its really hard, especially knowing my husband is trying to be strong...I know he is trying to keep me from seeing him upset. As if concentrating wasn't hard enough before. I truly believe everything will be ok, but its still hard. If you ladies can keep her in your thoughts/prayers, I would really appreciate it.
On a different note, I got slightly better news from the furniture store yesterday. Apparently the person I had spoken to originally was mistaken in which piece of furniture was backordered. The crib is available for shipping, rather the dresser won't be available until January 13th. I can definitely live with that, especially because we have a good sized closet in the baby room and I already have all the clothes hanging. I also have an elfa storage drawer in the closet that all other items are currently being stored. Now I just have to hope I make it as close to 40 weeks as possible because the crib won't be getting delivered to my home until January 4 (6 days before my due date). I have a playyard with a bassinet insert, so I know we will manage without issue if baby arrives sooner, but it would be nice to have the crib before we bring baby home.
Thanks for letting me vent again ladies. Sorry! I feel like thats all I do anymore.

Goals today:
Walk dogs
Dress shop
Reorganize home office

Rosanna
36 weeks, 1 day

Have a wonderful day!

Hi all!! My name is Elizabeth, I am 37 weeks today. I am 1cm dilated and 30% effaced. I have a daughter who turned 2 years old today and this baby due January 4th is also a girl. I am hoping she decides to arrive early my first came at 37 weeks 5 days. Hope you are all doing well!

Weclome dixiejo & Elizabeth.

Elizabeth-Best wishes for your lil one, you are ready then.

Kristy-You go tme teary eyed and as long as it has a special meaning to you, i think it's a beautiful way to honor your Dad. :flowerforyou:

Nichole-It's ok to be grumpy, hope you feel better.

Rosanna-Glad to hear the Store made a communication mistake, but I am sure it will end up working out. Thoughts & prayers for your SIL and your family, may everything turn out ok.

We barely made a 10 min walk last night, it was brrrrrr cold. I am always cold, I got that from my grandma. lol

~Brenda~ 29wks 1 day

Brianna~ I feel like the grinch on the block…I haven’t gotten ONE decoration out this year. LOL and I asked DH last week if we were going to put up the tree and very mellow sounding he says, “no, I don’t think so.” Funny thing is that I agreed. I know it will be much different when our princess is here. And that’s a good idea to get the DVD at the library. I think I might stop in and see what our’s has. Thanks!

Jaime~ Welcome! Keep up the good work and great job! 120lbs is incredible! DH and I had a boy’s name all picked and we were even referring to the baby as Caleb before we even knew…..I think we jinxed ourselves LOL It’s a girl and now we can’t decide on a name. LOL

Becca~ Take it easy. I hear ya on the outta-pocket… Not looking forward to it either. I had a rant a while back where I really hate the “you don’t even look pregnant” comment. LOL Really? “I just feel like a whale for nothing and you can’t see my stomach protruding?” LOL I’m sure you look fab though!

Ruthy~ I like the names you have! Welcome fellow Michigander!

Ashley~ Everything will work out in the end. Try not to stress too much. Wow, 60’s, how nice. I hope you find the opportunity to get out there and enjoy it, even for a few minutes.

Denise~ Stay positive and everything will fall into place. Everything happens for a reason. We have nothing but rain here too…

Nichole~ you are doing great! Before you know it you will have your beautiful girl wrapped in your arms! Stay strong! ((HUGS))

Rosanna~ I will be praying for your sister-in-law! And I’m glad to hear the furniture store person was wrong and the crib will (hopefully) be there before your sweet baby arrives. Great goals!

Kristy~ beautiful name! I had teaching assistant and her name was Abigail (Aby) and I absolutely love her! So that is a very good name in my book.  Hope you find the time and motivation to hit those workout goals! I always feel better after sweating a bit! I’ve never tried yoga, how is it?

Hi Elizabeth! Funny thing, I just went to your page yesterday to check and see how you were doing, and now you are here! Happy 37 weeks! Man, time is flying by. BTW, my birthday is Jan. 5th. Best time of year in my opinion. LOL

Dixie~ Congrats on #2! You must have a heck of a time finding pants. LOL Welcome!

Misti~ Good news all around! WTG on your BP, Weight gain, and YAY baby kidneys!

AFM: I had a great night! I made my butt get to Zumba! I took from an instructor I haven’t had in a while and I think my body freaked out a little bit from the change. I was a little dizzy when I got home, so had to take it easy for a bit.
((vent alert)) HELLO Hormones LOL…DH has been on my case about cooking lately, and last night was no exception. He walks in from work and immediately says “what? You couldn’t even get it started?” I broke into tears and yelled that I was feeling dizzy and just needed a moment. I really think he doesn’t realize that I can’t just jump up and do everything as good as I used to. He did end up making a fabulous dinner (chicken stir-fry) and apologizing for being an *kitten*. ((end vent))
Thanks for letting me get that out…
Over-all it was a good night. Didn’t snack on a ton of crap like I have been and got a great workout in! Let’s hope I can keep this up! This weather isn’t very motivating though, rain rain rain. Isn’t this Michigan in mid-December? Where the heck is our snow? LOL I never thought I would ever say that.

Hope everyone is staying active and healthy!!

~~KIM~~
19 weeks 4 days