Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - December 2011

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)

I get that feeling constantly. Good luck at your appointment!

oh my gosh...lots to catch up on!!!! i have been MIA because work has been nuts trying to get everything set before we go on vacation! but i have a minute now...so just wanted to update you ladies!

i had my 30 week dr's appointment today and it went really really well!!! i was super nervous about it because i was seeing the dr. that i did NOT like and i was getting my results back from my glucose test WHICH I PASSED :drinker: !!!!! super excited about that! but the appointment went really well! the dr. totally redeemed himself and listened to all of my questions and was very helpful...so maybe it was just an off day for him the last time i was in there.

i did find out that i am a bit anemic...but nothing through the roof. i just need to take an iron supplement along with my prenatal vitamin and i should be good to go. also found out our little guy is head down right now and dr. said that he *should* be 'locked into place' at this point...which i am hoping is true!! its funny...i asked him 'how do you know he is head down (because when i feel my stomach...i have absolutely NO indication of where his body parts are at this point) and he said 'after feeling about 10,000 bellies...you get the hang of it' guess hes right!!! but everything seems to be going really well! Parker is weighing in around 3.5 lbs and i just got the go ahead for bi-weekly appointments which is exciting!!! i know the whole journey is a countdown...but now it really feels like a countdown!!!

we're off to FL tomorrow morning...got my dr's note to say i am good to fly! i am so looking forward to a couple relaxing days and some good ol vitamin D!!!!! i will probably be MIA until next week...so i hope you ladies all have a great rest of your week and ill check in next week!!!! (hopefully will have some new pics from our trip!!)

jessica - 30 weeks

Misti- Thanks for the sharing, my OB appt is this friday & I will sure let the Dr know. Very interesting, i try not to hold it to long at midnight, but it's good to know. Thanks again.

Engi-Nice working out! Hope you feel better.

Kim-Good thing the hubby cooked, and yeah I hear you with the hormones.

My hubby, just called me right now to ask me if he could go to MX to see his family in January, I was like what? NO! & he hung up on me, & I felt like crying. WTH? I know i am due at the end of Feb, but we never know if I could go into labor in Jan anytime right? Am I being selfish?


Thanks for hearing me out!

~Brenda~29wks 1 dy

When in January does he want to go? Would you go with him? Usually not best to travel after 35 weeks.

Best part about this is that he called to ask you if it is all right so obviously he had an idea. He just did not like the answer.

WARNING VERY LONG CATCH UP COMMENT POST :laugh:

Babeed- Hope those pelvic pains settle down! I must say I chuckled out loud with your “lower than I thought it was possible” comment hehe. Love your nursery theme, too cute! I’ve had stretch marks across my lower abdomen since about age 13(I was a very large teenager) they have faded over time but I’m not looking forward to them coming back at all. I use lotion everyday but not so much to prevent stretch marks just because this dry weather is making me so itchy everywhere. I’d go insane without it.

Ruthy- Welcome! I have my caloric intake set at 1860 and have since I have found out I was pregnant. I was also at 1200 prior to pregnancy. Although I had a complete aversion to any food up until about 14 weeks I’m still down 2 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight at 15w5D (I had lost 11). I struggle most days to reach this goal but my doctor said as long as I’m making healthy choices when I do eat he wasn’t very worried about it. If your over-weight pre-pregnancy your doctor may recommend only gaining 15-20 pounds but ask them about it.

Julia- Welcome. I have 2 fur babies too. Have you noticed them becoming much more clingy since you became pregnant? My oldest one definitely has.

EngiAli- Welcome. Yay for another Albertan to join the mix! Congrats on the pregnancy. I totally agree with the immunization thing. It also can prevent the un-immunized from getting into a health care post- secondary institution(at least where I’m from) I had to submit my immunization records every year I went to school to ensure they were all up to date.

Ashley-Wow you had a very productive weekend! I have to agree on my hubby being the more cleaning frenzy type then me although I was scrubbing the tub this weekend and he asked if I was nesting already. I said I hoped not there was a long way left in the pregnancy. I’ll keep those suggestions in mind for later on they may be very useful. I’m pretty open as well so definitely don’t think of it as TMI. It’s very good info to have! PS Love your profile picture!

Belinda- I’m glad to hear you are finally getting to move around a little bit anyways. Hope things stay looking good.

Rosanna- That’s so exciting. You’re getting so close! Soon your little bundle will be snuggled in your arms. That is horrible about the crib. I’m glad things with the crib worked out a little better then feared! I will keep your SIL in my prayers. I can’t imagine how horrible that would be at such a young age, especially when she didn’t feel she was done having kids.

Jchecca- Have fun in your travels! Thinking happy thoughts for your glucose test!

Nichole- Wow hope everything goes quickly and smoothly for you. I’ll definitely keep you in my thoughts! PS I think you are allowed to feel done and be grumpy at this point. Keep your chin you you’re soooo close to that finish line!

Rayna- I’m so excited to feel baby move and hiccup and do all those fun things! As for the sex life, although I am still pretty early on, hasn’t changed a whole bunch for me and maybe increased a little if it’s changed at all. If anything there is a lot more sensation (I’m guessing due to the increased blood flow) but maybe I’m just crazy haha. My husband warned me before we even got preggo that he found pregnant ladies very sexy so I don’t think even if I want to feel ugly and gross he’ll let me get away with it

Brenda- Glad you found a hospital you like. I’m a little jealous of the American health care system for once. Some of the hospitals a few of the ladies here have described sound more like spa retreats then labour and delivery centers haha. Where I am there is no choice I have 1 hospital and then another 30 minutes away. I will only deliver at the one 30mins away if something goes wrong or there is complications otherwise I’m at my local facility. I don’t think you are being selfish at all its not completely uncommon to go into labor from 36 weeks on so I totally agree with you.

Misti- Eek, glad your father’s ok. I hope everything heals well and no infections attack. I hope you can compromise on a few names with hubby. Thinking of you for the kidney issues in babe! Ugh that makes my heart sink about the fire. At least on the bright side the people all got out without injury. Household items can be replaced even if it is horrible at the time.

Kim- Congrats on the girl! I’m glad they were eventually able to get all the pictures they needed. Active is good! I totally hear you on the portable ultrasound. Thanks for the updated list! I love having it so nice and easy in front of me for reference since these days I have an absolutely horrible memory.

Jaime- That’s so great. Congrats on the pregnancy and the huge weight loss/marathon completion!

Kristy- Love the name and meaning. Perfect fit I think!

Dixie- Welcome! My best friend is 6’1” and hates it. I’m glad you love it and are able to embrace it!

MrsJax- I totally know how you feel about not telling anyone. One of my co-workers wives had told everyone early 9.5-10weeks and then when they went for their first pre-natal at 12 weeks baby had no heartbeat and they had to break the bad news to everyone. I definitely didn’t want that to happen to me.

Batgirlrox, thank you for letting me know about your calories. That really keeps me confident! I have aversion to most foods as well, but instead of not eating, I keep on eating random things trying to see if I'll actually like it. It's pretty ridiculous. Not a fan of that idea. I do eat back my exercise calories. I've been at 164lbs now and weighed myself today. I was at 164.6 after having eaten a big breakfast, a snack, and a ton of water! So, I feel really great about that! If I don't gain for a while I will be REALLY happy. I'm still 10lbs over the top of a healthy weight range (disappointing), but I am just focused on taking care of baby now and then in 7+mo I will seriously kick back into high gear. I have been trying to stay consistent on the exercise front tho!
Anyways, a lot of blah blah, but I'm really just super excited about my ultrasound tomorrow and to see what my dr says!
Looking forward to getting to know everyone.
Best wishes!
Ruthy

Okay so last night I tried to do one on my usual workout sessions consisting of Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 levels 1 & 2 back to back. I was only about half way through level 1 when I got a horrible foot cramp that would NOT let up. I couldn't even finish and it was so dang frustrating! :grumble: I got really bad muscle cramps with my first pregnancy also and my doctor told me to take calcium supplements....that pretty much resolved the issue last time. This time around, I started taking them as soon as I found out I was prego....not sure why I've still been suffering so badly with them. Oh well, today is a new day and I'm planning to bulldoze my way right through todays workout Have a good day everyone!

Finding it a bit tricky to get all my calories in since I am eating really healthy and now aiming for 1800+ cals a day (depending on exercise). Tuesday's bad idea was to top myself up with chips (and then blow straight through my max cals). Yesterday and today I made sure I packed a LOT of healthy food for work, apple, banana, cheese, nann & hummus, yogurt, turkey chilli + I keep oatmeal in my desk for breakfast. Had a great skate on the treadmill last night, 4 of us on 2 treadmills (2minutes on 2 minutes off approx), so skated about 30 out of 60 minutes (if you are trying to picture what I skate treadmill looks like, its about 4ft x 4ft belt made of slates of hard plastic set into the floor, you are harnessed and tied off to the ceiling and a trainer who operates the speed and incline). May have pushed it a little too hard a couple of times in terms of exertion, I think I'll have to bring my speed down a bit and work more on endurance then sprinting. Between that and Tuesday's lifting session I have an incredible leg burn going. I cramped a lot in my first pregnancy, which did nothing except annoy me and make for an incredibly toned uterus (which is handy for labour), I am already sensing its going to be the same way this time which could be a major hinderance to cardio, good thing I like lifting

Finally had my first appt. yesterday. Everything looks good. I will be 11 weeks on Sunday. That makes my due date July 8th. When are all of you due?

Catching up here!

andreamichell, that’s exciting you were able to get pregnant on your own! Congrats! :happy:

breezy, ho coordinated do you have to be for that salsa cd? I took a salsa class once and had to drop it!

jaimesco – that’s amazing that you lost so much and ran a marathon! Congrats!

Ashley, what a beautiful pic in your profile! So exciting being so close to delivery date!

Babeed, you can get a lot of waling in shopping, so that’s a plus! Good luck with the hormones, YOU CAN DEFEAT THEM!

nkster – hope your little one makes an appearance soon! Hang in there!

Rosanna – So sorry to here about your SIL, ovarian cancer can be very aggressive so I am praying she has a less active type. Glad the crib situation worked out! You are doing great with staying active!

Kristy- I love your name Abigail! I guess I also like biblical names, too, and its so classic and can be shortened to a fun name!

Hi Elizabeth, have you continued exercising throughout your pregnancy? What’s your story?

Welcome Dixie! Wow, you are more than a foot taller than me! I am a Jillian fan as well but I am already getting short of breath and tired during her dvds! Sorry to hear about the foot cramps. I found Ripped to be a bit high impact for me during pregnancy.

mistibergman – I TOLD you the kidney was fine, lol. Glad to hear you got confirmation and you are doing fantastic on your weight gain. I would be ecstatic to be in your position in a few months

kcurtis – I’m glad your DH was able to turn things around, it’s hard for men to understand. Great job on the Zumba! Oh, and I’m actually July 9th since the doc is still going by my LMP. but I’m sure that will change anyway

EngiAli, you are superwoman! I have found I am extra sore after my weightlifting compared to non-pregnant. I am also more short of breath when training. Have you noticed any differences?

Lunaroka – How long is the flight and when in January are we talking? I would think if he can get back within a few hours he should be good, but it sounds like you two need to talk more. You are unlikely to want him to leave town after the baby comes, so before seems better…Good job on continuing the walking! What’s a babymoon?

jchecca – congrats on your doctor’s appointment and have fun in FL!

MrsJax- you have gained so little, it’s probably all water making you look puffy. Try not to be too self-conscious about it. $1500 does seem like a lot to cough up, I am blessed to have such good health insurance. Glad you’re feeling better, it tends to be off and on. My hubby and I are already bickering over names as well.

batgirlrox – I’m glad you are feeling much better, congrats on the cleaning. The story about your hubby’s present is too cute! The elbow thing sounds more like an overuse injury like to the joints or tendons. Are you an RN?

Demwitted, Zantac is definitely ok during pregnancy, whereas Prilosec is listed as an unknown. Consider zantac when it gets bad!

BB/Ashley – Congrats on being so close and having a great appointment! I am not feeling social events either, I wasn’t that into them before but now I’m really a homebody. DH pointed out that when animals get pregnant they always seems to retreat from others except their mate as well.

timanda – congrats on a great 11 week appointment! kcurtis has a list out there for us, you and I are only a day apart.

kistinbee – good to see ya! Everything will be okay, you can still hit a normal weight gain range with your gain so far, just try to slow it down a little. If you can’t, it just may be what your body needs. Good luck on your goals!

Quick check in. Had my 39 week appointment. I'm only 0.5cm dilated. My midwife is betting I'll be about a week late. I figured this would happen. So I could have a Christmas baby which I don't really want but healthy baby is the most important thing. I'm scheduled for my NST and U/S on Wednesday to determine if she is late then how long she can stay. So we will see. You just never know. I've read stories of women who went from 0 to 10cm in one day. Please send me good labor vibes:0)

If I'm late I'll have plenty of time next week to catch up since it is the start of my maternity leave. Hope you all are well.

Nichole
39W3D
EDD 12/19

Demwitted- I hope you can find something to ease that heart burn soon. I’ve been told its VERY painful and I’m not looking forward to that possible symptom.

DixieJo- Do you like bananas? The potassium in them helps with my leg cramps.

Babeed- I hate when we eat something horrible for us and then have to pay the consequence later. Hope today went better for you! I’m glad those pains have subsided! I really hated yoga pre-pregnancy but I think I may need to give up and try some of the prenatal yoga videos later in pregnancy.

Ashley- I have definitely become more of a home body since being preggo.

EngiAli- That skate treadmill definitely sounds interesting and like quite a workout. Although probably would work well for me even though I grew up in blistery Alberta winters I can only waddle on skates haha.

Kristy- That sounds like a perfect night to me, Christmas movies and decorating cookies! Have fun!

Timanda- Glad everything looks great!

Melissa- I’m an advance care paramedic so it very well could be an overuse injury. I just hadn’t ever experienced it until I was pregnant so wondered if there was some correlation or if it was something like that. I’m glad you got to sneak a little peek of babe moving around so you could ease your mind a little. I think as healthcare workers we worry more because we know how often things do happen (and unfortunately you have already experienced that end of things as well) Great goals for the week!

Nichole- I’m totally trying to mentally prepare myself to be 1-1.5 weeks late. I know when it comes time it probably won’t help but I keep trying to remind myself that it will likely happen that way. I hope she doesn’t come on Christmas for you and decides to grace you with her presence before or after that day!

AFM-Someone had mentioned on here in the last few days about the Bradley method. I’d never heard of it before so I googled it and read up on it. Sounds pretty neat AND I found a class that starts just before my 3rd trimester in my area, so talked to hubby about it and he’s really keen on going! Hope I can learn something from it anyways. I’ve also decided(since I’m a very picky eater without being pregnant) I really need to try and incorporate more things into my diet. I know babies are more likely to eat and like foods they have “tasted” while invetro since the amniotic fluid picks up the flavours of the foods we eat. So my new goal for the week is to add one “new” item to my diet a day in hopes to broaden baby’s taste buds that are going to form next week! That’s all that’s new for me for today! Happy Thursday!
Amanda
15w6D

Hello all you beautiful fit mammas...

I haven't been on in like a week and man have you all been posting. I haven't had a chance to read everyone's so I will have to reply later...all I remember is the advice about the milkies and I just found out about those this week...and I am picking up a pair on Sunday...yeah...i think I am also going to get a Maya ring sling ( do any og you other 2nd or 3rd time mammas have one?) I think it will be easier to carry the baby while carrying for my son.

Jalyner - sorry to hear about the exposure...I had never heard about that disease...I agree I hate when people tell you the most tragic things about other pregnancies. Just hang in there ( I know easier said than done) until the blood work comes in.
As for watching you neighbor workout...I can so understand that I have only been doing bootcamp 3 days a week and I know I need to do more but some days I just can't due to lack of sleep.

Nichole - Sending prayers your way...hopefully the baby will come before or after xmas but a xmas baby would be cool (IMHO)...What worked for me with my first was lots of walking I was having no contractions so my mom and I walked to the store and back about 2 miles and that night I went into labor...couldn't hurt...

AFM - Had a doctor's appt on Wed...it was ok..pretty routine just going through my medical history and a PAP ( i think I don't know) there was way too much pressure down there...I seem to have blocked out a lot of things from my 1st pregnancy doctor's visit...like all the blood they need...but the best news was that I hadn't gained a pound since my last visit a month ago and i was super happy about that because I was sure I was up 2lbs...hopefully I can keep monitoring my weight...I am 13 weeks ...so I only want to gain 10 max in this 2nd tri...next Dr's appt and u/s in the new year...
This week eating has been ok, 2 workouts so far...I am trying to mentally prepare myself to wake up in the am and go and workout. On Wed, I did a run and seriously had to push myself the last mile but was glad I got up to run.

Alright...

jalyner: I went through a similar scare when I was pregnant last time re: fifth disease. The Dr. did the blood work and it turns out I was already immune to it. Chances are if you are working with children you have already been exposed and don't have to worry. I don't work with children but I guess I had had it when I was a child.

I haven't posted lately my life has been pretty boring (thank goodness)
I have not been watching what I have been eating lately but I'm not worrying to much. I have gained 10 pounds so far and I'm happy with that. Just trying to make sure I track my exercise and that I stay active. Lots of aches and pains was thinking about trying prenatal yoga or pilates can anyone recommend any good videos?

Kim 23 weeks