pregnant...help!!!

talk to your doctor... my cousin was overweight when she got pregnant, and the doc said she should only gain about 15 lbs during the whole pregnancy. he encouraged her to eat a balanced and lean diet, but still get plenty of calories, and also to exercise by walking.

you should get real medical advice on this one to protect the health of you & your baby...

Help!!!?

I was going to fetch towels and boil some water, but I guess it's too early for that...

WebMD has you covered on the exercise front: http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/exercise-during-pregnancy

Topics covered in this article include: Who Should Not Exercise During Pregnancy?, What Exercises Are Safe During Pregnancy?, What Exercises Should Be Avoided During Pregnancy?

Congrats, and best wishes on your new addition!

When I was preggo with my first I gained 78 lbs. With my second only 18 lbs. I did only 2 things.

1) Ate the diabetic diet. 20-40 Carbs per meal 5-6 meals per day. Spaced Out! This is very hard but you are worth it!

2) I did Walk away the Pounds. Leslie the instructer is a bit annoying, but the exercise is fairly easy and keeps you moving.

Good Luck!

You should talk to your dr. about what kinds of exercises they approve of you doing, especially with blood pressure issues. And you should also talk to them or else ask for a referral to a dietician to discuss any changes you may need to make to your diet for the pregnancy and blood pressure concerns.

As far as weight gain goes, if you can get a recommendation from your dr. of how much weight they want you to gain for the total pregnancy, you can then do a little math to figure out about how many calories you need to eat per day to accomplish that. I'm not going to make a suggestion for your weightgain here, as I'm not your dr and don't know your medical situation, but here's how you can do the math:

Dr. says "I would like to see you gain X pounds over the course of the pregnancy." You have already gained 5 lbs so far (which is really pretty good IMO) - so you will take the X number that the dr. gave you and subtract the 5 you've already gained. That'll give you the number you want to try to gain over the next 23 weeks (plus or minus a week or two, since most babies come a little before or after their due dates ;-) ). This X minus 5 number - we'll refer to it as Y since it's a new number. So now you know you want to try to gain about Y pounds over the next 23 weeks. How many calories do you need to eat to gain Y pounds? Well there are approximately 3500 calories in 1 lb, so if you want to gain Y pounds you need to take that Y number and multiply it by 3500 to figure out how many extra calories you need to eat over the next 23 weeks in order to reach your dr's goal for your weightgain. That's going to be a big scary number. But that's over the course of 23 weeks. If you want to break that down to see how many calories (approximately) you should add to each DAY, take that big scary number and divide it by 161 (that's how many days are in 23 weeks). Now, finally, you have a number you can work with - big scary number divided by 161 will give you a ballpark number of calories you should add *over maintenance* each day in order to gain about the amount of X pounds total that your dr. requested you to shoot for.

If all that sounded like gibberish, feel free to update after you talk to your dr. with info on how many pounds they said they want you to gain (either total for the pregnancy or over the next 23 weeks) and I will totally break down the math for you. B/c dr's love to say 'hey try not to gain more than blah-blah-blah' but then don't really tell you how to do that. Come back with the blah-blah-blah LOL and we can help you work out your calorie goals. But be sure to ask them what types of exercises they approve for you and also ask if there are any specific nutritional goals or restrictions they want you on (like a certain amount of protein, etc) so you can keep track of those things, too.

P.S. Yes I like math, and no it doesn't actually have to be that complicated if that's all too much stress for you. There are other ways to keep your weight gain in check, but if you happen to be really particular about logging and goals and whatnot, it might help you to have some solid numbers to work with. Your posts make it sound like you might really appreciate something solid like that, but if it's just too much insanity just go with whatever is going to work for you and your dr. :-)

If regular walking is too much, try walking in a swimming pool. I do it for my knee.

Good luck and Congratulations!

One thing I would suggest is doing some research in what weight is actually gained from the pregnancy and baby, i.e. extra blood, placenta, amniotic fluid and such, that way when you are seeing the scale go up, you can attribute it to what it really IS from, so you don't get down on yourself and give up. Walking is great. They also have yoga specifically made for pregnant women. And just make sure to continue eating right.

Congratulations :-) Also, don't be too hard on yourself about not indulging yourself to those cravings a little bit. Pregnancy is an emotional (and of course, wonderful) rollercoaster. Try and enjoy it :-)

Help!!!?

I was going to fetch towels and boil some water, but I guess it's too early for that...

Lmao!

You need to understand it is healthy to gain weight why you are pregnant. How much-that is your decision. Keep exercising with keeping your BP in mind-doing what you can to keep it under control. Even if you just do a daily walk. Also just keep your nutrition in check!! You will not be able to lose at this time, but you can keep it under control.

This is a good question - I have been thinking about getting pregnant again and last time I gained at least 30kg whilst pregnant (obviously due to using it as an excuse to eat all the time) - as a result I had issues with delivery and then had to spend a lot of time trying to lose it. I still have 21kg to lose and I really want to continue losing but at the same time I would like to have a baby - it's very difficult for me. I know I wouldn't lose anything whilst pregnant but I want to make sure I don't gain again, and want to continue exercising. I guess the best thing would be to consult a GP though.

I was 265-270 when I got preggers with my daughter in 2010, I gained only about 15 pounds. You can honestly diet while being pregnant. My Midwife said that to me and I was very upset and hostile about the whole thing. I believe in it now that I am actually losing weight(2 years later)! If you are 100 pounds overweight, you can eat 1500 calories and lose weight and not endanger your baby. Do things like walking or water aerobics. But, if I am still overweight when I get preggers again (IUD right now trying to decide when the time is right since my hubby is Army and deploys a lot) I will not "overeat" just because I am preggers. I may up my calories a "bit" like 100-200 over my MFP recommendation, but I am not going to be eating everything in sight (like I did in between horrible bouts of morning sickness). I was getting ready to "lose weight" Jan. 1 2010, I found out I was preggers Jan. 8, 2010 and basically gave up dieting. Granted I puked everyday for 25 weeks....but I ate all kinds of junk like cheese sticks (seemed to be the only thing I could eat! lol). I would focus on losing and not gaining...it's healthy. The only way its not healthy is if you are skinny already and not giving your baby the proper nutrition to survive. IF you are overweight, you have the nutrients in your own body (i.e. fat) to provide for your baby!

I think the belief that "eating for two" has got women to gain 50-60 lbs in pregnancy! I see how if you are extremely fit and get hungrier you could gain if you aren't careful, but there is really no reason to gain 50-60 lbs considering you should just eat what you need and your baby will take about 300-400 calories extra but if you are overweight you can easily just eat normally...not more!

I was over weight and diabetic with 3 of my pregnancies. Be honest with your doctor about your concerns. They will not take kindly to the idea of "dieting" during pregnancy, but should advise you so that you only gain the neccesary weight for health. I was always put on 2000 calories during pregnancy to control my diabetes. The last one I actually lost 30 lbs, but the doctor wasn't mad. He said as long as my measurements were on the growth marks and the ultrasounds were good it was normal. Just don't lie to your doctor. If you start to drop weight or fail to gain they will know.