Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - December 2011

I had heard about being more emotional during pregnancy, but I find that my anger is much harder to contain. Stuff that I would just roll my eyes at and let pass really really gets to me and I just want to scream at the offender.

Ex: My father in law felt the need to share that one of his nieces who is pregnant with her third thought I was "full of ****" for avoiding raw lunch meat and wine. Then when he re-told it, she said I was "silly". I was like "Oh, I thought you told me she said...." That was an uncomfortable moment at the Christmas dinner table.

Anyone else feeling like the Incredible Pregnant Hulk? I'm hoping it gets better now that I know it's happening.

Christmas was nice, but again so many committments - family parties, late church service with family (OMG, pews are so uncomfortable!), dinners out, parties in..... I was able to relax quite a bit on Christmas day so that was nice. Yesterday I was able to do some nesting. This week Eric is getting lots done around the house since he's off work. He already sent me a pic message of the crib he and his friend put together this morning. He even put the bedding on even though it still needs to be washed, just so I could see what it looks like. Things are coming together; I'm just tired and stressed. I also did not work out at all and have been eating pretty poorly. I really just need to get back to my routine so I feel normal again.

-Ashley
35 weeks, 4 days

OMG, yes the pews!! I got stuck twice, LOL!! Took my hubby & my sister to help me and then told me to just stay seated and not to move anymore! :laugh:

AFM...first day back at work...overwhelmed is the word of the day...so I should probably get back to it and try to figure out where to start...I'm exhausted today but hoping to get a lot of this overflow from my week away cleaned up. It's kind of nice because our office is closed today but someone from HR has to be here so it's really quiet and I should take advantage to get some things done!

Hope everyone has a fantastic day! :flowerforyou:

Rayna-


with year end fast approaching and our due dates all being around the corner I think every employer is starting to panic just a bit....but then again so are we....so much to do in so little time!! just remember to breathe occasionally (good for the baby ) and if that doesn't work I ususally take a little stroll and get lost for a few minutes :ohwell:

hang in there, today's almost over!

Denise - thanks I definitely do the get up and go for a walk bit quite often - it helps keep me sane! lol
AND I am definitely hitting that afternoon wall! I can't even concentrate...I am actually quite useless at this point! I agree my eating hasn't been that great either so that may be the culprit

2 more hours to go!

Rayna
31 weeks 5 days

Hi, i'm not pregnant but i am breast feeding, is there any forum for the mum's who may need a little extra in their diet but not the fat? I would start it myself but i'm not sure what i'm supposed to be increasing/decreasing in my diet to maintain a healthy weight loss post baby but still produce nutritious milk. Can you point me in any direction? Thank you in advance, Lois

Hi Everyone- I am new here- I just found out I was pregnant and I am wanting to make sure I eat correctly for my baby! Any advice is welcome!!!

Thanks!

Hello & welcome...If you go to the first page of this thread you'll find some great info on calories/eating/ect....as for working out I think we all pretty much say stay as active as you can but definitely listen to your body. Everyone's body reacts differently

Hi ladies!

I've been a member of MFP for almost 3 years (with a few various screen names haha) but I recently found out that I'm pregnant and now I'm obsessed with tracking my food again to make sure I am eating the RIGHT things. (Who wants to write down they ate 2 huge bags of m&m's? haha). Anyway I am single and in the military and this is going to be a huge challenge to make sure I stay healthy, since I need to get back into my weight bracket within 6 months of having the baby O_o This is my first baby too so I have no idea what I'm doing haha. I just thought I'd say hi and hopefully get talking to some more people who might know what they are doing more than I do! Happy Holidays!

Welcome Newbies!

Elce- That would be very frustrating! I would have probably lost it. I hope you start feeling a little better and your back to activity time comes quickly. And of course you still belong here. You aren’t being lazy on your choice.

Ashley- I hope you gets some good alone time with hubbs soon. Time seems to be flying by and I can’t imagine getting to your point and not having that extra special time with “Just the 2 of you.” We got a few “Just the 2 of us” presents for Christmas and it has already struck home in a few short months there will be a lot less of just the 2 of us.

Demwitted- Sorry for the crazy family advice. I’m doing the crazy, is “always right”, in your face with un wanted advise Christmas visit with that type of family members on Thursday and just dreading it. I LOVE Christmas and it seems totally wrong to be dreading the visit.

Nicole- I hope your absence means little Hannah has arrived!

AFM- I had my 2nd prenatal appointment on 22nd and got to hear the little heart beat again. I am still down 2 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight although the nurse seemed more worried about this then the Doctor so I’m not worrying about it. I wasn’t super over-weight pre-pregnancy and had expected to gain more then I have but I’m eating until I’m full often and baby just seems to be burning all the extra calories. Still waiting, as patiently as possible, for my little bump to start showing.

I’m about 95% sure this baby is a girl.(So much for my HUGE desire for a boy but oh well as long as baby is healthy it’s all good.) Don’t have to wait long to find out though January 3rd is our 18 week ultrasound and I’m SOOOOOO excited. We made sure our Doctor booked it in a place that my husband could come in and join since apparently there is only 1 facility in our neighbouring city that allows the husband in for the ultrasound( which I personally think is crazy but who am I to say.)

Christmas was wonderful. It was the first time I’ve had it off in 5 years so I was very excited. Got to spend time with both my in-laws and my family and it was wonderful. Unfortunately the custom gaming computer I had shipped from Florida (to Alberta, Canada) that I got for Hubby’s Christmas present didn’t work. Poor guy spent 2 hours on the phone with the tech guy, changing wires and taking parts out and back in again etc etc etc. Needless to say he was pretty sad.

Definitely had a funny pregnancy symptom on Christmas. Typically I hate turkey, I mean despise it! Well anyways I figured I needed to have a little piece for some protein with my Christmas dinner.... So I took about 1 ounce of turkey. Well the only thing I had seconds of and even thirds was turkey...My family spent the remainder of the meal killing themselves laughing at me. My husband was quite excited that the baby might actually have some of his tastes.

Anyways that’s all for me. I’m pretty excited to go shopping tomorrow once I’m done work for a new sectional and new computer desk. Hope everyone has a great week!

Amanda 17W5D(-2lbs)

Hey all - I have found out that I am 7 weeks pregnant today.
Over the past week and a half I have had some issues (mentally) with my body changes.
I have always been one to diet. I am 5'11 and 165lb. For many years I have (on average) stuck to around 1500 net calories a day. I have been at this level for so long (and with weekly cheat days) that I maintain my weight at this level. I know this has to do with my body adjusting to the minimal calories as that's what bodies do.

Anyways, now I am trying to stay at maintenance calories (1970) and it is so hard to bring myself to eat that much right now. Especially since I am queasy the entire time. The bloating that I am feeling is also making me feel uncomfortable every time after I eat, like I ate too much. It is hard to add calories when you have those things working against you.

I had been running for a bit before getting pregnant. Unfortunately with the stomach issues and having a harsh cold, I have not exercised much in the past three weeks. I am taking the opportunity to do a "new years" challenge and getting a PT at my gym for pre natal fitness. Someone to be accountable to.

Does anyone else have these early symptoms of bloat, queasiness and having to build calories back into your diet for maintenance? How do you deal with the issues that that causes in your head? Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi Everyone- I am new here- I just found out I was pregnant and I am wanting to make sure I eat correctly for my baby! Any advice is welcome!!!

Thanks!

Hello & welcome...If you go to the first page of this thread you'll find some great info on calories/eating/ect....as for working out I think we all pretty much say stay as active as you can but definitely listen to your body. Everyone's body reacts differently

Thank you for the info! I will check it out! I have started walking on my breaks at work (just 15 min) but I figured that was better than nothing!