Hi - I haven't had my first official visit with the doc yet but according to the charts I'm 7w1d and the due date is 10.10.12. Will have a better idea March 5th - can't wait. I'm really hoping not to gain this time around. I was overweight with my first and managed to only gain 5 pounds in the end and my doc was very pleased. Not so sure what she is going to say this time around, though as I'm 10 pounds heavier than last time... just praying all goes well and I can be more active and healthier for the both of us.

big hugs to you babybeecakes

I just found out today that I am due Oct. 21 (my wedding anniversary) with baby number 4. I have 3 girls currently. Since November I have lost about 15 pounds. I only took a pregnancy test because my eating was off and I wanted to do an all veggie/fruit cleanse for a week and realized when I was about to take the test that I was 4 days late. My husband and I never have safe sex because we have issues with fertility. My youngest is 4 years old and from the time she was born until July of last year when I had my first miscarriage ever I didn't get pregnant so we don't worry about it much. So, seeing a BFP Wednesday night was a SHOCKER! Although I'm disappointed I will not be seeing my goal weight (only 7 lbs left to go) soon, I am excited about this new little surprise.

babybeecakes- I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I'm praying for a BFP in the near future. Sure are some little cuties in your profile pic.

I wish everyone else a safe, healthy happy pregnancy.

I TOTALLY have a case of "The Pregnancy Stupids". I keep forgetting to do simple things: locking my car, bringing my wallet to the store, yadda yadda.

I'm a bit worried about m/s too, but all we can do is hope. Sending sweet baby vibes to all!

Amber

i keep forgetting things too. the thing that is getting to me the most is the extreme tiredness! i could sleep all day

Everyone's been quiet! I hope ya'll are all doing well. Just thought I would make a confession. I had my first pregnancy binge this past Saturday night. Oh my. I ate about 700 calories in one sitting for dessert, which consisted of girl scout thin mints, m&m pretzels, & cookie cake!!!! It put me over my daily goal about 600-700 too. I just couldn't control myself, it was terrible. Has anyone else done this yet? I also went over by a few hundred Friday. Not starting this 1st trimester off so well lol. Now since Monday, when m/s started, I HAVE to eat at least every 2 hours or I get really nausiated. I just want my normal appetite & stomach back!

Hi ladies!!

First time mom, due Oct 26. Just saw our first ultrasound yesterday!!! There's a heartbeat, it's REAL!!! I can't believe I'm pregnant some days, and then the nausea kicks in, and I'm already planning to ground the kid for making mommy sick. LOL.

I'm in a unique situation: I have the Lap Band, with which I lost over 100 lbs years ago and kept it off, but I still needed to lose another 50. I'm at 210 right now, but despite NOT dieting at all, and having the band fixed twice, I've not gained any weight. I had just bought a Garmin HRM/GPS wristband to train marathon walking this spring in preparation for trying to have a baby and to drop 30 lbs. I bought an ovulation app, went for a prenatal visit with my PCP, even started on prenatal vitamins. I was determined to get myself ready for tater...and guess what. The first time Todd and I said, eh, we don't need to "prevent" this time...BAM! preggo.

I'm delirious with happiness. He'd already proposed formally before we knew we'd conceived. Our families are drunk with joy and now that it's real, I'm becoming Mommy and putting myself on a schedule with good diet and exercise.

One thing tho...My doctor said even though traditional guidelines say someone with my BMI (obese) should not gain more than 10 - 20 lbs, he said because of my height (5'7) I WOULD gain 25 - 35 lbs. He said most of it is baby, placenta, amniotic fluid. Once I had baby I'd probably be the same weight or close to it.

That surprised me...but I'm not taking it as a license to eat. I am not thrilled I'm 210 lbs still, BUT, I NEVER want to go back to 300 lbs! I joined this group to help me track and stay mindful with other ladies.

I posted this on the first trimester board, but this one seems a bit more active, so I'll post here, too:

Hi everybody,

I've been lurking around this group since I got my BFP on Feb 25, and this is my first posting (aside from my intro). I had an appt with my GP last week, and he is referring me to an OB/GYN as he doesn't deliver babies. I spoke with the GP's receptionist today, she said I won't get a call back about my first OB/GYN appt for about a month, at which point I'll be about 10-11 weeks. It seems kind of late to me, I thought I would be in for my appointment by that time, not just setting one up at that point. Is this normal, or does it seems late to you ladies? Also, I just made a long-distance move last year, so my GP is fairly new to me. My old GP was my doc from birth to age 29, and I also had a female gyno for several years, who, after I got married, always said, "Call as soon as you get pregnant and I'll get you in early!" I'm not sure if I'm questioning things because I'm a nervous first-timer, or if because I don't know my new doc as well as my old ones so I'm questioning things more... My husband and I haven't told anybody yet that we're expecting, I was hoping to wait until my first OB/GYN appt (I know far too many people who m/c around the 6-8 week mark, and my in-laws are the type who like to bring things up over and over and I'm afraid that if I do m/c they'd want to talk about it all the time). To add to the stress of keeping everything to myself at this point, hubby is 3 time zones until late Saturday, so things fester in my mind all day until I get to talk to him just before bed time....

Anyway, sorry that was so long, just a lot on my mind and nobody to talk to right now!

Jodi
6w3d
EDD: Oct 29

congrats!! It's funny I feel weird posting on here because I have not told anyone yet. (well, besides my husband).... but I'm going to try to eat healthy and not go crazy!! I hope this helps, plus I'd like to keep up with other women who are also pregnant and focused on a healthy lifestyle.

Me too! Just told my parents because I need my step-dad to help do some accelerated home repairs with my husband Everyone else is in the dark until after 12 weeks which should mean I'll be telling everyone at Easter!

I'm due October 26th, that's the tentative date of course until my first ultrasound in two more weeks.

Had my 1st ultrasound yesterday and saw the little gummy bear! They dont' do the doppler during 1st trimester anymore, at least there, but we saw the heart beating and the little nubs of arms & legs moving around. We were very surprised to be able to see that this early. It was very exciting and heart warming! According to LMP my due date is 10/26 and the ultrasound was only off by one day showing me as a day less, but she said he will stick with my original due date.

8 wks 4 days now. M/S has gotten sooooooooo much better. It's practically non-existent. That had me concerned so seeing the ultrasound yesterday eased my mind tons! Now that the M/S is better and I don't feel the need to eat as much maybe I can go back to a normal weight gain for this trimester. Up 3 lbs already but maybe I can salvage it and keep it within the 5lb range. Yesterday was the 1st day in about 2 weeks that I did not go over my calories but I was actually under....shew finally.

Good luck with everyone's 1st ultrasounds!!