Scared to get pregnant?!

Continue to eat healthy and do moderate excercise during your pregnancy then you can pick up right where you left off after the baby comes! My little guy is 3 and a half months and I absolutely ADORE him. I gained almost 60 lbs and have 5 left to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. No that weight isn't going to look the same as it did before, but it really is 100% worth it!

lol, did this stem from my post the other day? lol, you are not selfish for worrying about your weight before pregnancy....that is why i'm here. I gained 40 lbs while i was pregnant with our first son and managed to lose 20 of it on my own without changing much but wanted to get back down before we worked on #2....I have since lost another 10 but still not where i would LIKE to be, but my hormones are kicking in and aren't going to take no for an answer for much longer. lol. Gotta love the baby blues!

If you would get pregnant before you get to your goal just continue your habbits you have now through the pregnancy and you might end up smaller once you have the little one. Good luck chickie!

I actually craved HEALTHY foods when I was prego. I wanted grilled or baked ckn breasts, veggies (including things like broccoli which I NEVER ate). Also, there were certain things that made me not really sick but icky feeling and I couldn't have much of it or any of it. Like Dr. Pepper for instance, I used to drink it all the time. My daughter is now 3.5 and I still can't have it bc it gags me bc all I taste is syrup. Just something to think about...a baby is the greatest blessing in this world. You will never love anything or anyone like you will your child. :happy:

My 1st trimester I LOST 11 lbs and so from my pre-prego weight I only gained 20 lbs. It's all about staying active and moderation...I put on all my weight AFTER going back to work after having my daughter. I was still out dancing several nights a week when I was 8 & 9 months prego.

Great question! I'm anxious to hear from mothers. Some people have told me that if you gain a respectable amount of weight that you'll leave the hospital with only 5-7 lbs left to go...

This can be true, but every woman is different. Most of the weight put on during pregnancy is different than just putting weight on by poor diet. Like I said i gained 60 lbs, left the hospital about 15 lbs lighter, but lost nearly 40 lbs the first 2 weeks. Apparently I was very full of fluid. If I had to guess I had maybe 10 lbs of actual fat to lose.

you are so not selfish at all!!!!!! when we started to talk Abbot having a baby i waited for years till i was ready. all my friends had their family by age 26, i wasn't ready. I wanted to travel and be ready to accept the changes that would happen with my body. I knew that my body would never be the same after, my worst fear was the stretch marks and the weight gain. When i started to approach 30, i said, then that it was now or never, if i wasn't ready at 30, i didn't know if i would ever be. We got pregnant and had my son 1 month after my 30th b-day. I was finally ready to accept the changes that would happen to my body, and i have done well with them. 3 months after i had him i had about 6 lbs to go to my pre pregnancy weight, i hit that at about 6 months or so but my body never did look the same. the whole shape was different and i carried my weight different. I carried him very low and i got that pooch, i also had a emergency c section and they had to make the cut really large as he was stuck and lot of pulling and tearing, so i don't think my tummy will ever be flat again. no extra loose skin just a pooch. I am fine with the way i look right now even though i am not at my goal. i think as long as i keep what i lost off i will be happy.

One of the reasons I wanted to lose weight was specifically so that I would be in a healthier place before pursuing a third pregnancy. I plan to continue tracking during my next pregnancy to help myself work toward a healthy and not excessive weight gain and also to help encourage myself to make healthier choices than I did in my first two pregnancies. I think it's totally normal to be nervous about the weight gain and body changes, some things may not ever be quite the same after a pregnancy (although some ladies bounce back quickly and wonderfully!) - you just have to go into it with eyes wide open and be prepared.

Do not be scared to put on a bunch of weight during your pregnancy. I actually lost weight in my first trimester due to morning sickness and only gained 25 pounds during pregnancy and all of which I had lost before my son turned two weeks old. By eating healthy and remembering that you do not need to eat for two full sized people but instead maybe another 500 calories than what you currently eat then you will be fine. Also, staying moderatly active while you are pregnant will not only help with an eaiser delivery but with dropping the weight after baby is born. Breastfeeding helps emesly in taking off the baby weight and then some after baby is born. It's the best way to keep the baby healthy and the best way to keep you healthy as well. Pregnancy and having a child are two of the most wonderful things that has ever happened to me and when I get some of this weight off I will be looking forward to baby number two! BTW my son is now 2 year old and I put on most of my weight after his 1st birthday =/

I know it sounds cliche, but I did not care that I gained weight, even though I started chubby with the first. It was for something so wonderful it was worth it. Both pregnancies I gained about 40lbs. The first one I did not really keep exercising and after I did eventually lose it all, though that prepregnancy weight was not where I wanted to be anyways. Then we had the second and I stayed very active as long as I could. I lost those 40lbs and more. It's easier to lose if you stay fit during. The stubborn part is my mommy flab, since I had 2 csections. But again, totally worth it. My boys are amazing! We do want a third in a couple years and I'll be in better shape for it. And I'm weird but I really love being pregnant.