Hi girls - I have a question..

Does anyone feel like they get cramping in the lower abdomen alot? I do, it's not unbearable but it's not so fun either.. I'm just wondering if I should call the OB about it or just wait till my next appt..

I also heard that between 14-20 weeks the baby grows double its size, so maybe it's just my insides stretching... thoughts?

Sounds like growing pains! I find when the baby rolls around it's kind of a crampy feeling. I like the kicks/pokes, but last night it was rolling around ilke crazy and it got to be a bit uncomfortable after a while. I love feeling the baby move but last night I wished it would go to sleep!

I hopped on the scale this morning. Was happy not to gain at all last week, and today I was up 4 lbs! Gah. +18lbs at 20w3d. :ohwell:

Hello 2nd Tri Friends!! I'm freshly 2nd tri at 13 weeks 3 days.. I had an ultrasound this week - which was great.. heartbeat of 150!
They told me he/she is measuring like 5 days larger than "normal" oops! ...
I so want to get my baby bump - so far I've gained 5 pounds - all I can say is that my jeans are fitting tigther lol.

Sometimes I feel weird and fat ..... I guess that is normal ??? idk
First trimester I was exhausted - but I kind of forced myself into exercise (Turbo Fire and Chalean Extreme ) and it was the best thing I could;ve done !

Baby coming Dec 18th ...

p.s please feel free to add me as a friend. I just have one MFP pregnant friend ....

Had my midway u/s today and I'm officially team Pink! Baby girl looks healthy and measuring to the same due date. Yay!!

Thanks! My husband made me cry last night talking about walking her down the aisle some day! Too damn cute!

Becky - Congrats! I know if I knew I was having a girl I'd have a hard time staying away from the clothes! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boys! We're team green, so it's preventing me from shopping!

Myriane - I know what you mean about sleep! I've been trying not to drink too much before going to bed, seems to be helping with the pee issue. As for rolling onto my back, I still haven't figured it out. I have a pillow on either side of me, too. Some nights I roll over and the pillow keeps me on an angle, other nights I manage to wiggle my way flat onto my back. I just keep in mind what my friend's mom said when she was told to only sleep on her left side, "We didn't have any of these 'rules' 30 years ago and we all had healthy babies." So when I wake up on my back I just roll over to my side and try not to stress about it. Yay for possible fetal movement!!! Mine felt like gas at first, but then I realized it felt slightly different from the usual gas and that's when I clued into what it really was. It was week 17 for me when I started noticing it.

As for me: I've been doing pretty well at eating properly. DH is on a low-sodium kick, so I've been paying more attention to mine, too, especially after retaining a few lbs of water last week. Exercise has been hit or miss, usually depends on how tired I am or if I have a headache (they were quite frequent the past few weeks). I was having sciatic pain the last two days, managed to get in a 30 min walk last night but it was hot/humid and I started feeling light headed, so we went home. No exercise for me today, though. I was going to go to the gym but have a friend in town, he's leaving tonight so we're squeezing in a last minute dinner. Plus, it's SUPER hot/humid today. Days like this the a/c at the gym doesn't work well and I find I really have to slow down. (It's 42 degrees right now/ 108 for those of you in the US). I'd rather wait for the weather to cool off a bit and get in a proper workout.

Anybody else finding that they've developed "pregnancy brain"? I've been super forgetful lately and just doing some things plain wrong! I had to go through my filing cabinet at work today and back track through recent files after discovering I'd put some in the wrong place, missed some details, etc.

Also, my eyesight is all wonky. I had laser vision correction a few years ago and had better than 20/20 vision. I had my annual eye exam at 12 weeks and there was a slight difference, but it's gotten worse. One of my coworkers said her eye sight got really bad when she was pregnant and didn't revert back until she stopped breastfeeding. My doctor said it was normal for vision to fluctuate during pregnancy, but it's making me nervous!

Thanks for all the team pink love!

jls- awesome for to slow down the shopping haha! I haven't been to the store quite yet so the shopping has been kept to a minimum. I have been stocking up on diapers though. Our Target had all of their Pampers on clearance plus some coupons I had- great deal!

As for sleeping, I'm all over the place! I try my hardest to stay on my left side but I wake up on my back pretty much every night. I just roll back over and try not to worry about it. Like jls said, these rules haven't been around for forever and there are plenty of healthy babies out there. I am finding it more and more uncomfortble to sleep on my back though... This little baby is packing on the lbs! Haha- she's almost a whole pound now!

My diet and exercise has been on and off. I would say I eat pretty well 70% of the time. Sometimes ice cream is all that sounds good... and I eat it. I've been trying to stay pretty active- walking, some Jillian dvds and softball on Thursdays. I'm up 14 lbs and my doctor has no worries at all. He just likes to remind me portion control is the most important thing- eat what you want, but in moderation.

Yay Myriane on feeling the baby! There are times when I'm still not sure if I'm feeling the baby or gas (or other crazy stomach movements). After my u/s though, I just keep telling myself it's the baby. It's way more fun I know she's moving in there- she was waving to us during the u/s!

jess- it's ok to secretly hope for something! Haha- I'm still in shock over having a girl. I'm so athletic and want my child to follow in my footsteps- I hope this little lady is ready! Ha!

Has everyone picked names out yet?
If it's a girl, I have my heart set on Beth-Ann (although my husband and I disagree on if there should be a middle name or not).. I decided on that name when I was a little girl after my mom and grandmother. And, luckily my husband loves it too
Now, for a boy, my husband and I barely agree on any names.. and the few names we both like, our families aren't so keen on. Especially my mom. Right now we really like Eli. I can see it for a baby, a kid, a teenager, and an old man. I think it's so sweet. And I'm just trying to figure out how much I care that our families don't like it.
(another reason part of me is hoping for a girl, so I just don't have to deal with the drama lol)
Do you have names picked? Are you sharing your names with people? What do you do with the responses? Obviously everyone has an opinion.. and I didn't think I'd care.. but I don't know.. it's my mom.. I do care..

Has everyone picked names out yet?
If it's a girl, I have my heart set on Beth-Ann (although my husband and I disagree on if there should be a middle name or not).. I decided on that name when I was a little girl after my mom and grandmother. And, luckily my husband loves it too
Now, for a boy, my husband and I barely agree on any names.. and the few names we both like, our families aren't so keen on. Especially my mom. Right now we really like Eli. I can see it for a baby, a kid, a teenager, and an old man. I think it's so sweet. And I'm just trying to figure out how much I care that our families don't like it.
(another reason part of me is hoping for a girl, so I just don't have to deal with the drama lol)
Do you have names picked? Are you sharing your names with people? What do you do with the responses? Obviously everyone has an opinion.. and I didn't think I'd care.. but I don't know.. it's my mom.. I do care..

I love Eli, that is so sweet!!! Beth-Ann is really cute too!

We probably won't tell anyone the name until the baby is born, but my opinion is: even if they don't like the name, when you pair the name with your baby, it won't matter anymore. A friend of mine named her daughter Ellie. I did not like the name at first, but now I couldn't imagine that sweet little girl with any other name.

Hubby and I can't agree on hardly any names. For girls, I kind of like Colby (even though it makes me hungry for cheese), and Chloe. For boys, hubby is dead-set on Jack. Or Lucas. Names are so hard!!! At 14 weeks, I just don't think I "know" my baby well enough to really pick out a name. And, we don't even know the gender, so that's even harder.

Good luck to you!!

We have our first name picked for our little boy and are already using it when we're talking to him. Since I picked the first name, my husband is working on picking the middle name (we both get veto powers of course, he LOVED the first name I picked though )

We're not telling anyone (husband's family tradition is not to tell) but I think he's going to slip up and use the name around my parents or something :laugh: he's already almost blurted it out twice. I'm not too worried if people find out what the name is, we're very traditional with the naming so there shouldn't be any real comments about it other than positive.

I have tried with my husband to come up with names, but he is refusing to discuss girl names at all and he has picked out the boy name already. (I told him he could do the first name and I would do the middle name since I named the first one). If we have a boy it will be Noah William. Every girl name I have come up with he has shot down it either sounds stuck up and snobby or he new some girl at one time with that name and she was a slut. This poor child may not have a name if she is a girl. When I was pregnant with my son my father gave me the best advice I have heard so far when it comes to naming your baby. He told me to name him whatever I wanted regardless of what anyone else in your life says. It is your child and this way when the kid comes back and is mad about his name you have no one else to blame but yourself. Its true my son is mad at me for his name because it is not common and no one else has it ( I named him Justice. I am a huge general hospital fan). Although I have to deal with an 8 year old because he wants in on the name selection also.

Has everyone picked names out yet?
If it's a girl, I have my heart set on Beth-Ann (although my husband and I disagree on if there should be a middle name or not).. I decided on that name when I was a little girl after my mom and grandmother. And, luckily my husband loves it too
Now, for a boy, my husband and I barely agree on any names.. and the few names we both like, our families aren't so keen on. Especially my mom. Right now we really like Eli. I can see it for a baby, a kid, a teenager, and an old man. I think it's so sweet. And I'm just trying to figure out how much I care that our families don't like it.
(another reason part of me is hoping for a girl, so I just don't have to deal with the drama lol)
Do you have names picked? Are you sharing your names with people? What do you do with the responses? Obviously everyone has an opinion.. and I didn't think I'd care.. but I don't know.. it's my mom.. I do care..