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My poor bum...
I see my midwife this week and I'm going to ask her as well, but in the mean time I need some suggestions for what to do. I have a wicked hemorrhoid. It feels big, it hurts (sometimes even when I walk), and nothing I'm doing seems to be helping. I've been using a hemorrhoid ointment a few times a day, I'm not constipated,…
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Please help.. calorie advice needed.
Hiya ladies please can I ask for some advice. My current weight is 206 lb I am on approx 16-1800 calories a day, I am feeling like this is enough but Im getting toldby my midwife and family this is not enough... I am currently 28 wks pregnant so now im my last trimester. I feel I on enough but had a little scare today, I…
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How many calories should I eat when pregnant?
I have been trying to lose weight this past year and in total have lost about 40 lbs. I still have 15 to go but next month plan on starting to try for a baby. Probably won’t reach my goal :( but I will live…My question is…Right now I eat right around 1280 calories daily sometimes up to 1400. I exercise by hiking (2.3 miles…
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Food Ideas
I'm strugging with food today. I'm swinging from overwhelming nausea (but no sickness which makes it worse!), to ravenous hunger. But as soon as I look at any nice food - chickpea curry, lentil soup, scrambled eggs, salad, my nose turns up and all i can say is YUK! I'm desperate for a huge steak or even (shame of shame) a…
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Exercise modification ideas
Hi all! I am new the the group and just found out I am pregnant (5 weeks) with my second. My doctor has me as a high risk pregnancy due to prior miscarriages so I have been instructed to modify my exercise routine. I had only just gotten into a good routine when I found out I was pregant. I was training for a 5k so I was…
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How often do you all weigh?
Before I got pregnant with my first, I only weighed about once a month. After having several weight gain jumps (I kind of wonder if it was all of the extra ice cream!!) that freaked me out during my second tri with her, I decided to weigh every day to keep an eye on things. Now I know ladies who only weigh in at the…
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New First time mom here
Hello everyone, My name is Hannah and I am 11 weeks 2 days (due Feb 1st, 2015) with my first baby. I am super excited yet nervous. Before baby, I had lost 53 lbs in the past 5 years. Just a little nervous about gaining weight. I started out around 143.5 and am now 145. I am hoping to keep healthy and work out at least…
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Belly wrapping pp
Hey ladies I've been reading up postpartum waist training and I was wondering if anyone has tried this? It's to help your abdominals go back in place and helps shrink the uterus back to size. I am planning to breastfeed so I don't want to do anything super drastic except eating healthy and working out.
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1 Hour Glucose Test
Anyone else fail the 1 hour glucose test? I failed mine with a 143 --there is no history of diabetes in my family, and I was a tad overweight before pregnancy, but not too much. I have gained 26 lbs at 30 weeks, so I feel like my weight gain is on the high side of on track. I have really been trying to keep active and eat…
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Diastasis Recti?
Hello! Has anyone had any experience with diastasis recti (where right and left side of abdominal muscles spread) during or after pregnancy? I am due in five weeks and just recently heard about this condition and have been paranoid because I have seemingly been doing too many core excercises in my second and third…
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Hospital Bag
I got yelled at by my doctor today because I'm 37 weeks along and still haven't packed the hospital bag. My problem is I don't have a clue as to what I should put in it. I didn't have one with my last baby because he came way too early and I don't remember my first one. I know I need clothes, but what kind of clothes, and…
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Morning Sickness
I just want to know how long it lasted for you? I don't know how much more of this I can take :( Any suggestions for taking the nausea away are welcome :)
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What did doc say when you brought up calorie-counting?
I am going to be talking to a midwife today and asking her about calorie-counting while pregnant. I am nervous that she's going to just tell me to "eat a healthy diet" and not give me calorie goals that I can use. What did your practitioner say when you asked?
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Early weight gain! :(
I am currently 8 wks and 4 days pregnant and am already up five pounds. From what I have read this isn't totally abnormal, but with my other two kids I had barely gained anything at this point! Granted, I did enjoy a little too much food last week at a baseball game and I've been trying to fight constant hunger/nausea by…
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Who's due July/August 2014?
Hi Ladies and soon to be new mama's :) I am just looking for those of you that are toward the end of this wonderful journey and seeing how you are progressing/feeling? Are you doing anything to help labor along? You know the old wives tales :) How has your weight gain been? How is your appetite? Are you able to workout…
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What are YOUR #'s?
If you are OK with sharing, please do! I am curious and want to compare what number my fitness pal generates for others. Do you stay within your recommended numbers? Lower? Higher? Height - 5'8" Pre-Pregnancy weight - 145 LBS Current weight (31 weeks) - 152 LBS Workout : 4-5x/week ultimately burning 300-500 cals per…
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3rd Trimester Slump!
Hey Ladies, The 3rd trimester hit me like a ton of bricks. I have minimal energy and motion sickness in addition to general apathy towards everything. Before now I have been very committed to working out and maintaining healthy eating habits. Now I can barley muster up the strength to walk the dog and exercise videos give…
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Adjusting cals after first tri weight gain/Support needed
Hi Ladies! So I have put on a TON of weight in the first tri. Around 12-13 lbs. I went from really limiting carbs and calories while TTC to eating around 1800-2000 calories total (and more carbs due to nausea) during first tri. If you look at "net" calories I was getting around 1500-1700 calories/day. I am 12+4 today but…
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30 Day Shred modifications
Hello everyone, Thanks in advance for your advice. I am currently 25W 3D pregnant with my first baby. I'll admit that throughout most of this pregnancy I have been pretty lazy. After a full work day, and cleaning/cooking I'm left with barely enough energy to stay up and watch a show before bed. The few times I have worked…
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Need Supports and Advice on Weight Gain and Exercise!
I have been struggling with the amount of weight I have put on. I am 24 weeks, and I feel like I cannot control my weight gain. I wasn't tracking up to this point because my first trimester I has MS so badly that I was just happy to eat anything. Starting my second trimester (I count it at 14wks) I had barely gained…
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Can you eat too much protein?
Most of my "diet" is protein based as the foods I crave are naturally good sources of protein and am now curious if you can consume to much while preggo ? In one day I can consume 200g of protein by eating eggs, cottage cheese, nuts, peanut butter, chicken ( eat chicken every day )...
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July 2014
New to this group and wanted to say hi... Anyone due June/July/August? I'm due early July with my second baby. I've been lurking for the past week or two in this group. :smooched:
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What exercise are you doing while pregnant?
Pre-pregnant I was fanatic about Bikram yoga, now given its controversy with heat and pregnancy I'm taking a break till Christmas! (due just after :) ) and I'm interested to hear what everyone else is doing! My current regime is basically dog walking - my poor dog has never been walked so much... I did find a low impact…
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Starving
Okay.. I've lost 62 lbs, finally almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight (only had like 15 lbs to go).. made a complete change in how I eat and exercise... and now I am pregnant.. I am starving. Like literally, starving. Okay, maybe not literally.. but it feels like it.. I wake up and eat my entire maintenance calorie load…
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Confession
Confession and feeling guilty for feeling this way At 33 weeks (now 35) I was told to stop working out & I selfishly miss it:-( It's 3:30 A.M. and I'm wide awake ready to do my workout! It's hard. And I must confess - I'm selfishly worried about my weight gain these last 4-5 weeks because I can't workout. Ugh! I know baby…
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No motivation!
Hello ladies, This is my first pregnancy and I'm EXHAUSTED! I have absolutely no motivation to clean, cook dinner, do laundry, even showering takes it out of me, but I do it. Reluctantly. I have yet to mention that I'm a full time mom to my husband's son who will be two October 1st and THAT is where all my energy goes.…
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Girl's names...
Let's hear your favorites....
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How long did it take you to lose the baby weight?
Hello All, *** I searched for this question before posting it and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, still I apologize if anyone finds it repetitious, feel free to post any links to different threads if you feel it will help :flowerforyou: *** So I'm expecting my first in December, and I'm thrilled. He or she…
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OB close to work or home?
My other pregnancies this wasn't an issue but now we've moved cities. I have an hour commute by train each way. My second daughter was born at 33 weeks (I was also hospitalized for 5 days before that because my water broke) so I'm assuming that I'm having more appointments this time. I also always have heavy bleeding in…
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New To Group and Pregnant
Hello Everyone!! My Name is Stephanie and I am 36 yrs old and new to this group...Last week I found out I was pregnant with my first child with my husband. We just had a lovely wedding in Jamaica this past May and purchased our new home so to find out that I am pregnant is our lucky #3. We are both excited and it will be a…
