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Really tired and demotivated?
Hey guys.. I work from home and I find it so hard to get started on my work.. let alone chores in the house. I feel like I could go to sleep at any time. I've been feeling like this for about 1-2 weeks now (I'm at 34w+4d). Yesterday my midwife told me that my iron levels are starting to dip below normal (so far it had been…
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anybody around 15 weeks ?
I will be 15 weeks tomorrow just wondered if anybody else out there having their baby around the same time as me ?
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Yoga for kids
This is random, but for those of you with older kids I thought I'd pass on the YouTube yoga for kids series that my kiddos (2 and 4) LOVE. It is called cosmic kids and the woman who does it is great. Each video is about 15 minutes. Anyway, if you think your kids might enjoy some yoga, give it a try. :)…
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What exercises are safe?
Good Morning MFP, my name is Charmane and I am relatively new to MFP. This is in fact the first group I have sought out and joined. I just found out 3 days ago that I am PREGNANT!!! YAY I am so excited, but I had been getting used to the idea living healthy and losing all of this extra weight I carry around. I have also…
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BFing?
I had Kaylee a little over a week ago and she still doesn't latch right most of the time...she doesn't get her mouth wide enough and it hurts! Any mommies have any tricks?
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Interuterine bleed?
Hello all, I went to the doctors a few days ago and she told me that on my ultrasound there was a small bleed in my uterous. She told me not to worry about it, that all was fine; but we will need to do an extra ultrasound at 18 weeks to make sure things are still going well. I was just curious if anyone else had…
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First Ultrasound ! Early 5 weeks
First Ultrasound I was very early so I get to go back in two weeks and get another ultrasound hopefully by then we will see a heartbeat :) according to LMP (my periods are not 28 days more like 31 to 33 ) my EDD is February 7 but by gestational sack size I am due February 10 so hopefully by next ultrasound I will have a…
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corpus luteum cyst?
Anyone have one? I am pretty sure I do. I have very mild pain/tenderness on the right side, right at my hip. It does not hurt much at all but enough to be concerning. I called the doctor and they said take tylenol, which I did. I haven't had my first ultrasound yet so I'm a little worried about an ectopic but my…
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Hypothyroidism?
Hi ladies! I'm wondering if anyone else is dealing with hyperthyroidism while pregnant? This is my third pregnancy, but I didn't have any thyroid problems with the first two. I had my thyroid destroyed with radioactive iodine about 5 years ago and I'm finding there are some definite changes this pregnancy - mostly…
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U.S. New Moms - Laws about breast pumps and insurance
Moms in the U.S. - If you didn't know, starting in January of this year, Obamacare requires that breast pumps are covered under insurance. It doesn't specify what kind of pumps have to be covered though. For my first two children, no pumps were covered at all. Now, a manual pump is covered at 100%, and with a prescription…
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working out but feel huge !!?
dose anybody else feel this way ? sometimes I feel discouraged because I am used to being able to see results but now of course you are just trying to stay healthy not really lose weight and I know that is a good thing but sometimes it gets to me that I work out and still look like a beach while lol
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Rant - I feel like I'm a house!! :)
Just wanted to complain to you guys because you're all going through the same thing! Here are some complaints I have and don't really want to bore my non-pregnant friends with: :) - I can't run at all! - My legs feel weird, I can't lift my knees up past my hips without pain - My balance is way off.. a week ago I started…
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measurements
Hey, I felt badly about how huge I am getting and decided to measure exactly where my gain has been. I'm actually pleasantly surprised, I didn't really get that much bigger except my waist of course. before pregnancy At 33 weeks Hips 36 37 waist 27 39 bust 36 36 thighs 21 21 upper arm 10.75 11 Only 7 weeks to go. I don't…
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end of august Due dates??
Getting ready for the hot summer third trimester. who's with me ;-):glasses:
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Any new-mum-to-bes?
Hi Every one, I found out on the 4/06/2013 that i am pregnant - with my first baby, I am guessing I must be 5 weeks pregnant. My hubby and I are so excited as we have been trying for almost a year. I am yet to see my doctor/midwife, but was wondering if its ok to carry on exercising? and did any of you make any changes to…
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Logging break after delivery?
Are you guys going to take a break from logging for the first few weeks after delivery? I think I will take at least 2 weeks off, but I don't want to get too far out of the habit. Just curious what others are planning to do.
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Baby position, when did your baby turn?
I just had my 32 week US and baby is breech. Dr said not to worry but I am! WIth my daughter she was alreaady head down at this point. When did your baby turn? Did you know when s/he turned? I knew he was head up cause I feel all the kicks down low....getting ready for handstands here....
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Constantly hungry (vent)
I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle with weight gain. Obviously, I HAVE to gain weight, but it looks like I'm on track to gain another bajillion pounds. I have a constant, gnawing hunger that just won't go away! I just made myself a 600+ calorie milkshake with an avocado, a banana, chocolate ice cream, milk and cocoa…
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gaining too much yet really active...
Hi Ladies, I am going to ask my midwife at the next appointment, but until then (it's almost a month away), I wanted to post here and see what y'all thought. A bit of a back story, I was 118 when I got pregnant and was really fit and toned and have been exercising more consistantly this pregnancy (this is my second) than…
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Anyone planning to do Weight Watchers after baby arrives?
I'm thinking the accountability of the in person meetings might be helpful for me. But I don't feel like paying $30/month or whatever WW is these days!
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Daily Supplements
What daily supplements do you take as a pregnant mama? My current line-up (amounting to 65 calories in and of itself!) includes biotin, calcium, fiber chewables, fish oil, folic acid, magnesium, a prenatal, and Vitamin C.
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amnio
My dh and I are planning on doing amnio but we would like to keep it private. Family, friends and coworkers ask about it and I just say oh we have not decided. Most people leave it at that but I have one coworker who asks weekly. Today she told me I better hurry and decide. I am thinking of sending a text that this is a…
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Elective US at 16 weeks?
Hey ladies! Hope everyone is doing great! My doctor does the anatomy scan at 20 weeks... and my husband and I decided to do an elective ultrasound when I am 16 weeks to find out the gender. Normally I would wait (I think), however... Our daughter (my stepdaughter), will be here for the scan and would love to keep her as…
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Backache is KILLING me!
Hi ladies, I've just crossed into the third trimestester, and this bad boy makes the first feel like a breeze! Instant back ache, tiredness, hunger, WHAM! Everything arrived overnight! Do any of you have any solid advice for backache? I'm exercising, I'm hydrating, I sleep (hahaha, sleep, yeah right!!) with about 4 pillows…
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Amnio Anxiety
Hi guys, I posted a little while ago as my bubba tested high risk for Trisomy 18. My husband and I paid a small fortune ($1250) to have a blood test called Verifi, rather than opting for an amnio, as the blood test posed no risk to our baby. So I had the test done on May 13th and were told the results would be 10ish days.,…
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Treating Group B Strep naturally?
Has anyone else here had it show up the urine in early pregnancy? It popped up on my first urinalysis at 8 weeks and again at 16 weeks, though my levels have not increased at all. I am asymptomatic and have declined antiobiotics during pregnancy, though I will likley do them in labor if I cannot get rid of it naturally by…
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Blood Sugar High (ish)
At my routine 1 - hour blood sugar screening, I was high (141), my baby is measuring HUGE and I had ketones in my urine, so was sent for that dreaded and awful gestational diabetes screening. I don't have it, but my midwife wants me to cut WAY back on sugar. I don't feel like I eat excessive amounts of sugar. I pretty much…
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What will your baby sleep in
So my first son had a bunch of ear issues (which I didn't know at the time) which meant that he LOVED to sleep sitting up. He would scream bloody murder when I would lie him down flat. So, I actually started him sleeping in his car seat inside the bassinet which I know sounds crazy but it was the only position he would…
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morning sickness or rather all day sickness !!
Hi im new to this group :smile: IM 33 this is my 3rd pregnancy i have 2 boys 15 and 5 :love: Im 7 weeks pregnant we found out we were expecting the day after our wedding !!! Any way ill get to the point i have terrible nausea iy last all day sometimes it goes away for like 15 mins and then it comes back again even worse by…
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More Doctor Appointments...sigh
So baby measured at 5 lbs 12 oz at 37 weeks yesterday....hopefully it's just technician error, but I have to schedule two more appointments an hour away since she measured small :O(. They're saying the baby might have "intra-uterine growth restriction"....thanks for making me nervous doctor. Baby is still moving like crazy…
