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Katie, I'm glad you've talked with your husband and that he is helping out more. Please make sure you are taking care of yourself, and it sounds like you are on the right path! Everything about having a baby has changed your life 100%, especially you as the mom. Your body is different, you are home all of the time, you are…

Hi All! I've been gone forever....clearly I don't log on here when I'm not tracking my food so sorry about that! Congrats to all of the newly pregnant ladies!! I'm trucking along at 31 weeks, overall still having a relatively easy and healthy pregnancy. In the past few weeks I've had some morning hot flashes, where I feel…

so sorry for your loss @krizaten33 please take care of yourself.

Sorry I've been gone! I really thought I would try to keep going with MFP to not gain too much weight, but I decided this is a time where its okay to gain weight and I need to let my body do its thing without over analyzing calories. I'm actively eating lots of fruits and veggies every day, but I eat when I'm hungry and if…

Great goals everyone! Sending happy baby dust to all the ladies who are TTC! I've been absent for a while...I spend most of my free internet time over on sub reddits relating to pregnancy these days. I'm more than halfway there already, this week being 23 weeks! We had the anatomy scan a few weeks back and all is good with…

Oh @Kirstie155 I am so so so so sorry for what you are going through. That pain sounds incredibly awful, and I hope you are able to see your doctor ASAP to discuss options. You are right though, you have to take care of yourself first and foremost. I hope your hubs is a calming presence and helping you through this.…

@VeryKatie Congratulations!!! Keith is adorable and you are absolutely glowing and look fabulous. How are you feeling? I hope you are recovering well and enjoying you little babe.

@Kirstie155 @pezhed I'm not thinking too much about the weight gain, just thought it was funny since I said I thought I'd gain 3 pounds in the month and instead did it in a week. I'll have to check again this week, but I'm trying not too look at the scale too much! The belly seems to be popping out a little more every day,…

Jumped on the scale this morning and was already up to 168! That would be 3 pounds in one week, which if I weren't pregnant I would assume is an increase due to a big dinner or lots of salt...but who knows! I haven't popped by any means, but my lower abdomen is starting to stick out more each day and is closing in on my…

@VeryKatie I hope everything goes smoothly and that all is well with baby! You are almost done and will meet your little one soon either way! Sending happy & easy delivery thoughts your way!

Happy June! Goals for the month: -gain 2-3 pounds (I guess?) I was 162.5 when I got pregnant and the scale has been hovering around 165-165.5 - so end June around 167-168 -EXERCISE - I think I worked out 3 times last month? 1 prenatal yoga DVD, 1 gym workout, 1 long walk with dog...I really gotta up that to multiple times…

@Kirstie155 I'm in the Chicago suburbs, so probably similar to the DC burbs I would imagine?! We'll be fine, just have to re balance our spending. We just bought a house last year, so we've spent quite a bit of money this year on new furniture and fixing up some things on the house. We're also planning a small remodel of…

Oye I read back through this thread now that it is something we have to start thinking about. I'm planning to take 12 weeks of leave (6-8 weeks paid at 80% on short term disability, and the remaining 4-6 weeks unpaid on FMLA) so we need to budget a little extra for that lost income. Sometimes, being an American woman is…

I started out the pregnancy at 162.5 and am up to 165.5, so 3 pounds gained at 13 weeks. I swear about half of that has to be in my boobs! My bra still fits, but they are noticeably bigger and heavier, so it probably won't fit for long! My doc said she recommends about a 25 pound gain for me, so I'm hoping to focus on…

@1fit_mamma We'll figure something out, I'm trying not to stress about something that is so many months away! I think my worst weeks were 6-9 and I started feeling much better around week 10, and now in week 13 I'm mostly back to normal. I found that eating smaller snacks/meals every 1.5-2 hours helped me...even if it…

@Kirstie155 good luck with the shot & your cycle this month. I hope everything starts looking up for you ASAP!

Overall I like my MIL, she can just be very dramatic and has a way of making everything about her. We live close but she doesn't bother us or invite herself over or interfere in our relationship, so I don't have much to complain about. I will be very interested to see how things progress during pregnancy and with the baby…

@WifiresGettingFit haha well within 5 minutes of them finding out we're expecting, my MIL tells me that she just knew something was up because of how crappy I had been looking lately. Those weren't her exact words, she had to pause multiple times and never found the right thing to say, but that is exactly what she meant.…

@1fit_mamma Congrats!! I'm at 12 weeks this week, so you aren't too far behind me! I felt the same way that you did after I first found out (how can I eat this much food every day?!) but then the nausea and food aversions hit and I was basically living on simple carbs for a few weeks. I'm feeling much better now and I…

May goals....somewhere between maintain and maybe gain a pound or 2? I'll be 14 weeks along at the end of the month, so if I gain a little thats probably fine. I'll check with my doctor next week to see what she advises. Otherwise, I need to start exercising again. I dropped off the wagon with nausea and exhaustion. I went…

Thanks for the happy thoughts everyone! Next appointment to check up on the cyst is 5/9, so I'll report back on how that goes. Hopefully its no big deal. @Kirstie155 As far as aversions, hot coffee. I'm a big coffee drinker and haven't been able to touch the stuff in a few weeks. However, iced coffee doesn't bother me and…

@Kirstie155 the appointment went well! We got an ultrasound and I'm actually measuring a little ahead of where I thought, so I was 9+1, with a due date of 11/27. I started hysterically laughing and crying as soon as we saw the screen, because it was just this massive sense of relief and shock haha. I've started calling the…

3/24 - 162 4/7 - 162.5 4/14 - 163 4/25 - 163 I'm a little over 8 weeks along and have gained 1 pound so far. I'm feeling better in general, but still struggling with a lot of food not sounding appealing. I've been eating SO MANY CARBS and simple things (bagels, toast, cheerios, cookies, pizza) because its all that sounds…

@verykatie I'm so sorry about your friend, its very difficult to know how to react. One of my friends had a miscarriage a few years back during a weekend girls trip and I was the one who drove her to the hospital and sat with her. It was awful and I felt so terrible that I was the one with her and not her bf or mother. We…

3/24 - 162 4/7 - 162.5 4/14 - 163 Up another half pound, boo. I'm really struggling with food right now. I have to eat every few hours or else I feel weirdly sick/bloated/uncomfortable. However, no food really sounds appealing. At 7am when I need to pack my lunch, I feel so lost and end up not packing anything. Then when…

@VeryKatie that is too funny! Eat those healthy fats!! @Kirstie155 Yes, I have my doc appt scheduled for 4/25. I actually starting feeling better yesterday and feel nearly back to normal today. Yesterday I hit 6 weeks, so maybe that was a week 5 symptom for me? I'm so hoping to be one of the lucky ladies who doesn't…

@VeryKatie your bump is adorable and you look great!

3/24 - 162 4/7 - 162.5 Up half a pound, I'll take it. I have felt so strange this week. I feel like i'm on the verge of nausea every day, but haven't actually gotten sick. I just feel uncomfortably full and don't really want to eat anything. I've had lots of ginger ale, sparkling water and crackers, also tried some tums,…

Congrats @StephAStephan! Lots of happy, healthy thoughts are being sent your way! If all stays healthy for both of us we'll likely have similar due dates! I had a bit of a rough weekend. I decided on Saturday that I didn't need any coffee since I wasn't going to work, and boy was that a bad idea. I don't know if it was…

Thanks @verykatie! I will definitely still track on MFP, I'm afraid if I just let myself not think about it I'll be one of those 70 pound gains during pregnancy haha! I know some dresses can be easily modified, one of the brides is having us wear separates (a long tulle skirt) so that might be easier to work with than the…