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I'm 22 weeks today and weighed in at around 24-25 lbs. this morning. I am wondering if any of you are seeing totally wild weight fluctuations within the course of a single day or over several days. Sometimes my scale freaks me out with a whopping 30 lbs, sometimes I'm relieved to see that it's down to as low as 23 lbs.…

I was 20 lbs at 20 weeks. I started out small, but I also had a miserable first tri during which I nausea-ate my way up to 14 lbs. I'm now getting close to 25 lbs at 22 weeks. Yesterday I had a talk with my midwife about my concerns, and she seemed to think nothing was amiss. obum88 & snowgrrl83: I want to know how you…

Rebecca: I just wanted to pop in and say good luck tomorrow. I'm sure it will be nothing serious that will affect the baby adversely. We're off to NYC tomorrow as our mini-vacation makeup from the cancelled trip to Turkey. I'm still unsure about whether I can handle the Turkey trip, so this is a test drive. (I continue to…

Great job, everyone! This is so inspirational! My firsts for 2012: 1. I ran 3 x 25k trail races 2. I ran my lifetime best half marathon -7:31 pace 3. I got married and rocked my wedding pictures at maintenance weight (1.5 years maintaining) 4. I bought a beautiful old house from 1892 with my husband. 5. I got pregnant. My…

Hi Everyone! Thank you for your thoughts and experiences with circumcision. It certainly helps to hear how other people have handled the subject. Having just undergone surgery myself, I know I'm especially sensitive to the topic and it's reassuring to hear from you all. I'm so happy the twins are doing well! I hear club…

Welcome! Congratulations on your pregnancy! It's nice to have another May mommy on here. I'm looking forward to hearing about your pregnancy! I hate to bring up this thorny topic, but it is becoming a landmine between me and my husband and I'd like to know if any of you are also struggling or have struggled with this…

Almost 20 weeks and holding steady at 20 lbs. I also started at the lowish end of the BMI index, and nausea eating whipped up a shocking (and depressing) 15 lbs in the first trimester, but the gain has apparently slowed down a little now that I'm not as sick. I also had a scary emergency appendectomy, so that probably kept…

Congrats on your baby girl!

Hello All! Just checking in with all of you! Rubybeach -I've been wondering if your morning sickness ever went away. I recall that it was really bad. I feel like every time I go to the midwife and say this or that is bothering me, they always have the same response: oh, in a few weeks/months, things will probably get…

Hi All! It's so great hearing everyone's updates and knowing that other people share my concerns. I am also worried about my weight gain: 20 lbs at week 19, and that's even with three days of almost no eating during the appendectomy! I'm now the biggest I have ever been in my life. At the same time, I feel like with all of…

Re; low blood pressure --mine was super low in the hospital and it's low naturally (runs in my mom's family). The ob's in the hospital AND my midwife all told me to drink tons of fluid. I don't have any blackouts unless I stand up very quickly from a bath (which I try to avoid!), but I am drinking all the time. As if I…

Rubybeach: Thanks for the reassurance. It means a lot to know that things can and probably will turn out fine.

Dear May 2013 friends, These fora contain so many ups and downs, and now I am sad to be adding my own down. It's not the worst that could happen (losing the baby), but it is definitely up there with the Scariest. On the day were we supposed to leave for our honeymoon last week, I was having severe abdominal pains. I…

OOH, movement! Congratulations! I keep hoping I'll feel it soon, but I'm still only 17 weeks today and it's my first. I keep thinking that maybe I've felt something, but it has also felt like it could be gas and so I'm never sure. I love the word for the first time you feel the baby: quickening. It's very medieval. To be…

Rebecca, I agree that the medical establishment puts all the focus on the expectant mothers. I wonder if it's because asking about fathers can sometimes get into sensitive territory. I'm actually surprised that no one has ever asked a single question about the father of my baby, and no one places any particular emphasis on…

I know it's hard to believe, but "advanced maternal age" is actually an IMPROVEMENT from what they used to call us: elderly primigravida! Yes, we are actually still called elderly in the medical literature. I think my elderly heart had a heart attack when I read that the first time. Here I am 38, beating women way younger…

Hi All, We had a nice Thanksgiving at my SIL's home with all of my in-laws, and they sent us home with a ton of yummy leftovers. But generally over the weekend I was feeling kind of blah for no identifiable reason. The nausea is more or less gone, and a little heartburn has kicked in (esp at night), but I just feel sort of…

LOVE Polish food! I'm originally from Wisconsin, so there's lot of good stuff to be had there. Lucky you! Congrats on feeling better!

Just thought I'd update with the latest events in my preggo life. Today I went to my school (I work at a university) with the intention of finally letting some of my colleagues know about the pregnancy. I was a little nervous about it, so I talked strategy with a colleague from my Dept. who has a small child and with…

Hi and welcome! I'm with you on the exercise and the first tri nausea weight gain --I have never felt so badly nor eaten so indiscriminately in my life! Thank goodness that phase is (mostly) over. I'm still afraid to log, though. I kind of just don't want to feel guilty about eating something if it makes me feel even just…

Thanks for sharing the coupons, Mormonmomma! Only one pair of pants still fits me, so I'm in the market!

Hi All! Our thread seems to have gotten mysteriously quiet lately. Perhaps we're all in Thanksgiving preparation mode? Or maybe nothing's new on the pregnancy front? How was the week for everyone? I'm 15 weeks today. I'm doing a bit better than before. Still a little nauseous, but it's definitely manageable. I'm frustrated…

How absolutely nightmarish for your SIL & BIL!! What a sad tragedy. I'm hoping they are able to get past this disappointment with the support of friends and family. I'm jealous of you people feeling the "quickening" of your babies already! I wonder if you're able to feel it earlier because you know what it felt like…

Michelleck23, this is my first, so either sex will be new and exciting to us! Secretly I'm pulling for a girl, but I feel like only a boy could mess with me this much and I also love my boy's name, so I'll be totally happy either way. :) My husband doesn't want to know, so we've agreed to make it a surprise for him! I'll…

Hi! I'm also due on the same day! Yay for May 10th! I'm so looking forward to Friday when we will be celebrating the official end of the first trimester! How is your pregnancy so far, and how are the rest of you? Sorry for not checking in -my family was visiting for all of last week and we had a full house. I am nauseous,…

Aww, Mariababe, I am so so sorry to hear of your loss, and we're sad to see you go. Life can really be cruel.

Thanks, all! I'm still in the first trimester, so I think it's fat from nausea eating rather than an actual bump that I am trying to suppress! For those of you who are interested, I did discover that there is some shapewear specifically designed for pregnant women that supports the belly, as opposed to compressing it.

OMG, so happy for you! I remember you from last month, too! Congratulations! Yay!

I appreciate the tip about grocery shopping! I think I'm going to be sending my husband in for any major shopping, but it's still kind of unavoidable on a smaller scale. I know my family will understand, it's just that it's the first time they'll be seeing our new house, so I'm eager to have it extra beautiful. Rebecca, I…

Hi All! It's good to hear updates from everyone! I'll be 12 weeks on Friday, when I get the next scan (whoo-hoo!). I'm still pretty miserable nearly all the time, although I find I feel better directly after working out still. So I'm forcing myself to get to the pool and keep up with my teammates. Running unfortunately…