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The Shadow
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Where my baby momma??
lmao you guys ...
Seriously, I am starting to get a little freaked (in a good way though). I am due in 29 days, 4 weeks. Hubby and I only have FOUR baby-free weekends left. How weird!
Things are coming together, starting to put things up in the house, will do more this weekend - hopefully crib and dresser will be up this weekend.
I am feeling great, but hips are starting to ache a little when sleeping and I get full REALLY fast. At my doctor's appt yesterday, found out I have not gained any more weight since last appt .... so I am still at 27lbs at 36w. Which I am pretty happy with. Chances are, I will end up at 35lbs, which is normal and healthy.
I am anxious, but excited.
Thanks for checking in!
Seriously, I am starting to get a little freaked (in a good way though). I am due in 29 days, 4 weeks. Hubby and I only have FOUR baby-free weekends left. How weird!
Things are coming together, starting to put things up in the house, will do more this weekend - hopefully crib and dresser will be up this weekend.
I am feeling great, but hips are starting to ache a little when sleeping and I get full REALLY fast. At my doctor's appt yesterday, found out I have not gained any more weight since last appt .... so I am still at 27lbs at 36w. Which I am pretty happy with. Chances are, I will end up at 35lbs, which is normal and healthy.
I am anxious, but excited.
Thanks for checking in!
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jenscats5
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Sassy69 said:
True dat.....
Soooo excited for you DG!!
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Aries13
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BABY!!!! YAY!!!! Best wishes ..I've been off the board for a while and didnt hear the good news. I am just wondering, since I am scared to death of this, how you have dealt with the weight gain? Im very interested in the kind of workout that you can do while preg.? What kind of foods you should eat? What CRAZY cravings do u get? 35lbs is very normal....most women gain between 25-45lbs....one's that are underweight gain a lot more but you got lucky. I am genetically programmed to just gain 70+lbs and all around the ass area lol...so im curious....I might as well start thinking and planning now...
Aries13 said:
I haven't really stressed out at all about the weight gain. I know it is inevitable, and normal. I totally expected to gain a LOT more, and am very suprised I have not.
I thought I would be "that woman" who worked out like mad during pregnancy - but I have not. I worked out regularly during the first trimester and the beginning of the second. After that, I have slacked off a lot. A lot has to do with my job - I am a teacher, and on my feet 10-12 hours a day. I tend to be a little obsessive about my job - I am typically there 7:30-5:30 (or more). The LAST thing I could do was go workout after that day. And forget about waking up early. I already woke up at 5:30 to go to work.
I have not had any real CRAVINGS. My first trimester was full of adversions - I could NOT eat any protein (besides milk, yogurt). The thought of chicken or other meat was nauseating, as was eggs. Also, I spent the first few months with NO desire for sweets. Ice cream sounded gross, and candy - yuck. And I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I only really started eating ice cream again in the 3rd trimester. And I still don;t have a huge desire for candy. Every now and then I want some, but never enough to actually go get some.
There are foods/meals that I really want at times, but nothing major. More like - I would pass a mexican restaurant and want mexican for dinner. Not an overwhelming NEED, but just a desire. Also, grocery shopping - sometimes I would shop and something sounded good at the time, but then I would never eat it because it did not sound good anymore. But this is pretty normal - I don't really attribute it to pregnancy.
I have given myself a license to eat pretty much what I want at that moment. I eat fast food a couple times a week - not just burgers and fries, but fast food chinese, mexican or subs. I eat a TON of cereal - I go through 2-3 boxes a week and 2 gallons of skim milk (hubby drinks the milk to though). And the cereal I eat is the sugar ones - frosted flakes, corn pops, apple jacks, etc. That said, a pregnant woman only needs about 300 extra calories a day - so I have NOT eaten "for two", but have not stressed out about every nite I put in my mouth.
My "typical day" varies a lot, but in general this is what I eat everyday:
Wake up 5:30ish
6am - breakfast - 2 bowls cereal w/ skim milk, 8-10oz OJ
9:30ish - snack - fruit or granola bar
12:00 - lunch - frozen dinner, school lunch, leftovers (usually something pasta based), fruit
3:30ish - snack while still at school - whatever I can get my hands on, fruit, granola bar, leftovers from lunch, something in the lounge, sometimes healthy, usually not
5:30ish - snack when I get home - 2 oranges, or 1 bowl cereal, or 2 pieces white toast
7ish - dinner - whatever we make, or whatever I want - steak& potatoes, pasta, cereal (lol), waffles - sometimes fast food
9:00ish - snack - hot chocolate, or hot apple cider, or 2 oranges
Bedtime usually between 9-10pm.
As far as the gym, when I go, I still do basically the same thing I did before. I still did cardio machines, free weights, weight machines, cardio classes, Body Pump weights classes, walking outside, yoga (regular and prenatal). I just reduced my intensity when I needed to, watched my exertion and breathing, made sure I drank a lot of water and did not get too hot. I know my body really well, and know when to push it and when to back off. My OB gave NO exercise restrictions because of this. In the beginning I went to the gym 5 times a week .... then it started coming down to 3 ... now it is 2-3 on a good week. I have been sick for 3 weeks (bronchitis) so I have not worked out ONCE during this time. That is my biggest thing - I used to work out sick all the time. Now, when pregnant, if I remotely feel bad I will NOT work out. I don't even consider it. It is not worth it. If *I* am fighting to breathe - so is she - and I will not risk anything happening to her for the sake of MY vanity.
The thing with pregnancy is that you really have to accept that you have very little control over your body. Yes, you can be healthy ... but regardless, you will gain weight, your body will change and there is very little you can do about it. There is no way you can really predict how much weight you will gain, where it will go, etc. You can look to genetics (mom, grandma, sisters) but it is still unpredictable. You HAVE to be okay with this. If you are more concerned about your body than your baby's health - then you are not ready.
It IS hard to watch it happen, but when you feel the baby move inside you, that feeling goes away. I have so much time to "reclaim" what my body used to be - there is no rush, no need to get worked up about gaining a few pounds, losing my waist, and being a little jiggly. I can't wait to transform my body again - postpartum - with my daughter to show me how far I have come and how it was all worth it.
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scorpiogirl
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Can't wait to see her!
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Aries13
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You are a very smart woman....and I am sure you will make a great mommy. Good luck!!!!
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