New "Mom's to Be" Thread!

[ADAMANDLISA]

My healthy diet went out the door. The only things that would make me feel better were all the foods that pack on the pounds. I also ate every hour or two...that probably helped the most. Ginger ale just made me sick, too much sugar. I had trouble with water too.

Have you tried ginger tea? Eat a lot of starches and pasta, like mac-n-cheese. It used to make me sick making it for my kids, but I'd eat it anyway and always felt better.

I truly hope that you will be done soon. There is nothing worse than morning sickness.

BTW, do you have your due date yet?

 

[PatricenPete]

I've lost nearly 7 pounds being sick. I have to admit I have found that eating smaller meals definitely helps. DH and I were just talking about it last night. I think that I am going to start trying to eat 5-6 small meals per day rather than 3 large meals. I've been noticing as well that I can handle starches like bagels and rice far better than anything else.

Speaking of water - I can barely drink it without being nauseated. I try to force myself though just because I know that I need to keep myself hydrated.

I got my due date on Monday - it is March 5, 2009. I've had 2 previous c-sections so I will have another sometime in mid to late February, the later the better for me! I like big fat healthy babes!!!

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

Colleen27 ... due August 8 ... It's a girl!
Princessbride010103 ... due August 19 ... It's a boy!
Mickey Fliers ….. due September 3 ….. It’s a girl!
MomNeedsVacay ….. due September 8 ….. It’s a boy!
frtchr ... due September 11 ... It's a surprise!
DVCsince02 ….. due September 17 ….. It’s a boy!
k_reile ... due September 25 ... It's a boy!
Dr.Girlfriend ... due October 5 ... It's a boy!
HelenePA ….. due October 6 ….. It’s a boy!
basketrn ... due October? ... It's a surprise!
SarahandMike ... due October 17 ... It's a surprise!
shmoogrrrl ….. due October 18 ….. It’s a surprise!
kitten818 ….. due October 22 ….. It’s a boy!
starwatcher ….. due October 26 ….. It’s a girl!
Bekkiz ... due November 26 ... It's a surprise! AND It's a surprise!
JB111107 ... due December 12 ... It's a boy!
trmcguire ... due December 20 ... It's a boy!
DISNEYmooner2008 ... due January 2 ... It's STILL a surprise!
jenrose66 ... due January 3 ... It's a surprise!
ADAMANDLISA ... due January 28 ... It's a surprise!
bkreitzel ... due January 30 ... It's a surprise!
Fishbone† ... due February 15 ... It's a surprise!
Laura ... due February 19 ... It's a surprise!
PatricenPete ... due March 5 ... It's a surprise!
hotveggy ... due March 11 ... It's a surprise!
Marshay ... due March 22 ... It's a surprise!
TrueEeyore ... due April 5 ... It's a surprise!​

 

[Laura]

What have you guys been doing for morning sickness? I don't remember being nearly this sick with my other 2. I've lost about 7 pounds in three weeks. I can barely keep anything down. At this point, I am existing on ginger ale, fruit loops and bagels. I can't even keep water down most of the time!

HELP!

I haven't had much (lucky me), but I made myself eat a little, even if I wasn't hungry. I didn't feel sick very often, I mostly just didn't want food. So I've dropped a few pounds, which is fine with me at this point!

I would feel sick if I had an empty stomach, ate too much or ate too fast. So I say just try to nibble on things all day. Also, if you can find chewable papaya enzyme tablets, those helped me a lot.

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Morning sickness stayed away from me, so I can't offer any help on that one..... When I did get the occasional sick feeling I used the preggy pops and they are GREAT!!!! Even though I didn't battle with morning sickness I still lost weight - I'm actually down 24 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight!!! This is due to me having to be on a gestational diabetes diet though - no carbs and no sugar!

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

Please tell me that all of you who are losing weight or not gaining hardly anything are in your 20's!!! Then I won't feel as bad for all the weight I am gaining.

 

[Laura]

I'm in my early 30s, but I'm expecting to gain it all back and then some, starting very soon. It's still early for me!

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Please tell me that all of you who are losing weight or not gaining hardly anything are in your 20's!!! Then I won't feel as bad for all the weight I am gaining.

I am 20 exactly

 

[k_reile]

I barely gained any weight in the begining when I was sick. I too felt better when I would eat starches...potatoes or pasta type meals. Now that I only have about 6-7 weeks to go I have gained about 30lbs but I am hoping that is mostly baby and fluids, etc because it only seems to be in my belly and my breasts.

 

[Laura]

I think the average is 25-35 pounds, so sounds like you're doing well, k_reile!

I found this on the interwebs:

Where Do All the Pounds Go?

Baby: 7 1/2 lbs

Placenta: 1 1/2 lbs

Amniotic fluid: 2 lbs

Uterine enlargement: 2 lbs

Maternal breast tissue: 2 lbs

Maternal blood volume: 4 lbs

Fluids in maternal tissue: 4 lbs

Maternal fat stores: 7 lbs

http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/changing/pregnancy-weight-gain/?page=5

 

[k_reile]

I hope soo...but I have a feeling baby will be more 8.5-9lbs so far in every u/s he has been in the 90th percentile for weight and is already going to be condisered 3 wks early since my original due date was oct 9 and right now we are loooking at a due date of 09-18. He just seems to be developing early, but as long as everything is normal and he is healthly than I say Yah! to being pregnant for a shorter amount of time.

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

I hope soo...but I have a feeling baby will be more 8.5-9lbs so far in every u/s he has been in the 90th percentile for weight and is already going to be condisered 3 wks early since my original due date was oct 9 and right now we are loooking at a due date of 09-18. He just seems to be developing early, but as long as everything is normal and he is healthly than I say Yah! to being pregnant for a shorter amount of time.

Yay for earlier babies!!!!

I had an u/s just a few days ago and the tech was surprised that our little one was already weighing 12-13 ounces when he/she should only be weighing about 7-8 right now!!

 

[k_reile]

Yay for earlier babies!!!!

I had an u/s just a few days ago and the tech was surprised that our little one was already weighing 12-13 ounces when he/she should only be weighing about 7-8 right now!!

Yep at my 20 week u/s he was 16oz when he should have been around 9-10oz...and my 32 he was over 4lbs when he should have been in the 3lb's...or so they say is average. He is just going to be tall I figure...all of DH family is tall and his sister had all big babies....so it did not really suprise us! lets just hope it doesn;t hurt too much since I am very very short....but thats what the drugs are for. I just hope I don;t end up having to have an c/s because I think that would just freak me out knowing that I am awake and somebody is cutting me open.

 

[Laura]

I hope soo...but I have a feeling baby will be more 8.5-9lbs

Well, if that's the case, then that's just more weight lost at birth!

 

[DVCsince02]

Speaking of water - I can barely drink it without being nauseated. I try to force myself though just because I know that I need to keep myself hydrated.

If you are set on drinking water I wonder if the flavored water or packets you add to your water might help? Worth a try!

Please tell me that all of you who are losing weight or not gaining hardly anything are in your 20's!!! Then I won't feel as bad for all the weight I am gaining.

Sorry Lisa, I'll be 34 in 2 weeks and I've gained 8 pounds......

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

Happy early B-day Jen! I'll be 33 in 4 weeks and I've also gained 8 pounds....and I'm about 20 weeks behind you!

 

[Marshay]

who is/was sure about the gender of your child? Were you right? Did you want to be surprised?

For my DD3, I knew she was going to be a girl...just had that feeling...then had 2 different dreams and both were a girl. I'm leaning toward boy on this one but only b/c I feel so different this time around (which really means nothing except my body saying, "oh, you're preggo, I know what to do!")

With my first baby, I gained 70 lbs I had to eat small meals throughout the day to hold off the nausea, but didn't choose the best ones, obviously. I ended up with back problems, so this time I'm trying very hard to stick to the 20-35 lbs, max.

 

[Maggimus]

I just wanted to report that Amanda (PrincessBride010103 ) delivered baby Eric this morning at 11:08am and he is 7 pounds 12 ounces!

I'm sure she would want all of you to know

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

I just wanted to report that Amanda (PrincessBride010103 ) delivered baby Eric this morning at 11:08am and he is 7 pounds 12 ounces!

I'm sure she would want all of you to know

Please pass along our congratulations! If there is any way to get us pics, we'd love to see some!

Colleen27 ... due August 8 ... It's a girl!
Princessbride010103 ... Eric...born August 2nd ... 7lbs 12oz!
Mickey Fliers ….. due September 3 ….. It’s a girl!
MomNeedsVacay ….. due September 8 ….. It’s a boy!
frtchr ... due September 11 ... It's a surprise!
DVCsince02 ….. due September 17 ….. It’s a boy!
k_reile ... due September 25 ... It's a boy!
Dr.Girlfriend ... due October 5 ... It's a boy!
HelenePA ….. due October 6 ….. It’s a boy!
basketrn ... due October? ... It's a surprise!
SarahandMike ... due October 17 ... It's a surprise!
shmoogrrrl ….. due October 18 ….. It’s a surprise!
kitten818 ….. due October 22 ….. It’s a boy!
starwatcher ….. due October 26 ….. It’s a girl!
Bekkiz ... due November 26 ... It's a surprise! AND It's a surprise!
JB111107 ... due December 12 ... It's a boy!
trmcguire ... due December 20 ... It's a boy!
DISNEYmooner2008 ... due January 2 ... It's STILL a surprise!
jenrose66 ... due January 3 ... It's a surprise!
ADAMANDLISA ... due January 28 ... It's a surprise!
bkreitzel ... due January 30 ... It's a surprise!
Fishbone† ... due February 15 ... It's a surprise!
Laura ... due February 19 ... It's a surprise!
PatricenPete ... due March 5 ... It's a surprise!
hotveggy ... due March 11 ... It's a surprise!
Marshay ... due March 22 ... It's a surprise!
TrueEeyore ... due April 5 ... It's a surprise!​

 

[frtchr]

Woohoo! Congrats!!!