Posts by flybee

Actually, I think it is a good reason to take a sick day.

I believe that Judge Judy specializes in cases like this.

Avery (I like it much better for a boy -- it is my top pick right now, but lots of people are coopting this name for their little girls)

Morgan

Noel/Noelle

Blake

Frances/Francis

Quinn

Just to clarify, by kid-friendly I mean not sexy.  And they (middle-schoolers) should 'get it', so no Stevie Nicks or anything 'retro'.  I need something original!

A lot of women, myself included (a bit), put way too much stock in their appearance.  I guess the fear is that if they look less attractive, people will value them less. When I say attractive, I mean based on whatever standard of beauty they hold themselves against.

I am pretty freaked out about gaining 25-35 pounds, but I know it's necessary. I am in my 10th week, and I've put on 2.5 lbs.  I had to use quite a bit of self-control, because up until a couple of days ago, I had been experiencing insatiable hunger. 

Well, I got a midwife! I'm really happy, because where I live, demand for midwives outstrips the supply.  I was lucky to be able to book someone.  My first appointment is on Monday. 

Is/does everyone bring their SO to their appointments? Mine really wants to come, but he can't make it.  Also, I'm not sure if I want him at all these appointments.  I think I might want a little privacy.

He'll definitely come to the US appointment, though.

I am trying to do the kind that are in NROLFW. 

Well, I guess the work in my traps comes from working so hard not to round my shoulders and upper back since I know that can't be good.  I do feel it in my abs a bit, but not at all in my glutes or legs. 

I feel like if I go down in weight then I definitely won't feel anything in my legs/glutes, which are the stronger/bigger muscles. 

I tried using some risers to raise the bar a little bit this morning, but all I could find around the gym were the risers from a step aerobics thingie, and since they're hollow, they kept getting stuck on the barbell plates and coming apart and it was really annoying.  I will have to keep looking for a better solution, because I think this might be the problem.  Maybe those foam bricks they use for yoga, but maybe I will wreck them if I use them for this purpose.  I only use 10 lb plates, so without a riser the bar is only a couple of inches off the floor.  When it was higer, it was way easier to keep my shoulders back. 

Thanks for your advice, folks!

I'm not worried about gaining a pound... My weight never fluctuates, though, so it's probably a real pound. You're supposed to gain a little weight (2-4lbs) in the first trimester, though, so it's ok.

I am ravenous all the time too.  I'm just getting used to that hungry feeling. 

Original Post by lsami:

The midwife question came up only because I have had so many friends who had C-Sections recently and I really dont want to have one unless I absolutely have to.  I have heard that its far less common with midwives. But I really like and trust my OB.

Any ideas or thoughts?

 

 

I am struggling with this, too.  It sounds like you will be able to count on seeing your OB or another that you are familiar with, something that is important to me.

All the hospitals near where I am are large teaching hospitals, and my doctor warned me that I will be being seen by residents and various doctors.  He used the euphemism "team care" but was nice enough to explain it too me.  He also let me know that while these hospitals have the best most up to date care, the docs there are pretty busy with complicated pregnancies, since regional and periphery hospitals transfer patients there if needed.

This is leading me to want a midwife, but I've learned since starting to look for one that demand is greater than supply here, and it's hard to book a midwife.  All the  midwife practices here are associated with big hospitals, so that's where I'd give birth.

I gotta say it... I'm pretty happy to be living in Canada.  I don't have to think about how all this is going to get paid for.  Even midwifery is fully covered. 

I forgot to add...

I read about a study that compared low risk pregnancies under an OB's care and  pregnancies under a midwife's care.  The c-section rate for low-risk patients using the OB was 13% vs 8.5% for midwife.  Also, operative vaginal delivery (no exactly sure what that is but it sounds bad) rates were 17% for OB and 5% for midwife.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=Arti cleURL&_udi=B6T8N-4G0105T-V&_user=10& amp;_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_s ort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchS trId=1017604811&_rerunOrigin=google&_ acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersio n=0&_userid=10&md5=fad68c0e3ebf4559f7 66633c1228a0a0

Here's the link, I only read the abstract!

nycgirl, I think your US was yesterday.  Hope it went well!

Original Post by melkor:

 If you're an optimization nerd like me you can check out the guidelines I nicked from Alan Aragon in What (and when) to eat before/after a workout? - and keep in mind that deviating from those guidelines won't make you explode, catch fire or shrivel up and die, it will just move you away from a local optimum peak on the graph.

 Over the long haul the impact of any one workout or following the pre/post-workout nutrition guidelines is negligible, it's the cumulative impact of your regular actions that's important.

And yep unless you're either a competitive athlete or an optimization nerd it's not worth fretting too much over detail-wise - just have some carbs and protein before and after the workout; a cup of milk and some sort of fruit works reasonably well for both pre- and post-workout if you don't want to go the optimization nerd route ;)

OK, thanks.  That's what I suspected.  I try to have a glass of milk after I workout, but sometimes I don't have time before I start work.  I just wanted to know if it was really that big of a deal.   I'm not into serious lifting or anything like that, and I'm not trying to lose or gain weight.

Original Post by dooshly:

Original Post by flybee:

Is it really that bad?

 

 yep

I'll wither away? Shrivel up and die? Uh oh.

Thanks for adding the due dates to the top of the thread!

I think decaf has a miniscule amount of caffeine in it.  A starbucks tall brewed decaf has 20 mg (actually not sure what units are used for caffeine).  I couldn't find the details for espresso based drinks, but it's probably about the same or even less.  So you can drink 10 tall coffees and still be under the guideline.

lsami- my boobs are incredibly sore too.  They actually feel like there are rocks inside.  They've changed completely, but luckily they haven't gotten any bigger -- yet.  They're already big enough.

I figured as much... Boo!