Posts by benjmum

I am not buying Reid anything. He is my fourth boy, he needs NOTHING! I did buy him a teething ring for $2 but that's it. I might actually wrap up some of the baby toys we already have just so it looks like he's getting something but I am not buying him anything new.

Who told you that you shouldn't gain any fat? And does that mean not gaining any weight?

I think you have the right idea about trying to eat as healthily as possible and I would also suggest some light exercise. It helps a lot during pregnancy. I will say though, that weight gain during pregnancy is not all fat, you gain from things like increased blood volume, the weight of the baby and placenta and various other things besides fat. So don't be too alarmed if you do gain some.

But I would say that eating as healthy as possible will do wonders for both you and your baby. Good luck and congrats!

Original Post by shill:

Original Post by benjmum:

I weighed myself yesterday morning and I'm at 153. I really haven't lost anything since the end of August and that is really discouraging.

 You haven't gained either, so maybe it's just time to confuse your body and try something new. Are you doing the same workout routines?

Bdasko- Welcome to the boards and congrats on your little one. Good luck on your walk to run program. You'll be jogging before you know it.

I haven't been working out much the last month or so. I got sick so I quit and then I was just too busy to start again. I started again this past week and I've been counting calories and already this morning the scale said 152/151! So I hope it's working!

You can't force kids to like things but having them learn to eat a few things they aren't that fond of is a good life skill. In the future you don't want them to be at a friend's house, see what's for dinner, say "Ew gross!" and refuse to eat it. So I agree with the first reply; cook one meal and expect them to eat it. That's what I do with my kids. I try to cook things that everyone will like but there are times when we have peppers, mushrooms or onions and my kids have learned to eat them without complaining. Also, if I want something a little healthier, I can add a salad as a side dish that I don't require them to eat.

I've got four kids. And I think it really depends on the person. I would give yourself a good year before you start being really concerned about it because it usually takes me that long for it to get as small as it'll ever be. I have no hope of it ever going away for me, after 4 pregnancies and 3 of them being big babies (9.5 lbs and up), there's just too much of it. But I'm past caring. In hindsight, I *wish* I knew how lucky I was after my first baby to have no stretch marks, not be fat, and wear a wedding dress 2 months later without being able to tell I'd ever been pregnant. So although you might not think like this advice, I think you should be thankful that you are considered lean/average and just be patient with the extra skin. :)

I would have read the book Preparation for Parenting by Gary Ezzo (I believe it is also called Along the Infant Way). You can get it at www.gfi.org, they have some international partners so you may be able to order it from someone more local to where you are. I love the Ezzo's material, it has worked so well for all my kids, but I only read the infant book before my fourth was born. Reading it before the first one would have helped me!

I will join. I was just coming here to look for a thread about exactly this. When did you have your babies, how much have you lost and what do you have yet to lose? Reid was born April 8, I started out at 161 lbs and have lost almost 10 lbs, he is six months old now and that is not fast enough loss for me!! I actually haven't weighed myself in a few weeks (didn't want to be too obsessive about the number) so I am guessing I'm somewhere around 153 right now. I would like to be 145 by Christmas and 130 by Reid's first birthday. They say the weight loss gets harder with each child. Reid is my fourth and this has so far been true for me!