Posts by ehp1975

Thank you all so much!!  I think, according to everything posted, it's a boy!  For example:

The ring circled over my belly (although I was holding it, not someone else);

I look great (my complexion does anyway)--my beauty has not been stolen;

Baby's heart rate is usually in the 140's (although that seems to be controversial, as irishmum and bier have two different theories);

I'm carrying all out front, and low-ish;

No morning sickness;

My right breast is bigger than my left (but I've been inbalanced like that since puberty, in all fairness!); and

I'm craving salty foods, especially cheese.

The little one is very, very active, but I'm not sure that indicates gender either way.  Anyway, I'll have to let you all know once the baby comes (which won't be until February).  Thanks again!!

Hi!

Well, I have noticed that I get VERY winded VERY easily now, which never  happened before I was pregnant.  I have to take lots more breaks too.  I am almost 20 weeks, and it just keeps getting harder!! 

One thing no one told me until recently is that you're not supposed to get your heart rate above 140 when you're pregnant, 150 max.  Before I knew that, I'd push it a lot harder and find myself feeling exhausted and miserable after a workout.  Not only that, something that used to barely raise my heartrate really pumps it up now.  Do you wear a heartrate monitor emilysmi?  If not, just make sure to check your heart rate here and there when you're exercising, because I feel much, much better after a workout if I push it but not beyond the 140-150 heart rate range. 

Oh, and congrats!  When are you due?

I am just 12 weeks now, but here were my earliest symptoms (before I even knew):

1) While at the gym, my heart rate got VERY high very easily and didn't come down as quickly as normal (this was beyond weird for me;

2) I woke up to pee one night probably about 5 times (which I never, ever do); and

3) Once I got up to pee, I had a hard time falling back to sleep (also unusual--I sleep like a rock!!).

But otherwise, I had NO symptoms at all.  Not until about 7 weeks, at which time my IBS decided to act up and I could pretty much only eat cheese, carbs, fruit and milk.  Oh, and sweets and fried stuff--woo hoo!!!  Now I'm having very few symptoms again--my boobs are big, I'm bloated/showing a little, and I get worn out at the gym more easily than before--but otherwise I feel great!!

I was a kid who slept in my parent's bed.  I think it began when I was about 18 months old, when I started climbing out of my crib (which scared the heck out of my mom!), and continued until I was about 4, when my parents bribed me with a goldfish to stay in my own bed (which worked).  However, I would still sleep with them when I was sick up until who knows what age (I was really sick right before I had my gallbladder out when I was 19, and slept in their bed one night even then). 

I am now a very independent and well-adjusted adult.  As a child, I always LOVED sleeping at friend's houses and begged my parents to send me to sleep-away camp at a very young age, and absolutely loved it--never had any trouble adjusting to other locations/bedrooms. 

Even now (I am almost 34), if I go to visit my mom without my husband (my parents are divorced now), I sleep in bed with my mom.  We watch tv, giggle and pass out.  And I intend on doing the same with my kids.  But it is a personal preference, and I think when you were raised to stay in/out of your parent's bed, you most likely follow what your parents did with you.

Ok, I have multiple suggestions (sweet tooth anyone?  LOL!!)

Edy's makes two kinds of light ice creams: fully loaded and slow churned 1/3 less fat (http://edys.com/main/index.asp?b=105 check out the "Loaded" and the "Fun Flavors" tabs).  You have to look at the nutrition info so you don't accidentally buy the full fat ones, but a 1/2 cup serving of these ice creams is 120-150 calories and they are AMAZING.  They have cookie dough, cookies and cream, etc., and they regularly have limited edition flavors (a few months ago it was girl scout cookie flavors, so they had a thin mint one and a samoas one.  Now they have a drumstick flavor that has pieces of ice cream cones and chocolate covered peanuts--YUM!!).

For indivually wrapped items, I find that most of the Weight Watcher's ones are the best.  They have a Giant Cookies and Cream bar that is SO good (and only 140 calories) and good ice cream sandwiches. 

I also do a variation on the ice cream sandwich kbattiato mentioned.  Instead of using graham crackers, I use Quaker mini chocolate rice cakes.

Ok, that's all I can think of right now...

I wound up getting my period on Friday (April 24th).  After all that!!!  LOL!!  I think my body was messing with me because it was the first month I had ever tried getting pregnant.  In fact, just when I thought I might actually be pregnant, and decided to make a doctor's appointment to get a blood test, my period came.  Oh well--period is almost over now, so I can get back to the fun part...trying ;)  Good luck to you--let me know how you make out.

Thanks bean.  I am trying to remind myself that everything in my life has happened when it was supposed to and how it was supposed to, so baby making will hopefully go the same way.

I took another test this morning--negative again--but still no period.  I guess I'll call my doctor if I don't get it soon.  Hopefully it's just stress, and the negative test today will quiet my mind down and allow my period to come.  Thanks again for the response.

Very helpful bier, thank you!!

What is the name of the other, similar topic?  I'd like to read up on this.  I don't want to trick myself into even remotely thinking I could be pregnant if I'm not (I don't want false hopes that I've had a false negative!!), but at the same time don't want to do anything silly in case I am. 

I appreciate the input!

Agreed--deficit log or some other way to show deficits over a period of time.  Good call!!!

Do you  have a Planned Parenthood in your area?  Call them and go there if you can.  I don't think a doctor's office can refuse treatment even if you're 16.  I've never heard of such a thing.  Planned Parenthood will not refuse treatment.

Congrats!!

I am so glad you have a supportive boyfriend and best friend.  Support is the most important thing.  You sound like you have a very, very good head on your shoulders, and the motivation to succeed in life, so I am confident you will!!  As I mentioned, I have never been pregnant, but I did go back to school to become a lawyer later in life and I can tell you that classmates of mine were pregnant and mothers, so it can be done!!  Especially if you have that support.

In the meantime, definitely take a prenatal vitamin (I've heard there's a very good one at Whole Foods, but it doesn't have omega 3 in it, so you need to take that as well), do the best you can with the eating (as long as you don't eat any raw food, and limit your fish intake, you'll be fine!) and get lots of rest!!  The doctor will tell you what else you need to do/not to do when you go there.  Best of luck!!

Hi!

I have a foot injury that is on the mend right now, but I've been out of commission for a while.  Here are three things that I've done to pass the time: (1) "knee boxing"--I either get on my knees (on top of a box/step at the gym), throw on some gloves and punch a boxing bag or just hold some light free weights and punch the air--keeps you totally off your foot (use the step/box so you are on your knees and your feet are off the edge, otherwise you'll end up pressing on your foot.  And use a mat or towel to pad your knees!!); (2) weight lifting (for upper body/abs only!!).  I have always been a weight lifter, but i really kicked it up since my injury.  Just discovered a way to make it really hard too--get a Bosu ball, ball side down, and do all your weight lifting on your knees on the ball.  Gets the heart rate WAY up and works the core too!; and (3) swimming. 

I know exactly how you feel--it's so frustrating being injured!!  But just be overly anal about using your foot as little as possible until it gets better so that the injury heals as fast as possible.  Don't bother with the bike, elliptical or anything, as all that weight pressing on your foot will just prolong your injury.  Be creative and modify things and you can get back to running sooner!!  Feel better!!

Original Post by alicelouise:

i think the fact that your even eating fruit is great,why weigh it is what i wanna know, weigh the food thats gonna actually make you gain weight .im sure your not (i hope) eating 10 Bananas in a sitting i never really hear of people getting fat off of fruit so give your self a break as long as its a snack, you should allow your self about 2 (depends on person) 100 cal or under snacks

 I'm being really anal right now about weighing everything because I hurt my foot and am very limited in my exercise.  I saw how easily the weight was creeping up after I hurt myself (I have been injured about 5 weeks), and I'm trying to limit that.  Even though bananas are healthy, a calorie is still a calorie and I need to be careful right now.  Trust me--I am not short-changing my calories by any stretch of the imagination (I eat about 1900 a day).  Just trying not to gain weight while injured!!!

I think yogurt (as you mentioned) or pumpkin (as vron mentioned) would be your best bet.  Sometimes you can find frozen pumpkin or butternut squash puree (butternut squash is very similar to pumpkin), so if you don't have the canned kind you might have that.

My only other two suggestions (and I haven't tried either, so I have no idea how they would work): (1) low fat mayonaise; or (2) fat free or low fat salad dressing.  I saw both of these things suggested elsewhere on CC, but again, have never tried either. 

Good luck and let us know what you use and how it works!

Thank you!  I agree.  Fun fact--I don't peel my kiwis anyway (don't ask--just the way I was raised!).  Or apples for that matter, but it's not such a fun fact.   Thanks again!!