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Every nurse and Doctor that walked into my room read my plan. It wasn't terribly detailed but had some clear directives. I wasn't married to it but I'm glad I had it. I had a pretty pushy resident on call during my labor and she would have probably pressured me into some stuff that I didn't really need.
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Yay, sharing birth stories? We had the same midwife all the way through our pregnancy and my husband and I had as good a relationship with her as with our doula. She was very very pro hands off delivery which was fantastic, and our doula gave a series of in home instructional sessions to prepare for the birth. I mainly wanted a doula to help my husband interface with medical personnel just in case I was not able to help, and also to hold his hand if he started to freak out. I was entirely confident in myself though lol, apart from my ability to support my husband if he needed it. As it turned out the doula didn't have to do much more than take some photos, my husband was above and beyond expectations. It was an entirely unmedicated birth and I honestly can't recall feeling pain apart from the tears at crowning. I don't think I'd have even torn that tiny bit if I hadn't been hurried along somewhat at the end by the midwife who was getting antsy that bub had been hanging out in the vestibule for a bit longer than ideal. I actually didn't push intentionally at all apart from the end, my uterus did it all for me and it was intense. Like the most insane intense uncontrollable vomiting except out my bottom end, which hardly felt crunchy empowering but anyway. I was asleep between contractions because apparently I said "it's past my bedtime" and promptly went to sleep in my husband's arms. Which was also entirely unexpected, I really didn't practice any visualisation/meditative techniques at all. Mentally I'd gone someplace else entirely and didn't come back until I was holding a meconium-sticky, blood-stained, squawling baby in my arms. For the two stitches I needed they gave me the nitrous, which was underwhelming to say the least-- I probably could have waited out the stitches easily anyway. Natural endorphins maybe? I found writing up our birth preferences helped us feel ready for the birth, although they're only as useful to your care provider as far as they're likely to pay attention to them, so at the end of the day you need to have care providers you trust. If we did it again I'd probably only do two things different: have an enema at some point before things get serious, and a non slip mat in the bath. Other than that I think things went as smoothly as could have done for a first timer.
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In most American Hospitals you only see a Doctor from your actual office at the end and maybe the beginning of labor. I didn't even have the doctor that I had seen my whole pregnancy there- I had whichever DR was on call.
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I was given a choice by my OB to try natural birth if I made it to term with twins or to do a c section outright. But she said there was a strong chance of needing a C section if the second twin flips to breech or something else goes wrong. I'm opting for c section up front as I have no desire to have both a vaginal birth and a c section on the same day. I'm assuming they give you a spinal block instead of an epidural for a c section but not sure... I'm currently 31 weeks and they're hoping to get me to 35. I almost went to the hospital earlier this evening because of very light spotting (barely visible) and minor cramps. My OB told me to try resting for an hour first. If it continued or I was really worried she told me to go to the ER. Luckily it stopped and both babies have been moving around normally. I've got an ultrasound tomorrow afternoon so that is also reassuring. Has anyone else gotten to the point of leaking urine constantly? This has just come up in the past week and I am going insane. The two babies combined weigh about 7lbs at this point so that may have something to do with it. I'm just so sick of pissing myself like a 90 year old woman all the time. I've got probably 3-5 more weeks of this. 
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So my wife was due in about a month but a very sudden bout of cramping and intense pain (with some discharge and a soft water break so to speak) sent us to the hospital and less than 24 hours later I'm holding my first child while my wife nabs some sleep. That was wholly unexpected. Totally not ready for this
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Adding to the epidural chat: The spinal block I got was by far and away the scariest and most painful part of my c section. Maybe it would've been different if I had been laboring and was hopped up on endorphins but I'm not sure. They had to poke me a few times before they found the right spot and the local anesthetic wasn't strong enough. So they had to poke me repeatedly to add more local. Once the block was placed my right foot hurt like crazy- 7/10 sudden burning pain that made it kick out- before the block finally took effect. For as much as it hurt going in I was sure there'd be permanent damage but it was totally fine. So at least it was safe and effective. But I really don't want to ever do that again... In case anyone is curious about how you can end up getting a c section without laboring: I was 40+3 and they wanted to do a routine check of heart rate, fluid levels, etc before letting me continue to wait. My baby, who had been incredibly active throughout the pregnancy, had a massive decrease in activity during the nonstress test. The few times she did move her heart rate was unchanged or decelerated. So that was a "non-reassuring" result. Then she was measuring at 10lb on the ultrasound. The doc was nervous about trying an induction with her size and nervous about waiting longer with her heart rate issues. So we did the c section that day, once extended monitoring confirmed the nonstress results. She ended up being just 9lb 4oz, but her head was massive! Now, at just over a month, she's 11lb 14oz (98th percentile). They say you can't overfeed them breastmilk, so I'm not sure I can do anything, but it's crazy to see a 1 month old outgrowing the 3 month outfits! Amaterasu posted:I was given a choice by my OB to try natural birth if I made it to term with twins or to do a c section outright. But she said there was a strong chance of needing a C section if the second twin flips to breech or something else goes wrong. I'm opting for c section up front as I have no desire to have both a vaginal birth and a c section on the same day. Yeah, it's a spinal block! As much as I didn't like the block, I'm really happy with the c section! I'm happy to share my experiences with the recovery if you have questions! You're making a good call not risking laboring plus a c section- my doctor said (after my surgery, not to convince me) that there is an increased risk of serious bleeding when the uterus has been laboring before the surgery. I started leaking urine nonstop when I had a cold and it never really went away entirely :/ - on the bright side, you're almost done- I've had zero leakage since I delivered! Hooray for c sections! Oh, and just in case this helps you: your incision pain might not be what you expect. Mine was a burning feeling, like I had a bad rash. Because I also had a minor reaction to the adhesive tape I thought that's what I was feeling. I didn't recognize the pain as related to the incision and didn't wear my brace enough or take the opioid-based pain med until I was suddenly at a 9/10 and crying at 3am. Then I was finally able to sort out what the pain was thanks to a very helpful nurse and get it properly controlled. I just thought it was a harmless rash that I needed to endure until I finally decided to beg for Benadryl while bent over crying. dopaMEAN fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Jul 14, 2016 |
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Ughhhhhh cramping at work baaaaad. I physically can't fit more water in my stomach. And I feel almost like I have a uti. Fuuuuck this noise.
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I'm hoping that not being able to see them give me the spinal block will help with the pain aspect. I swear things with needles hurt more if I can see what's going on. Finally got my c section date! August 9th. That will put me a 35 weeks. The MFM specialist recommended delivery between 34-36 weeks because of all the serious complications I've had. Now that there's an actual date set I have a feeling time will start speeding up. I even ordered my breast pump today. Turns out my insurance covers a very nice double electric pump 100%. The other thing I've noticed over the past month is it feels like someone punched me in my pubic bone. It feels like a really bad bruise. I feel it more on the side with the twin whose head is wedged down there. I'm thinking it's Symphysis Pubic. Between that and the urine leakage, maybe my body is just producing a lot of relaxin. I'm terrified and excited to have the twin girls here. But I am ecstatic about not being pregnant anymore. I fantasize about hard labor, like digging a ditch or running a couple miles. I'm sure I will have no desire to do those things once I'm back in decent shape but right now I long to be able to do something that requires real physical effort. Right now it takes real physical effort to get out of bed or to change positions.
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Honestly the epidural was my favorite part of the labor experience. I got it around 10pm and went to sleep afterwards (didn't even have to get up to pee, thanks catheter!), woke up at 7:30 and the nurse said it was time to push. I had a pitocin-induced labor and the epidural didn't slow it down. I could still feel my legs but they were numb. When contractions got stronger I could feel them but it wasn't very painful, but I knew when to push. Laboring lying down was totally fine, I had no urge to stand/walk/squat. The worst/most painful part of my labor experience was getting the IV placed. The nurse messed it up twice - first time in my hand and then in my arm it infiltrated a vein and my whole arm was swollen to hell.
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I for got to mention it in my previous post, but an epidural also makes it easier to take things slowly and give your body time to stretch when you're pushing. That might be worth keeping in mind if you're really bent on avoiding or minimizing tears. Since I could feel everything in my second labor, the second my son dropped and pressure grew after dilation, I told the doctor I was getting that baby out NOW. And I did on the first contraction after they gave me the go ahead to push. With my third, 50% larger baby, they gave me the epidural after I was dilated, I labored down for a bit, and then the doctor helped with stretching while I pushed slowly. I feel that's at least part of the reason why I didn't tear pushing out my 9 lb 5 oz kiddo and her giant head.
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My throat was sore for a few days after from all the screaming. Hope that helps and Good luck ! ( ；∀；)
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If I'm getting sporadic twinges of abdominal pain that last less than ten seconds and are annoying but not excruciating, it's probably nothing to worry about, correct? Because that's been happening a couple times a day for three out of the last four days. It usually happens either shortly after I get up, or after exercising. (I've finally started going for walks again after spending most of this pregnancy feeling miserable and sitting on my rear end.) I'm 28 weeks, and everything was normal at my OB appointment two weeks ago. From what I've read, it's probably: 1) Absolutely nothing. 2) My body being pissy about the fact that I've been marginally active and that I'm having trouble sleeping, or 3) Braxton Hix contractions.
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ArmadilloConspiracy posted:If I'm getting sporadic twinges of abdominal pain that last less than ten seconds and are annoying but not excruciating, it's probably nothing to worry about, correct? Because that's been happening a couple times a day for three out of the last four days. It usually happens either shortly after I get up, or after exercising. (I've finally started going for walks again after spending most of this pregnancy feeling miserable and sitting on my rear end.) I'm 28 weeks, and everything was normal at my OB appointment two weeks ago. Could be either Braxton Hicks or round ligament pain. Round ligament pain is more acute/painful and is closer to the groin area. Braxton Hicks make your whole belly hard and tend to be more on the annoying side, although some people find them painful. Both are normal though. Braxton Hicks are usually my cue to drink a bunch of water (dehydration makes them worse) and take a rest for a little bit.
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Jul 24, 2016 23:46
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New Weave Wendy posted:Could be either Braxton Hicks or round ligament pain. Round ligament pain is more acute/painful and is closer to the groin area. Braxton Hicks make your whole belly hard and tend to be more on the annoying side, although some people find them painful. Both are normal though. ohhh I thought that was babbo moving around. I've been lying down and yeah, stomach goes really hard for a few moments and then soft again. it doesn't really hurt me, just feels weird. I guess that's why I assumed it was baby turning over- I thought Braxton Hicks were painful. (edit- I'm 26 weeks atm, do they come on that early?)
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Jul 24, 2016 23:51
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I've had them starting at 20ish weeks in both my pregnancies that made it that far. They aren't really painful for me per se until closer to the end. Sounds like it could definitely be Braxton Hicks from what you described.
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I've been cramping a ton since day 1. I'm 12 weeks now and still at it. It's hard to know what's the pain I always had there (endometriosis) and what is new. Don't know when to be worried. Also I just slept 90% of the last 2 days. And I'm ok with that.
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Hey folks. I've been lurking here and working my way through the thread since the beginning of my pregnancy...and now that I'm at 34+4, I guess it's time to introduce myself  My husband and I are expecting our first - a boy - at the end of August. I'm due five days before his birthday, and ten days before his father's birthday, so I'm pretty excited to give his family its first Male Heir and continue what I guess is a tradition of balls-out family (U.S.A.) Labor Day weekend birthday celebrations. Although I am definitely getting sick of every genius who remarks to me, "Labor Day, get it, hurr hurr." Anyway, I have a question about epidurals. I am on Prozac. Have been for a while. I tried going off the medication mid-second trimester, to avoid the possible respiratory complications that Prozac-ed babies reportedly experience in higher rates at birth. That was a  BAD IDEA . I'm still recovering from the perinatal depression and anxiety that completely took over my life for a couple of months.I've read conflicting information about epidurals and respiratory complications for baby. Since I am already worried about the effect that my medication will have on baby's breathing, I was wondering if anyone has experience/knowledge about the effects of different types of pain relief on the fetus's respiration? Obviously, I am going to ask my doctor, but I don't see her again for a week and a half, and I'm mildly freaking out. I have always planned on getting an epidural, and now I'm regretting skipping out on our Bradley method classes.
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Rondette posted:ohhh I thought that was babbo moving around. I've been lying down and yeah, stomach goes really hard for a few moments and then soft again. it doesn't really hurt me, just feels weird. I guess that's why I assumed it was baby turning over- I thought Braxton Hicks were painful. (edit- I'm 26 weeks atm, do they come on that early?) If your abs feel hard and tight for a while, even after you lay down, it could be signs of early labor. I found that out the hard way. A monitor test will provide an answer.
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I've been taking 12.5mg Unisom (doxylamine) for nausea the past couple of day and been feeling awesome. I thought...hey maybe I'll be okay not taking it today! Bad idea....went out to eat with husband, mom, and brother and ending up puking in the bathroom 3/4 through the meal. Even more awkward when I haven't old my family about the pregnancy yet. Family didn't notice but....yay for Unisom!
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Dude I'm 19 weeks and still taking Unisom when I need it... it's the loving best.
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I had my baby--he's great. Now to the point: for the love of God, can anyone help me get rid of this terrible thrush infection I've had since week 1 (he's a month old now)? It's making breastfeeding and the newborn stage that much worse. My doctor put me on 150mg of Diflucan every three days, which I've been taking for two weeks now, and a topical Nystatin cream. It's gotten better, but it's not gone, and my nipples are still crazy sensitive and it still hurts somewhat to feed. Baby is being treated with topical Nystatin for his diaper rash, and the oral Nystatin suspension that we're swabbing on. I've been washing everything in hot water with vinegar added, sanitizing his pacifiers in boiling water, and washing off my nipples and switching out my nursing pads after every feeding. In desperation, I started a probiotic and taking grapefruit seed extract orally thanks to Doctor Google. I go back to my doctor tomorrow for a follow up, but I just feel like things should be improving faster than they are. Are my expectations just too high for how quickly this will resolve? I just want this to GO AWAY! I feel like it's driving me crazy.
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How safe are pregnancy tests? I'm asking because my girl has had two negative ones but she's still worried that she's preggo. No period and like a gut feeling isn't much to go on ofcourse. But I trust her gut feeling. But they measure hormones in your pee and maybe they get hosed if you're on anti depressants? Or if you're just unlucky. Right? What's the next step? Gynecologist?
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Jul 26, 2016 13:10
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How late is her period? Are they always regular? Antidepressants don't gently caress with HCG levels, as far as I know. False negatives are a thing (especially if you're testing too early), but false positives aren't.
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Jul 26, 2016 14:54
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Affi posted:How safe are pregnancy tests? I'm asking because my girl has had two negative ones but she's still worried that she's preggo. No period and like a gut feeling isn't much to go on ofcourse. But I trust her gut feeling. They can easily give false negatives (not enough hormones to test) but rarely give false positives. The red dye tests are also more accurate. How many days late is her period? I would test again, but if you're concerned go to the doctor and they can do a blood test.
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Affi posted:How safe are pregnancy tests? I'm asking because my girl has had two negative ones but she's still worried that she's preggo. No period and like a gut feeling isn't much to go on ofcourse. But I trust her gut feeling. They don't measure 'hormones', generally, they measure one specific hormone. As far as I know there aren't any medications, antidepressant or otherwise, that cause false negatives. (I would have said the same about false positives, but apparently some anti-psychotics, some anti-malarials, and methadone can cause those, along with, obviously, being given injections of HCG.) Depending on how late her period is, a gynecologist might be able to see if something's wrong, but if it's less than two weeks late the most likely advice would be to be patient.
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Well she's told me that she is usually late and her periods have varied between 25 and 35 days apart. I believe we're at like 45-50 days now so almost definitely skipped a period late. She did bleed once when we had sex but it was very little and only happened once so we're chalking that up to I scratched her somehow. I know periods can be funky and neither of us are freaking out too much yet. But still maybe we(she) ought to see a gyno. or just wait and see if next months period will show up?
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Jul 26, 2016 15:39
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Periods can be weird especially if they are usually irregular. Pregnancy symptoms and premenstrual symptoms are really similar in the very beginning. If she has weird symptoms it might be worth getting checked out at PP or something but tests are pretty fuckin sensitive these days and false negatives are basically impossible. Buy a heap of dollar store tests if you want to do repeat tests v v
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Jul 26, 2016 15:59
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Rondette posted:I have noticed my feet beginning to swell up though - my favourite boots don't fit anymore. This isn't just swelling, it's all part of the wonderful magic that is relaxin, the hormone that, well, relaxes the ligaments in your pelvis, so that you can fit a baby through it. While doing that, it also relaxes a bunch of other crap, which gives you loose joints that damage more easily, and a bunch of weird aches and pains - and every so slightly larger feet! While most other pregnancy related oddities go away after the birth, the feet, unfortunately, doesn't neccessarily do that. My feet stubbornly remain slightly larger than they were before I got pregnant, and those of my shoes that fit perfectly before, don't fit anymore But on the bright side, I fit some shoes that were ever so slightly too large before!
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ucmallory posted:I had my baby--he's great. Now to the point: for the love of God, can anyone help me get rid of this terrible thrush infection I've had since week 1 (he's a month old now)? It's making breastfeeding and the newborn stage that much worse. My doctor put me on 150mg of Diflucan every three days, which I've been taking for two weeks now, and a topical Nystatin cream. It's gotten better, but it's not gone, and my nipples are still crazy sensitive and it still hurts somewhat to feed. Baby is being treated with topical Nystatin for his diaper rash, and the oral Nystatin suspension that we're swabbing on. Is he your first? It took me two months for my nipples to finally harden up enough without any infection so that breastfeeding didn't hurt. Our boy did have an awful latch so that made feeding him excruciatingly painful. You've done pretty much all that there is to cure the infection. Some people use lemon juice (straight from the fruit) to their nipples and swab their baby's mouth with mineral water as often as they can and got rid of the infection without any heavier drugs. Hope you get it sorted! Painful breastfeeding is the worst
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Sockmuppet posted:This isn't just swelling, it's all part of the wonderful magic that is relaxin, the hormone that, well, relaxes the ligaments in your pelvis, so that you can fit a baby through it. While doing that, it also relaxes a bunch of other crap, which gives you loose joints that damage more easily, and a bunch of weird aches and pains - and every so slightly larger feet! While most other pregnancy related oddities go away after the birth, the feet, unfortunately, doesn't neccessarily do that. My feet stubbornly remain slightly larger than they were before I got pregnant, and those of my shoes that fit perfectly before, don't fit anymore gently caress, I hope mine go back at least a bit...I'm on the large side of a uk 8 (us 10/11 I think) and it is hard enough to get shoes as it is. 
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nissu posted:Some people use lemon juice (straight from the fruit) to their nipples 
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I know! I haven't tried it myself, but people say it's not that bad. Yes, it might sting especially when you have an infection, but the pain is more bearable than the pain of breastfeeding with an infection.
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Reporting in from the other side. My twin girls were born 7/23. I was 32+5 at the time. I started having frequent spotting for most of Friday morning (7/22). I went to my weekly ultrasound, came home for lunch and noticed I was still spotting. I had an appointment with my regular OB after lunch. She sent me to the hospital where I tested positive for amniotic fluid. The membrane around the former TTTS recipient twin had ruptured (this is the membrane they went through for the laser surgery). They admitted me to the hospital to keep me on IV antibiotics and did a round of steroids. The goal was to get me as far as possible before doing the c section. The best case scenario was to get me to my scheduled c section on August 9th. Overnight it was nearly impossible to keep the heart rate monitor on the smaller twin as she was so low down and at an angle. The heart rate monitor had to sit in the crease between my upper thigh and abdomen so it would never stay in place. Then they picked up a heart arrhythmia on the smaller twin on early Saturday morning. My MFM team told the OB to move forward with an immediate c section as it was not worth risking anymore of a wait after all that has happened during the pregnancy. I had a spinal block but was still able to feel things pretty well so they were forced to put me under. Honestly I am SO thankful I wasn't awake. I was absolutely terrified and had so much adrenaline that my entire body was shaking uncontrollably. I was afraid about being able to feel something during surgery as I've had a couple instances where anesthetics have not numbed things properly. I could feel them putting the catheter in, feel them cleaning my belly, feel them put all the surgery site things down, all after the sheet was up to block my vision. I started to freak the gently caress out. Then they did a clamp test and I could feel it. After that I was thinking they weren't taking me seriously because I could still feel them doing things. In reality they were just continuing to prepare the surgery site while the anesthesiologist was getting things ready but weren't going to do any cutting. The next moment I woke up in the recovery room. The one down side to general anesthesia is I didn't get to see my girls until over 12 hours later as they went straight to the NICU. Even though they were under 33 weeks, both were breathing on their own immediately. My larger twin was on CPAP for 8 hours. In the past week they've been taken off IV fluids completely and have upped their meal sizes every day. They've both had phototherapy for jaundice but that is not unusual. Yesterday they were moved from the critical care portion of the NICU to the wellness side. I also got to give the larger twin her first bottle. They both still having feeding tubes but that should be going away over the next few days. Their main hurdle right now is putting on weight. We may have them home as soon as next weekend, fingers crossed!
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Oh goodness, congratulations Amaterasu! After everything that's happened with your pregnancy it's such a relief to hear that everyone made it safe and sound.
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hello everyone. I'm about 4 weeks along I believe, if going by the start date of my last period is how it's calculated. I work out pretty frequently, 6 days a week with weightlifting in the mornings and cardio at night (running, stationary bike and I'm planning on getting a swimming pass in September). I'm pretty short so I'm concerned about weight gain even though I eat pretty healthy. Should I be really cutting back on my exercise in terms of the amount of weight/reps and is it still possible to lose body fat in places like the arms/legs in pregnancy?
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Congratulations (I think?)! So, I have a lot of feelings/thoughts about your post but some of it might be me projecting - bear with me! In saying that, twice a day is a lot (for anyone) and six days a week is also a lot. Even for non-preggos. You will probably find soon that you start feeling extremely tired. That is a definite first-trimester thing, it hit me really hard and I found that even getting through a work day without napping was a struggle. I'm not sure that maintaining a 2x a day workout schedule is a realistic goal to set yourself during pregnancy or whether it's a good idea. However, the latest research states something along the lines of, do whatever exercise you've already been doing if it makes you feel good and you feel like you're tolerating it okay. Exercise during pregnancy is important but remember you will also have a bunch of progesterone and relaxin pumping around which loosens joints and tendons and muscles so that can make you more prone to injury. Things like cycling, horseriding, anything that can create a fall from a height is generally not recommended. Losing fat, I'm really not sure, this might be the time to put that on the backburner. Most people are encouraged to gain a little weight and maybe you'll be one of those people who just gains in your abdomen and boobs and either maintains or loses a little on your arms and legs but I think either way it might be a good idea to make it not a priority to lose fat during your pregnancy. If you eat pretty healthily I bet you'll be fine, but you might get some weirdass cravings too! Right now all I want in the world is roast beef sandwiches on crusty bread for every meal forever. Either way - this is a good discussion to have with your OBGYN when you see them in a few weeks' time. I bet they'll have some good insights and can build a plan with you. Hopefully you're not throwing your guts up by then! Bottom line, take care of yourself and your body. That means eating what you can tolerate, resting as much as possible (building a human is hard work) and taking a dece prenatal 
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You shouldn't be trying to lose fat during pregnancy. It's definitely possible but it comes as a negative side effect of not wanting to eat or having severe morning sickness or HG. It's gonna be really hard to work out what is body fat anyway as you can get very puffy and retain a lot of water, and those dumb BF scales or a caliper will pick that up as fat. Eat well, but don't restrict calories. You're building another human and being at a caloric deficit puts strain on your body that is unneccessary. You're gonna put on weight. If you don't, it's not a good thing. It also won't be linear so do not freak the gently caress out if you put on 15lb in two weeks even if you're eating fine. If you're able to stick to your diet, you'll be lucky. At one point, all I could eat without barfing was bagels and toast and buttered noodles. You don't have to cut back on exercise, but it's very likely that you won't be able to maintain your old numbers and pace. I continued to do what I did before pregnancy but I just physically could not manage my previous volume, and some stuff just felt horrible so I cooled it. It's also important to protect your joints. I would say don't do any hardcore stretching as you'll be very lax in your joints - I was very tempted to push my flexibility cause I felt so loose and bendy but I knew that was a Bad Idea. The general advice is not to push at your limits or try to do any PRs while pregnant, and if it feels bad, stop. ClownBabby fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Aug 5, 2016 |
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Thanks I tend to hold weight pretty easily so I just get worried about things like gestational diabetes and want to make sure I'm healthy for baby as possible Both workouts are typically on half an hour each or less (Tuesday and Thursday mornings we just do a 10 minute ab workout for example) so it winds up being an hour in total a day usually but I'm sure I'll cut back and listen to my body when I'm tired. And thanks you for the congratulations! I've wanted to be a mom for so long so I'm really excited and even though it's early and I'm still a little apprehensive and scared about everything being okay with the baby and probably will be for a bit I can't wait. Yesterday I wanted veggie sausage with cut up pierogies and mustard on top so I'm already feeling the weird cravings. Oh and dill pickle chips. like, right now. 54 40 or fuck fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Aug 5, 2016 |
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