Pregnancy

[Chardonnay]

Evening ladies!!!

MrsV - So you really struggled with your pregnancy then? I am worried that I will be really slack and just want to eat burgers and pizza's 3 times a day! That is why I am so concerned about falling pregnant now because I don't know how I will bear having an extra 4 stone to carry around on me. I mean, if it happens I will be thrilled and we will not be careful from now on but I aim to be about 3 stone lighter than I am now!

Lets keep each other going!!! How much would you ideally like to loose before trying?

NATHALIE!!! Hello hon! How was your holiday??? Are you back on 790??? I started again on Tuesday and so far so good. Been having more coffee with milk than I should but feeling fine!

Received any flowers lately?? Nice to hear from you!

Love
Char xxx

 

[Sussex Girl]

Hi Char

Sounds like you have lots of plans ahead. Decorating sounds a good idea because once you have a baby all your time will go on looking after him/her

What an exciting time for you. I remember the thrill my ex hubby and I felt when we eventually decided to try for our first baby. I was so excited and didn't tell a soul because we had been anti-babies for years. My beloved mum and dad (RIP) were in shock when we told them I was pregnant and my sisters nearly fainted with shock lol.

You have a lovely, exciting time ahead. Keep dieting and don't worry too much about your pregnancy. I'm sure you will be fine when the time comes.

Your baby boy sounds adorable. We must swap pics sometime. It's just as much fun as swapping baby pics lol.

big hugs
Debbie
xx

 

[everchangingme]

Hi there Chardonay

I think that what you decide to do is your choice and something only you can decide however I would like to share my life story with you!! Im a firm beliver in the saying knowledge is power. Grab a coffee you may need it......
I have been married nearly seven years and almost immediately started trying for a baby in the last seven years I have had 5 Miscarriages and an eptopic pregnancy which didnt help with the weight gain when you comfort eat. However after much heartache last November I had a little boy, however I hated being pregnant. I was about 17 stone when I found out I was pregnant and because of my history I was monitored heavily by the hospital. The funny thing is after years of fighting to see a fertility specialist as soon as the appointment came throught I found out I was pregnant. Anyway through stress etc the pregnancy wasnt the nicest experience and at 28 weeks they discovered I had gestational diabetes which unfortunately if you are overweight you are at a higher risk. So I was forced to eat healthy and cut out as much sugar in my diet as possible toward the end I was on insulin and during the birth my blood sugar levels were alarmingly high. If you have diabetes in pregnancy there is a high risk that the baby could develop diabetes so once born my son was monitored to check his blood sugars luckily both myself and my son were fine after the pregnancy ended. I guess what I am saying is that if you want a baby always try as early as possible because not everybody has the luxury of just getting pregnant straight away and living the fairytale life. Also the less you weigh the easier the pregnancy will be and if you can reduce the risk if gestational diabetes then I think you will enjoy pregnancy more.....my story doesnt end there however I started CD just over 3 weeks ago was having great weight loss was loving the plan and finding things really easy however this week I have found out I am pregnant again (5 Weeks) at first I was really worried as I hadnt been eating for the past few weeks so I went to see the Dr. She informed me that everything is fine. For the first several weeks of a pregnancy a feotus is classified a parasite and no matter what you eat or dont eat the baby will always find food. Since finding out I have stopped doing CD. So I guess from that I suggest you have a chat with your DR but from what my DR said and what I have discovered this week if you feel like you want to do CD do it and then if you do discover you are pregnant stop immediately and also do tests on a monthly basis just to make sure then you will not be putting your baby in undue danger.

Hope thats helps. Good Luck

 

[Mrs V]

Evening ladies!!!

MrsV - So you really struggled with your pregnancy then? I am worried that I will be really slack and just want to eat burgers and pizza's 3 times a day! That is why I am so concerned about falling pregnant now because I don't know how I will bear having an extra 4 stone to carry around on me. I mean, if it happens I will be thrilled and we will not be careful from now on but I aim to be about 3 stone lighter than I am now!

Lets keep each other going!!! How much would you ideally like to loose before trying?

Love
Char xxx

Hi Char,

I was 16 stone (about) when I fell pregnant the last time and gained 5 stone!
This time around, I would ideally love to be near my goal, before trying again...I was lucky enough to fall pregnant straight away after coming off the pill, so I can't see it being a problem second time around, I pray. I guess that if I aim to loose the standard 1 stone a month, then it's going to take me until at least June/July next year, which suits me, as being pregnant through the summer at the size I was, was not fun!!! Lol.
I didnt suffer as badly as others I know. Just a constant feeling of nausea and chronic indigestion - strangely eating rubbish stopped it!! I just put up with it, as Gaviscon (the Dr prescribed) just made me heave!
The thing is, even if you fall pregnant now as you are, I am sure that you will eat healthily, as you seem to be in that mind frame. I just wanted to give you my experience, but everyone is different.

Think how much better you will feel throughout a pregnancy, being lighter. I had to have an emergency c-section, because at the size I was it was impossible to deliver Jessica naturally - that for me was a disappointment, as I wanted a water birth as an option.

Now that I have rabbited on!! Let's keep the support going for each other and before long we will have reached our goal and will have the little bundles that we hoped for!

Kerry-Ann


xx

 

[Rachelle]

Hiya Char

I am doing the LT diet but have fallen off the band wagon last night and have lost 35 lbs so far with 85 to go.

I got some bad news about my baby and it stressed me out. Did I mention Milo keeps having these 'episodes'? We (the vets and I) originally thought it may be a heart murmour or epilepsy and he had MRI's and loads of tests done. They finally decided to do blood tests and a Urine test. The results came back yesterday and he is so severly dehydrated that it has mushed up his electrolytes in his blood, crystals have formed in his kidneys as his urine is at a pH of 9 where it should be around 6.2. How the hell do you get a doggie to drink more? He has water down 24 hours 7 days a week so I was going crazy. I finally found that he likes butcher's tripe mixed with water and he gulped it down. I then woke up to three patches of wee in my kitchen (he never does this!)! I am so bloody stressed at the minute - I just turned to my emotional eating!

I will keep you informed of the IVF and trying for babies and yes that's the lab happy dance I was referring to!! I love it!!

Milo also has slight hip dysplasia in his left hip but I was originally told it was severe. If you are at all uncertain get another xray done as most of the time it is the way they xray it - they have to be specialists and if it was an everyday vet - they are very likely are to have got it wrong. I swapped vets due to this so I am speaking from experience. Also, glocosamine (spelt incorrectly!) is supposed to ease limb stiffness later in life if started young - this is what I have put Milo on. Ask your vet about it as you can't give him the human kind as they can't digest it and it will not do any harm at all. NAF have started doing a liquid version specificallly for our canine best friends which you pour over food - their freephone advice line number is 0800 373 106 and the product in Superflex for Dogs. Let me know how you get on.

Also, could do with a little support for my LT and compare it to CD?

Lol
Rachelle