Post by sstwinklinglites on Oct 24, 2015 9:04:14 GMT -5
kendy20 - You're allowed to eat whatever you want until you actually get diagnosed with GD. I'm not encouraging unhealthy eating, just saying, some chocolate that one time at the beginning of your pregnancy isn't going to cause GD.
kendy20 Honestly, I would pointedly look at him and say "no uterus, no opinion". As long as you are not doing something harmful like drugs, he really shouldn't comment on having some chocolate.
How would he feel if you started monitoring his food and beverage intake? if your Dr did not say not to eat something specific then have at it.
So last night we went to a movie on the lawn type of thing that our housing community puts on for Halloween, We won a bag of goodies that had some candy of course. All three of us shared a Hershey bar and when we got home I decided to have half a snickers bar. Keep in mind, I don't eat a lot of sweets at all and i had been really craving chocolate. Well DH had the nerve to tell me I shouldn't be eating that and made me feel like crap so I spit it out and threw it away. He said it's not good for me or the baby and I should be worried about GD from eating sweets. Again, I don't eat them often and he just made me feel real crappy. Sorry it's so long just a sad night. I mean who tells a pregnant women to put down the chocolate!?
I'm sorry kendy20! I am not pregnant- I'm going to eat chocolate right now in a show of support & because it is yummy!
Feeling hungry and nauseous at the same time is just cruel.
I found that hunger made me nauseated during the first tri. I was very into salty stuff so I kept little cans of tomato juice in my purse when I felt it coming on. I've heard others keeping saltines on hand was helpful
@bunannie, thanks! I'm 12 weeks now so hopefully in the next week or so all that will subside. We have saltines but they are unsalted on top. Maybe I'll get some regular ones!
I was Breastfeeding DD1 When pregnant with DD2. We made it roughly 6months in the pregnancy. I'm not sure exactly how much my supply dropped because I wasn't pumping anymore, only nursing. By the time we stopped in January (DD2 was born in May) Iit had completely dried up
Did DD1 just gradually stop asking to nurse or how did that work? Did she show any renewed interest in nursing once DD2 was born? Part of me was really hoping DS would wean once my supply did but he doesn't seem to be losing interest yet. (20 weeks here)
She had already started favoring food over nursing before I got pregnant. She would scream and scream in hunger but would refuse to nurse, we had always done BFing first followed by food. As soon as she got the food she was happy. She gradually dropped one nursing session at the time until we were down to only the bedtime feeding. She was quite attached to that one, but at he end she was just getting frustrated and angry because she'd try to nurse and there was no more milk. So I stopped it cold turkey and she was fine. It was in February and DD2 was born in May.
She did want to nurse again when the baby did. I let her a little bit in the beginning because I didn't want her to be jealous, but I also kept telling her it was for babies and not for big girls. She always came and cuddled with us while nursing but after a while I didn't let her nurse. She just started showing interest in it again the last 2-3weeks when dD2 nursed at naptime. But we just dropped that feeding so that's over!
I had my first bout of morning sickness this morning. 1st tri, you are a bitch.
Nothing sounded good for breakfast but I forced something down and feel better. I'm trying to remember what I ate last time...I think I had some protein packed Kashi cereal and banana/berry/yogurt smoothies.
I had my first bout of morning sickness this morning. 1st tri, you are a bitch.
Nothing sounded good for breakfast but I forced something down and feel better. I'm trying to remember what I ate last time...I think I had some protein packed Kashi cereal and banana/berry/yogurt smoothies.
I ate pretty much only carbs. Bagels were cool, Honey Nut Cheerios too. Some Kashi cereals.
Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Oct 29, 2015 9:28:19 GMT -5
I have been living on cinnamon toast in the mornings (and lunch most days) for the last couple of months of this pregnancy.
I'm having a rough morning. Woke up feeling sick. Took my zofran an hour ago, and I'm barely getting through my toast without wanting to puke. The light spot, is that DD crawled onto the couch where I usually sit, and I'm hoping she will just cuddle with me and watch pbs all morning.
7 weeks, 3 days left till this baby is out and I can start feeling better
I had my first bout of morning sickness this morning. 1st tri, you are a bitch.
Nothing sounded good for breakfast but I forced something down and feel better. I'm trying to remember what I ate last time...I think I had some protein packed Kashi cereal and banana/berry/yogurt smoothies.
I'm probably the worse person to give advice because my diet is so awful when I'm pregnant since the only thing that usually makes me feel better is greasy food. I get the bag of frozen sausage breakfast patties from Wal Mart and they help to calm my stomach in the morning. I eat bagels, english muffins, and oatmeal some days, but it all just gets old after awhile. I just want to be able to eat my Lucky Charms and go about my day. Feel better!
comicSans, lurker here! Last time around I used the Sprout pregnancy app and just paid for the full version after the trial ran out. I really liked it and would totally use it again.
Dr Google is terrifying. I've been sick with a cold the last couple of days. Last night my fever was over 101 so I took Tylenol. I hate to keep taking anything but my back hurts so bad and my fever is right around 100. Should I keep up with the Tylenol? Everything I read is scary.
Dr Google is terrifying. I've been sick with a cold the last couple of days. Last night my fever was over 101 so I took Tylenol. I hate to keep taking anything but my back hurts so bad and my fever is right around 100. Should I keep up with the Tylenol? Everything I read is scary.
I had chronic headaches throughout pregnancy and would take 1 tylenol most days during the first trimester and frequently throughout the rest. No problems, child is super healthy and normal.
Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Oct 30, 2015 10:29:29 GMT -5
Ugh. I threw up this morning for the first time since July. No idea where it came from either. I was feeling great until I started gagging, and felt fine right after. Luckily I hadn't eaten anything and only had some milk with my zofran. I hope this is a one time thing.
Ok ladies please tell me I'm not crazy and these feelings will pass.
I am super emotional (thanks hormones) and the past couple days I have had this overwhelming feeling of sadness for DS. I feel selfish because he won't be getting all my attention after #2 arrives. I seriously feel like I'm cheating on him with #2. I broke down last night and was ugly crying really hard at the thought of him feeling neglected or like he doesn't have my attention. I feel selfish for wanting another baby.
It doesn't help that I'm still BFing and my milk supply has tanked since I got pregnant, while DS has been wanting to nurse more. I feel awful that I hardly have anything to offer him because of another baby in me. This makes me think that we should have focused just on DS for longer. I just want these feelings to pass. I feel like an awful mother to DS and to #2 at the same time.
On top of this (or maybe it is a contributing factor) I have not been sleeping. My insomnia is at it's worst. I probably have been getting about 4-5 hours of sleep a night for the past 1.5 weeks.
Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Oct 30, 2015 13:13:53 GMT -5
microworm you are not an awful mom. I had the same feelings when I got my bfp, and still have them from time to time. Your DS will adapt to having a little baby around, and will love being a helper to mommy and daddy.
When we found out, DH said something to me along the lines of "will you forget about DS like you did about the cat and dog?" The cat was my world, then we got the dog and she was the center of attention, then we had DS and he is everything to me. I hardly give our pets attention. I know DH was joking, but I don't know why he said it and it has stuck with me.
I would focus on thinking about lo 2 and how much he/ she means to you. Not that he's more than lo 1, but that they're now equal- and each deserves your devotion. It won't always be even when lo is an infant and demands more of you, but DS also got 2+ years of all of you to himself. So it all evens out eventually. But I understand. This type of guilt feelings was keeping me from ttc for a bit but H kept reminding me, don't you want to love another one as much as you love DS?
When we found out, DH said something to me along the lines of "will you forget about DS like you did about the cat and dog?" The cat was my world, then we got the dog and she was the center of attention, then we had DS and he is everything to me. I hardly give our pets attention. I know DH was joking, but I don't know why he said it and it has stuck with me.
I'm pretty sure it's a requirement for men to say something stupid during the first trimester....
((hugs)) You are a wonderful loving mother and you are not alone in your feelings. I've heard so many mothers say this same thing about expecting their second and even now when I'm TTC I have thoughts like these.
I'm pretty sure it's a requirement for men to say something stupid everyday.
Post by activebaby on Oct 30, 2015 14:28:42 GMT -5
microworm thanks so much for sharing that. I just felt the most enormous guilt last night. It was the same thing. And I feel guilty about the lack of attention for my dog too. I love her and spend time with her, but it's different than it was. Now thinking of adding to the family , I looked at DS smiling at me and almost cried thinking how can I possibly split my time/ energy/focus.
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