September 2013 babies!!

[fish2012]

Good luck Thorz thinking of you xx

[DLTAG89]

Good luck for today thorz, really looking forward to your update

Wag no i cant say i do but then there hasnt been many this pregnancy . I have been noticing alot more braxton hicks with this pregnancy and they started alot earlier. Thankfully they arnt painful (yet), i was in tears with them in the last few weeks with DS2 they were that painful.

We'll i've made a dint in baby shopping and have got a few clothes, a bath, towels and the footmuff to match the pram. I also think we have a name picked, just need to sort a middle name out. Oh and buying a new 7 seater car this weekend so finally getting things sorted and a bit less stress.

[Thorz300]

7 more hours until I head out the door for my scan!

[Mum to three girls]

And I'll be asleep! The other ladies will need to be on stalking duty. Good luck.

[Thorz300]

Ok ladies, I'm struggling!!! I guess I just need to hear that it is normal for me to feel this way. I have 2 of my closest friends who are pregnant right now too one of them is having her baby next week and the other is due 2 weeks before me. Anyhow both of my friends are very heavy set girls normally and I don't have an issue with that, I love them they are my dearest friends, but I find myself comparing my pregnancy weight gain to theirs. The one who is having her baby next week has only gained 12 lbs TOTAL and the other who is due Sept 15 has gained 0 lbs!!!! I know they don't mean to rub it in, but they seem to always be bragging about it and keep asking me, and what about you, how much have you gained??? I guess I shouldn't care. I am already pushing 12 lbs and I am really struggling with it!!! I know deep down it has a lot to do with my starting weight, because I am 5'5 and I got down to 100 lbs when I was doing the LE diet, so if you go by that then I have already gained 27 lbs YIKES!! But for my sanity, I am going by my average weight before I started the LE diet which was 115 lbs ugh either way, I feel like I am packing on the lbs and I really really need to stop comparing myself to my friends who haven't gained ANYTHING. But I guess it is just human nature. The reason I care so much is because I got absolutely HUGE with my last pregnancy, so much so that I wouldn't even look at the scale, so I don't know my total weight gain with that pregnancy.....I know it was more than 50 lbs. I was on bed rest for 5 months so I know that had a lot to do with it. I am on the verge of bed rest again!!! I am terrified of getting as big as I did last time. With my 1st two pregnancies, I gained the average 25 lbs, and I am ok with gaining 25-35 lbs but really really don't want to gain more than that. It's just so hard when you are on bed rest and can't move, and still have the same cravings and hunger a normal pregnant woman has!!!! Thanks for letting me vent!!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

My overweight friend didnt gain any weight so when she had her baby she was less than her start out... You can't compare to over weight people cause their weight gain expectations are a lot different than average people... Don't drive yourself crazy with that... Can't wait for your u/s sooooooo excited!

[Thorz300]

Thanks, I know you are right, but it is really hard when they seem to always ask me how much I've gained.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Just tell them you havnt weighed yourself... I actually put my scale in my closet so I'm too lazy to get it out to weigh myself so I only get to see at the drs.... It was soooo shocking last month when I gained 7lbs in that month! My next appt is next thurs and I'm pretty scared to see what the scale has to say...

[Thorz300]

Thats a good idea, maybe I will say that to them, because then they will probably stop asking.

[Wanting-a-girl]

ya and really i think they are doing it for their own ego boost lol cause they think that your gaining so much more than them but in reality your not