beautifulnewme2012

No. Everybody says ours stomachs stretch while pregnant but some restriction comes back after giving birth. I Intend to go back to a strict sleepers diet after baby to help things out.

I am 25 weeks. I have gained 19 lbs. Doing awesome so far. My doc says 25-30 lbs gain is ok. Of course I want the least amount of gain possible. Though I plan to breastfeed.

It's different for everybody. I had several Along the way. The first few really upset me then I realized how much my body was actually changing during these stalls. Your body's cells have to re-align and re-adjust after weight changes so it makes sense really. I know I had one stall that liked to drove me crazy that lasted 3 weeks or so but in that time frame my pants got so loose I had to go buy smaller ones. So I stopped thinking of those periods as stalls and realized they were really just adjustment periods my body needed.

The 3 week stall is super common. And gaining with TOM and/or stalling is common too. Don't worry! I always gained a few lbs and/or stalled during TOM...

We are halfway through with the pregnancy as of today and I am so stoked to meet my little girl. This pregnancy has been so much different than all the others. I thank God for providing the means for me to have surgery!!!

Ask if they do the jelly bean test instead. I was terrified too. The drink test attempt did not go well at all.

I told you. It was like torture. I don't understand why they just don't jelly bean test all pregnant people. It's so much easier. Why put a pregnant person through that if there's an easier way? Being pregnant itself is hard enough.

I would definitely call and let him know your surgery plans. It never hurts!

For me, it's almost funny to be considered high risk. Since surgery and losing over 100 lbs I am healthy as a horse! Now, high risk when I had the last baby and was super overweight and had nothing but problems I understand. This pregnancy is going GREAT in comparison!

We found out yesterday that we are having a girl. I watched my husband light up. Daddy is in love! Our son is super excited to get to be a big brother to a girl. We are elated around here!!