kiah12

First off, congratulations!! Second, store your scale away, and relax. You will be fine. Make sure your dr knows your concerns, try to keep as normal a routine as you can: exercise if you did before, drink your Water, take your Vitamins and most of all (did I mention this before) don't stress. The band is not going anywhere. It will be there when you need it again. also, check out todays babyfit at spark people. It helps you with what to eat and keeping fit during pregnancy. Again, congratulations and good luck to you!! Mikki

Babycenter.com talks about showing earlier. I don't think other people would notice I am pregnant....well maybe they would. They would be able to know that I gained weight though and maybe suspect I am pregnant. Fairy is right, its due to being pregnant before. Its as if my back fat has been pulled to the front or something. My pants are tight. It isn't a "bump" just a general mass that is rounder than it was lets say 8 weeks ago lo I don't think that it helps that the only thing that helps me quell the relentless, constant, sickness is mashed potatoes and gravy and tortilla chips and salsa. If I eat another piece of ginger anything I am going to vomit and we don't want that. Truth is, I can do without sweet stuff altogether. Fairy--Girl, go get you some maternity pants!! You will feel soo much better, and truthfully, they have some at target that are called 0-9 months and they look like "regular" pants. You really won't be able to see the panel if they have one at all. you will be a lot more comfortable. Just wear your regular shirts and no one will know you are stylin' in the maternity gear. heh heh

Wonderful outlook! Beautiful and so true. Congratulations on your babies. What a blessing.

Hi everyone. I had to share. I am not sure if I am laughing or crying, but I think I am taking it all in stride. This is my second pregnancy and as of today I am 8 weeks and two days along and guess what? My tummy is growing. A lot. It was NOT flat to begin with (heh, heh, wouldn't that have been nice) but it is definately bigger. Today I look pregnant. Even my husband said so. I have no clothes because all of the clothes I could fit last year I have given away as they were too big. So, I am going to hit Target Maternity this weekend. I don't feel too bad as I was in maternity clothes at 10 weeks last time....but really? The pregnant stomach already? The bright side--I get a new wardrobe! Here is to hoping you alls tummies stay flat a little while longer!

I know exactly how you feel. I am 55lbs away from my goal when I found out I was pregnant. I have not been on the scale in over a week and I am afraid to do so. I find I don't know what even to eat anymore. My weight is already beginning to shift to my front. My tummy is already getting bigger. And I am terrified and mortified all at the same time. It is a head game. It is hard to switch your mind it to the "its ok if I gain weight" mode. I gained 18lbs with my last pregnancy. That would be all well in good if I hadn't started out at 214lbs. Not sure if I have any advice just to say that I understand and you are extremely lucky to be only 6lbs away from your goal weight. the truth is, you won't gain 67lbs this time, and what you do gain will hopefully be gone shortly after your blessed event. And then, if you breast feed you will lose those 6lbs in no time. I have decided to not weigh myself except for once a week. Maybe. Hang in there, and I can tell you that if the morning (noon and night) si!ckness hits you, you won't care about the weight gain. You will eat whatever makes you feel better!! LOL Good luck and congrats on the baby

Jpet, thanks for the information. Its such a great time, but I wish I could transfer some of this to my DH. Is that mean? LOL I feel so badly for him. With my son I did nothing for three months. I don't know how he and my daughter even ate. I think all of the fast food places fed them throughout that summer. I am so not proud of that. This time I am going to be better. I had such good intentions of exercising still. I did up until last week when the nausea hit. I am going to make myself go walking today before it gets away from me. I think running might be out of the question for now. I hope you are right that it all stops at 12 weeks and 1 day haa haa. Wait, why am I excited about that?? I am only 7 weeks and four days, that is still alot of time.

Its funny, I came on here to whine about my all day sickness or to at least find something that helps and here was this post! I will try jolly ranchers. I did preggo pops with my son but found them to be really sweet. Funny, I can not handle candy sweet stuff at all these days, but ice cream makes me feel better for a little while. I heard mixed reviews on ginger but I did do it with my son and all was fine. My dad scared the heck out of me about it so I wouldn't get real ginger only real ginger ale. a compromise. Thanks for the tips. Fairy, I wish I was you and did not experience sickness. Mine didn't end last time until I was about 14 weeks. I don't think I can take 7 more weeks of this. Who am i kidding? Yes I can and I will and I will be thankful since that is the only way I even know I am pregnant. We haven't told our parents yet. We are telling them next Friday when we all get together and go to dinner. I don't know how I am waiting this long. Wow, this was long. I hope all are doing well. Good luck mommies! Now, the next thread should be "what are we doing about our clothes.." Have good days.:cool2:

Hi Heather, just read your post. How regular are your periods? Sometimes, you can be pregnant and just test too early. If there is a Dollar Store or Dollar Tree close by they sell pregnancy tests and they are acurate. (trust me. The dollar store test told me both times!) Relax as much as you can and then get thee to a dollar store and test again. Good luck and baby dust.

Hi everybody. Well, now that the sheer shock has warn off, I am ready to join the pregnancy board! LOL Just got a call from the dr yesterday to confirm what three HPT's already told us! I am so newly pregnant if not for the test and the constipation, I wouldn't even know it to be true. So, we are adding to our family, we have two other children. I have finally come to grips with becoming pregnant 8 months post op (condoms only work if you use them EVERY TIME) and being 40lbs from my goal weight. But this is a blessing. We were planning on trying at the beginning of next year after my one year anniversary, but God decided that was too long to wait. Feeling good so far, no issues. Praying no morning sickness like the last time UGH. I haven't told my surgeon yet, waiting for my first drs appointment to see where we are. I am eating normally and healthily, and have decided to throw my scale out. I don't feel like stressing about it! I hope all is well with everyone else and happy and healthy pregnancies to all.

Thank you, Esmerelda. I feel better. I told my husband, who is thrilled although he understands my concern. I don't think I am going to gain all of the weight back, and you are right. This is a blessing. I should really enjoy it. This time will be a different experience than the last time. Not that it was bad, because it was great. Just I will be a little smaller and maybe look a little more pregnant instead of just overly round LOL. This is a blessing. My first appointment is October 9th. I am excited. We are going to be adding another child to our family. We are blessed. Thanks again. I will take your words to heart. Now to go eat something. I have not eaten a thing all day! Stress has made me NOT HUNGRY! that must surely be due to the band LOL

Thank you all.I know what both of you say is true. I am just shell shocked I guess. I feel pretty stupid since there is always a possibility and we didn't take precautions last month.I think we both just assumed it wouldn't happen since it didn't happen without help with our son. i am going to give myself a day or two to digest the information and barring something silly like my not being able to keep anything down I will call my fill doctor to let him know the situation. I am pretty sure I can keep jogging. I will ask my doctor. God knows what he is doing, even if the rest of us don't. LOL

Hi everyone. I have never posted here, didn't have the need until now. While only an HPT has confirmed it,I do believe I am pregnant. I am in shock. I do not know why since Dh and I did not do the right things by b/c last month, but I was under the mistaken impression that since I had fertility issues in the past my 44lbs weight loss would not be that significant. Well, I ws wrong. I am terrified! Terrified of telling my dr since he was adament about waiting for two years. Terrified that I will have to stop jogging which gives me pleasure or that I will be too tired to do it. I am horrified that I am concerned with the weight gain I may experience because for the first time in a long time I like the way I look. We were planning on starting in the beginning of the year but now, I guess not so much. I don't want anyone to think that I am not happy about this. I am ( I think) but right now I am just in shock. I haven't even told my husband yet, although I told him I really thought I was pregnant two days ago and he laughed and said I wasn't and to stop spazzing since I am so irregular. I guess I need for someone to tell me the obvious. I am a grown up and my doctor won't holler at me ( too much) and that I am not really going to gain 70lbs (only gained 18 with our son pre-band--he is now 18 months) and that really, worse things have happened. Thank you all for letting me vent. Mikki

Thank you Apple, although, I would not be completely honest if I did not confess that my reasons for going public to help keep me on track. The extra fear of having to have surgery to lose weight and then I miss my shot is what helps keep me going. You know, like when its 7:30pm and there is 100% humidity and you know you have to go running and you want to make excuses as to why NOT to go...and then you think, people know that I have started this, I gotta give myself a shot to get to the finish line and maintain.:smile: