2nd timers and up - what will you do differently this pregnancy? Or the same?

Jazzra369 · January 2014

For me, I will try to enjoy being pregnant more, knowing that this is probably my last pregnancy since we are only having two. Also if my back flares up I won't wait as long to go in and get seen for it like I did last time. I will also like to exercise more and not drink so many sugary drinks.

I will still try for a natural birth like last time - it's sounds crazy but it was actually awesome!

firefliesandfjords · January 2014

The same: I will not drastically change my diet. If I'm able to eat, I'm gonna eat what I want.

Different: If I can escape HG, I definitely want to keep moving during this pregnancy. I'm also going to be checking my blood pressure twice a week so if something starts to get out of whack, it can be brought to my OB and peri's attention ASAP. Going for a full 40 weeks this time around, and hopefully a VBAC!

Vanellope · January 2014

Agree cherish this pregnancy as it's probably our last. Eat better and drink more water and excercise. As far as my #1 goal with this baby hands down breastfeeding until a year!

aggiefrau08 · January 2014

I want to be less paranoid this time and enjoy it more since it will likely be our last. I also want to eat healthier and I would like to try to avoid an induction this time if possible!

mamalongarms · January 2014

Chances are we will be living in Europe somewhere when baby comes so I would love to embrace the birthing culture in that country.

Actually to be completely honest I just want to have a unmedicated birth experience. My first labor was not at all what I wanted and I'm still a little bit in mourning over that so I'm hoping to heal with this one. If that means a home birth or a hospital birth with midwife then I'm for it.

As far as pregnancy goes I don't want to treat it like its a condition. I'm going to go on with life but still marvel at what my body is doing.

annejsize · January 2014

I plan to chill out and enjoy this pregnancy a bit more - I was a tight ball of nerves the last time. Lists and charts and books re: pregnancy everywhere! Also, I'm hoping for a water birth and to breastfeed longer this time around.

portentosa · January 2014

I've already got nausea medication. I'm not messing around this time. First appointment, got my OB to write me a prescription. Now I have it on hand if I need it (last time m/s started around 8 weeks).

First tri I'm still following ALL the food rules because I am a spaz, but I'll probably let up further down the line.

I will definitely enjoy my bump more! I didn't show for a long time last time and I missed my bump PP.

jg1011 · January 2014

Will do much the same, however, I will try to not worry so much this time around.

Going to try my best to exercise a little to try to keep pre-e at bay and GD in check (Yes--I'm just assuming I'll have this again).

Going to try to be better at keeping a journal of pregnancy this time. Need to relish every little detail since this will likely be our last.

KJKNAJ · January 2014

When pregnancy gets rough (either MS or huge as a cow), try to Remember that this is definitely the last time I will ever get to do this, and I should therefore cherish it.

lesleyn21 · January 2014

I'm gonna try and enjoy it as well. I was miserable with my first. Sick all the time. And like previous poster I need to plan better.

Yoga I want to start yoga. I need to do something.

Irisheyes1247 · January 2014

I need to not do the stereotypical pregnant woman free pass to eat what I want - I want to keep it in check. I would like to get a pregnancy yoga thing, I think that would help with my back and potentially see a chiro if necessary.

I don't know if this will be our last, but I will savor all the kicks and the stretchy pants haha.

colleendd · January 2014

TheEmpireNeedsYou said:
I'm also trying to plan better since I know what to expect for some things. As soon as I got my BFP I started making extra at some meals and freezing the left overs. I know there will be days where I either can't stand the smell of stuff cooking or am just too sore/exhausted. This way I can just pull something out of the freezer instead of making my family PB&J for dinner four nights in a row.

Great idea to start cooking extra now!

I plan to continue exercising which is something I didn't do with my previous pregnancies. I'm looking forward to how that's going to help me recover after this one.

I am also actively working to not let myself get freaked out about labour. My last little guy came so fast that we almost didn't make it to the hospital and when I think about it it still makes me anxious. I've already spoken to my dr. and we have a game plan so that will help. On a side note...they actually have in my chart "rapid birth" like a label. It makes me chuckle.

wcjc7707 · January 2014

I am going to be smarter in my eating choices. Although I was eating relatively healthy the last two times, my metabolism and sugar levels do not like pregnancy, and I gained 40 and 55 lbs. So I am meeting with a dietician early this time and trying to stay within normal ranges.

JSS1002 · January 2014

Won't:
Freak out over every little thing

Obsessively plan

Buy a ton of stuff (hoping to reuse most of it!)

Have a wrist injury that plagued me until my baby was 8 months old... making bf'ing very hard after he got bigger.

Will:

Try to stay more physically active than the last pregnancy

Have a routine c/s at 39 weeks (last time resulted in an emergency c/s after 12 hours of active labor and 3 hours of pushing)

Hope to EBF a little longer (I went to almost 4 months last time, then transitioned to formula - I hope to go longer this time)

Hopefully also only gain like 25 lbs (I'm overweight - need to be careful about that again)

lesleyn21 · January 2014

Do better research on products too. I just kinda went with what was cute and did research on the important things. We r starting completely over because we thought we were one and done so we have nothing but a few small tubs of boy clothes I couldn't stand to get rid of.

LM915 · January 2014

Overall, I had a really great pregnancy and delivery with DD. I hope to do many of the same things...

- Workout until I deliver & stay active

- I'll have a RCS (we had a scheduled c/s with DD because she was breech)

- EBF until at least one

I hope to not gain as much weight as I did the first time around, mostly because I'm starting this pregnancy about 10 pounds heavier.

Mostly, I want to really cherish this pregnancy since this will most likely be our last. I LOVED being pregnant with DD, but after my loss a few months ago, I feel like I might be more nervous than excited this time around. I don't want my fears of what "might happen" to take away from the excitement of this baby or this pregnancy, so I need to keep reminding myself that.

TexasTwinMom · January 2014

Relax. And pay more attention to my body.

I apparently was in labor on a Friday afternoon and complaining about gas pains and back pain. This was the same week I said I would slow down. By 4 am, my water broke and 8 hours later I delivered 10 weeks early.

I really don't want that for my family again. We got lucky that these two are healthy.

TexasTwinMom · January 2014

Oh - and stand up for myself. The doctor who was on call who delivered the girls was a total jerk and I hated my nurse. I already made my doctor (or his partner) promise to deliver me and I will kick a nurse out if I have to. I don't want to feel bitter about my delivery.

Stasi · January 2014

Knowing that this is probably my last, it makes me want to soak in every moment, especially when the kid starts kicking....plus, all the stuff that was mentioned above.

Ceridwen21 · January 2014

I hope to not gain as much weight (42 lbs last time and it was a bitch to get it off).

I'm going to let go of the "Business of Being Born" type of lessons (as lovely as they are) because this time around, the only thing that matters is my baby's health. I went to 42 weeks with DS because I didn't want to get induced and believed that my body and baby would know when it was time. DS was born with severe meconium aspiration and ended up fighting for his life in the NICU of the biggest children's hospital in the region for 2 weeks. It was awful. Thankfully he is ok, but seeing your baby ventilated and hooked up to a hundred machines, doped up on morphine, not being able to hold him until he's 6 days old, coming home to an empty nursery every night.... not worth it. If I can get induced at 37 weeks, sign me up. Bring on the Pitocin.

annabellyb · January 2014

Stay active and make better food choices. I gained 50 pounds with DS and that's not happening again! It was a lot of work getting that weight off.

kleigh926 · January 2014

Different: This time, I will not worry so much about having a loss. Worrying won't be able to stop it if it's going to happen. We're also finding out the sex with this one, last time we were Team Green.

Same: Enjoy feeling good while it lasts. Enjoy my sleep and free time while I have it. Try not to gain too much weight (last time I gained 26 pounds, I'd like to keep it under 30 again if possible).

Altarun · January 2014

I have zero pictures of me pregnant with my second daughter. I vow to set aside my vanity and actually be in a few pictures this go around!

90joelashleyhall92 · January 2014

This is a great board!! I'm a first time mommy but I enjoy reading these to help me know what to do so I won't regret it! Thank you and good luck on your first trimesters!

Hward1015 · January 2014

I am hoping that my MS will not be as horrible as it was last time so I can actual get up and move around. I think I was pretty laid back during my first pregnancy, food wasn't an issue b/c I could only handle certain things. I would love to be able to have an un-medicated birth like some of you other ladies. I made it to 7cm last time and gave up

My main thing that I am focusing on this time is my stress level. I refuse to let the little things get to me like last time!

Altarun · January 2014

Carabiner252 said:

I will still try for a natural birth like last time - it's sounds crazy but it was actually awesome!

So impressed that you went natural. I totally used to think I was a bad ass, but 2 hours into contractions and I was crying like a little girl. If I could get the epidural a few weeks early this time I'd sign right up!

Ukulady · January 2014

Try to gain less weight! LOL! Still up 25lbs from the last time. Oh well, I'll lose it eventually... maybe.

lesleyn21 · January 2014

@LM915 my labor was amazing and I'm praying it goes the same this time around!!!

Sweetest116 · January 2014

I loved being pregnant with DS, I had a wonderful pregnancy (not a great labor/delivery - but hey he's here and I'm fine - so it's a win). I'm excited to be pregnant during the summer! (roll your eyes if you must) but DS is a Feb12 baby and I always wanted to wear cute summer pregnancy dresses. When I'm swollen and miserable you can all tell me I said this...

Sweetest116 · January 2014

lesleyn21 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! How are you?!?!?!?! I'll PM you on fbook too so you know who this is lol. I love that we had Feb12 babies together and now we're having Sept12 babies!! I stalked your pregnancy board on Pinterest last night and was curious if you were pregnant!

chusum · January 2014

Same: most everything. I enjoyed my induction & epidural and I'll be fine doing the same. Weight gain & loss, breastfeeding, etc.

Different: chill the eff out. So far it's been quite easy to almost forget I'm pregnant, which is totally cool and will hopefully let the time pass much much quicker.

lesleyn21 · January 2014

@sweetest116 I'm so excited your here!! As so excited to be pregnant in the summer this time around too. Did you see all my summer maternity wear I have pinned?? Haha way better then what we had to wear with baby #1

Sweetest116 · January 2014

lesleyn21 I'm pretty sure I repinned ALL of the summer maternity stuff you pinned... I'm so excited!!!

mapchick77 · January 2014

I am definitely not going to let the doctors make me a paranoid crazy lady this time. I like the practice I go to a lot but my son was a large baby and they kept sending me for additional U/S just to tell me what I already knew and it made me worry that I was going to injure him during delivery. In the end I ended up having an unplanned c-section because his big 'ol noggin was just too big and I was fine with that. This time we're just going to plan the c-section and be done with it because I have no hope that this baby is going to be any smaller than his/her brother. Yay for genetics!

Stasi · January 2014

Ceridwen21 said:

I hope to not gain as much weight (42 lbs last time and it was a bitch to get it off).

I'm going to let go of the "Business of Being Born" type of lessons (as lovely as they are) because this time around, the only thing that matters is my baby's health. I went to 42 weeks with DS because I didn't want to get induced and believed that my body and baby would know when it was time. DS was born with severe meconium aspiration and ended up fighting for his life in the NICU of the biggest children's hospital in the region for 2 weeks. It was awful. Thankfully he is ok, but seeing your baby ventilated and hooked up to a hundred machines, doped up on morphine, not being able to hold him until he's 6 days old, coming home to an empty nursery every night.... not worth it. If I can get induced at 37 weeks, sign me up. Bring on the Pitocin.

@ceridwen21 - I'm so glad your DS is okay! I've heard of that happening more than I'm comfortable with, so even though I do like all that BOBB stuff, I would always choose to be induced no later than 1 week after my due date.

Stasi · January 2014

LM915 said:

Overall, I had a really great pregnancy and delivery with DD. I hope to do many of the same things...

- Workout until I deliver & stay active
- I'll have a RCS (we had a scheduled c/s with DD because she was breech)
- EBF until at least one

I hope to not gain as much weight as I did the first time around, mostly because I'm starting this pregnancy about 10 pounds heavier.

Mostly, I want to really cherish this pregnancy since this will most likely be our last. I LOVED being pregnant with DD, but after my loss a few months ago, I feel like I might be more nervous than excited this time around. I don't want my fears of what "might happen" to take away from the excitement of this baby or this pregnancy, so I need to keep reminding myself that.

So much of this is what I'm hoping for too! Especially the last part

emmyfreeman27 · January 2014

1. Better attitude. I told my DH that he is allowed to snap me out of negativity and not let me mope this time. I regret the poor attitude I had with LO#2 ("I'm too full.... I can't enjoy my food...Nothing looks good on me...I feel too sick...etc. etc.)

2. Chiropractic care. I had a natural home waterbirth for my first birth (who was actually LO#2, as LO#1 is adopted) and totally LOVED it. My MW was amazing, my husband was a superb coach, we all worked together so well, and surprisingly, I didn't need my MW as much as I thought we would. Birth just...happened. It was beautiful and so natural and perfect. I'm really excited to be working with my MW again, but would like to do chiropractic care this time. I know it can make a huge difference as to how you carry your baby/baby's position, but also, particularly, how MAMA feels

Ceridwen21 · January 2014

@Stasi - Thanks. We are so grateful that we got excellent medical care (not just in the NICU, but in the year that followed from all the specialists at the hospital). It was an awful experience to go through and I don't wish it for any parent.

coffee bean · January 2014

I had a very healthy pregnancy the first time around. However, one of my daughters has autism, so I am not taking ANY CHANCES with any possibly frowned upon behavior. Things I did last time that I won't do this time:

- Take baths

- Eat sushi (I have to admit, I ate it every few weeks my entire pregnancy)

- Have an occasional glass of wine (I had two or three the whole pregnancy, but still) or even alcohol free wine / beer

I also want to give breastfeeding more of a shot with this baby. I gave up after a few weeks with the girls.

coffee bean · January 2014

One more, I want to exercise more and not gain as much weight (or even close). I stopped exercising early on when I was pregnant with the girls because it gave me weird cramps. Although I was successful in bringing them to full term, I gained 65 pounds and haven't gotten even close to my pre-pregnancy weight since.

I want to exercise as long as I can and eat much healthier. Hopefully. This means fewer trips to Cold Stone Creamery this time around.

LovelyLou23 · January 2014

Sweetest116 said:

lesleyn21 I'm pretty sure I repinned ALL of the summer maternity stuff you pinned... I'm so excited!!!

Link to your pin board, please!!! I am skeeered to death of being super pregnant in the dead of summer! Hopefully there will be lots of soaking our feet in the baby pool, haha.

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