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April 2015 Moms
Siggie test - just ignore
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Re: Siggie test - just ignore
I was looking for a "thank you hug" smiley but couldn't find one. So ::hug::
Oh wait, is this one? >:D<
...close enough.
***** December Siggy Challenge *****
That being said, I'm 18 weeks today and have gained 5 pounds. I have been seeing a dietician because I had not been gaining and had HG in my previous pregnancy so I'm glad it's working.
I was trying to stay out of this but this post is just pissing me off too much.
So what was the result of this poll? Let's see...some people have lost weight, some people have gained a few pounds, some people have gained a lot. Some people feel bad because they have not gained enough, some people feel bad because they have gained too much. Everyone is different.
I believe I said this EXACT same statement about a month ago on a post about weight!
The worst thing you can do while pregnant is compare yourself to others. Why is this so hard of a lesson to learn and why do we need to keep bringing it up all of the time?
Little West #1: Born May 23, 2013
Little West #2: Due April 15, 2015
2U2 Fossil Mommy
Me: 34 DH: 36
Married since 11/11/11
BFP#1 10/5/13 MC 11/11/13 @9wks 3d
BFP#2 7/20/14 EDD 4/4/15
So I would just like to say, when I finally opened it back up (because I was surprised the tread was still going) I was really glad to find there were several people objecting and horrified to find that someone with an ED would state something as stupid as "don't open it". Seriously, when you battled your ED, did you always know exactly what to avoid to keep from being triggered? If you did, well how freaking lucky for you.
Edited to tag: @joyfullyexpecting88
I thought the results were illuminating, but I understand others who don't think so. I've had an ED, too (long ago for me, partly because I'm older than most here), and I was struggling with understanding the pacing of weight gain, which is why I created this thing.
This thing is now a monster. Can we please let it die? Will it help if I apologize?
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
Long story short, i did answer op's q, but in hindsight this was a bit shit-stirring.
TTC since 2012
Me 35, DH 32 -DH SA all clear
8/97 severe perotinitis infection as a result of ruptured appendix. poss abdomen/tube scarring
1/12 HSG all clear!
2/12 Multiple fibroids diagnosed, 2 submucosal
3/14 Hashimoto diagnosed, began treatment
3/14 first RE appointment
5/14 successful lapriscopic myomectomy via power morcellation
as of 7/14.....not so patiently waiting
poss IUI/IVF fall 2014 BIG Surprise BFP Aug 2014!
Me-24~~ DH-25~~Married 6/15/2013~~Pregnant with our first due April 2, 2015~ Septate/ Bicornuate/Arcuate /some kind of not-normal uterus- won't know for sure which one till after babe is born~~Hoping for a full term baby!
Me-24~~ DH-25~~Married 6/15/2013~~Pregnant with our first due April 2, 2015~ Septate/ Bicornuate/Arcuate /some kind of not-normal uterus- won't know for sure which one till after babe is born~~Hoping for a full term baby!
@pblge - I'm sure your doctor can give you the advice that you are looking for about a good rate of weight gain. Even asking others for the advice their doctor gave them on this topic won't be helpful for you because, well, they aren't you. We all need to gain different amounts, and we all will gain different amounts. And at different rates. Two different women at the same point in pregnancy could have gained the same amount but it could be "too much" for one and "too little" for the other. There is no use in comparing.
This post didn't make me feel any better about myself honestly hearing about all the people who lost weight and gained 2lbs with a starting weight being on the thinner side to begin with. I am on the high end of the poll (am not thin or at an ideal weight to begin with) and already have body image issues to begin with. I try to rationalize the fact that I am pregnant and growing a baby inside me, but this post brought up my feelings all over again.
Oh wait! I guess I shouldn't have opened it as suggested by some other posters....The name of the post is enough to trigger some of those feelings let alone what other people may have posted in it.
Me: 34 DH: 36
Married since 11/11/11
BFP#1 10/5/13 MC 11/11/13 @9wks 3d
BFP#2 7/20/14 EDD 4/4/15
I don't agree with whoever it was that said this is a "shitty topic" for pregnant women. In fact, the research suggests that the amount and speed of weight gain is one of the most important things women do in pregnancy, so this topic is of vital importance (but that doesn't mean this poll is the right way to discuss it). There's also emerging evidence that suggests that the second trimester is the key stage, which means this is when we need to be paying the most attention to our diet and exercise, keeping weight gain in the right zone for our own body types and other particulars.
BUT. That doesn't mean that it isn't a shitty topic for SOME pregnant women, and I clearly underestimated that, for which I do apologize.
Also, and you guys may think this is crazy (and some of you probably won't believe me, which is your prerogative), but I haven't seen a single discussion here about weight gain or loss. I don't read many of the individual threads, though, only the ones that look actually informative based on titles (and sometimes UO if I'm feeling punchy). So, I genuinely did not have ANY idea that this post would set this sort of a response off. It wouldn't have on the boards I usually hang out on, which admittedly have radically different cultures than this one (but much smaller numbers, so I go here for broader discussions).
Having said that, it does seem as though most people are just responding as I expected, and a small minority seem to be the ones really freaking out (although I will acknowledge that some people might have been upset and didn't post it). I'm just going to assume that the upset people are being super protective of the women to whom this post might be triggering, as opposed to feeling entitled to undue quantities of "butthurt."
Right?
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.