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Not puffy but noticing skin sagging in areas where I usually have more muscle. Going to have a lot of post-baby re-building to do in the spring. 

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I gained back the weight I lost and I'm measuring on track again. Thank goodness! My little power snacks are working. I can't eat much at meals but I've been doing little hunks of cheese, nuts and Lara bars for snacks as much as I can. I'm still only about 15lbs up from pre-pregnancy which is a bit shy of my weight gain goal but the chart is no longer tipping downwards. The crazy thing is the Dr felt around my tummy today and thinks the baby is quite big. Probably about 4.5lbs already (at 32 weeks). Apparently food just bypasses me! No wonder I have no room to breath or eat. 

[josie423]

I'm up about 20 lbs total now. Much of that in the last month thanks to being able to eat normally now that I'm out of the abusive environment DH created.

[Chloe'sMama]

I am up to about 19 lbs today, but was up to about 21 or 22 lbs when we took out the refined sugar and grains.  I was hoping for a 25-30 lb gain this time and I don't think I am going to make it as I am about 4 weeks out.  I have noticed that my breast tissue has decreased in the last few weeks.  I am hoping I have enough milk supply right off the bat with this one.

DD2 is down on her nursing.... she will often forget at nap and bed time and if she does nurse, it is for a few short minutes and not to sleep.  that is all the nursing she is doing.... so, about 1-2 minutes and not even every day.  I think I could wean her, but I want her to do it on her own.  Makes me a little sad.

[etsdtm99]

I'm up .... 37 or 38 lbs now.  at least at this point its slowing down a bit.. at this point i'd just like to stay under 45lbs ..  looks like i still have a chance..

Originally Posted by Chloe'sMama 

DD2 is down on her nursing.... she will often forget at nap and bed time and if she does nurse, it is for a few short minutes and not to sleep.  that is all the nursing she is doing.... so, about 1-2 minutes and not even every day.  I think I could wean her, but I want her to do it on her own.  Makes me a little sad.

my DD2 (same age ;) ) is also almost not nursing, she does most days at bedtime because it is part of our bedtime routine, but i can't wait for her to nurse to sleep - its too painful and causes contractions (that hurt) so i stop her after a couple mins ..  plus she is only ever nursing on one side - anyway, my DS (now 4.5) did the same thing when i was this pg with DD2 and he picked back up/regained interest and went on to nurse twice a day most days until DD2 was about 21mo (right around the time i got pregnant)  anyway - since you're so close to having milk again, if you don't push her to wean, she will likely regain interest in nursing once there is milk ;)

[Teles]

I'm up 31lbs and that was a good 5-10lbs more than my usual weight in the first place (due to a miscarriage and the following couple weeks of being so miserable that I just ate my feelings and couldn't gather up the will to exercise), so I'm feeling pretty dumpy and round right now. Really looking forward to being able to do something about my weight again, to a point where I've started gathering some non-maternity clothes on post-holiday sales and hanging them up in my closet.

I absolutely can't wait to meet her and a good 80% of the time I stand firmly in the "I can't wait for this to be over" camp, but every now and again I think about how it'll feel to not have her in my belly anymore and it makes me kind of sad

[loveandgarbage]

Originally Posted by josie423 

I'm up about 20 lbs total now. Much of that in the last month thanks to being able to eat normally now that I'm out of the abusive environment DH created.

Awesome!

[Brambleberry]

Originally Posted by Teles 
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I absolutely can't wait to meet her and a good 80% of the time I stand firmly in the "I can't wait for this to be over" camp, but every now and again I think about how it'll feel to not have her in my belly anymore and it makes me kind of sad

I really felt this way with DD.  I joke that there were times after she was born that I just wanted to put her back in, because it's so much easier to be up peeing all night than to be up nursing all night and caring for a newborn round the clock, but it's also so precious to feel them squirming and kicking in your belly - I really missed that intimacy after she was born.  With this pregnancy I'm already so uncomfortable that it's hard to feel as sentimental about it.  But we do need to remind ourselves sometimes that pregnancy is not all pain and bother, but a really amazing, sacred time in our lives.

[LadyCatherine185]

Originally Posted by Teles 

I'm up 31lbs and that was a good 5-10lbs more than my usual weight in the first place (due to a miscarriage and the following couple weeks of being so miserable that I just ate my feelings and couldn't gather up the will to exercise), so I'm feeling pretty dumpy and round right now. Really looking forward to being able to do something about my weight again, to a point where I've started gathering some non-maternity clothes on post-holiday sales and hanging them up in my closet.

I absolutely can't wait to meet her and a good 80% of the time I stand firmly in the "I can't wait for this to be over" camp, but every now and again I think about how it'll feel to not have her in my belly anymore and it makes me kind of sad

I'm up about 22-23 lbs now, but with the horrible round ligament pain I am barely able to move doing normal activities (like walking to the bathroom) so all exercise is out. I too am REALLY looking forward to being able to DO something about the weight, and also bought some new clothes! LOL

And yes, I am also in the "DONE" camp, at this point I am feeling like it is more difficult being pregnant than it will be caring for a newborn. My two boys are sooo active and high energy, and I haven't been able to DO anything, I am really looking forward to being able to play with them again. :/ Although, yesterday was such a wonderful, quiet, peaceful day (DS1 played nicely while DS2 and I took a 3 hour nap!!!) that I thought "ok, I can do this a LITTLE longer!" ;)

[HouseofPeace]

Originally Posted by Brambleberry 

I really felt this way with DD.  I joke that there were times after she was born that I just wanted to put her back in, because it's so much easier to be up peeing all night than to be up nursing all night and caring for a newborn round the clock, but it's also so precious to feel them squirming and kicking in your belly - I really missed that intimacy after she was born.  With this pregnancy I'm already so uncomfortable that it's hard to feel as sentimental about it.  But we do need to remind ourselves sometimes that pregnancy is not all pain and bother, but a really amazing, sacred time in our lives.

i always miss the movements most after giving birth.  i feel hollow for a while!  i had ONE pregnancy that went on long enough that i didn't miss the feeling, but the rest, it took a while to adjust.  that said, i have always been super attuned to the babies after birth too- like their movement's aren't quite as disconnected from me as they appear!  it's wonderful.  

and also miss the quiet and simplicity of being pregnant- but also know that you get SO DONE that you are just glad to have baby out.  

that said- the last 2 days i've had BH in the evening when i'm resting and off my feet.  i usually get a nice 4 week warm up to labor, and it seems to be starting now.  i just got uncomfortable, and hot and having a slightly harder time sleeping.

i'm up to 40+ lbs and avoiding the scale at all costs.  i'll weigh myself after the birth, b/c honestly i don't want to know.  i'm gaining, baby is gaining, i'm in my gray end-of-pregnancy-dress and i don't want the baby out quite yet- it feels small, like 5lbs or so, and i want a bigger baby for sure!!!

[Jenny01]

40+lbs here too. I expect to be at 50 at least by the time I'm done. Not exactly what I wanted but I do know that when I am ready to lose it I can. I just have to put my mind to it.

I was also thinking how strange it will be to not feel movement anymore. My babe is not super active to the point of it being uncomfortable, so I've gotten used to a lot of the movement to the point where it's weird when I don't feel it as opposed to when I do.

[kellybeth]

Originally Posted by Jenny01 

40+lbs here too. I expect to be at 50 at least by the time I'm done. Not exactly what I wanted but I do know that when I am ready to lose it I can. I just have to put my mind to it.
I was also thinking how strange it will be to not feel movement anymore. My babe is not super active to the point of it being uncomfortable, so I've gotten used to a lot of the movement to the point where it's weird when I don't feel it as opposed to when I do.

i get alarmed when i don't feel her move for a while. i'm looking forward to my next dr. appointment on the 10th, because i'm suspicious of some of her movements. she's been heads down for months, but when she gets the hiccups now, i feel them higher up on my left side instead of down low. 

i'm so flippin' excited that we have babies in our group already. that's amazing. when i joined this group in july, my due date seemed so far off. now it's so close that it brings me to hormonal tears. 

[rachieface]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

i get alarmed when i don't feel her move for a while. i'm looking forward to my next dr. appointment on the 10th, because i'm suspicious of some of her movements. she's been heads down for months, but when she gets the hiccups now, i feel them higher up on my left side instead of down low. 

i'm so flippin' excited that we have babies in our group already. that's amazing. when i joined this group in july, my due date seemed so far off. now it's so close that it brings me to hormonal tears. 

I have been suspicious lately for the same reason...her hiccups are moving around! Sometimes they're much lower than others, despite her having been head down for the last few months.  Hopefully my midwife can tell me what's going on on Monday. If I had to guess, she spends a lot of time head down and slightly transverse, with her head lodged between my right hip and pelvis. Which is, you know, SUPER comfortable....

Hopefully next week we hear that both our babies are head down!

[josie423]

My baby is definitely head down and I feel the hiccups up high probably half the time. I always thought it was the butt bouncing up against my ribs as the baby's body jerks with each hiccup. I've had them high and low with each baby and all of mine were vertex by 20-24 weeks.

[Amor Rays]

I'm short 4'11" and I weighed at 152 which is about 30 pounds weight gain for me. but I feel enormous.

[kellybeth]

Originally Posted by rachieface 

I have been suspicious lately for the same reason...her hiccups are moving around! Sometimes they're much lower than others, despite her having been head down for the last few months.  Hopefully my midwife can tell me what's going on on Monday. If I had to guess, she spends a lot of time head down and slightly transverse, with her head lodged between my right hip and pelvis. Which is, you know, SUPER comfortable....

Hopefully next week we hear that both our babies are head down!

did you find out if your baby is still heads down? i have my appointment tomorrow. 

[rachieface]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

did you find out if your baby is still heads down? i have my appointment tomorrow. 

Yes! I had my appointment yesterday and according to the midwife, she definitely seems to be head down. Yay! I'm hopeful she'll stay that way since things are kind of tight in there now...

[kellybeth]

Originally Posted by rachieface 

Yes! I had my appointment yesterday and according to the midwife, she definitely seems to be head down. Yay! I'm hopeful she'll stay that way since things are kind of tight in there now...

that's great! i just got back from my appointment and baby girl is heads down as well, she just switched sides. doc said she could have twisted herself around at some point then ended up on the other side instead of where i was used to her. i also got my official due date. they weren't actually changing it apparently, the nurse or whoever types appointment notes in must have mistyped my due date TWICE and made me lose a whole week somewhere. when hubby and i brought it up today, the doctor went through all notes from every single visit with us to try to figure out what happened. so instead of being due somewhere between the 10th-17th, our date is now the 11th. i feel much better knowing that my due date to ovulation is within 1 day of that. (10th or 12th).

[rachieface]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

that's great! i just got back from my appointment and baby girl is heads down as well, she just switched sides. doc said she could have twisted herself around at some point then ended up on the other side instead of where i was used to her. i also got my official due date. they weren't actually changing it apparently, the nurse or whoever types appointment notes in must have mistyped my due date TWICE and made me lose a whole week somewhere. when hubby and i brought it up today, the doctor went through all notes from every single visit with us to try to figure out what happened. so instead of being due somewhere between the 10th-17th, our date is now the 11th. i feel much better knowing that my due date to ovulation is within 1 day of that. (10th or 12th).

Congrats! It's nice to have several less things to worry about. And we're due just about the same time...my midwife-chosen EDD is the 12th, and that's by LMP. However, I was tracking ovulation and am pretty positive the 10th is more accurate. Not that it really matters in the end, so I keep trying to convince myself that I won't be past 40 weeks until the 12th.

[Jenny01]

Yay for head down babies! I'm hoping for the same news tomorrow. She's been super active this week though and earlier I swear I had her head sticking out the side (sooo uncomfortable lol). It's gone now though so she's moved yet again.