Aubrey first thing this morning, helping with breakfast prep.
Dinner!
If I'm not careful, I am never going to stay within my doctor's 20lb weight gain recommendation for this pregnancy with all the cooking we're doing around here!
I daily scratch my head at your Dr. requiring YOU to stick to such a slim weight gain. If you were a good 30 lbs. heavier at the beginning I would understand. Doesn't he understand that you have birthed big babies and heavy placentas before??? Dr. Dewar didn't care a bit that I gained 29 lbs. when I VBACed with Riley! Guess I'll just keep scratching my head! LOL
@AHappyHousewife - I will never understand either, especially since there is NO research proving that lower maternal weight gain = smaller babies! Oh well. Like I told Lisa, I figure if I at least try, he'll realize I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get my VBAC!
You know I can't believe someone could only gain 20lbs during pregnancy since I pack it on so nicely. A word of encouragement, I delvered Ada by successful VBAC after gaining 60+ pounds! Um...yeah. :)
i have no experience when it comes to gaining weight when pregnant so i won't chime in on that side of thingsBUTOH MY GOODNESS. can your scoobs get any cuter?!?! that cheesy grin kills me!
@michelleross - 60lbs? I would never guess that with you....I'm the fat one and I only gained 18 and about 20 with Joy and Alan...which was fine since I was already overweight....Matthew is the one who made me fat...I gained 35lbs with him....nursing did not help me lose weight it only made me hungrier I think....
Mrs. S- wow, you're generous to call Dr. Whoever-it-is "crazy". I was thinking more like "unreasonable" and "completely clueless". But I would never actually say such things for 2 reasons...I don't have that OB or GYN after my name AND I have problems of my own in that area. I think the point is and should be that you ARE a good patient, Brietta! Louissa- you have some C.U.T.E. neices and nephews!!!
And since Phi was nearly 9 lbs and he had to break her clavicle to come out, he says I need to keep it a bit under this time. And every time I tell him..."Um just so you know, I'm not guaranteeing anything!"
Hey, I just saw that you are the second "top blog" on the xanga home page! Go you! And..... really, I wouldn't stress about the weight. Everyone knows you'll lose it. All you need to do is labor at home till you're too far to do a c-section, then show up at the hospital and pop that baby out!
The picture of Aubrey is just wonderful! What a sweetie. I'll join with feeling compassion for you for working at restricting your weight gain so severly. It reminds me of the "old days" when I was pregnant with Larry and most OBs gave instructions for mom not to gain more than 20 -25 pounds during pregnancy. The worst part of my first pregnancy was the weight checks and the resultant lecture, chastising and threats from the nurses and Dr. I hadn't heard of that attitude in the past 30 years until your present pregnancy. I understand why you are working so hard.
I daily scratch my head at your Dr. requiring YOU to stick to such a slim weight gain. If you were a good 30 lbs. heavier at the beginning I would understand. Doesn't he understand that you have birthed big babies and heavy placentas before??? Dr. Dewar didn't care a bit that I gained 29 lbs. when I VBACed with Riley! Guess I'll just keep scratching my head! LOL
ReplyDeletePS- the pizza looks AMAZING!!!
ReplyDelete@AHappyHousewife - I will never understand either, especially since there is NO research proving that lower maternal weight gain = smaller babies! Oh well. Like I told Lisa, I figure if I at least try, he'll realize I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get my VBAC!
ReplyDeleteI think he's crazy. But you know me... such a good patient.
ReplyDeleteYou know I can't believe someone could only gain 20lbs during pregnancy since I pack it on so nicely. A word of encouragement, I delvered Ada by successful VBAC after gaining 60+ pounds! Um...yeah. :)
ReplyDeletei have no experience when it comes to gaining weight when pregnant so i won't chime in on that side of thingsBUTOH MY GOODNESS. can your scoobs get any cuter?!?! that cheesy grin kills me!
ReplyDeleteAubrey is completely adorable in that photo. What a sweetie!
ReplyDeleteOnly 20 lbs!! You've got to be kidding!! That never happened in any of my 9 pregnancies... including my VBAC's!! :)
ReplyDelete@michelleross - 60lbs? I would never guess that with you....I'm the fat one and I only gained 18 and about 20 with Joy and Alan...which was fine since I was already overweight....Matthew is the one who made me fat...I gained 35lbs with him....nursing did not help me lose weight it only made me hungrier I think....
ReplyDeleteMrs. S- wow, you're generous to call Dr. Whoever-it-is "crazy". I was thinking more like "unreasonable" and "completely clueless". But I would never actually say such things for 2 reasons...I don't have that OB or GYN after my name AND I have problems of my own in that area.
ReplyDeleteI think the point is and should be that you ARE a good patient, Brietta!
Louissa- you have some C.U.T.E. neices and nephews!!!
Um yeah! What's he going to do??, say no VBAC for you if you instead gain 25-30 lbs! I wouldn't kill yourself!
ReplyDeleteAnd since Phi was nearly 9 lbs and he had to break her clavicle to come out, he says I need to keep it a bit under this time. And every time I tell him..."Um just so you know, I'm not guaranteeing anything!"
ReplyDeleteMy mom gained 25 pounds with my brother and 50 with me. Go figure =P
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Hey, I just saw that you are the second "top blog" on the xanga home page! Go you! And..... really, I wouldn't stress about the weight. Everyone knows you'll lose it. All you need to do is labor at home till you're too far to do a c-section, then show up at the hospital and pop that baby out!
ReplyDeleteThe picture of Aubrey is just wonderful! What a sweetie. I'll join with feeling compassion for you for working at restricting your weight gain so severly. It reminds me of the "old days" when I was pregnant with Larry and most OBs gave instructions for mom not to gain more than 20 -25 pounds during pregnancy. The worst part of my first pregnancy was the weight checks and the resultant lecture, chastising and threats from the nurses and Dr. I hadn't heard of that attitude in the past 30 years until your present pregnancy. I understand why you are working so hard.
ReplyDeleteI am laughing at all the weigh gain comments because all I can think about is that pizza! Yum!
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