It seems like a few days ago I found out I was pregnant but here I am almost 17 weeks pregnant and showing- a LOT. I have been trying to stick with healthy low fat eating and getting moderate exercise. It hasn’t been ideal with morning sickness and a lot of fatigue but I seem to be past that now and feeling okay. At my last midwifes appointment I have gained a total of between six and seven pounds which is in the healthy range. From 1-13 weeks women are supposed to gain 3-5lbs if they were at a healthy weight prior to pregnancy, after that the recommendation is to gain about a pound a week for the remaining 27 weeks for a total of 25-35lbs total. I am really trying to aim for the lower end since I was still a smidgen on the heavy side when I got pregnant. Once this baby is born it will make it that much easier to drop the few extra pounds I still will be carrying. The prospects of losing 5 or 10 pounds of ‘baby weight’ isn’t too depressing compared to the 20+ I was carrying after each of my previous deliveries!

Posted by Shelley in Whatever on August 3rd, 2007 |