I hadn't known my husband for more than two months before he started in on me to have a baby. His constant pestering lead to progressively harsher responses from me, starting from"eventually", "someday", "not me, not now", "leave me alone", to "have your own damn baby".

Last Spring something in me started to shift and I became more and more serious about the possibility of having a baby. After months of internal dialog, I finally gathered the courage to share the news with my husband who was expectedly ecstatic. (I haven't told the dogs yet - they are going to be devastated!)

Sharing the news with Loren, my husband, opened the flood gates and I finally started researching what to expect, what to eat, what to do to prepare, and what the birthing process would look like....which at first was pretty anxiety provoking, as I started out by watching "The Business of Being Born" (not recommended as a place to start).

Here I plan to document interesting, perception changing information I come across in what will be a successful journey towards a positive pregnancy and childbirth.


Saturday, September 15, 2012

Appropriate weight gain week by week

I'm currently 4 and a half months pregnant and not showing at all.  I certainly look like I've put on a few pounds, maybe ate a little too much mexican food,  but no indication of a baby bump.  My husband keeps asking if I've been eating enough, which I feel like I have been. But with the nausea and weird eating schedule I was starting to get worried.

All the books say how much weight you are supposed to gain over the course of your pregnancy, but I haven't come across any that let you know how to determine whether or not you are on track for healthy weight gain.  I found this tool that lets you know week by week what the appropriate weight gain should be based on original BMI.


Click here to use the weight gain calculator!


This was super reassuring.  According to this, I am right on track for healthy weight gain!

This is from the same website which I also like being able to look at to know that I am not putting on 30 extra pounds of straight up fat.

Where Does All This Weight Gain Go?


Here is a breakdown of where you can expect the extra pounds to go:

Baby7-8 pounds
Placenta1-2 pounds
Amniotic fluid2 pounds
Uterus2 pounds
Maternal breast tissue2 pounds
Maternal blood4 pounds
Fluids in maternal tissue4 pounds
Maternal fat and nutrient stores7 pounds
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