I forgot to add to the last update that the doctor also said I need to gain weight. Go figure. I know I gained more with Abby, but I chalk that up to having the feeling of being entitled to eat whatever I wanted to because I was pregnant – not because I NEEDED it. It’s that whole “eating for two” syndrome that is so easy to fall into – especially with a first baby.
Now that I’ve been there, done that, I felt more like just doing what felt natural instead of being a bit of a glutton. It seems to have worked so far. She’s been happy with my weight at every appointment until now.
I should note that when she measures my belly, it’s always spot on, if not a little bit more than what it should be, so she says the baby is growing. It’s not like I’m starving her. And, coincidentally, I happen to feel like eating more this week anyway. I think my body knows what to do and is telling me what to do just fine. (And that’s not supposed to be read in a snarky tone. It’s just me simply saying that things seem to be working properly, so I’m going with it.)
However, even though she’s growing, I do need to make sure she’s getting proper nutrition, so it’s time to up the caloric intake and hope for about a pound a week at this point. I went OFF yesterday and ate more Mexican food than should have been allowed – yet I lost weight on my weight chart after that binge! (I didn’t escape the feeling of squished stomach and massive heartburn though, so there was a price to be paid!)
Not like tacos and beans are the most nutritious thing I could have picked at this point, but, it’s what I felt like, so I went with it. I told Marti that I heard nerve cells need fat to form, and there was plenty of fat dripping down my hands as I ate those tacos! My baby’s going to be BRILLIANT!!!! Ha ha!
Oh, and there was lettuce. That’s healthy, right? So what if it was soaked in grease and covered in cheese. You got a problem with that?
And, I have been taking my prenatals religiously for years now. Even when we were in phases when we were not trying, there were always leftover prenatals to be used up, so by default, I’ve been on them forever. And once I got pregnant, the DHA was added to the mix. So, somehow, there is SOME good stuff making its way into my little one. And it’s not like I followed some nutrition Bible with Abby and she came out fine. I always joke that she’s 90% Lucky Charms since that’s about all I could choke down later in my pregnancy with her.
At least with this one, what I DO eat is varied. I haven’t really had cravings to speak of, nor have I had the aversions I had with Abby. Sometimes I didn’t even FEEL pregnant for the most part. I can’t say that now because she’s always kicking me. If it wasn’t so dark in the room the other night, I was going to film my belly again. From the feel of it, it HAD to have been epic squirming going on in there! I should film her jumping around again before it gets so cramped that she settles down and I miss it. Stay tuned…
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