I had my 34 week prenatal appointment this morning. I waltzed in, peed in a cup, then was ordered to step on the scale. Oh, the dreaded scale. In the two weeks since my last appointment I have gained 3.5 pounds (nearly twice the recommended pound a week). Now there’s a good feeling. It’s kind of frustrating because it’s not like I’ve been bingeing on oreos and downing milkshakes like there’s no tomorrow. Yes, there have been the occasional ice cream cone and McMeal, but I ate that way before being pregnant and was able to maintain a healthy weight. I have always been one to gain weight with great ease, so I am not overly surprised with how things have been progressing thus far. I am 34 weeks along and have gained about 36 pounds. That’s more than many women gain through their entire pregnancy, while I still have six more weeks of ballooning to face! I am trying not to fret and to just listen to my body and let it do its thing, but I can’t help but feel as though I am a tub o’ lard. I know, I know, many women gain 60 pounds or even more, but many women also manage to gain the recommended 25-35 pounds, too. I guess I’ll be one of the ones who falls between "recommended" and "land of the obese".
Here’s where the problem lies: now that I feel as though I’m already over the limit, I start to think thought like, "Well, I’m already a beluga, what’s a few dozen cookies going to hurt?" THIS IS A BAD WAY TO THINK. I am trying to keep those self-defeating ideas in check and not listen to them, because I know they’ll only betray me and make me feel worse.
(Like those fries I had for lunch did.)
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you look beautiful and it’s all for your baby girl! don’t fret…
How about Vivian Anneliese Brown? Too old-timey or just old-timey enough?
Somewhere in that last tri-mester, it seems the mother to be will worry about all sorts of things that need not be worried about. This is one of them.
Like you said, listen to your body and all will be fine.
You really do look fantastic Amanda.
Your baby needs a daily dose of sugar anyways…
You look wonderful in your last posted belly picture.
I think this is the first thing on the list of possible guilt trips mothers go on, and the list never ends! I ate like a horse in my third trimester but stopped putting on weight the last month and actually started losing once I was overdue. Your body will do what it needs, now is a time to listen and prepare your heart and mind. Oh and you’re going on the greatest crash diet afterwards anyways-breastfeeding!
And I just wanted to comment that I think Leah’s name suggestion is beautiful, not that it matters but I would have thought it all day everyday if I didn’t say it
You look HOT!
And Vivian is a great neme – I have a friend named Viv & she’s the sweetest person ever :)
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