~*~Pregnant or TTC ~*~ thread March 2007

jdprecious · 03-01-2007, 03:12 PM

~*~Pregnant or TTC ~*~ thread March 2007

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Welcome to the ~*~Pregnant or TTC~*~ thread (formerly Pregnant or Trying)! This is a group of ladies who are trying their darndest to have a lowcarb or lower/better carb pregnancy, and for those trying to get pregnant on a lowcarb plan. We hope to encourage each other to have a healthier pregnancy!

*NOTE* This thread is NOT about dieting to lose weight while pregnant. You should NEVER do that. This is about trying to have a healthy pregnancy and a to keep the weight gain down to a healthy level. Some women do naturally lose weight, especially if they are overweight/obese... but we are not trying on purpose to diet!

If you are in the wrong month or need to update your EDD, please post so we can fix you for the next list!

Moms Due in February 2007:

GABEHO ~ EDD: 2/12/07 ~ It's a girl!
Chrystee ~ EDD: 2/18/07 ~ It's a boy!
SamNDee ~ EDD: 2/27/07
careb ~ EDD: 2/27/07 ~ It's a boy!

Moms Due in March 2007:

Sweetalex ~ EDD: 3/03/07
kaisergirl ~ EDD: 3/09/07 ~ It's a boy!
luckylychee ~ EDD: 3/09/07 ~ It's a girl!
Proverbs21:20 ~ EDD: 3/11/07 ~ It's a girl!
Jdprecious ~ EDD: 3/12/07 It is a girl!

Moms Due in April 2007:

bomen1948 ~ EDD: 4/04/07
Mystic ~ EDD: 4/11/07
Goldie_Locks_5 ~ EDD: 4/25/07
Epi_Doc ~ EDD: 4/30/07

Moms Due in May 2007:

LaDolceVita ~ EDD: 5/05/07
Becca917 ~ EDD: 5/08/07
KatEyez44 ~ EDD: 5/26/07

Moms Due in June 2007:

um_ahmad ~ EDD: 6/06/07
paulav99 ~ EDD: 6/09/07

Moms Due in July 2007:

Nicole133 ~ EDD: 7/21/07

jdprecious · 03-01-2007, 03:14 PM

Damn, still pregnant... lol

Lucky, girl are you home yet???

Kaiser- How are you and little Ty? Any pretty pics we can see?

mrs I · 03-01-2007, 04:01 PM

Hi
Waiting to hear from Lucky and Mandi too, I'd love to see picts!!!

Due July 19th

20 weeks with baby #4

luckylychee · 03-02-2007, 10:31 AM

Hey girls!!

I just got home from the hospital today! I had my c section on Monday. My daughter Mia was born at 10:44 in the morning. She is absolutely adorable! I am having so much trouble with my computer right now. Another thing, I can't seem to shrink down the size of her pictures. I don't have photoshop program on here. could someone help me with this? I would love to share pics!

Jessica - you still pregnant? How much longer?

mrs. I how you doing?

I hope Mandi and her lil boy is doing well!

luckylychee · 03-02-2007, 10:53 AM

here is some pics of my baby.

KatEyez44 · 03-02-2007, 11:14 AM

She is beautiful lucky! Congrats!

baby Mia!

krisiee · 03-02-2007, 11:24 AM

How beautiful she is! Congrats!!

irishdancer · 03-02-2007, 11:44 AM

congrats lucky..she is a sweety...12 weeks and running...this is gonna take forever! anyone heard from kaiser yet? been thinking bout her and ty as well...have a great day everyone...lucky i may do that breastpump thing as well..that way daughter and hubby can help feed, but its still breastmilk...

jdprecious · 03-02-2007, 01:20 PM

oh wow.. she is such a cutie pie... and so teeny tiny....

so lucky.... any thoughts on the c section??? how did it all go for you... i have ten days left and im getting nervous!

Chrystee · 03-02-2007, 02:09 PM

JD, my c-section was a breeze.. it wasn't nearly as bad as I was envisioning it all to be.

Also, Alex was born on 2.20.

mrs I · 03-02-2007, 02:34 PM

Lucky - Wow is she cute so perfect she look just like a doll, how was the C? I've never had one, glad you are home safe and sound, I hope your computer gets fixed.

JD - are you nervous about the birth or having more kids?

20 weeks -baby#4

luckylychee · 03-02-2007, 03:23 PM

My c section procedure was a breeze as well. But the healing now is killing me!!! It hurts to move, to get up, to sit down, to bend over! It's only four days after my surgery and I'm hoping that it'll get better soon. The worst part about it is that it hurts too much for me to jump to Mia whenever she cries. I usually have to cringe and move towards her slowly, but by then DH and mom are already there.

luckylychee · 03-02-2007, 03:25 PM

how are your bellies after birth? Mine looks horrible! My lower gut seems to just hang.

jdprecious · 03-02-2007, 03:31 PM

no i had a very tramatic c section recovery... the incision was infected... they reopened it with no anesthesia after a week of it being closed...so basically it was healing but underneath all the puss was building up... it was open for six weeks and my mom and ex hub packed it daily with guaze... it was amazingly painful and just imagine seeing your insides for 6 weeks.... to say the least i am mentally scarred...

so hoping that this next go round is boring and uneventful ...

luckylychee · 03-02-2007, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdprecious

no i had a very tramatic c section recovery... the incision was infected... they reopened it with no anesthesia after a week of it being closed...so basically it was healing but underneath all the puss was building up... it was open for six weeks and my mom and ex hub packed it daily with guaze... it was amazingly painful and just imagine seeing your insides for 6 weeks.... to say the least i am mentally scarred...

so hoping that this next go round is boring and uneventful ...

Good lord!! I'm glad you didn't tell me this story before I had my surgery!!

Chrystee · 03-02-2007, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckylychee

My c section procedure was a breeze as well. But the healing now is killing me!!! It hurts to move, to get up, to sit down, to bend over! It's only four days after my surgery and I'm hoping that it'll get better soon. The worst part about it is that it hurts too much for me to jump to Mia whenever she cries. I usually have to cringe and move towards her slowly, but by then DH and mom are already there.

Did they give you any pain killers? My Dr. gave me percocets and 800mg motrins.

Chrystee · 03-02-2007, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckylychee

how are your bellies after birth? Mine looks horrible! My lower gut seems to just hang.

my lower gut is the same.. its slowly going away.. i also was very swollen and my doc had to give me some water pills. i lost 25 of my 40 pounds i gained already!

luckylychee · 03-02-2007, 03:59 PM

I got paracetamol. I don't think I have access to a lot of american drugs over here.
Usually the pain is okay if I get up and down while holding my stitches. But once in a while I'll move a lil bit in bed and BAM the pain hits and it feels like someone is slicing me open.
I havn't weighed myself yet. I don't own a scale at home. I wouldn't be surprised if i havn't lost much though. My appetite has been insatiable since Mia's birth.

Chrystee · 03-02-2007, 06:47 PM

I was hungry the first few days and ate the hospital food.. I felt the same pain girl.. I am now able to get out of bed and get around good. Now I have no appetite at all. I am down 32 of the 40 pounds I gained.

jdprecious · 03-02-2007, 08:51 PM

they gave me pain pills just for the normal first week... nothing for the 6 weeks afterwards... basically my doctor told me this was my payback for the pain i missed during a vaginal delivery.. uhh yeah thanks... new doc this time tho! so hoping we dont have to relive the trauma!

Chrystee · 03-02-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdprecious

they gave me pain pills just for the normal first week... nothing for the 6 weeks afterwards... basically my doctor told me this was my payback for the pain i missed during a vaginal delivery.. uhh yeah thanks... new doc this time tho! so hoping we dont have to relive the trauma!

Wow, what an ass!!
My doc gave me plenty of pain killer.. I am slowly weaning myself though.. I can't believe the first doctor!!

little bear · 03-03-2007, 04:56 AM

Lucky - Congrats. Yes, your tummy will tighten up - I looked like a MONSTER for a few weeks - but it slowly snaps back. Yes, mine just hung there - but it came back. No worries. Yes, the pain is normal, should be better by end of week 2. Remember, you had major surgery!

Wow, a doc that gave no pain killer after a week - talk about mean! I was given something for a few weeks after, but didn't take much of it.

I had a great first C - but now I have a new doctor in a diff't state because of our move. I am nervous - I just hope all goes smooth and no screw-ups occur. Hubby can only stay home with me for 2 weeks and we have NO family and NO help here. If I have problems, I will really have problems.

Have a great weekend ladies.

Oh BTW, diagnosed with placentia previa at 24 weeks. 3 weeks have to get another ultrasound to see if it improves. Let's hope.

Nicolope · 03-03-2007, 07:18 AM

Hi all...

I am getting ready to try ttc via IVF. I have about 8 weeks to go before we actually try it. I have three kids already. I had my first one naturally, no drugs or epidural. The second one was a c-section. She was breech and I was toxemic. The surgery itself was fine. But, the next day...actually about 11 hours after the actual surgery... the doc came in and took out my staples and said,"Ok, you go home now." HUH? I said, you just did this surgery a few hours ago!!! He looked shocked, looked back at my chart and then over at the staples he removed...oh man I knew I was in for it. It was a HORRIBLE recovery. I basically had an open wound to contend with. And, yep, it got infected and we had to do the packing and cleaning it out with really long qtips that went inches inside my body several times a day.

The next c-section (new doc) was a breeze. He did some repair work on my old incision and my recovery was awesome. I was up and around and in the shower the next day. It was nothing like the first.

We are going the IVF route because I had my tubes tied after my third. My others are 15, 9 and 6...you might say I am crazy, but it's a new dh and he has none of his own...we just want to give it a try. But, get this...the new doc (another new one) says she does a bit of a revised tummy tuck after a c-section. It's her little trademark. Not anything major of course, but she gets rid of some of the flappy stuff.

Anyway, that's my story. I just wanted to introduce myself because I'll be around here alot as I go through this. I am 153 right now and hope to get to 139 before the actual implanting. That will be my lowest weight ever and actually below my goal. I wear a size 5/6 right now, so 139 will be small for me, but I think it will be a good foundation for the weight gain which is my biggest concern. It seems ridiculous to be so worried about that, but I am sure you guys understand.

Thanks for reading all of this LOL.

luckylychee · 03-03-2007, 10:02 AM

Hi Nicolope - wow your doctor and Jessica's seem like they took their profession to punish women! i hope they rot!!

I wish you all the best in your weight loss prior to being preggas and all the best wishes for you and your future baby.

My stitches hurt a little less today and I've gone through most of the day without having to take any pain killers.

The baby has been sooo good to me, not crying much and sooo fun to stare at. I can spend hours online sharing her pics with my family and friends at home.

Sad moment, DH brought home a scale so we can weigh the baby daily, I stepped on it and have not lost a single lb since my surgery on monday, in fact, i gained a couple i think. wat the heck?!! a seven lb baby has been taken outta me! I have been breastfeeding too!

luckylychee · 03-03-2007, 10:03 AM

Oh yea, I wanted to add, my doctor is from germany where he was an obstetrician as well as a plastic surgeon. I'm pretty confident in the quality of my stitches just becuase I figured he must have performed a number of stitching from just boob jobs alone.

Chrystee · 03-03-2007, 02:12 PM

Lucky, are you swollen around your feet/legs?
I had only lost 7 pounds when I came home which was about day 4. Then it started dropping like crazy once my doc gave me some water pills. I only gained about 25 real pounds, the rest was water.. I lost almost all of it about a week after that.

I also don't really have much of an appetite at all though.

luckylychee · 03-03-2007, 03:19 PM

I'm so used to be bloated during my pregnancy that I honestly wouldn't know if I still or not. I have a huge apetite so that can't help either. My mom's staying with us so she's been cooking all kinds of food for me and I havn't stopped eating. Starting today I'm going to watch out and eat better.

03-01-2007, 03:12 PM	#1
jdprecious Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 3,831 Gallery: jdprecious Stats: (220 preg high) 199 after baby/162 now/150 goal WOE: Moderate Low Carb Start Date: Over and over since Jan 2003	*~~Pregnant or TTC ~~ thread March 2007* ~~Pregnant or TTC ~~ thread March 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the ~~Pregnant or TTC~~ thread (formerly Pregnant or Trying)! This is a group of ladies who are trying their darndest to have a lowcarb or lower/better carb pregnancy, and for those trying to get pregnant on a lowcarb plan. We hope to encourage each other to have a healthier pregnancy! NOTE This thread is NOT about dieting to lose weight while pregnant. You should NEVER do that. This is about trying to have a healthy pregnancy and a to keep the weight gain down to a healthy level. Some women do naturally lose weight, especially if they are overweight/obese... but we are not trying on purpose to diet! If you are in the wrong month or need to update your EDD, please post so we can fix you for the next list! Moms Due in February 2007: GABEHO ~ EDD: 2/12/07 ~ It's a girl! Chrystee ~ EDD: 2/18/07 ~ It's a boy! SamNDee ~ EDD: 2/27/07 careb ~ EDD: 2/27/07 ~ It's a boy! Moms Due in March 2007: Sweetalex ~ EDD: 3/03/07 kaisergirl ~ EDD: 3/09/07 ~ It's a boy! luckylychee ~ EDD: 3/09/07 ~ It's a girl! Proverbs21:20 ~ EDD: 3/11/07 ~ It's a girl! Jdprecious ~ EDD: 3/12/07 It is a girl! Moms Due in April 2007: bomen1948 ~ EDD: 4/04/07 Mystic ~ EDD: 4/11/07 Goldie_Locks_5 ~ EDD: 4/25/07 Epi_Doc ~ EDD: 4/30/07 Moms Due in May 2007: LaDolceVita ~ EDD: 5/05/07 Becca917 ~ EDD: 5/08/07 KatEyez44 ~ EDD: 5/26/07 Moms Due in June 2007: um_ahmad ~ EDD: 6/06/07 paulav99 ~ EDD: 6/09/07 Moms Due in July 2007: Nicole133 ~ EDD: 7/21/07 __________________ Jessica www.myspace.com/JessicaMDay Proud mother of my beautiful 6 year old princess Jaelyn living with and fighting cystic fibrosis. A new princess is here!! Jamisyn was born on March 12, 2007 She is 1 YR OLD!!! Say No To Cloned and Genetically Modified Foods! www.organicconsumers.org

03-03-2007, 04:56 AM	#22
little bear Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 492 Gallery: little bear Stats: 240(2000)/135 b4 any kids (2003)/155 current WOE: atkins Start Date: 2000	Lucky - Congrats. Yes, your tummy will tighten up - I looked like a MONSTER for a few weeks - but it slowly snaps back. Yes, mine just hung there - but it came back. No worries. Yes, the pain is normal, should be better by end of week 2. Remember, you had major surgery! Wow, a doc that gave no pain killer after a week - talk about mean! I was given something for a few weeks after, but didn't take much of it. I had a great first C - but now I have a new doctor in a diff't state because of our move. I am nervous - I just hope all goes smooth and no screw-ups occur. Hubby can only stay home with me for 2 weeks and we have NO family and NO help here. If I have problems, I will really have problems. Have a great weekend ladies. Oh BTW, diagnosed with placentia previa at 24 weeks. 3 weeks have to get another ultrasound to see if it improves. Let's hope. __________________ Started atkins 2000: 5'6 - 240 lbs, lost 110 pounds! 2007: Baby #2 born 6/11/07 - 20 pounds lost, 15 lbs to lose Family Site: http://www.thewrightsareintx.blogspot.com Weight loss pics: http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/littlebear0/ OR http://www.geocities.com/mrsamywright/ Proud mommy to TWO wonderful kids - I lost the weight twice, I can do it again!

03-03-2007, 07:18 AM	#23
Nicolope Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 431 Gallery: Nicolope Stats: 200/188/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2003 294/150, restart 9/22/08	Hi all... I am getting ready to try ttc via IVF. I have about 8 weeks to go before we actually try it. I have three kids already. I had my first one naturally, no drugs or epidural. The second one was a c-section. She was breech and I was toxemic. The surgery itself was fine. But, the next day...actually about 11 hours after the actual surgery... the doc came in and took out my staples and said,"Ok, you go home now." HUH? I said, you just did this surgery a few hours ago!!! He looked shocked, looked back at my chart and then over at the staples he removed...oh man I knew I was in for it. It was a HORRIBLE recovery. I basically had an open wound to contend with. And, yep, it got infected and we had to do the packing and cleaning it out with really long qtips that went inches inside my body several times a day. The next c-section (new doc) was a breeze. He did some repair work on my old incision and my recovery was awesome. I was up and around and in the shower the next day. It was nothing like the first. We are going the IVF route because I had my tubes tied after my third. My others are 15, 9 and 6...you might say I am crazy, but it's a new dh and he has none of his own...we just want to give it a try. But, get this...the new doc (another new one) says she does a bit of a revised tummy tuck after a c-section. It's her little trademark. Not anything major of course, but she gets rid of some of the flappy stuff. Anyway, that's my story. I just wanted to introduce myself because I'll be around here alot as I go through this. I am 153 right now and hope to get to 139 before the actual implanting. That will be my lowest weight ever and actually below my goal. I wear a size 5/6 right now, so 139 will be small for me, but I think it will be a good foundation for the weight gain which is my biggest concern. It seems ridiculous to be so worried about that, but I am sure you guys understand. Thanks for reading all of this LOL. __________________ Triplets born on 8/21/08 making me a mom of 6! 6 week pictures Original loss 2003: 294/150; Weight on triplets delivery day (8/21/08): 248; Start induction 11/3/08 @ 195 Post-partum journey: 248-200, 199, 198, 197, 196, 195, 194, 193, 192, 191, 190, 189, 188, 187, 186, 185, 184, 183, 182, 181, 180, 179, 178, 177, 176, 175, 174, 173, 172, 171, 170, 169, 168, 167, 166, 165, 164, 163, 162, 161, 160, 159, 158, 157, 156, 155, 154, 153, 152, 151, 150 http://www.odelltrips.blogspot.com/

03-03-2007, 10:02 AM	#24
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	Hi Nicolope - wow your doctor and Jessica's seem like they took their profession to punish women! i hope they rot!! I wish you all the best in your weight loss prior to being preggas and all the best wishes for you and your future baby. My stitches hurt a little less today and I've gone through most of the day without having to take any pain killers. The baby has been sooo good to me, not crying much and sooo fun to stare at. I can spend hours online sharing her pics with my family and friends at home. Sad moment, DH brought home a scale so we can weigh the baby daily, I stepped on it and have not lost a single lb since my surgery on monday, in fact, i gained a couple i think. wat the heck?!! a seven lb baby has been taken outta me! I have been breastfeeding too! __________________ *You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.* 28 Hours Of Callanetics Accomplished! My goal is to get to 100 hours! http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p...edium=text_url

03-01-2007, 03:14 PM	#2
jdprecious Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 3,831 Gallery: jdprecious Stats: (220 preg high) 199 after baby/162 now/150 goal WOE: Moderate Low Carb Start Date: Over and over since Jan 2003	Damn, still pregnant... lol Lucky, girl are you home yet??? Kaiser- How are you and little Ty? Any pretty pics we can see?

03-01-2007, 04:01 PM	#3
mrs I Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 293 Gallery: mrs I Stats: 177baby/148/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: December 2005	Hi Waiting to hear from Lucky and Mandi too, I'd love to see picts!!! Due July 19th 20 weeks with baby #4

03-02-2007, 10:31 AM	#4
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	Hey girls!! I just got home from the hospital today! I had my c section on Monday. My daughter Mia was born at 10:44 in the morning. She is absolutely adorable! I am having so much trouble with my computer right now. Another thing, I can't seem to shrink down the size of her pictures. I don't have photoshop program on here. could someone help me with this? I would love to share pics! Jessica - you still pregnant? How much longer? mrs. I how you doing? I hope Mandi and her lil boy is doing well!

03-02-2007, 11:14 AM	#6
KatEyez44 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: MD Posts: 1,863 Gallery: KatEyez44 Stats: 145 (post baby)/131/115 - 5'2", 30 yrs WOE: Breastfeeding (my DS, not myself)	She is beautiful lucky! Congrats! baby Mia!

03-02-2007, 11:24 AM	#7
krisiee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2004 Location: virginia Posts: 1,192 Gallery: krisiee Stats: getting off baby weight in '07 WOE: modified atkins Start Date: restart 1/07	How beautiful she is! Congrats!!

03-02-2007, 11:44 AM	#8
irishdancer Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 221 Gallery: irishdancer WOE: moderate eating to keep weight in check Start Date: pregnant!	congrats lucky..she is a sweety...12 weeks and running...this is gonna take forever! anyone heard from kaiser yet? been thinking bout her and ty as well...have a great day everyone...lucky i may do that breastpump thing as well..that way daughter and hubby can help feed, but its still breastmilk...

03-02-2007, 01:20 PM	#9
jdprecious Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 3,831 Gallery: jdprecious Stats: (220 preg high) 199 after baby/162 now/150 goal WOE: Moderate Low Carb Start Date: Over and over since Jan 2003	oh wow.. she is such a cutie pie... and so teeny tiny.... so lucky.... any thoughts on the c section??? how did it all go for you... i have ten days left and im getting nervous!

03-02-2007, 02:09 PM	#10
Chrystee Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: MD Posts: 21,537 Gallery: Chrystee Stats: 50! pounds lost - Goal is 100 pounds lost by 12/08 WOE: Nutrisystem Start Date: 12/01/07	JD, my c-section was a breeze.. it wasn't nearly as bad as I was envisioning it all to be. Also, Alex was born on 2.20.

03-02-2007, 02:34 PM	#11
mrs I Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 293 Gallery: mrs I Stats: 177baby/148/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: December 2005	Lucky - Wow is she cute so perfect she look just like a doll, how was the C? I've never had one, glad you are home safe and sound, I hope your computer gets fixed. JD - are you nervous about the birth or having more kids? 20 weeks -baby#4

03-02-2007, 03:23 PM	#12
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	My c section procedure was a breeze as well. But the healing now is killing me!!! It hurts to move, to get up, to sit down, to bend over! It's only four days after my surgery and I'm hoping that it'll get better soon. The worst part about it is that it hurts too much for me to jump to Mia whenever she cries. I usually have to cringe and move towards her slowly, but by then DH and mom are already there.

03-02-2007, 03:25 PM	#13
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	how are your bellies after birth? Mine looks horrible! My lower gut seems to just hang.

03-02-2007, 03:31 PM	#14
jdprecious Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 3,831 Gallery: jdprecious Stats: (220 preg high) 199 after baby/162 now/150 goal WOE: Moderate Low Carb Start Date: Over and over since Jan 2003	no i had a very tramatic c section recovery... the incision was infected... they reopened it with no anesthesia after a week of it being closed...so basically it was healing but underneath all the puss was building up... it was open for six weeks and my mom and ex hub packed it daily with guaze... it was amazingly painful and just imagine seeing your insides for 6 weeks.... to say the least i am mentally scarred... so hoping that this next go round is boring and uneventful ...

03-02-2007, 03:59 PM	#18
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	I got paracetamol. I don't think I have access to a lot of american drugs over here. Usually the pain is okay if I get up and down while holding my stitches. But once in a while I'll move a lil bit in bed and BAM the pain hits and it feels like someone is slicing me open. I havn't weighed myself yet. I don't own a scale at home. I wouldn't be surprised if i havn't lost much though. My appetite has been insatiable since Mia's birth.

03-02-2007, 06:47 PM	#19
Chrystee Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: MD Posts: 21,537 Gallery: Chrystee Stats: 50! pounds lost - Goal is 100 pounds lost by 12/08 WOE: Nutrisystem Start Date: 12/01/07	I was hungry the first few days and ate the hospital food.. I felt the same pain girl.. I am now able to get out of bed and get around good. Now I have no appetite at all. I am down 32 of the 40 pounds I gained.

03-02-2007, 08:51 PM	#20
jdprecious Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 3,831 Gallery: jdprecious Stats: (220 preg high) 199 after baby/162 now/150 goal WOE: Moderate Low Carb Start Date: Over and over since Jan 2003	they gave me pain pills just for the normal first week... nothing for the 6 weeks afterwards... basically my doctor told me this was my payback for the pain i missed during a vaginal delivery.. uhh yeah thanks... new doc this time tho! so hoping we dont have to relive the trauma!

03-03-2007, 10:03 AM	#25
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	Oh yea, I wanted to add, my doctor is from germany where he was an obstetrician as well as a plastic surgeon. I'm pretty confident in the quality of my stitches just becuase I figured he must have performed a number of stitching from just boob jobs alone.

03-03-2007, 02:12 PM	#26
Chrystee Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: MD Posts: 21,537 Gallery: Chrystee Stats: 50! pounds lost - Goal is 100 pounds lost by 12/08 WOE: Nutrisystem Start Date: 12/01/07	Lucky, are you swollen around your feet/legs? I had only lost 7 pounds when I came home which was about day 4. Then it started dropping like crazy once my doc gave me some water pills. I only gained about 25 real pounds, the rest was water.. I lost almost all of it about a week after that. I also don't really have much of an appetite at all though.

03-03-2007, 03:19 PM	#27
luckylychee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Luxembourg! Posts: 4,721 Gallery: luckylychee Stats: 89 kilos/76.2 kilos/61.2 kilos WOE: Low carb, BRING ON THE FAT Start Date: March 10, 2007	I'm so used to be bloated during my pregnancy that I honestly wouldn't know if I still or not. I have a huge apetite so that can't help either. My mom's staying with us so she's been cooking all kinds of food for me and I havn't stopped eating. Starting today I'm going to watch out and eat better.