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Need Advice on Weight Gain in My 2Nd Pregnancy
Asked by A.M. from Denver
on July 16, 2009
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So I am 5'6" tall and weigh around 120 (pre-pregnancy). When I had my first son about 2 years ago I gained over 50 pounds. I ended up at 175lbs. My son weighed 9lb ...
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- Sounds like you are doing great when it comes to eating. Your first delivery went great!, I was the same with a 9lb baby for my first. I gained 35#s with the first, 30...
- Look at website www.slimbodycoach.com. It's free and it works -- basically eating 5 mini meals a day (each having a protein, carb, and color carb). 120 oz. of water is...
- You don't sound unhealthy to me, but I'm sure your doctor is worried about GD and Pregnancy induced hypertension. If you gain a bunch of weight, it only stands to reas...
Walking
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on March 8, 2009
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Hey ladies, I would like to know if walking is good for weight loss and if so how much will I have to walk to lose 1-2 pounds a week
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- I built up to 10,000 steps each day and also take a nutritional food supplements that had helped me loose 16 lbs. Your craving goes and you will have more energy.
- Between child 1 & 2 I walked 3 times a week during the summer and lost 20 lbs. About 30-45 minutes each time.
- Walking is great exercise! I walk at least 2 1/2 miles per day and it keeps me in wonderful shape. My mother and aunts who are in their 60's and 70's have also walked ...
Advice Needed on Cars Seat
Asked by J.M. from Omaha
on August 12, 2009
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I am asking for suggestions or help on picking the best car seat for my 10 month old. The two options that we have been looking at are the new Graco My Ride 65 versus...
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Can I Diet While Breastfeeding ?
Asked by B.B. from San Diego
on June 11, 2008
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Can any one help me out, my daughter is 7 weeks and I still can't fit into my jeans. I really don't eat any more then what I did before I was pregnant but I can't seem...
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- You've gotten quite a bit of advice already, but I just wanted to give a little input and share my experience to give you hope. I was sick most of my pregnancy (los...
- Umm, yeah again it has only been 7 wks., although I do know how you feel. It has been 3wks. for me and I'm on the scale almost daily and staring at my little pooch won...
- Do breastfeeding mothers need extra calories or fluids? By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Calories | Fluids In general, you should simply listen to your body and eat to a...
Where to Find Pants That Fit a Long, Skinny 11 Year Old?
Asked by L.G. from Boston
on November 24, 2008
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Hi--
I'm having a terrible time finding long pants to fit my daughter who is 5' 2" and about 75 pounds. Everything is either too short, which doesn't work in the w...
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- My long skinny 12 year old found pants that fit at Delia's, which we found at the Burlington Mall. For her, the size 3-4 "short" or "regular" fit, believe it or not. T...
- I know gap has them and they come in jeans cords and most of their pants. Also try Limited too, These stores are not too pricey, but they are not cheap. I know they wi...
- I used to have to buy boys pants/jeans at Sears when I was a string bean young girl. The boys pants are narrower. My son is now 7 and a string bean himself. We find...
Weight Conscious Inlaws..
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on March 2, 2007
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My inlaws are extremely weight conscious. My sister in law is bulimic and my mother in law was bulimic but says she isnt now.. Luckily they live out of state so we do ...
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- I would honestly sit down and talk to them, if that isn't possible write a letter where you won't be interrupted. Something like I know that you are proud of your...
- I agree with Sasha N that your daughter will eventually encounter a situation that makes her feel insecure and it's up to YOU as her mother and female role model to eq...
- My parents are both very weight concious. I am not overweight now, but I was in the past. Both my mother & father have made comments to me when I was young about my we...
Comments About Sons Size
Asked by S.K. from Chicago
on July 28, 2008
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Hello mamas! I am fed up with people's comments about my little man. He is 5 1/2 months old, 21 pounds, and 29 inches long. People are constantly saying he is "fat" "h...
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- S., He's a BABY and I'm sure he's adorable - as all baby's are. My son, Ryan, was 19.5 pounds and 28" at his 6 month check up. Sure, he was big and he still is. ...
- I think it is a compliment as well. Big babies are healthy babies and I think most people are enamored by bigger hefty babies, there's just so much to love and squeez...
- Oh the irony...can you imagine saying those comments to an adult? At the supermarket, would anyone come up to another adult and say "wow, you don't miss a meal"? Peo...
Pregnant with Second Child
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on August 10, 2009
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OK I have a question.... I have a 4 year old child at home and I am currently 7 weeks pregnant with my second child. My clothes are already starting to get too tight...
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- Ahh. . . yes, everything happens just a bit earlier with the second child. I was scolded w/first pregnancy b/c I did not gain any weight till after the 1st trimester. ...
- Don't worry! :) After having your first child, you will show much earlier because the muscles are looser. If morning sickness kicks in, then the weight you gained wi...
- Hi Michelle, I don't want to scare you, but maybe twins? I don't remember being very different from my first except I was 10 pounds heavier from my first pregnancy...
Child Weight Gain
Asked by K.J. from Los Angeles
on January 9, 2008
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Recently, I noticed my 9 year old has put on some pounds. She has always been a very thin child and now she has some extra belly fat and is beginning to develop breas...
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- Hi K. - I have heard a lot of good reviews about this fun fitness and dance DVD for kids called Jump Around Fitness 4 Kids. I have put in a request to see what o...
- Hello, not to worry! I just came out on the other side of that. My daughter now 12 will be 13 in March went thru the same thing. She started to get into the mind se...
- I just wanted to tell you that my almost 9 year old is going through the very same thing. She was always on the thin side. Tall and lean. She is now in a child size ...
Breastfeeding Keeping Baby Weight On?????
Asked by J.H. from New York
on April 17, 2008
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I'm going crazy! I am the healthiest eater I know. (I only eat organic, cook everything from scratch, low salt, no processed foods, no manmade foods, drinks lots of ...
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- I feel completely opposite. Supposedly, breastfeeding burns 500 calories a day! And boy, did it! I was 145lbs before I got pregnant (I'm 5'9") Now, I'm 131 lbs. I...
- Breastfeeding definitely kept on the baby weight around my mid-section. I know several other Moms that had that same issue. Soon after we stopped breastfeeding, we ...
- Try to relax. Keep with healthy eating and healthy exercising and nursing. I lost 70 pounds during the first year after my son, my 40 from the pregnancy and 30 more....
