24 weeks

Hi all, things are ticking along ok, though it seems to be slow, when I think I’m not far off 6 months pregnant it gets a little more real.

I’ve recently rediscovered a breakfast that I used to have many years ago, before I became so carb conscious.  Weetbix, crumbled, soaked in prune juice to soften a bit, topped with half cup cottage cheese, low fat natural yoghurt, some walnuts and a chopped fresh medjool date.  Yummo.  Sometimes I put a few slices of banana in too, and top with some crunchy bran cereal or rice flakes.  It’s a bit of a carb hit but it’s so good. 

Since being pregnant, my body so far, has reacted pretty much how I thought it would.  I knew I would put on a reasonable amount of weight, for a number of reasons. 

1. I was so active prior to getting pregnant
2. I was dieting when I got pregnant
3. I was quite lean and light when I got pregnant
4. I had morning sickness, insomnia and ‘run over by a truck’ exhaustion for the first 14 weeks
5. I had to eat to stop myself feeling sick
6. I was constantly hungry
7. My baby didn’t like chicken and vegetables anymore – he/she much preferred lots of fruit, bread, potatoes, avocado and cheese kind of things
8. I was unable to keep up any sort of regular exercise program due to the exhaustion and insomnia 

I’m think that no matter how good a shape you are to start with, your body will do what it needs to, to ‘catch up’.  ie to lay down the fat it needs for pregnancy. 

I think it’s important to be fit, active, eating a good diet, and be in good shape well before you get pregnant if you want the best chance of returning to something similar to what you were prior.  But being in that shape prior has no bearing on how much or how little weight you will gain during pregnancy. 

I haven’t had any heartburn yet, and I feel quite good, but just starting to feel a bit on the uncomfortable side.  I have these boots I wear out and you should see me trying to get them on.  I have to lay back on the bed and pull down because bending over my belly in jeans gets me too short of breath – and hot!  I’m still tired a lot, for instance yesterday I was up at 4.30am, went back to bed for an hour before getting up to do a pilates class.  I then went back to bed around midday for an hour and a half.  I was zonked again by 5ish, and was in bed by 9.30pm, and slept through until 7.30am.  I have had a bad cough however, and that wakes me numerous times during the night.  I thought it was getting better, but last night was pretty bad again – barking like a dog.  I also keep waking up dripping in sweat.  I have a towel by the bed to wipe myself down.  I’ve noticed the bottoms of my feet and half way up my heels are bright red now, palmar erythema I believe,  just another symptom of pregnancy.

Pilates has been good, I’m going to go twice a week once I get back from Adelaide.  Just walking, stairs and some bodyweight lunges and squats, and incline push ups for other exercise.  I’ll be off for a walk soon. 

The little tacker has been very active – apparently space is starting to get a bit tighter inside and my uterus is the size of a bloody soccer ball now!

Anyway here I am at 24 weeks.  I’m not going to buy anything major until I get to about 28 weeks – I’m a bit paranoid you see.

Hope you have managed to have a look at our new workout database, and the free workouts we have designed for you!

Have a great weekend everyone.  I’m off for my walk. 

Sue x