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I was recently pregnant with twins one twin passed away at 12weeks the other at 24weeks. My DH and I had been trying for 11/2 When we found a great doc who helped us get there. Loosing the twins has been devistating. :cry: M'sD coming up is no help. My doc says its best to try again immediatly. I am ready to do this but I am 180 and would like to loose 40pnds while pregnant (if it happens). I spoke with my doctor about doing SBD and He said it is not healthy for me to do phase one while expecting to get pregnant. Does anyone have any suggestions or in a similar situation?
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Tue May 04, 2004 4:46 pm |
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| CSC
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| I don't have kids, but is it a good idea to "lose 40 pounds while pregnant"? That sounds bad to me. |
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Tue May 04, 2004 4:53 pm |
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| vickil
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| Missy, I am so sorry about the loss of your twins. I know you must feel really terrible but you have just found a great group of people who are here to help! The people on this site are wonderful and so supportive. I think it IS possible to lose weight while pregnant. I had gestational diabetes and went on a nutritionist's plan. I lost a little bit of weight late in my pregnancy and my dr. said it was OK because he could tell the baby was still growing. 40 lb. does sound like a bit much, though. This diet (starting with Phase 2, definitely skip Phase 1) will help you get a whole lot healthier, and hopefully that will help you conceive and deliver a beautiful baby! I wish you the best of luck! |
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Tue May 04, 2004 4:59 pm |
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| EEK! I'm afraid my post above sounded insensitive. I am sorry about your loss as well, I'm sure it was devastating to you. Your post about wanting to lose 40 pounds just freaked me out. Good luck to you. |
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Tue May 04, 2004 5:15 pm |
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| missyrose
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I know that during pregnancy it is healthy to gain about 30pnds so I would like to end up not gaining any weight during pregnancy but after birth to be about 30 to 40pnds lighter.
Sorry for the confusion.
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Tue May 04, 2004 9:02 pm |
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| Bunny
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I too would like to say I'm sorry for your loss. Everyone here is super suportive, so if you need anything, diet or otherwise, support is just a post away.
Now, as for being on SBD while pregnant, check out this thread. There is an interesting article there as well. My only concern would be about Phase 1. It seems too restrictive for someone who is feeding more than themselves, you know?
Good luck! Hope everything goes well for you! |
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Wed May 05, 2004 1:16 am |
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| healthygirl
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MissyRose, my heart goes out to on your loss. I recently had a good friend of mine go through a very similar situation. I wish you all the best.
On that note, would you be willing to wait a month to start trying again? If so, you could do P1 and P2 for a couple week's each. If nothing else, it would rid your body of a lot of toxins, and you would lose some weight.
Best wishes to you, and let us know how you are doing! |
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Fri May 14, 2004 8:54 pm |
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missyrose wrote: I was recently pregnant with twins one twin passed away at 12weeks the other at 24weeks. My DH and I had been trying for 11/2 When we found a great doc who helped us get there. Loosing the twins has been devistating. :cry: M'sD coming up is no help. My doc says its best to try again immediatly. I am ready to do this but I am 180 and would like to loose 40pnds while pregnant (if it happens). I spoke with my doctor about doing SBD and He said it is not healthy for me to do phase one while expecting to get pregnant. Does anyone have any suggestions or in a similar situation?
Thanks
Missy
Missy, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I think the best advise would be to follow what your doctor says and do not do phase 1. However, I would think that if you were to eat a well-balanced diet (phase 2) along with prenatal vitamins while attempting to get pregnant both you and the future pregnancy should be healthy. Losing weight might even help you to conceive if you were having problems with anovulation.
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Fri May 14, 2004 9:22 pm |
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| I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Try not to focus on your weight right now and take care of yourself emotionally. When you do get pregnant just eat what your body asks for... it's usually telling you the right thing and pick up w/SBD after you deliver. I'm big and my weight was not the issue when I finally got pregnant. You're body needs to care for the baby first. Best wishes. |
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Fri May 14, 2004 10:41 pm |
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| I can't even begin to imagine how devastating that would be. I know they say God works in mysterious ways, but at times like this you really wonder. I am not sure how tall you are, but 180 seems pretty healthy to me. If you really want to loose, I would try loosing a little before getting pregnant. All that I read on the subject of loosing while pregnant was pretty adamant about not using your pregacy as a weight loss program. You truly are eating for 2 (or more). When you deprive yourself, you are depriving your baby. When you are not eating enough to sustain you both, your baby gets all your nutrients first and then you become malnourished and then how can you take care of your baby? After having my twins I felt horribly ugly and fat from my weight gain and all my strech marks. However, your husband will not view them that way and neither should you. Those strech marks and extra weight are battle woulds and prove that you are the only one who could bring that child into the world and you should wear them as a badge of honor. It's hard to feel that way, but jsut know that when your husband looks at you he won't see a wife who may weigh a little more, he will see the woman who brought his child into the world and there is nothing more beautiful than that. And after you have had that child, come back to this board and there will be so many people who will be here to help support you in your goal of loosing weight, and a lot of other helpful advice for lives woes. Above all, I would find a doctor that you trust and ask his/her advice and listen to it. You will be in my prayers. I hope this doesn't seem harsh, I would just hate for you to try to diet and be pregnant and having the same thing happen again. Just take care of yourself emotionally and physically and it'll get better. Best wishes. |
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Sun May 16, 2004 12:57 am |
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missyrose,
I am very sorry to hear of your lose as well. It is a tragedy and I have seen it happen to many women and it is not easy. Just take time out and not worry so much about getting pregnant so soon. I am a store manager from a national leading maternity store and come in contact with pregnant women daily and hear so many different doctor's opinions. Many women's doctors say to wait after a miscarriage because your body has gone through something very stressful and emotional. I would also agree that phase 1 is not healthy during pregnancy and I believe I read that in the South Beach book somewhere to. But you can do phase 2 and 3 for sure while pregnant. I would suggest for you to lose the weight before you concieve for it will help your chances of achieving this again. It is average to gain (if you eat right) 25-35 pounds during pregnancy which is how maternity clothing is designed. During pregnancy you can lose inches and some weight as long as you are eating enough calories a day. Many women lose weight from morning sickness in the first trimester and that is perfectly normal. Your doctor always knows what is best for you. What to expect when you are expecting is a great book and has many great tips on diet while pregnant and also a chapters dealing with conceiving and miscarriages. As for the stretch marks we sell a awesome cream that will prevent them before during and after. You will always get stretch marks but if you use the cream as early as you can and keep using it they will not be bright red but will be white and blend in with your normal skin tone. I know this from so many other women's experiences with it. God bless you and take care. |
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Sun May 16, 2004 3:37 am |
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