Pass the Milkshake, Big Mac, and Fries.... I'm eating for 2

     Go ahead, have the extra piece of pie, you're PREGNANT.  Yes, I'm pregnant, all the more reason to NOT have the extra piece of pie!  I'm eating for 2, and that second little person gets no say in what I put into my body.  So I need to make sure that its nutritious!  This little growing baby eats everything I eat.  My first somehow survived on ice cream and taco bell, but this kid is getting the good stuff.  Live and learn, right?
Suggested weight gain during pregnancy: 

If you are underweight- 27-40 pounds

If you are normal weight- 25-35 pounds

If you are over weight- 15-25 pounds

How the weight is all distributed by the time you have the baby: (roughly)

Baby: 7-8 pounds

Placenta: 1-2 pounds

Amniotic fluid: 2 pounds

Uterus: 2 pounds

Maternal breast tissue: 2 pounds

Maternal blood : 4 pounds

Fluids in maternal tissue: 4 poundsMaternal fat and nutrient stores: 7 pounds    =    ROUGHLY 31lbs

Nearly 23 Weeks

I consider myself at "normal weight" majority of the time.  With my first, I gained 60lbs.  I stopped looking when the scale tipped 200lbs.  *sigh*  I had no self control, and I certainly didn't have a 30lb uterus.  So, when I hear someone say "Go ahead, have another slice of pie, you're pregnant!"  it drives me crazy.  YES, I'm pregnant, so I should STEP AWAY from the pie.  I have 2 bodies to care for!  

I have been the master of self control this pregnancy.  Okay, I'm not a master, but I am in the apprenticeship program!  I have gained about 4lbs, and I'm nearly 23 weeks.  With my first, I had already gained at least 20lbs.  Perhaps this is why everyone keeps saying "you look so great this pregnancy" or "you're all belly this time."  Maybe last time I was all side chub and belly.  (I swear, taco bell addiction is very real)    Don't worry, I do indulge, just not daily like I used to.  And I'm much more active, and that makes me more alert, and energized! As energized as a pregnant woman taking care of a toddler can be.  

  

"Every night I crave chocolate, and every night I have an apple."-ME