another DS'er chiming in

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I also eat all the time--or so it seems. I try to eat healthfully--

but there always seems to be room for a cookie:) Junk--pretzels,

crackers, etc seems to go down the easiest most of the time. The

protein intake could be better!

I had DS 5/03 with Drs. Ganger & Pomp and am now 23+weeks pregnant.

Started around 299, was 160 around conception and now am somewhere

around 175. It's hard to see that scale creep up! People tell me it

looks like I am losing wt!, it's just moving around:) Sad to say I

haven't been exercising much r/t extreme fatigue that has cont. into

the second trimester. My hgb is around 11.5, protein is low normal,

but otherwise the labs are good. I take 2 multi's, 4 cal citrates, B-

12, extra folate, 2 iron caps--I think that's all. Boy do those iron

caps constipate me! Yes, even as a DS! I'm 33, this is our first! I

didn't use bc for about 3yrs prior to surgery.

The gas has been horrendous! Painful, malodorous, totally

unpleasant. Fatty things are the biggest culprit so I do try to

watch my intake in that dept.

Here's my fear--GAS DURING DELIVERY!!!!! I'm just terrified of

this. I'm hoping to be able to do a couple days of clear liquids

before delivery--that could send me into labor! At least keeping my

diet very low fat in the last few days--if only they would be

predictable!

Dr. Pomp could not be more supportive! My midwife is a little nervous

and conferences with the ob every visit. They now want me to have

ultrasounds every 6wks to monitor fetal growth but at the 20wk he

measured exactly to date. I plan to bf for 6 months even though I'm

going back to work after 3.

I have quite a bit of loose skin which makes me feel bigger than I

really am. It's frustrating but I am sooooo thankful to be this way

and pregnant rather than morbidly obese. Having surgery was the best

thing I ever did for myself, smelly gas and all!

Hope everyone has a great night. Off to HypnoBirthing class!

Lyssa

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Lyssa --

I wish you all the best with your delivery and with the remaining

few weeks of your pregnancy! It is the most exciting time isn't it?

I am a 2-year post-op DSer and I have a six month old daughter! I

had alot of problems through out my pregnancy but I still think that

the DS was the best thing I ever did and having my daughter is such

a blessing.

Enjoy mommyhood!

STEPH