2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[Babylove100]

Thank you! Glad I'm not going mad! I did say all this to her but she was adamant you can eat 500 calories more! an apple a day it is until 6 months!!

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

I always remember being told that by my midwife when i was pregnant with my first. although i'm sure other people will advise slightly different They are very keen to make sure people don't eat too much ! I think due to the increase in mums with a higher bmi.

 

[cheree89]

I've started a baby blanket, any other knitters have something in the works?

https://i.imgur.com/Fvba2Hcm.jpg

I'm getting ready to cast on a romper for the baby. Most of my yarn looks spring-ish though. I should really look for some fall and winter colorways.

 

[tallybee]

I thought the 500 calories thing was when breastfeeding maybe wrong though

 

[NDH]

I eat counter to popular recommendations during pregnancy and follow the Dr Brewer Pregnancy diet. That means, due to my circumstances, I eat approximately 3000 calories/day and 120-160g of protein. Due to various factors that's significantly higher than the average person who follows this particular diet though.
Here's a good article on nutrition in pregnancy, which does focus on the Brewer diet and explains why it is so beneficial.
https://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/nutrition.asp

 

[Hope87]

According to WebMD:

"Though you do need some extra calories, it's not necessary to ''eat for two.'' The average pregnant woman needs only about 300 healthy calories more a day than she did before she was pregnant. This will help her gain the right amount of weight during pregnancy.

Ask your health care provider how much weight you should gain. A woman who was average weight before getting pregnant should gain 25 to 35 pounds after becoming pregnant. Underweight women should gain 28 to 40 pounds. And overweight women may need to gain only 15 to 25 pounds during pregnancy.

In general, you should gain about 2 to 4 pounds during the first three months you're pregnant and 1 pound a week during the rest of your pregnancy. If you are expecting twins you should gain 35 to 45 pounds during your pregnancy. This would be an average of 1 ½ pounds per week after the usual weight gain in the first three months.

It's especially important to gain the right amount of weight when you're expecting twins because your weight affects the babies' weight. And because twins are often born before the due date, a higher birth weight is important for their health. When carrying twins, you may need between 3,000 and 3,500 calories a day."[/I]

Source: https://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/healthy-weight-gain

 

[Natasha2605]

Just had a morning nap. Tiredness seems to be the only consistent symptom of the last few days.

OHs taking the girls to their gymnastics class and softplay so might take another one rather than do my college work as I planned. Or watch some pretty little liars.

Hope everyones having a good day

 

[Charmed86]

Just thought I'd quickly update everyone! I was having some cramping & spotting at the beginning of my pregnancy, so I was referred to the early pregnancy assessment unit. I had my first scan 2wks ago & they found a gestational sac & yolk. They asked me to come back in a couple of weeks to check for a heartbeat. I went in yesterday & everything was great.. Bit of a surprise though as there wasn't just one heartbeat, but TWO!! Looks like we're having twins

 

[Natasha2605]

Wow how exciting! Congratulations!!

 

[Mrs Mel]

Yay! Lots of twins in this group!

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

bloody hell must be something in the water haahha congrats x

 

[Babylove100]

Wow exciting!! Double congratulations

 

[GingerPanda]

Yay, Charmed! That's four sets of twins! I'm jealous. I wish I was having twins.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

Cant win. Over the weekend, I felt so horrible with MS and would have given anything to feel better. Today, no MS and breast pain has eased slightly so now I cant help but worry!! Ugh.. Anyone else having symptoms come and go?

Yes! This week the nausea is back after a week of relief. My boobs aren't sore anymore, but they itch.

Yay, Charmed! That's four sets of twins! I'm jealous. I wish I was having twins.

me too! Congrats Charmed!

I'm finally going to have my first appointment today! Snow is coming tomorrow, so it looks like I've just barely made it without getting canceled. So excited. Maybe it will be twins!

 

[tallybee]

Wow another set of twins in the group!!! charmed congrats!

Something in the water...? lol there's a few of us who could still turn out to be having them yet!

Tried doppler earlier, couldn't find anything but guess it's still early.

xx

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Oh wow charmed congrats hunnie ... Was there just the one sac and 2 heartbeats? Oh I'd love identical twins lol d

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Afternoon ladies :wave:

Wow I've been a busy bee this weekend (Sunday-Tuesday)... I sorted out my bedroom the other week after we came back from butlins, but it was in serious need of re decorating,.. So whilst other half watched the kids, I stripped the walls, painted the ceiling, painted the walls, glossed all the woodwork and wallpapered... Just been to town and got some new curtains . I can't believe I got it all done, I was stood up the ladders at midnight last night.

I slept really well last night

I've also started to crochet a white cardigan dark star, got the yoke and arms done, just working on the front/back will upload a pic later on x

 

[Dark_Star]

Just thought I'd quickly update everyone! I was having some cramping & spotting at the beginning of my pregnancy, so I was referred to the early pregnancy assessment unit. I had my first scan 2wks ago & they found a gestational sac & yolk. They asked me to come back in a couple of weeks to check for a heartbeat. I went in yesterday & everything was great.. Bit of a surprise though as there wasn't just one heartbeat, but TWO!! Looks like we're having twins

Welcome to the twins club! Did they tell you if there were two sacs or one? Mine are di/di twins, which means they are likely fraternal, but there is about a 10% chance that one egg split early enough that it created 2 sacs making them identical.

 

[Dark_Star]

I'm getting ready to cast on a romper for the baby. Most of my yarn looks spring-ish though. I should really look for some fall and winter colorways.

Fall colors would actually be lovely for baby clothes, maybe something in yellow/tan/light orange.

 

[Dreamer320]

Wow! Lots of twins due in October!! So amazing.