Getting Fit Before Baby

[drjo718]

Krissie- did you take metformin during pregnancy or just after delivery? I'm taking it now, but it doesn't seem to help with milk production after delivery.

Iread- fenugreek helps some ladies with supply, but it can make you and your baby gassy. Domperidone cn be purchased from pharmacies outside the US, and it helped me a little, but it comes with a low risk of cardiac side effects. Brewers yeast and oats also help some people.

 

[krissie328]

Jo- I've taken metformin a long time. So during pregnancy and after.

 

[ireadyermind]

DrJo - I had read about fenugreek, oatmeal, etc. as being useful, but I hadn't really heard about Metformin helping with that.

I wonder if other insulin-sensitizing drugs would do the same? I'm still waiting to hear back from my physician about the side-effects I was experiencing with the Met and what else is available to me. I imagine that since it's toward the end of the year, the offices will be very busy with people wanting to get their appointments in so they can use up any remaining benefits.

Sorry to hear that the Met doesn't seem to help you now!



AFM --

I'm feeling a little bit special today. When I made my appointment with the fertility clinic, I already had a complete copy of my medical records, my BBT charts, etc. and forwarded them all to the doctor's office right away. The nurse was so pleased! I imagine there are some women who don't do their research, or who have to be nagged about sending files -- just like with any business. Not every customer is cooperative or easy to work with.

I'm glad I was one of the 'good' ones. Someone give me a gold star on my behavior chart for the day!

 

[swimmyj1]

IRYM - hahaha yes you are a gold star patient! I love when my patients have everything I need I'm so glad you are at a new clinic now! You are paying a lot of money for those services and you should feel like you are getting somewhere!! Hopefully you guys can start treatment right away. That's how it was where I went. I met with the doctor, we made a plan and that same cycle we started treatment! As for breast feeding I am large chested (even after a breast reduction lol) and I didn't go up in size at all, until my milk came in then its more of just I'm a size bigger when im full and a size smaller when they are empty hehehe. Fenigreek helped me a ton with supply after having lizzy. There are a few other meds you can take - like reglin is one of them for example. She doesn't breast feed because of a bad latch and her upper lip is slightly fuzed. I didn't want her to have surgery to fix it so little when she will out grow it. So i just pump and she gets that. I've increased my supply enough for her to almost never need formula but so far I don't have enough for a back up supply.

Drjo - I took metformin the whole time but my supply wasn't good until i started pumping and doing the fenigreek so i don't think metformin did much for me.

Krissie - omg built in book shelves are my dream! can't wait to see pictures!!!!

Urs - you body has had a huge shock, I'm surprised you have gotten AF at all yet (even if it was only once). When a body loses large amounts of weight or gains it quickly usually it throws off the hormones too much and you won't get a period. I'm betting when you start to slow down AF will come back. But in the mean time you have a buddy with me I still haven't gotten mine and I'm getting frustated. I know nursing/pumping moms don't always get one but I miss being regular and having my own body!! (sorry broken record here lol)

AFM - for thanksgiving we are going to my mom's on the other side of the state. there is a ton of family drama going on right now so I'm less excited than I usually am. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday lol. I plan on eating lots and lots of cheesy potatos! they are my weakness but I only make them on thankgiving and christmas so i'm going for it! lol I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. I'm seriously hoping no one gets into a fight and ruins it or I might have to go crazy and kick someone ... fingers crossed!

 

[ireadyermind]

Swimmy - Woo, gold stars for me!

I'm interested in getting a reduction myself, but I was concerned how it would affect breast feeding ability and told DH that I wanted to wait until after we have kids. These things don't even shrink when I lose weight, so I guess I'm stuck with 'em until then! lol


AFM --

Finally heard back from my physician. She said that my heart irregularities are harmless, but can be very uncomfortable. She says I have the option of taking beta blockers to prevent that from happening, so that I can still take the Metformin and let it do its work on me.

I am considering it! But first I asked her if the palpitations are a sign of lactic acidosis, as some of my research suggests. If it is, I'll simply stop taking the Metformin altogether, I suppose. If not, we can try the beta blockers!

When I was taking Met, my cravings for carbs dropped dramatically. It made it so much easier to stick to a low carb diet! I'm still trying really hard to stick to that, but it'd be great if I could go back on Met and start seeing the scale moved downward!

 

[krissie328]

IRYM- you could try myo-inositol. It has similar insulin sensitizing effects like metformin but without all the side effects. I have taken it for two cycles now with nothing bad to say. It is suppose to be important for people with PCOS.

 

[ireadyermind]

IRYM- you could try myo-inositol. It has similar insulin sensitizing effects like metformin but without all the side effects. I have taken it for two cycles now with nothing bad to say. It is suppose to be important for people with PCOS.

I saw that you mentioned it earlier. My physician has never heard of it and didn't have anything to say about it, unfortunately. She doesn't seem to be the most knowledgeable person, but she IS willing to look into things, research and help me find out what I need, so that's good. Better than the previous doc that would just tell me "nope" and that'd be the end of it.

I think until I see what the fertility doc has to say next week, I'd better hold off on that one! I'm still doing my Maca root and cinnamon tablets, though. The maca has seriously increased my energy levels, so that's great. I'm gonna keep on it until told otherwise! lol

 

[krissie328]

Yes, I would wait until after the fertility appointment for sure. You can buy it over the counter so that isn't an issue. I go to my doctor on the 7th of December so I am hoping we can get a better game plan. I am afraid though we might be heading towards a fertility specialist referral. I am thinking if that happens we will probably put ttc with medical aid on hold. Dh is already leaning towards not having any more and it is breaking my heart.

 

[MissDoc]

Whoops, forgot to check in here on Monday and report my challenge results. I started the week off beautifully last week, with good and consistent exercise and was feeling great, but at about Thursday it all went to pot and I just completely gave in to being inactive and eating really poorly. And it's been that way until today, so a week of ickiness. I'm feeling guilty about it as I feel puffy, bloated, stiff, and constipated, knowing that my inactivity and poor diet is the culprit.

I know today is Thanksgiving here in the states, but I'm going to get back on the health effort train today. Goals are to exercise, clean the house (hey it counts as activity!), buy a new scale, drink lots of water, and eat vegetables and fiber on purpose! Reasonable goals for a holiday.

 

[drjo718]

My weight check-in: 215.8 yesterday. My goal was 216.4 so I'm happy. We'll see what thanksgiving does...

 

[Ursaula]

Hello gals! Sorry I've missed the challenge updates. I hope all of you in the USA have had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are looking forward to Monday. I'll get back on track with the challenge this Monday so be prepared!

Quick update of my life: Depression hit with full force. My body is still trying to rebound but it's taking a while because of my food intake being so low. All of my blood work has come back excellent. I had fatty liver disease going into surgery and my liver enzymes are either normal or almost normal now! My new male friend I've mentioned earlier has also ended up in the psych ward for a suicide attempt. It's a long story but basically his ex-wife is causing a lot of drama. I managed to save him (literally) and get him the help he needed. I'll keep you gals updated when I can. Thinking of you all.

 

[ireadyermind]

Krissie - You said DH is leaning toward no more children. How many do you currently have?

MissDoc - Yes, those ARE reasonable goals! Like you, I'm stiff, bloated, aching and having stomach troubles from a week of poor eating. Trying to get back on the wagon after the holiday excess!

DrJo - Good job on beating your goal! Keep it up!

Urs - Sorry to hear about the depression! It sounds almost like your body is struggling to re-regulate its hormones now that you are so much smaller. Good job with regaining the normal liver enzyme levels! I bet you are feeling SO much better physically.


AFM - Yesterday and the day before, I felt like I was coming down with the stomach flu. I skipped dinner altogether last night because my stomach just couldn't handle it, and the very idea of eating anything made me queasy. I had chills and was so exhausted even though it was a lazy day, I was sure I had a fever. Went to bed and took my temperature beforehand-- nope, no fever. But it was a low temp of 98.04 at 830pm.

Woke up this morning feeling more like my old self. I'll stick to bland foods, plenty of water, and maybe make it another early night tonight.

Oh, and I POAS just to be sure the nausea wasn't something ELSE, and it was BFN. Which I expected, given that AF was only two weeks ago.

Hopefully I'm back to my normal self by Tuesday morning! I'd hate to have to go across town to the fertility clinic with the flu. They did say I could still make my appt if I was sick, but that I'd have to use the private entrance so that I didn't spread my germs to everyone in the waiting room.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

 

[krissie328]

Irym- I hope you're feeling better before your appointment.

We have one son. He took us 8 years ttc. He's also very 2.5 st the moment and really running dh patience for sure. I think deep down he really does want another.

 

[ireadyermind]

Irym- I hope you're feeling better before your appointment.

We have one son. He took us 8 years ttc. He's also very 2.5 st the moment and really running dh patience for sure. I think deep down he really does want another.

I can see how having a toddler might make someone feel like they're too stressed out for another child. Every time we go visit my sister and her 4 kids, DH is always super exhausted and he's like, "Are we sure we want our own...?"

Maybe once your little guy's gotten past the worst of the 'terrible twos and threes', your DH will reconsider? And hopefully you'll have your BFP timed perfectly for that!

 

[krissie328]

Thanks irym. I'm definitely understanding the appeal to bigger age gaps. Ds is exhausting and I believe he is actually on the more mellow side. I think we will continue with herbal supplements for the time being after this cycle. I know he won't actually prevent on his end so not really an issue.

 

[Ursaula]

Good morning gals! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving (for those it applies to). However, it's time to get back on track! This week we are going to do a "restart" week by looking back at our goals and choosing the first one we worked on. The main goal is to take this slow and turn our challenges into habits, so by repeating them they become more known and eventually natural.

Also, because I imagine a few of us have slacked off the past week I am adding in a little piece to help us get back into our exercises. Add 5! If you're doing push-ups, add 5. If you're going for walks, add 5 minutes. Whatever it is, add 5.

Good luck this week gals!

 

[Ursaula]

Update: My depression has almost levelled out again

Weight loss wise I have officially lost 100lbs! (101lbs to be exact)

 

[ireadyermind]

Urs - 101 pounds! That's amazing! Good work! I'm SO envious! You should definitely post some before and after photos!

If I wasn't being pressured by the OB/GYN to hurry and have babies so that I can get a hysterectomy after, I would have had the same surgery done and spent a year getting fit.

As it stands, it looks like we'll be trying for baby FIRST and then I'll get the surgery done once our little ones (if we can reach my goal of two!) are at least a couple of years old.



AFM - Getting excited for my appointment tomorrow! I've been researching various options for fertility treatment, and it looks like if the FS decides that I'm not going to ovulate within the next couple weeks, he could prescribe Clomid on the spot and tell me to take it right away. It would essentially improve whatever ovulation I was going to have on my own, and possibly move it up so that I'm not waiting another month for AF and whatnot.

I went out and got a new shirt to wear to the appointment. I feel like DH and I need to make a good impression when we arrive. You only get one first impression, and I'd rather it be a good one! lol

 

[Ursaula]

IRYM: Thank you! Also my fingers AND toes are crossed for your appointment, keep us all updated!! I'll be stalking on here to look for that update

As per your request...PICTURES! I'm the blonde in both before pictures. I think you gals will be able to tell which one was taken after losing 95lbs. LOTS of loose skin! Anyway, enjoy

 

[krissie328]

Urs- you are looking great! And so much healthier. So so happy for you hun.