Those were the words of the midwife I saw yesterday for my 24/25 week appointment. You would think that keeping up with three children and keeping a home, she meant I should maybe lighten up on my rigorous fall cleaning schedule or try to get more sleep at night.
But, NO.
She was talking about my eating!
I have apparently gained 20 pounds already during this pregnancy. I do not weigh myself often even when I am not pregnant - I don't want to know. May I tell you that I was a bit shocked at her comment. I know I am huge. I haven't seen my feet for weeks! I even had to pull out my fat undies today due to the fact that my faves no longer cover my rear end!
These things happen when you are pregnant my friend. What you don't want to have happen is someone point it out to you! I realize that this poor woman has never seen me before the appointment. She has only looked at my chart and compared me to all the statistics she knows. She is not aware of the fact that I gained 35 pounds with my last pregnancy and lost fifty while nursing. Come on, I was sucking down protein shakes to bulk up because my mom was afraid I would wither away.
Needless to say I am not concerned. Her warning that I am on the road to gaining 40 pounds with this pregnancy only seems scary in the fact that I may actually have to buy bigger underwear! (Just as a side note: I can't stand anything other than VS undies so I just keep buying the bigger sizes - none of those maternity undies for me, it's too painful for my pride.)
I am not planning on eating less malts, nor cutting back on the amount of cookies and bars either. And what if I did eat four hard shell tacos for lunch today? They were homemade with fresh veggies and ingredients from my own kitchen and tasted heavenly. I imagine had I eaten them at Taco Bell they would have had ten times the calories and of course then I would have also had to order some of those cinnamon stick thingys which would only add to the calorie count. I could do much worse as a "typical" American, let's face it!
Grr...you'd think the midwife would know better than to set of a firecracker of a pregnant lady getting weekly shots and who got a flu shot at the appointment to top it off!
So here is my pregnancy in a comic I guess...
3 comments:
Oh my gosh!!! I can't believe she would even tell you that. I'm quite certain that falls into "things not to tell a preggo!!"
You just keep sipping malts. : )
It's okay!! I went to my first WIC appointment when I just found out I was pregnant with Cody, the lady told me I was under weight and needed to eat more. (No one had EVER told me that before in my life!) To celebrate, I went to Hardee's and pigged out. Needless to say, I gained 50 pounds and had a 9 1/2 pound baby. What do they REALLY know!?!? :) I still lost it all afterwards and Cody was healthy and that's all that matters in the long run.
I can't believe she said that either!! You have always been so slender I think it's great you've gained 20 lbs! Well, I've gained 25 already....but my doc said no such thing. However, my best friend did say my legs are more "normal" size now, whereas they used to be thin and toned. I kind of know those things, but it's still a shock to hear someone else verbalize it!
Oh, the joys of pregnancy......
Have a good week, Mandy!
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