post pregnancy....

ok. I am 17 years old and pregnant with my first baby. I am gaining weight rapidly and a lot of it too. I started off being around 125 and now weigh 160 at only 17 weeks. After i have my baby and try to get back into shape will i ever be able to wear a bikini again with all my stretch marks i'm getting?...

you should jsut excersise.. but gaining weight is good but you dont want to gain to much becasue then its harded when you go into delivery. im 17 also and this is my first child to

Your stretch marks will fade, but not disappear completely. The more weight you gain the harder it is to lose, and you can gain a pound a week your last 8 weeks! You are only supposed to gain 25 lbs your whole pregnancy. Obviously, you can't diet, but at your next appointment, I would ask the doctor for some suggestions to help slow down your weight gain. Have they mentioned gestational diabetes yet?? Because that can cause you to gain way too much. They do a glucose test to check for it.

Quoting Katesmama:“ Your stretch marks will fade, but not disappear completely. The more weight you gain the harder it is ... [snip!] ... mentioned gestational diabetes yet?? Because that can cause you to gain way too much. They do a glucose test to check for it.”

There is a chance that i may have it becuase my mom had gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with me.

Quoting teen_mommy_2_be:“ There is a chance that i may have it becuase my mom had gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with me.”

Then you will probably do the glucose test soon. I hope you don't though,it is a pain to manage!

 

C.

i would ask your doctor about it at your next appinment. That is a lot of weight to gain in such a short amount of time. I was 115 pre-prego and now 31 weeks pregnant I weigh 145 so I have gained about 30 pounds total. And just to let you know. You shouldn't post topics like this in D&D. This topic would be better in Teen pregnancy or even pregnancy isues. Butt D&D is for debate and discuss. Just to let you know.

What's with the barrage of non-D&D threads being posted here?
What's making these people think that this is the place, as opposed to Pregnancy Issues?

And P.S.: Most doctors recommend 20 minutes of moderate exercise during pregnancy, as long as you have no conditions that would prevent it, such as placenta privea or high blood pressure. It helps with the weight gain, and gets you into a good habit so that you're more likely to continue working out after you give birth and return to your pre-pregnancy weight. Also, breastfeeding burns calories and helps women lose weight.

she only has 8 posts...obviously she's not really familiar with the site.

Quoting ♥asm:“ What's with the barrage of non-D&D threads being posted here? What's making these people think that ... [snip!] ... after you give birth and return to your pre-pregnancy weight. Also, breastfeeding burns calories and helps women lose weight.”

yeah, i exercised just about everyday before i got pregnant then stopped for awhile when i got pregnant and now i've started up again. and i'm new to the site so i dont know where the hell to post what. and didnt really think it mattered that much.