Newly pregnant

Welcome to the site Katrina!!!

Ooo OhBaby was in Woman's Day? Maybe we'll get more newbie addicts!

I'm Nikki and I have a 10 month old, we live in Wellington and I attend Vic Uni while Han parties at the Uni creche.

I don't have a lot of info on what's good nutrition wise but hope everything goes alright and you enjoy your pregnancy

HI there Katrina! My name is Ana and I live in Wellington. My first child, Josef, turns one month old today! Look after yourself won't you! There are heaps of books and info out there (including this site) to help you with nutrition etc. And make the most of your midwife too!

Hi Katrina...Welcome to Ohbaby and congratulations!

I am 27, live in Auckland and expecting our first baby at the end of October. Still working!!!

I am also member of the high risk pregnancy team...trust me it is not at all bad (you get regular check ups and scans to make sure the baby is fine..and that is great). I had high blood pressure before I got pregnant but since have been perfect! I also have a history of family diabetes but so far I am doing well.

I had no morning sickness but had three bleeding scares. I am also very paranoid and eat selective things....
I dont eat the usual ...deli meat, soft cheese, prepacked salad, raw or smoked stuff etc...other than that eat the normal food (what ever you can keep down)! You could always take vitamin tablets (cant remember the name)...specially for pregnancy!

Other than that just rest and take care of yourself ...and remember...no question is a stupid question...specially here! I have asked my share of stupid questions.....

Thanks everyone,

You have all made me feel very welcome.

I am in wellington Lower Hutt to be excat.

Something else that makes this pregnancy a bit more difficult is that 8mths ago i had a gastric bypass whiched enabled me to lose 58kgs.

So i dont eat much to start with but now i have to be extra careful to make sure i eat little and often.

I am so excited to be a mum but scared at the same time which i suppose is normal.

anyway thanks once again for making me feel welcome

Katrina

Ana...he has changed ...looking as handsome as ever!

Hi Katrina. There's a heap of info out there about good eating... make sure you ask your miwfe and she can give you alot of help and info as well.... by the time you actually have baby, you will have shopping bags full of pamphlets booklets and information sheets.... lol.

for the morning sickness, flat lemonade is good, eat little and often, and also ginger nuts and ginger stuff also helps some people.   some people say it can be made worse because your body is using more energy and so overnight, since you don't eat, when you wake in the morning your body is so seriously lacking energy that you get sick... kinda like a diabetic does if they don't have the right stuff and get really low blood sugar. sooo... following that, that's why there's the theory that you can have tea and maybe some dry toast or something before you get up (the perfect excuse to get hubby to get you brekkie in bed...) then sit there for half an hour or so and relax to let it kick in... and you should be good to go... (well, it works for some.)


take care of yourself, put your feet up and rest as much as you can.. good luck for the rest of the pregnancy.

Hi Katrina

I also had gastric bypass surgery 15 months ago and I lost 62kgs I can eat fairly normally now, like small meals, definately more than I could eat before, as I'm sure you know what I mean.

My husband and I have been trying for our first baby, this is only our third month trying because my surgeon said we had to wait a year before trying to give my body time to heal and to let my weight stabalise. I am hoping that my weight loss has increased my chances of getting pregnant because we were trying for quite a while before surgery and the only thing we could put it down to was my weight so that was the main reason I had surgery along with many other reasons. After knowing everything I know now about the surgery I would still do it all over again, it was the best thing I ever did and don't regret it for a second.

Congratulations on your pregnancy and I hope you really enjoy as I'm sure you will.

Helen

Hey  there katrina!!!!

Im Becs,from Palmy Nth (as r a few others here lol) I have a 2 year old boy named Xander and a 4 mnth old girl named Harmony!

Congrats on ur pregnancy.lemonade ice-blocks helped me heaps in my 2nd pregnancy,gingernut bikkies,snax crackers.

yep wot others have said by eating plain toast or superwine bikkies 1/2 hr before getting otta bed in the morns is a good idea too.

Welcome to Ohbaby Rachael....and Congratulations.

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Hi Rachel! Welcome to Oh Baby! Add your name to the due date list!