Ok so what would YOU do if you were me

I had put on 8kg by 28 weeks, my m/w didn't weigh and I don't have scales so don't know what I was at the end but i'm guessing that I probably put about 12-15kg on. I weighed myself at the docs when Spencer was 3 months and was back to my pre preggy weight exactly. (might have been back to that quicker but like I say don't own scales).

Also meant to say that I would keep TTC it could take months and if it doesn't i'm sure you (and your friend) will be far to happy to worry about missing a season of netball.

Edited by cuppatea

I agree baalamb, so much for "b/f helps you loose preggy weight"........baaahumbug it does

ok cause we are an honest bunch here - this is my opinion (and only mine)

Is there really a right time to have ababy? I mean yup there is but there is always something thats coming up or happening etc.... even if you wait out the netball season between the next one and this one you have approx 2 months to get pregnant before the season is upon us and you have had the baby.. well actually either way you will miss out on this season or next (or when ever you decide and get pregnant)

So what you need to decide is - not what month you want to have bubs but what year you wanna and willing to miss out on netball...

Now I know it wasn't all about netball there was the weigh - BFing bubs and losing weight is a miff and only the lucky ones that happens to. I am not over weight but still found it hard to lose weigh after Rhyley. So don't rely on that as your weigh lose plan. You can lose weigh whilst pregnant - natural way - lots of walking/exercise and a good diet but of cause you won;t see that via scales cause you have a bubs inside you. depends what weight you are now - i have heard the bigger you are the less weigh you need to put on in pregnancy (of cause always an exception to the rule)

good luck in whatever you choose to do....and for the record what would 'I' choose to do if 'I' was 'YOU' - sounds like 'you' (I mean I LOL) are keen on the doing the netball game so you might like to have this season with netball before TTC (you could always practise )

Maybe you could try & lose some weight first before TTC since it is a big worry to you. You could give yourself a set period of time to do so e.g. 3 months & see where your weight is at then. The fact is that you will gain more weight during pregnancy & this may be concerning for you. Pregnancy is not a time for unnecessary worry or stress

You just don't know how your body will cope with pregnancy until you are pregnant. Maybe I'm "lucky" but I have lost all the weight (14kg) I gained during pregnancy & it's not as if I've been terribly active.

I agree with Ann, there is never a right time to fall pregnant but maybe if you have some doubts then the time isn't quite right yet. You're still young so you shouldn't be hearing the old biological clock ticking too loudly in your ear

Best of luck for whatever you decide.

I would ttc now. You really do never know how long it will take, I have a friend online who has been trying for over a year now,and she's only 23 It's sad to watch her having to go through it, but at least they found out young.

As for the weight thing, it really depends on whats important to you, and , in the nicest way possible, how realistic that weightloss is. I have way more than 20kg to lose, but I'm not waiting. I've been struggling with weight my whole life so for me it's not like I'm suddenly going to get to my goal and start living my life, I have to do it now.

I'd go for it, if my hockey team is anything playing winter sport is a guarantee you'll conceive we've lost so many team members who started the season and got preggers during, maybe the exercise and fitness increases your chances, helps to lose weight as well so you get both benefits. Good luck.