Preggers

[Twisti]

Hi yall...we found out Christmas Eve that Im preggers sooooooooooo.....trying to get ideas of what to do...ive never been further than induction...I know I need to stay out of ketosis...but what carb range should I try to eat in????

Anyone whos been there done that willin to help out?

[brats4]

I'm in my third month. I eat as though I normally would preAtkins, with the exception of junk. There is too much controversy over carb intake and pregnancy affects to risk it for me. So I stay whole wheat and natural sugars. Keeping the Atkins tips in mind to stay in control.

[2big4mysize]

link to the Atkins.com site preg post
http://atkins.com/Archive/2002/10/25-756904.html telling you what she ate and liks to foods to avoid while preg and what nutrients to include.

As to your individual carb level it wil depend on your individual metabolic rate. you don't want to be in the weight lose phase of Atkins so you need to find out fast what your level is. based on your 14 day induction loss you should know what kind of metabolic resistance you have and have an estimated CCLL from the charts in chapter 14. one carb more will be your CCLM and where you want to be eating. then you will know where to start and make adjustments for your individual body.

Happy and healthy preg

[Twisti]

Thanks guys...

So while induction when I went up to between 40-50 carbs Id throw myself out of ketosis...thats pretty much what I want to do? Give or take a few....?

[2big4mysize]

NO! How much did you lose during your 14 day induction and how much did you need to lose? armed with thoose numbers check the chart in DANDR and see what type of mwetabolic resistance you have then with that catagory look at the estimated CCLL charts in Chapter 14 of your DANDR and see where your carbs should be. You want to be eating at a level that will stop your weight loss and give you enough to gain weight at the same time as the baby grows. Did you read the link?

Everybody will stop regestering on those sticks whern they get to the 50 carb level it doesn't mean you are out of ketosis or gaining weight it means you don't have a high enough concentration of ketones in your urine for the stix to show it.

[Sharni]

Congrats Wendy!! All the best to you. :hug :hug

Congrats to you too Brats!! How is it going? :wave Were you on Atkins for the other children?

[brats4]

Thanks! Nope for the other children I ate anything and everything I wanted. After the first I lost it all before leaving the hosp and was about a size 3 within 6 months or so. The second I lost none and third none for a long time and found out I was pregnant again. Then I was pregnant again for long enough to gain weight before having a miscarriage and that weight stuck leaving me at a size 14. I just lost 44 last summer and now I'm at a good place still a size 8 at 3 months pregnant. I am eating normally as I said, minus the junk. I'm going to keep exercising and taking care of myself this time.

[Twisti]

Thank you ladies and thank you 2big4mysize...ive reread everything...(I get a bit dingy at times sorry about that lol) and totally understand what your saying....

Well other preggies, Im glad Im not alone with this....would be a bit scary if I were....whens yalls due dates?

Mine is Sept 4 2005.....right now looking at that...it seems years and years away lol...

[brats4]

I will be having this one on 1 or 2 July (C-section) I pretty much know exact time date etc months before.

[2big4mysize]

glad you understand for some folk that number is 150 and for others it is less.

love thiose baby trackers in your sigs.

[Twisti]

Cool Brats...

Yeah 2big, I got it...im just slow hehe...its all kinda confusing, know what i mean? But its all good...Oh and thanks about the ticker...i just had to let everyone know lol...

[vharper]

WooHooo and Congrats to all our Preggos!!! I am so excited that all of you have come to post here. I would love to hear of your progress every time you have a minute please pop in I am still in the process of trying to conceive so we will see what this month brings..Congrats again to all of you and a Happy and Healthy 9 months!!!

[Twisti]

vharper, I am so so wishing for you this cycle...

Do you use Fertility Friend? I used that and I used a saliva scope so I could do I was OV'ing...since delivering Andrew in July my cycles were a bit screwy and I hardly had any EWCM....sorry I know tmi, anyway...it helped me....

Keep me posted, Id love to hear how your doing...and ill send some babydust your way.....

[Sharni]

I just discovered fertility friend too Val, check it out. It does require some careful examination but hey, it's worth it. I'm rooting for us for 2005 Val!!! :icondance

My cycles have setttled since I started Atkins so I am able track now. Still it seems so wierd that some of us have to get so scientific about conception when people have been doing this for ages without problems. I even thought that number 2 would have been a breeze.