My Daughter

[CFTraveler]

Ahh, that down-home country taste of fresh foot, with a side of humble pie for me!

I didn't see your quote- Ha ha my son is 10 years old and I never lost that baby weight. I think I weigh more now than when I was pregnant (except for the last month, now that was something to see.)

[Serenity]

I get to lose weight to have a baby, which will cause me to gain weight.

Maybe that's why I can't stick to my diet - I know it's futile.

[Pilar]

Hmm. I had a dream like that before I went through my enlightenment experience - I went through a death and rebirth. At the time of the dream, I thought it meant a physical child, but it ended up referring to me giving birth to myself, anew.

Either way, it is nice - new life, new opportunities, fresh starts...are nice.

[ButterflyWoman]

Serenity, you don't always gain weight with a pregnancy, and it can be perfectly normal and healthy. I gained only a couple of kilos with my second to last pregnancy, and I didn't gain any weight at all with my last one, and I had perfectly healthy babies both times (in fact, that last one was over nine pounds!). So don't assume that you're necessarily going to gain a bunch of weight. You might not, and that's okay. So long as the baby's growing, it's cool (and your body can draw on its own fat reserves for any needed calories, it won't harm the baby in any way).