https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:06:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549278 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:19:49 +0000 MsLipGloss 549278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkChampagne: I am glad to know that your experience was a good one. :) </p> <p>For some (like me), working out was not an option due to various complications including pre-term labor (at 22 weeks). Everybody (and every body) is/are different, and sometimes despite our best efforts, not everything is within our control.</p> <p>ETA: Oh, and I'm not bitter! :) While I gained more weight than I wanted, everything is coming back together, and I don't have any stretch marks. So far, the only change that seems like it may be permanent is my feet being a half size larger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549272 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:17:55 +0000 edelweiss 549272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>take more bump pictures and get more prenatal massages! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549267 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:14:20 +0000 Pink Champagne 549267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely nothing!<br /> I worked out 3-4 times a week, and ate super healthy the entire time. It was hard work but I am SO glad I did it- my labor and delivery was a piece of cake, and my baby weight was gone by 8 weeks post partum (with the help of weight watchers, but other than that, not much effort).<br /> Oh, and those huge, body-shifting changes that supposedly happen? Didn't happen to me. Everything went right back into place.<br /> Im not trying to be obnoxious, but I find it interesting how many ladies would work out more/eat healthier. I think it's really important to talk about how treating your body well during pregnancy really does make a difference! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549252 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:06:49 +0000 X0X0X0 549252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eaten better<br /> Exercised throughout pregnancy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549238 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:59:33 +0000 littlebittyhouse 549238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>- Crafted more for the babe<br /> - Started out thinner<br /> - Kept up with my yoga practice<br /> - Advocated for a more natural labor (indcuced 15 days early due to moderate BP, moderate/low fluid) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549118 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:23:22 +0000 cascademom 549118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-freaked out less about certain things<br /> -read about baby sleep, breastfeeding, and colic<br /> -gotten the nursery ready a week or two ahead of when we did<br /> -gone to see more movies before LO's arrival<br /> -knit more and gone to my knit night more in the final weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-549100 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:18:45 +0000 MsLipGloss 549100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have been easier on myself and not worked as hard. I also should have followed my gut when I thought I had a slow amnio leak . . . even though I did have it checked out at L&amp;D at 30 weeks, my symptoms persisted until the end, when I had very little fluid left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548140 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:16:57 +0000 loveisstrange 548140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Started of thinner<br /> Exercise more<br /> been more diligent about lotioning my belly, who knows if it would have made a difference but... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548135 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:14:37 +0000 hilsy85 548135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worry less about weight gain and sleep more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548132 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:12:30 +0000 LuLu Mom 548132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) exercise more<br /> 2) buy less maternity clothes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548127 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:10:39 +0000 littlek 548127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eaten better, eaten less and been easier on my body. We moved during my 3rd trimester and I think it added a lot of stress. I sometimes wonder if that is what caused DS to come 6 weeks early... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548086 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:25:33 +0000 Anagram 548086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha. I'm pregnant right now, and nothing has gone the way I'd "planned" for it to. For instance, I have 2 older sisters, 1 older SIL and 8 nieces and nephews between my DH and me. I've really seen the night/day approach to everything--pregnancy, child-rearing, parenting in general...and it's really made me "plan" a lot about whose approaches I want to emulate.</p> <p>So, I decided way before getting pregnant that I was going to be JUST LIKE me second sister, who was worked out 5 days a week during both pregnancies, who gained the minimim of 22-25 lbs both times, who lost weight immediately, who runs half marathons now at the age of 39 and who still has a totally flat tummy and is a size 6.</p> <p>And of course, with all my "planning", I was the only person in my family to have extreme MS, which meant I was only able to move between my bed and the toilet for..wait for it...7 long, excruciating weeks. I couldn't even walk a block without getting dizzy and throwing up, much less work out. I couldn't eat anything healthy, and existed on toast and crackers.</p> <p>Awesome.</p> <p>Even now at 16 weeks, I still have to take 1 zofran a day, to make it through work, and although I'm now able to walk enough to run errands, like go to the grocery store, I still can't work out. And yup, I've already gained too much weight as a result of my "bed rest".</p> <p>Best laid plans, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548078 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:18:01 +0000 heffalump 548078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I would. I mean I would like to have gained less weight, exercised more, etc. But those things were beyond my control. I had crazy migraines and just getting up and walking for two seconds would trigger a migraine, so I had to sit on my tushy and do nothing in order to avoid taking meds. </p> <p>I'm dreading this for next time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548075 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:16:59 +0000 hummusgirl 548075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Read less books and articles on pregnancy/childbirth, and more on what to do with a baby once it's here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-548068 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:12:41 +0000 sorrycharlie 548068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wish I would have addressed my birth wishes with family more often! Serious IL drama resulted because even though I told them we weren't calling when I went into labor, they flipped out when..I didn't call when I went into labor.</p> <p>Also would have asked to stay another night a hospital. My insurance covers min 48 hours, we were discharged at 36. So overwhelming having so many visitors, doctors etc in one 8 hour period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547890 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:50:56 +0000 lemondrop 547890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worried less about the ridiculous amount of does and don'ts. By the end of it I gave up and just did what felt right- high quality and in moderation. Wish I had done that from the start. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547883 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:46:14 +0000 hellocupcake 547883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Taken cuter pictures and dressed cuter. I always wanted to be a cute pregnant lady, not one that looked too tired to care /: ughhh :( next time maybe (: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547855 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:55:45 +0000 travelgirl1 547855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gotten kick-ass anti-nausea meds WAY sooner, put on much less weight, drunk more water so I potentially wouldn't have swelled as much, gotten more pedicures and had more haircuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547853 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:51:46 +0000 owlmom 547853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gone out with DH more and taken care of lots of little projects that I was sure I'd finish while LO was napping (none of them are done 15 months later - oops!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547847 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:43:50 +0000 runsyellowlites 547847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Been a bit more active, even though that's pretty hard here in South Texas where it gets as hot as the surface of the sun in freaking MAY. blegh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547843 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:42:15 +0000 kml636 547843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eaten better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547842 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:41:29 +0000 prettylizy 547842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>started off thinner, which is my goal before I get pregnant again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again-what-would-you-do-different#post-547833 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:35:13 +0000 betsyboop 547833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have:<br /> - gone out to dinner with DH more often<br /> - eaten less<br /> - not stressed as much about how I was going to lose the baby weight </p>