Kristinaice - My 25 week BEHIND the scenes of my prenatal visit

 Follow me to my Doc's office! Here's a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes during a prenatal visit. I discuss my weight gain, diet, and more!

Prenatal visit 25 weeks - documentary

This morning I had a prenatal visit for which I had to drink this orange stuff to test my sugar levels. My hubby thought it was interesting if we could document the whole morning from downing this nasty stuff to actually going to the MD's office. I had my blood drawn and got an ultrasound of the baby, so stay tuned for this cute little video of our morning!

Also, I made a little tutorial of the Gel Nail manicure so that will be posted soon as well!

23 Weeks

Feeling very pregnant now that the baby kicks are getting stronger and a full blown belly gorging out. As you can tell I'm heading to the gym!

Body Image issues During Pregnancy

During my first pregnancy I did not care about how I looked or how I felt. I was tucked away up north and could hide beneath layers of clothing. The environment was very dark and all our friends would always stay in during those cold, long winter months. I gained soo much weight and my body never looked the same after. After moving back home to a warmer climate I've worked hard to get myself on track. With baby number 2 on the way I am truly fighting to stay in shape. I'm a tad bit older and understand that with age things don't bounce back as they used to. Pregnancy can really take a toll on you in many ways. Although I brought my body back to where it was after my first pregnancy I never wanted to weight that much again. The feeling is absolutely disgusting to say the least. I go to the gym almost every day to keep myself in shape but it really makes me sad seeing the numbers on the scale creep higher and higher. I used to work this hard to be a petite little thing and now all my efforts seem to be working against me. Everywhere I read, I'm reminded that exercise is really good for the mother and child and makes labor a lot more manageable. I hope all these things are true and the good thing is my body craves working out so the moment i have this little peanut I can continue with my workouts and hopefully gain my body back sooner than later!

I keep reminding myself how wonderful it is to fit into cute summery dresses and how wonderful it is to be light on my feet to keep me motivated. I love my bikini in the summer so the less weight I gain the fewer stretch marks my skin will have and the faster I start losing this extra weight.

Every time we go out in a group of people for some reason I feel judged being so much bigger. I start to wonder what people are thinking about me. Can they tell I'm pregnant?? Why can't I just own this bigger rounder body?? My mind starts pouring out all these crazy thoughts. I can't imagine being heavy all the time, i would probably be soo depressed.

Baby kicks

I don't know why but at night the baby gets going and starts with the kicking and punching. I enjoy the movements but i really try to pass out before my little darling keeps me up at night! I try to get myself to bed early to start getting some rest just in case I have a rough night...this is quite amusing considering the baby is not born yet.

21 weeks

21 weeks
Pregnancy is not always fun. For some women its a breeze. I am not one of these women. With my first pregnancy I gained soo much weight because of hormone fluctuations and cold weather. Now that I'm pregnant with my 2nd baby and in a completely different climate and scared of gaining soo much weight again, I'm fighting to slow down the weight gain. I love feeling small and light and now that I'm 17 pounds into the game, I am feeling the pain! I honestly dont know how heavy people live with so much extra weight. Everything is sooo much harder to do and getting dressed is no fun at all. Don't get me wrong i am in LOVE with food but I love myself more. Every woman can relate to weight struggles many men too considering the western diet and lack of discipline but if you want to have a long, healthy, energetic life you have to fight for it. Even though I'm in a set back with my pregnancy I strive to make the best food choices daily, continue to work out, and set an example to my 3 year old daughter.