Pregnant wife advice

[vlad]

My wife is 26 weeks pregnant and she is getting really unhappy about getting big. She is 5'1" and usually around 110lbs but now she is in 140s. She stopped going to the gym when we found out she was pregnant. Should I encourage her to go back to the gym while pregnant or just keep my mouth shut and tell her how beautiful she is(which she is)? How did you ladies deal with weight gain while pregnant?

[waderow]

she needs her rest, and needs food. Tell her you love her and that you think she is beautiful. Try daily to jump her.

[GYMBRAT]

my wife did the gym thing moderately through out her 3 pregnancies and she recommends it to all the girls she knows who are prego themselves :)

.....and yes be sure to comfort her to the extremes ;)

[natenator]

tell her to suck it up and deal with it. Self inflicted wounds don't count for complaining!























post pics of the black eye after you tell her lol

[CanadianIron]

If she tries to workout, you'll have a premature baby and your life will suck.

Put up with it, theres not much you can do. Enjoy it while you can, once she has the baby you have 2-3 months of no sex what so ever... she'll look awesome after and you wont be able to touch her down there... (this is where im at right now)

[Mr Ontario]

She does not need to work out while she is 26 weeks pregnant... a walk around the block a few times is fine....going to gym where there is nothing but flu's...forget it....


My wife is 26 weeks pregnant and she is getting really unhappy about getting big. She is 5'1" and usually around 110lbs but now she is in 140s. She stopped going to the gym when we found out she was pregnant. Should I encourage her to go back to the gym while pregnant or just keep my mouth shut and tell her how beautiful she is(which she is)? How did you ladies deal with weight gain while pregnant?

[69challenger]

I'm 5' and close to 110lbs. I excercised (lightly) throughout all 3 of my pregnancies. Tell her to do what she feels comfortable doing. She is only at 26 weeks....she'll get bigger. Keep telling her she is beautiful and to focus on the baby for now.

[vlad]

Thanks for all your advice. I don't want her at the gym. This is our first pregnancy and both of us want everything to go great for her and the baby but I am having a hard time listening to her complain about getting big. I keep telling her that it's a part of being pregnant and to enjoy it but it's really hard for her since she has always been in a really good shape. She has been enjoying a peanut buster parfait once or twice a week.

[GYMBRAT]

I'm 5' and close to 110lbs. I excercised (lightly) throughout all 3 of my pregnancies. Tell her to do what she feels comfortable doing. She is only at 26 weeks....she'll get bigger. Keep telling her she is beautiful and to focus on the baby for now.

x2, my wife never had any premature babies neither LOL (hogwash)

[steve_d]

my wife worked out until at least 35 weeks...and from then on she was too tired, but we went for hour walks almost daily still...I don't see the need to stop exercising unless there are other issues with the pregnancy (such as need for bed rest from other complications etc).

[GYMBRAT]

exactly^....we arnt talking about power lifting here ha

[69challenger]

This is our first pregnancy and both of us want everything to go great for her and the baby but I am having a hard time listening to her complain about getting big.

Did she excercise regularly prepregnancy? I was told to just continue to do what I did before getting pregnant(to a certain degree). Her body will tell her when she should stop.
Other than the weight issue, how is she feeling??
As far as weight gain, it sucks and is tough to cope with if you're used to being small BUT it is NOT permenant. Like I said before, just tell her to enjoy the pregnancy and she can focus on her weight again in a few months.

[vlad]

She used to go to the gym as much as me before the pregnancy but she just wanted to be careful and not do anything to harm the baby or herself. She is feeling great and my daughter is kicking like crazy.

[JacktheThriller]

losing weight will be that much easier if she's doing nothing now, it will just fall off + some of that weight will be the baby itself

[GYMBRAT]

by the way congrats bro to you and your wife...it's an experience unlike no other :)

[CanadianIron]

It should be noted that girls that are too lean get stretch marks like mofo's... a little pudge is a good thing when she gets closer to full term... stretch marks are ugly...

[vlad]

Thanks GYMBRAT! I am giggling like a little girl every time the doc puts a doppler on the stomach and I hear the heart beat. This is our first and I just can't wait to see my little girl. I have been teaching karate to kids for years and I loved it and now to have one of my own is just amazing.

So far no stretch marks. She is also using some kind of cream for it and I think she might be going a little bit over board but whatever makes her happy.

[steve_d]

also, not only is gym important but proper nutrition. Hard when cravings start, but the attitude my wife took was what kept her within reason - basically everything was being done for the baby, so ignoring a craving was a small sacrifice to pay thinking that it would add no nutritional value to her and the baby.

Some women actually thinking eating for two means doubling caloric intake...that's how leah remini (king of queens) doubled in size during the show.

[vlad]

My wife has a great diet but she does not ignore her cravings. Luckily there aren't many of them. The first trimester was French toast, second peanut buster parfait and now oranges. Like I said before those cravings were like once or twice per week but she is eating oranges every day now.

[jsv22]

Hey man, check out this website http://dhaomega3.org/,

click on the video of 'pregnancy/lactation'...definitely worth a listen!

[GYMBRAT]

It should be noted that girls that are too lean get stretch marks like mofo's... a little pudge is a good thing when she gets closer to full term... stretch marks are ugly...

not true, stretch marks are genetic bro.....

[69challenger]

^^^Yup, some women are just more prone to getting them.

[GYMBRAT]

^^^Yup, some women are just more prone to getting them.

...thanks girl :) my wife used to cover her self with petroleum jelly lol, pretty slippery!

[CanadianIron]

Girls with more fat are less likely to get them though, they have more skin to absorb the added size. I dont care what genetics you have, if your stomach skin is toned and tight and you add 30lbs to your waist in a few months you're screwed.

[69challenger]

I weighed 105lbs before pregnancies. I gined 37lbs with my first and 25lbs with the next 2 kids. I guess I was really lucky:)

[steve_d]

Girls with more fat are less likely to get them though, they have more skin to absorb the added size. I dont care what genetics you have, if your stomach skin is toned and tight and you add 30lbs to your waist in a few months you're screwed.

some truth to that, but it's still genetics that play the huge roll. Guess it depends how you look at it. If someone were to diet down for a show let's say, then get pregnant while they were lean as hell at say 110 pounds, it wouldn't mean they were more likely to get stretch marks then if they got pregnant at their offseason 130.

In the end its basically how your skin is able to handle the added stretch.

[tiramisu]

There is a huge amount of bullshit advice being tossed around. If your wife feels comfortable excercising then she should and if she doesn't she probably shouldn't. Not really a good time to train for her first marathon but if she was a marathoner before then barring pregnancy related health issues she still is. If the doctor says she's good to go then she is.

All that said, the gym is an f'ing disease factory right now. Better off working out at home or going for walks.

[GYMBRAT]

^ bullshit advice? you just basically summed up what everyone else has already posted my friend ;)

[daande]

You should maybe encourage her to come on light walks with you for 15-20 minutes every day. I don't think this will make her really lose any weight but it will help stop more weight from gaining and it will also release those feel good endorphins we are all addicted to. I wouldnt recommend lifting weights or doing anything more than that unless it is recommended by your doctor.

[dremen]

Ask her for a 3 some while she's pregnant and see what she says;)

Watch your life insurance go up and your brakes start getting looser...HA HA HA:)