This morning I thought of something

[FourAngelKisses]

While carrying Matthew down the hallway this morning and thinking that he is getting too heavy to carry (he's around 16kg), I realised that I would be gaining his weight, plus an extra 4kg during this pregnancy......if I follow my past trend of gaining 20kg.
Knowing how heavy he is just made it seem like it will be such a struggle to carry that extra weight around all the time, even though I know I've done it before. It will be even worse knowing that I'll still be carrying him at times too when I am full term, argh.

[Jodiee]

HI Jeanette
Sorry I missed this.
Reading your post reminded me of when I was pregnant with Callum, I was around the 7 month mark, and Ainsley was around 10 months then, I used to carry her everywhere cause she wasnt walking yet, and she was a big baby probably around the 15kg mark at 12 months. I had Laura in hospital alot when she was little, and at that time she would have been around the 3 year mark, and in hospy for excema, one of the nurses was actually telling me off, and sent me for a checkup there cause I had dropped already with callum, cause of me carrying Ainsley around, had caused me to carry low, but I had no choice cause craig had to work. I really suffered with that pregnancy cause I gained heaps, and was carrying a large baby as well as Ainsley as well as sleeping in a chair in the hospital, I remember taking Laura to the skin specialist one day, and felt like just leaving her there, cause I couldnt handle it anymore, he immediately saw me, I broke down bawling, and he straight away rang the hospital and booked her in, just so someone else could take over Lauras management for excema which was a full itme job in itself.

I must admit that I dont really like being so heavy toward the end, and trying to be a mother and active as well, it really is hard, but makes you wonder how other generations did it with having 10 kids in 10years etc....

Jo

[FourAngelKisses]

It was so weird, realising that the weight i was carrying, was the same amount that I would gain.....minus four kilos. He felt so heavy (Brooke is 22kg and I can't lift her, yet I will be gaining 20...work that one out!!).

Sounds liek you had a hard time when pregnant. :hugs: