Uterine Lining
I went to the doctor to make sure my lady lumps are okay for baby making in another year (yes, theMan, by next February-get your swimmers ready). I’m all set except I need to lose some weight and keep my thyroid in check. Lose...some...weight. The first time someone has said out loud that is an obstacle in not getting what I want.
Not that I can’t have kids, but she suggested it if I want to be extra prepared. The thyroid was a given, but I didn’t realize having a low thyroid can affect the baby’s intelligence. We’ve got ENOUGH working against my kid’s intelligence, let’s not let the thyroid play a part as well. Seeing how I can't leave a room without walking squarely into the door frame and everytime theMan leaves the apartment we have a ritual of all yelling: "keys, phone, iPod, pants?" to make sure he makes it to the car in one piece.
So the last week I’ve tried, I really have, to not eat crap (mostly) and eat reasonably healthy foods. I figure I have at least a year to get this in check, right? Then I got sick, so I didn’t go to my Kwando class. Then I ate 15 Hershey Kisses today because as my desk calendar tells me, I’m suppose to ride the Crimson Wave tomorrow...always an excuse.
When I was in Columbus I was watching some baby shows and the mothers were huge, even a couple weeks after the birth. Jen tried to tell me this is normal, but from someone who has always had an unhealthy body image, this terrified me. Not only would I be exhausted, a vagina stretched to the limits so that a stiff wind across it could reproduce the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings, and have a screaming infant that I have no idea how to care for...I’d be 30+ pounds overweight too on TOP of whatever weight I am overweight now??? Eeeek.
Yes, I realize this is totally vain and oh my, let’s just focus on the baby, 10 fingers and 10 toes...blah blah blah...but I already warned you I’m not the soft focus kind of girl. Sure I want a healthy kid, no problems, but if I can have absolutely all of that baby weight drop out my uterus at the same time taking a few extra pounds with it...
...can’t a girl dream?
posted by Kitten at 2:43:00 PM
1 Comments:
You know, there are people out there that leave the hospital weight less than before they got pregnant. Of course, if they tell anyone with a child that, they are promptly beaten with a stick.
You can always dream and getting to your "goal" or as close as possible before hand is always beneficial. The less you have to lose before, the easier it will be to get where you want after.
And my own personal advice? Don't get cancer during that year after the baby. It's hell on the diet.
4:51 PM
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