Your Questions About The Oldest Natural Pregnancy

Sandy asks…

how can i get people to stop harrasing me?

I’m 17 years old and not the biggest built person, I am 28 weeks pregnant with fraternal twins. Everything is going perfectly had no complications at all with my pregnancy babies are growing very well. I have people that keep saying to me im going to have a c-section and that i should because i wont be able to go natural. my doctors and midwives think its going to be no problem having a natural birth (which is what i want to do ideally). But no matter how much I tell people the doctors think its going to be fine and so do I, they just keep harrasing me about it, is there anything I can say that may make them leave me alone because its just a pain. Also I prepared the babies room earlier on in the pregnancy (12 weeks pregnant) and people keep telling me im an idiot and getting angry at me for spending money (which im going to do no matter wether i am 12 or 35 weeks pregnant) but the thing is if i left it till the last minute than everyone would tell me that im not doing the right thing aswell. what can i say to get people off my back? thanks for taking out the time to read my question any serious answers are much appreciated. 🙂

Michelle answers:

If someone brings it up, change the subject if it starts to get negative. Keep a positive attitude and don’t show signs of being affected at all by the harassment.
Everyone should stop bothering you (hopefully!)
If I helped, you’re welcome.
If not, sorry 😛

Nancy asks…

period is very late… help????????????

i am 27 yrs old…. had sex with a condom sep 15.. period was due sep 25, but never came.. i am now 9 days late. i read that diet could affect periods and my diet was slightly changed e.g. i have been eating a lot of green veggies and drinking them raw at times. i have also been taking a natural colon cleanser… i haven’t been sick, stressed or under or overweight and i haven’t been worried. i do feel slight cramps like my period is coming but still nothing… i am waiting till the end of this week to take a pregnancy test.. i am not looking forward to being pregnant as it will be a heavy burden and i’m still trying to find a better job… i’m considering abortion…. which i know is not right.. but can i do with no money or health insurance.. why is my period late, help??????

Michelle answers:

To answer your last….your period might be late because you’re pregnant.

You’ll never know until you get tested, though, so go find out for sure. At least then you can start to make informed decisions. Right now, you’re allowing yourself to live in fear (or more likely live in denial followed by flashes of “Oh crap, what am I going to do?”). Go find out for sure.

If you decide not to abort; consider adoption.

Robert asks…

Measurements/Weight Loss/Eating Disorder After Having A Baby?

I have decided to eat healthy and lose weight. I had my baby on Feb 16th, which makes him 3 weeks right now. I do have an eating disorder and i can very quickly get right back into restricting way below a normal of calories, but the fact that i am breast feeding helps a lot, because it forces me to eat a somewhat healthy amount of calories for my baby. I ate pretty good during my pregnancy and he was 7lb 13oz 🙂
Ok now for my questions lol I would like to start losing weight very soon, mostly through diet. I have a heart condition which makes it somewhat hard for me to exercise (walking and light stuff is fine though). Because of my eating disorder history i have REALLY messed up my metabolism and i am currently eating around 1300 calories a day, (which is what i ate during the pregnancy and gained 30lbs) Is there anyways to bump up my metabolism so i an eat a more healthy amount of calories while still losing weight? My baby is gaining weight like crazy breastfeeding even with that caloric intake, but i know it’s not a normal/healthy amount.
Also my measurements are 39ish-29-39 (the boobies vary though because of the breast feeding) and i was kinda shocked that my waist and hips were so large. Are the hips and waist larger because of just having the baby? If so, how many inches could i expect them to go down by normally, from my body healing and the bones and what-not returning to their normal positions?
Another thing is that i really don’t want to get back into my old eating habits. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to keep myself from going back to that? I plan on eating very healthy foods, kinda like i did when i was restricting, except that i’m going to eat a much greater amount. I was only eating between 200-500 calories a day when i was restricting, but i plan on eating about 1500 or so now. (i want to be able to get up to 1800 or so without gaining weight if i am able too with my screwed up metabolism) I plan on eating a lot of tofu, grilled or baked chicken and fish, fresh/frozen vegetables, fresh fruits and nuts, light yogurt, natural peanut better (for protein and calories) and egg whites. Anything else i should add that anyone can think of?

Thanks for any advice you guy/girls can give me!
My pre pregnancy weight was 130 and a size 3 (the lowest i have been was 120 and a size 0) and i was 162 when i went into labor. Right now i am 140 and would like to be 130 again, but i want to do it healthy for my baby. I am 5’8″

Michelle answers:

Never ever measure yourself right after you have your baby! Everything is bigger due to your hips spreading and your stomach muscles seperating. I have struggled with an eating disorder since I was 13 so I feel like we are on the same page. I am currently carrying my fourth child which I have gained 30 lbs. With, but after every baby I feel so scared that I am going to go back to starvation mode. Its how my mind works. But after years of counseling, I understand that my body will fail without adequate food intake. My children need me around, healthy and strong. I have a hard time everyday but I think of my children and change my train of thought. Don’t ever eat anything that makes you feel guilty. It isn’t worth the relapse. You will always have an eating disorder but you CAN control it. I do the South Beach diet. It has worked the fastest to get the weight off. I am always back to pre-pregnancy by the time my children are 3 months old with this diet.Also, my doctor said that if you drink a ton of water that your milk supply will be drastically more. And I did and it was. I wish you luck, be ready for lots of criticism from strangers who have NO idea what you go through. But I do. And I know you can do this. ; )

Ken asks…

I’m 25, very sick, & need help!?

I am 25 years old. In 2007 I began experiencing some pretty disturbing health issues. In January 2007, I became pregnant with my second child. The whole time I had hemorraging complications with no explanation. Pre-pregnancy and post pregnancy I weight in at around 170 pounds. Six months after delivery, I began to lose a rapid amound wieght (unintentionally), followed by severe fatigue, weakness, hair loss, and urinary problems. I have had every test under the sun, I think< but it all comes back normal. These tests include CBC's, MRI's, CT scans, thryroid tests, neurological tests, etc.
I have tried all of the OTC products used for gaining weight, legal and illegal. Nothing seems to work. I lose even more weight and they seem to make me sicker. Now I am completely natural, not even tylenol goes into my body. I take in over 18,000 calories a day by eating every half hour and using whey proteins and shakes. And, heres a shocker, I can go 6 to 12 weeks without having a bowel movement. I see a GI doctor, who needless to say, can’t find anything either (yet).
My doctors are even making me feel like I am crazy, but I know that something is wrong. They say that I am symptomatic and refuse to do cancer tests. What can I do? Could I have cancer? Could I have lupus? Can anyone help me?

Michelle answers:

But yet you are alive. I think you should thank God that you are endowed with the power to live through all of this.

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