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    My morning sickness is killing me!!

    Oh Amy! I am right where you are: extremely nauseous 24/7! I have been trying all of the remedies you have, and with very little success. I have only successfully eaten saltines, ginger ale and tater tots (yes, tater tots! How weird is that?) for the past three weeks. I feel your misery: it DOES...
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    freaked out by cautious doctor

    THANK YOU!!! For all the great info! You guys are the best (and very well informed!) I am thinking about changing doctors: if my doctor doesn't know that ACOG guideline was taken down 8 YEARS AGO then god knows what else this woman doesn't know! She is clearly is not that concerned with keeping...
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    Vegetables

    I try to cram a serving or two of vegetables into my sandwich for lunch each day: a little bit of ham and cheese and a LOT of fresh spinach and tomato. Also, stir fry is an easy way to get some more vegetables into your diet. I use frozen or fresh vegetables. I've been reading up a little and a...
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    freaked out by cautious doctor

    I just found out I was pregnant last night, so I am only 2 fetal weeks pregnant. My doctor just told me that I can only do exercise up to 140 bpm heart rate during pregnancy. This seems to be an old statistic to me: I thought they threw that restriction out? The doctor also told me that at this...
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    1st tri cardio gasping for breath

    This may sound weird but I think the energy loss really is almost immediate. Earlier this week (day 10 after conception: too early to even test and know I was pregnant!) I couldn't finish Body Max, even with modifications. I got so winded I lowered my step. Then I took out the power movements...
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    1st trimester moms - who are we?

    I just found out I was pregnant last night! So I am wayyyyy early first trimester! This forum looks really useful and I am looking forward to being here often!
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    Is this a form problem?

    Whenever I do bicep curls with a barbell, I feel it more in the exact center of my back than I do in my biceps. Is this a form problem, or is this exercise supposed to work my back as well, and my back muscles just happen to be weaker than my biceps? I wonder about that because, whenever I do...
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