I need help please!

[Steph35]

I have been on Induction for almost two weeks, and I was planning on continuing for a while as I have a lot of weight to lose.

Anyway this morning I took two pregnancy tests and they both turned out positive! I had a miscarriage back in March, and I had come to terms with not having any more children. (I have 2 boys aged 11 and 9)

I don't know what to do! I wasn't planning on becoming pregnant again, and I feel so great right now on Atkins! I'm only 2 days late so it's really early days yet. What should I do?

[valcan]

Originally Posted by Steph35

I have been on Induction for almost two weeks, and I was planning on continuing for a while as I have a lot of weight to lose.

Anyway this morning I took two pregnancy tests and they both turned out positive! I had a miscarriage back in March, and I had come to terms with not having any more children. (I have 2 boys aged 11 and 9)

I don't know what to do! I wasn't planning on becoming pregnant again, and I feel so great right now on Atkins! I'm only 2 days late so it's really early days yet. What should I do?

Hi,

First of all, congratulations!

As for your diet, I found a link with information:

Is the Atkins diet safe during pregnancy? - Pregnancy Articles

The suggestion of other sites seems to be:

1. Consult your doctor
2. If you want to continue to watch your carbs, do the Atkins Lifetime Maintenance Stage not any of the weight loss stages.

I think staying away from refined carbs such as sugar, flour and rice is healthy for anyone and doable while pregnant.

As for you pregnancy - you have been blessed with a gift from God. Embrace motherhood and the prospect of another new life to add to your family. It is tough right now because it is such a surprise but you know that you will love this baby even before he/she is born. Weight loss can wait a bit for now. You can refocus again after the baby is born.

Val

[Steph35]

Thanks for the warm well wishes, Val. I just don't know how many carbs I need for Maintenance. This pregnancy makes me nervous, not just because of the miscarriage, but also some of the medication I've been on for high blood pressure, and I'm 35 now, where before I was in my early twenties. But I do agree this is a gift from God, and I know I will love my baby.

[MojosRising]

congrats!!

[liv]

Go see your doctor. Have it confirmed and talk about your concerns with him/her. If you are pregnant there is a forum for pregnant/nursing moms here, you may get some more pointers there.

[kellyf48]

The same thing happened to me at your age i also had boys that were 8 and 11. I ended up with twins. I REALLY overate because i had been doing atkins for about two years and i went allllll ot and gained about 80lbs, they are now three and i am just bgetting my groove back. I would talk to the dr. and show him the maintance plan and figure it out together. I was totally overwhelmed by my surprise also but it turned out to be one of the best things to ever happen to me. Good luck

[sadie147]

I'd say you shouldn't worry about your carb intake at this point, eat a healthy balanaced diet including all your veggies, whole grains fruits etc, and stay away from any refined or processed grains as well as white flours and sugars etc.

Going through the OWL list will give you a good idea of what foods to include that are allowed in maintainance.

Congrats!

[determined2shrink]

I would get out of ketosis ASAP. From my understanding it is very bad to be in ketosis the first 3 months of pregnancy because that is when the brain is forming.