Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 40 Location: Santa Barbara, CA
I Need Help Posted: 05-31-04 02:00am
Hi, I will be 30 weeks pregnant tomorrow
and I have a history of eating disorders,
lately i've been having a tough time
dealing with the weight i've gained and my
new apperance. I can just feel myself
building up the courage to purge or
restrict and I know that I can't, I just
need some help.
Thanks
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KariM18
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 1436 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
Posted: 06-01-04 01:01am
Hun, whatever u do, stay strong for your
baby. I hope u can keep staying strong
now, and after the baby comes, for the
babys sake. Im in the same situation,
except im 32 weeks. Its such a hard
thing, but we have to keep remembering our
babys need us to be strong and healthy for
them. Really, thats the only thing that
keeps me motivated to try to put an end to
it. I did really well and didnt purge for
like 4-5 months (only 2-3 times) but then
I had a bad 2 weeks recently and purged
every 2 days or so. But now im trying to
get back on track because I know my baby
needs me to be healthy for him..And you
probably know, once u start getting back
in the habit, its so much harder to
break........Goodluck hun I have faith
that u can do it! We all deserve to be
able to eat normal and feel good.
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alifeofoxymorons
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 40 Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: 06-01-04 02:07am
Thank you! I am trying soooo hard but
sometimes I slip and don't realize until
afterward and then I feel guilty. In the
beginning I didn't know I was pregnant, so
for the first 2 months about I was purging
about 4 times a day and run a lot. So
part of me is still terrified that my baby
girl is going to be messed up or have a
severe illness, and if she does it will
tear me apart. I am trying to hope for
the best, but as I am sure you know I can
only think of the worst. I hope that you
continue to do well for your baby!
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KariM18
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 1436 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
Posted: 06-01-04 05:29am
Try not to worry too much about messing up
the first 2 months. U didnt know, so it
wasnt ur fault. I drank alot ( I mean
shots daily of vodka and liquors) for the
first 6 weeks, and purged because I didnt
know I was pregnant. I told my doctor
this and he wasnt worried. He said many
people do things before they know and hes
sure everything is fine, and theres nothin
we can do now. So hopefully neither of us
will have a problem! If we knew we were
preg, we woulda been different, so dont
get down on urself hun ur a good mommy*
even trying and wanting to be better for
your baby makes u a good mom already!
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