Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Scale-ophobia

I have not owned a bathroom scale since my first pregnancy and the drastic weight loss which occurred as a result of my hyperemesis. I was so incredibly stressed out and disappointed each time I stepped up on the scale; the pounds just disappeared on a daily basis. At 40 weeks, I was only 5 pounds over where I started; at my lowest point I was 95 pounds. Following the birth of my beautiful baby girl, Morgan, the scale went in the dumpster and I've not owned one since. 

This time around, I'm experiencing hyperemesis again and the weight is again coming off at a rapid pace. At my last prenatal appointment, I was hopeful that I had maintained 114 pounds because I had not been vomiting and I had found some foods that I was eating consistently. Unfortunately, I was devastated to see that I had lost another 7 pounds, now 107 from my start at 128.


I'm now wondering if waiting the 2-4 weeks between my prenatal appointments to weigh myself is such a good idea. Would it be better to have a scale at home and to see a pound or two (+ or -) difference, rather than the long length of time and big differences between appointments? The shock was really unbearable, and caused a day or two of feeling really depressed and hopeless.
To weigh or not to weigh - that is the question.

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