pregnancy weight gain

[libertytyranny]

How much did you gain?


I was comletely fortunate not to have morning sickness, though early on I had to eat often to keep it from coming on. I have also developed a ferocious sweet tooth that is not like me at all..

I was reading baby center and for this week they are like " you probably have gained 5 pounds by now" ...ugh if by 5 you mean 12..then yes. I am a few weeks into my second trimester and that's about what I have gained..in my defense, though, I had complications early on that made me very afraid to move much less excersise..so what can I do now? I am so terribly hungry all the time it feels wrong to starve..or should I just do what I want and deal with the pounds later?

 

[pixiegirl]

I gained almost 50 lbs. with my first BUT I needed some of that because I was really skinny before I got pregnant. I was 22 when I had him and lost it all but a few pounds within a matter of a couple weeks.

I gained about 20 with my second. Lost it all within a couple weeks again. I was 25.

I think age definitely play a big part. When your metabolism is still high you're able to shed the pounds after much easier.

 

[bresamil]

Just make sure you eat healthy foods.

25-30 lbs is normal, but like Pixie said, age and body type come heavily in to play.

 

[lovinmaryland]

I gained about 50 with all of them except my last where I was closer to 70 I was on bed rest though so I couldnt really do anything. With the others the weight came off pretty quickly (within a year) But with my daughter I cant seem to lose the weight. I still need to drop about 40 lbs to be my pre pregnancy size (10/12)

 

[jaie]

I gained 50 with both my kids.

 

[DaisyDuke]

50 lbs with my first and 25 lbs with my second.

 

[sunflower]

10 with my first
15 with my second
15 with my third

Drs werent concerned and it was mostly baby

 

[libertytyranny]

Crap. I do not need to gain 50 lbs. How the hell do I avoid it

 

[crazykitty]

I gained close to 50 lbs with my son. You will be able to loose the weight.

 

[Wenchy]

Sweet tooth? My bets are on a girl.

I gained 40 with my first (girl) and only 13 with my second (boy)

Isn't it fun?!

 

[DaisyDuke]

Crap. I do not need to gain 50 lbs. How the hell do I avoid it

Just don't use your pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever you want. That's exactly what I did with my first.....hence why I put on 50 lbs.

 

[libertytyranny]

Just don't use your pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever you want. That's exactly what I did with my first.....hence why I put on 50 lbs.

But..but... I'm sooo hungry. And the baby absolutely NEEDS me to eat gummy bears for breakfast.

 

[DaisyDuke]

But..but... I'm sooo hungry. And the baby absolutely NEEDS me to eat gummy bears for breakfast.

Oh, trust me, I know the feeling. And I would have gained 50 lbs with my second, had I not been sick in the beginning. The weight wasn't too terrible to get off. Is this your first? Most of my weight, minus that pesky 10 lingering lbs, came off rather easily.

 

[pebbles]

17 pounds (boy)
lost the weight by my 1st appointment to get the staples out (c-section)
But still can't get into my pre-pregnancy clothes, everything just shifted! lol

 

[Speedy70]

30 pounds. And because of breast feeding I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight within 3 weeks.

 

[CableChick]

42 with 1st and 32 with 2nd. Breastfed and lost all but 10 with 1st and all but 10 with 2nd. So ... you do the math

 

[SoMDGirl42]

4 lbs with the first (I was really sick the entire time)
90 lbs with the second ( diabetic and thyroid stopped working)
11 lbs with the last

Each pregnancy is different. Good luck

 

[SoccerMom2]

I gained 20 with my son and 60 with my daughter.

 

[libertytyranny]

Sweet tooth? My bets are on a girl.

I gained 40 with my first (girl) and only 13 with my second (boy)

Isn't it fun?!

You were so right. But she's making me so fat! I have gained 35 pounds already and I realllllly do not want to put on any more..but I still have about 16-17 weeks to go

 

[withrespect]

You were so right. But she's making me so fat! I have gained 35 pounds already and I realllllly do not want to put on any more..but I still have about 16-17 weeks to go

I am 20 weeks pregnant and I have already gained 30 pounds...

This is my first baby and I asked my doc if this was normal... I didnt get a straight answer.

She explained that since I lost 35 pounds right before I got pregnant, I would put it on a lot faster... especially since I am not dieting anymore... (1200 calorie diet was shot to hell)

I havent had many cravings... I am just starving so I eat EVERYTHING