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For my 5'3" frame, I was in the overweight category at 165 pre-preg; OB recommended I gain around 15lbs throughout the 9 months. He monitored my weight gain, and through healthy eating/exercise during preg, I managed to have a healthy 7lb baby, only gain 10lbs during the whole pregnancy, and walked out of the hospital lighter than I was pre-preg. Definitely set me up for a healthy lifestyle post-preg, and I've been able to get down to my goal weight range (130s) and stay there for 3 years.
I was average to begin with.
1st pregnancy: 40 lbs
2nd pregnancy 30 lbs
I gained a LOT of weight when I was pregnant. I was originally 120 and went up to 183 by the time I had my son. My OB thinks it was mostly water because he was a 7lb baby and I was down to 145 when I went in for my 6 week check up. I am at about 133 after 14 months but I'm hoping to loose the last little weight I still have.
I was underweight with my son (5'5 & 108) and gained 67lbs... I had also had thyroid issues as a teen/young adult so that probably attributed.. I was over active before getting pregnant and then when I became pregnant I ended up on the low end of "normal" so no matter what I ate/did I just gained and gained.. it was pretty steady throughout but with all I tried I couldn't gain less. grrrr...
Weight at beginning of my pregnancy: 148 (I am 5'6")
Weight at end of pregnancy: 187
Yup, just shy of 40 pounds. I ate healthy and kindasorta exercised, but those pounds piled on!
I get so frustrated with the numbers we are given. I was beating myself up but I stopped once I started talking to A LOT of other pregnant ladies and realizing that on average women gain more than 25-35lbs.
I am 35 weeks...average weight before and have gained 46lbs so far.
I don't really exercise but I have also eaten pretty darn well. The pounds just keep coming and I am learning to stop beating myself up. I realize that my weight gain is VERY normal.
@spraguebride: *thumbs up* I know that many midwives don't go by the "number" gained but the overall health of momma ie blood pressure, sugars, mobility, and how she feels overall as opposed to the number.. I remember my obgyn always getting on me about what I gained and I ate as healthy as I could.. it really stunk but ultimately I just gave up and was like oh well.. I gain what I gain. lol
I haven't had a baby but my tiny 5'3 107lb mother gained 60+ pounds with both me and my sister. Before she got a positive pregnancy test she said she used to wake up during the middle of the night starving!
@saraja87: Thats interesting --it reminds me of a family friend. She is teeennie tiny and she gets HUGE during pregnancy because she'll admit: she wakes up and just EATS out of uncontrollable hunger...
But after baby is born she's back to normal within weeks....Maybe it's an underweight thing (even with her height in consideration: I still think she's underweight)
@spraguebride: I love you for this. I think it is much more normal to gain more than the recommended than people talk about... or at least, I hope. My SIL told me to plan on around 40-45 lbs despite what the doctors say. I'm scared to get on the scale but at 14 weeks I am definitely already at 10 lbs if not 13-14. I gain weight pretty easily and have my whole life unless I'm basically dieting so I'm not surprised. It's definitely challenging though to let go of the control issue and just accept that my body is going to gain what it wants to gain.. I am not eating badly and I am walking 3-4 times/week. It is what it is!
I gained 13 lbs, was full term. BUT I was on diclectin because I had "morning" sickness until 31 weeks.
I am part of a new moms/ preggo group so I have a LOT of friends who have little babies. The majority of these women gained 40-60lbs.
Almost all of these women have lost all but 10-20lbs in the 1st 6months.
The 2 women who gained less than 30lbs were VERY active before pregnancy, very fit and worked out during pregnancy. I was not fit to begin with and always have had an extra 5-10lbs on my body
It is VERY hard for me to watch the scale keep going on up and I felt like i was getting so fat, but after a lot of time spent with these ladies I realize that I am very normal. I also realize that I WILL lose it after the baby comes. It's just really hard to not beat yourself up and feel like a blimp when everywhere you turn you keep seeing that damn 25-35lbs range! :-)
This is why I am being very honest on here about my weight gain. I want you other ladies to know you are a) normal b) not alone and c) will lose the weight! :-)
I was 140 lbs (5'5) pre pregnancy, and was 183 lbs by the time I gave birth.
I walked everyday, and even worked full time, 8 hours at a very active, on my feet job, up until 32 weeks. My diet did change, but not by a whole lot. My calorie intake wasn't much more since I drank alot more water, and no alcohol ( obviously), but I was casual drinker before being pregnant. So I think diet wise, it all evened out.
I just gained the weight because I was pregnant, the guidlines are just that, but sometimes I feel like it makes pregnant women worry about one more thing. that they shouldn't have to. As long as a healthy diet and excersise is incorporated, the body will do its own thing naturally.
Also, I lost all the baby weight plus some within 8 months. I gained some back, because my happy weight is now a bit fuller.
i was 135lbs 5'5 prepregnancy... i went all the way up to 186 :-/ after i had my daughter i went down to 155lbs and stayed there for nearly 7 years. i still havent been able to go back down 2 my prepreggo weight but now im ~140lbs and im okay =)
Underweight pre-pregnancy;
height: 5'4" , weight: 98lbs.
My OB/GYN monitored my weight gain like a hawk as well as firmly suggested I follow a certain eating regimen to gain the necessary weight.
@ 40wks I was 138lbs. So I gained exactly the 40lbs 'recommended.' V was 7lbs 2oz. when he was born. By 6months postpartum I was 110lbs & retained that weight at my docs insistence.
I was 5'4" and 120 before pregnancy, and gained 40 pounds taking me to 160. It was mostly belly/water/blood/bloat, with a little gain in my middle and thighs. I'm two weeks post-partum, and have dropped nearly 30 pounds without having to really do anything. I'm nursing, so that helps for sure. As long as you're eating well, your body will do what it's supposed to do. I was really nervous about gaining so much, but it turns out that I didn't need to be. My belly is back to just slightly above it's normal "flatness", and I'm thinking that once I reach 6 weeks (and can start going for walks/exercise again) I'll be back to normal.
I am pregnant now and am worried about this, because if I gain over 35-40 lbs I will be over 200lbs and that is a really hard for me to deal with because I have struggled with staying in the healthy weight range for my height. Pre pregnant I am about 160-165 and I'm 5'8. I don't look overweight, but I have extra padding lol
I am 14 weeks pregnant and have gained 2 lbs. I talked to my midwife and she never gave me a number to go by and I'm sooo happy for that. My views are pretty similar to @spraguebride I just want to be healthy and not worry about the number!
That being said I didn't vote, once I have my baby I will :)
@miss-spunkin: yeah that's right...I AM always worrying about this but I know once I am actually pregnant...I'll be obsessed with baby's health and that'll be my only priority...
I'll be in lala land until a year after my baby is born and I look down only to see 40lbs still there hahah....then, i'll be back to my shallow ways once more.
I am 5'2" and started at 125 and delivered at 160, so I guess was withing normal range. I retained SO MUCH wated toward the end that my legs looked like an elephants, but that went away shortly after I gave birth. Also, I don't know if this is normal or not, but I dropped 20 lbs during my hospital stay. Some of it was (obviously) baby and placenta and all that good stuff, but I thought that was pretty amazing!
Another thing to think about that my doctor constantly told me is that it takes 9 months to put that weight on, so don't be surprised if it takes 9 months to take it back off.
I'm not the best to spew that bit of advice, because my son will be 2 at the end of September and I still have the last 10. But I am LAZY.
i am currently pregnant and struggling with this weight thing =/
pre-pregnancy: Height 5'3", weight 114
at my 16 week check up i had only gained 3 pounds and doc was NOT happy, i had my 20 week appt today and so far ive gained 6 pounds, i had a different doctor today and she said that 6 pounds is great.
i am trying to keep a healthy diet, but ill admit, i really dont eat much during the day, usually only 3 meals those being breakfast, lunch and dinner and thats it! and i dont eat a whole lot during any meals. i just cant force myself to eat, and im usually either not hungry or nauseous =/
my concern is... is 6 pounds good enough? my mom tells me not to stress it because from now on the pounds are really gonna start to pile on.
did anyone else have a hard time gaining weight? did everything turn out ok in the end?
I didn't have a hard time at all. In fact by 10 weeks I had already gained 10 lbs. :S
But my friend only gained 7 lbs by the time she went into labour. She was really sick, had all kind of kidney infections, etc. Her baby turned out completely normal, and healthy, at 7 lbs and some ounces. Doctors monitor that sort of thing.
I wouldn't stress about it, you have 20 weeks left to go after all. You might still end up within the recommended range, or just below, and that's fine.
My friend had a baby several years ago, and she was already pretty thin to begin with, and a few weeks before delivery, had only gained about 10-15 pounds. At that time, she got really, really sick (and was also going through a pretty stressful time) and lost all her pregnancy weight (the 10-15 pounds) so actually delivered her baby at a lesser weight than before she was pregnant. While I am sure that is not recommended, her kid was born healthy, and 5 years later is doing great.
If you're eating three meals a day and getting your nutrients, I wouldn't worry at all about the weight gain (or lackthereof).
I am plus size and in the 15-25 lb weight gain catergory. I am 30 weeks and have only gained 13 lbs so far.
I was of average weight when I got pregnant. I'm not really sure how much I weighed, the scale and I have never been too close. But when I went in on my first appointment, at 10 weeks, I put on more weight than I'd expected. It makes sense, the only thing I could eat then was carbs w/ proteins, due to nausea. So I ended up gaining 50lbs total, not good. Most of it was gained in the beginning half of my pregnancy.
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