How much did you gain during pregnancy?

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Pre-preggers - 145
The morning of delivery (had AM doctor appt., went into labor that night) - 208 (up 63)
2 days post partum - 186 (up 41)

Why yes... it is taking longer to take the weight off than it did to put it on. (not at you OP... just a pet peeve).

I know. I hate when celebrities lose their baby weight in 2 weeks, it makes everyone think "I'll just scarf down my what not during pregnancy and lose all the weight in 2 weeks because that's what xxx did." Um, not quite.

bethdris

My oldest is my step son -so I gained ZERO with him

2nd and 3rd in line we were foster parents and then adopted them (so those 2 were zero gains weight wise) whew, doing great so far..now the only one I gave birth to (our miracle baby)...I gained 37 joyful pounds with and that was after I thankfully lost 35 before getting a SURPRISE + pg test.

He was 7 7 and thats what I lost before coming to MFP lol...go figure!!

We are very blessed....and I'd gain the weight again to have our same outcome

maria7bella

Watched everything I ate with the first and gained 32 lbs and had a 7.7 lb baby
Didn't watch what I ate with the second and gained 35 lbs and had a 6.5 lb baby

Nursed and lost all the weight within 3 months

erzille

Too much :grumble: With my first child my pre pregnacy was 145 lbs...I went up to 187 with each of my 3 pregnancies! I took eating for 2 to the fullest. I ate more than my hubbie!

baisleac

Pre-preggers - 145
The morning of delivery (had AM doctor appt., went into labor that night) - 208 (up 63)
2 days post partum - 186 (up 41)

Why yes... it is taking longer to take the weight off than it did to put it on. (not at you OP... just a pet peeve).

I know. I hate when celebrities lose their baby weight in 2 weeks, it makes everyone think "I'll just scarf down my what not during pregnancy and lose all the weight in 2 weeks because that's what xxx did." Um, not quite.

It's more "You didn't put all the weight on in a month, you can't expect it to all come off in a month" comments.

And I ate healthier during my pregnancy than I did prior to that. Chronic undereating, even if it's not OMG!HUGE, can screw up your metabolism.

laurabarrett79

Baby #1...gained 52
Baby #2...gained 32

IF i'm brave enough to have #3 maybe I'll keep up with this pattern and only gain 12, that would be awesome!

k8edge

I gained 60 lbs. 205 the day I had my son. Thank goodness I am 5'10 because I did not look like I weighed 205 but my wide *kitten* said otherwise.

I'm 5'9" and was big as a house. See?

I think you look absolutely stunning!

MelMoly

We are very blessed....and I'd gain the weight again to have our same outcome

Me too!!! :bigsmile:

jenny95662

my first child i gained 54 pounds and my 2nd 35 pounds

Abigailblue39

During pregnancy, I gained 30 pounds (my daughter was 6 p 15 oz) and I watched what I ate. I gained 3 pounds the last week 38 which is when I had an emergency c-section for pregnancy induced high bloodpressure. 22 pounds, I lost after 10 days. Then 3 more while breastfeeding (6 months) and then the last 5 came off right afterwards.

odusgolp

I gained 60 lbs. 205 the day I had my son. Thank goodness I am 5'10 because I did not look like I weighed 205 but my wide *kitten* said otherwise.

I'm 5'9" and was big as a house. See?

I think you look absolutely stunning!

Awe Thanks darlin. I could hardly walk my pelvis hurt so dam* bad *LOL* I hated being pregnant.

miasmom08

I gained 60 lbs bcz I took "eating for 2" to the extreme. My sister in law only gained 8.

123Kate

I gained 20-25 kilos in all my pregnancies... in pounds that would be 44-55lb - totally worth it. however with my first 2 the weight fell right off without me trying. After #3 however, not so much. There was 6kg (13lb) that i couldnt shed till I started with this website only a month ago - I have only 1.9kg (about 4lb) to go! My baby is 18months, so I had plenty of time before to lose the weight but it wasnt happening without effort lol

qtiekiki

30lbs with DD (she was 7lbs 4oz)
32lbs with DS (he was 6lbs 15oz)

I ended up weighing 140lbs at the end of both pregnancies. I lost weight really fast after DD and went under my pre-pregnancy weight. After DS, the weight took longer to come off, but I got back to my pre-1st pregnancy weight.

margieward82

Pre-preggers: 95 lbs
Day of delivery: 125 lbs
Gained: 30 lbs
Daughter: 6 lbs 9 oz

I lost 20 lbs very quickly after she was born. The next 10 lbs came off slowly as I BF and got back in the gym, etc.
I ate healthy and clean and was in the gym literally the day before I delivered. I managed to have a nearly med free delivery and attribute a huge part of that to being active!

bgelliott

55lb with both kids. Ate everything in site and loved every minute of it!

RunHardBeStrong

25 in the 1st, 15 in the second but then I never made it past the 8th month with either.

Rae6503

25 with the first two. 45 with the last and I started 20 pounds lighter that time.

jamie78

I gained 50 pounds from both of mine took me 2 years to lose it the first time because I was lazy and only about a year to lose it the 2nd time because as soon as I was able I started running!

georgiag111

Most I gained was baby #4 I gained 21 lbs the least I gained in a pregnancy was 12 lbs

My biggest baby was #6 at 7lbs 3ozs smallest baby was the one I gained the most #4 at 5lbs 10 ozs

BobbyDaniel

am I allowed to pipe in since I gained weight when my wife was pregnant too? It became to easy to go through drive-thru's for her cravings and grab me something too!

Myslissa

I gained 28 with my twins that weighed 6.4, 6.9lbs.
I gained 32 with my youngest that was 9lbs

Myslissa

am I allowed to pipe in since I gained weight when my wife was pregnant too? It became to easy to go through drive-thru's for her cravings and grab me something too!

Yes you most definitely can, My ex gained the weight both times. LOL.

audigal2008

Baby #1 - 23 pounds
Baby #2 - 37 pounds

atomdraco

My first pregnancy, I gain about 40lb. Well, 40lb for a small frame person like me is quite a lot. Baby was 7lb 11 oz

ladybg81

I think I gained about 60 pounds. I was doing good until about 3 weeks before I gave birth when I stopped teaching my step classes. I'm 5'3" and started turning my back to the scale at 195, but I now I ended up well over 200. I lived on pj&j's, milk, and twizzlers.

Milk was my downfall!!!! I drank about 4-5 gallons of skim a week. My weight was going up, up, up. One month I gained 10 pounds and as I am sitting on the table waiting for my dr to come in CRYING, I hear her pick up my chart, say "Holy *kitten*" throw open the door and ask me what in the hell I am doing!! While I am crying on the table my husband starts asking her how much milk is too much. She looked at me and them him and asked what he meant. He went on to explain how much I was drinking and she very quickly told me to STOP because that was WAY too much! Once we figured that out my weight gain became "normal" but at that point it was too late.

7 lb 10 oz, 22 1/2 in long

AudgePaudge

I lost 50 with my first and 30 with my second. They were both healthy babies. I think heavy people tend to lose when they're pregnant. Of course, all of that came right back on :sad:

msiamjan

My doctor told me I should gain 30-35 lbs. So, I gained 35 lbs. All but 14 were gone when we left the hospital. Now I'm 18 lbs over my highest pregnancy weight--and my kid is in college. Guess it's time to lose the baby weight, along with the rest of it.

bry_all01

36 pounds both times and my doctors said I gained too much both times.

healthyjen342

I gained back 23 of the 48 I had lost before getting pregnant...I ate at least 3 BoBerry biscuits every time I passed a Bojangles and I got two GIANT pickles EVERY day from a local Sub shop...My son's first nickname was Boberry. I really liked Boberry biscuits!