Has anyone ever heard of loosing weight while pregant?

Kenzietea2

In rare cases a doctor will recommend for a woman to not gain any more weight while pregnant... Usually though, you will gain weight just on the sheer fact you have to grow a lot of new things! A baby, placenta, your growing uterus, the doubled blood volume, water weight, breast tissue, accounts for about 20-25lbs of the weight you gain! I am due in 2 days (yay) and I have gained about 35lbs, so I know about 25 of those will be gone shortly after giving birth, which is a huge relief. Don't stress about weight gain but DO stress about eating healthy and exercise. It isn't always as easy said as done (I for one, became really picky during pregnancy and I usually am not a picky eater), but it is really important to get the proper nutrition during pregnancy (more for your sake than the baby's, because she/he will take whatever s/he needs from you!). You can always see a nutritionist/dietician throughout pregnancy if your insurance covers it if you're really worried. Good luck! I totally understand the fear of weight gain, I still cringe when I see the scale at the moment!!

AlexandraLynch

I did with my second. But I had hyperemesis.

Lost fifty pounds in five months, and walked out of the hospital in my pre-pregnancy jeans.

Of course, I think it gave me fibromyalgia, but hey, it worked.

Josie_lifting_cats

I understand your fear. I've been lucky in that the weight that I put on was not from pregnancy, and a good chunk of the total weight I've lost (not reflected on MFP) was due to pregnancy. I got yelled at for losing weight for a while - finally I got to the point where I ate crap food constantly for a few weeks to try to at least stop losing. Then it kind of shifted in the last ten weeks, but I left the hospital after having my son weighing 25 pounds less than I did at my 8 week appointment - so I consider that pretty decent.

I kept a diary with the second so they could see that I was actually eating enough food, but I think the biggest difference was that "enough food" would fill me up then, but doesn't when I'm not pregnant. I am not sure if it's just baby hogging all the belly space or what, but I could only eat so much and I was done, and if I ate more I ended up with killer heartburn. I seriously wish I was like that when I'm NOT pregnant!

They say approximately 20-25 pounds of baby, fluid, placenta are what you should expect - so try to limit the gain as much as you can, but don't eat at a deficit - that baby needs lots of goodies (including some fats - healthy ones would be perfect!) to grow!

Best of luck!

Couponqueenren

I lost 50 lbs while pregnant for my son because I chose to eat cleaner for his health. A few days after he was born I was at the lowest weight I ever was during my adult life. As long as you are truly eating well and cleanly and if you stay active, you may not gain a lot.

Good luck with the expansion of you family

sirabe

While i did not lose weight while pregnant i gained normal ( in terms of medical books) weight during my first pregnancy. And after the baby came out I actually weighed 10 lbs lighter than I was before I was pregnant.

so i would say that if you remember when you are pregnant you are NOT eating for two and just eating maybe 10% more, you can prevent a heavy weight gain after the pregnancy is over. This is even more important if you are already overweight. You weight gain should really be that much.

I would make the main goal is getting good clean foods in your system and stay as far away from the junk as possible. Cleaner foods will equal more and better nutrients to your baby and a better recovery.

morgaine108

I would talk to your Dr. It's probably possible to not gain alot if you watch what you eat really closely, but unless your doc gives you the ok I wouldn't try to lose purposely. I lost 100 lbs before having my babies so I could get healthy for them, gained 60 with my first and lost 30 of it after, again another 60 with the second and lost 30, then gained 40 more lbs in the 4 years since. It is so easy to slip back into bad habits when you have a baby growing, even though you really should just be eating more protein and whole foods.

angimac

I did not try to actively lose weight, but with my second child, I weighed 21 pounds less the day I delivered him than I did the day I conceived him. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. He was perfectly healthy and happy.

My third, I weighed 1 pound more the day I delivered him than the day he was conceived. He weighed 8 pounds 11 and a half ounces. He was also healthy.

My firstborn? I lost 15 pounds in the first half of the pregnancy and then gained almost 50 the last half of the pregnancy. She weighed 6 pounds 5 and a half ounces. She was healthy too.

I gained weight AFTER I had all 3 of them.

Diary_Queen

I was extremely heavy when I got pregnant (about 288 lbs.) with twins. I was exceedingly sick and had to end up being put on a special diet with no salt, very low amounts of sugar and carbs and tons of water (had very high BP and out-of-control gestational diabetes). Until they got my BP under control and my g-diabetes leveled out, I could barely keep anything down. So, without wanting to, during my pregnancy, I ended up losing about 40 lbs. I gained most of my weight (up to 327 lbs.) after I had my babies because they never slept. In order to stay awake with them, I would eat.

However, I'm still lighter now than I was at my lowest post-pregnancy weight (the day of my C-section).

miadvh

Idk that actually trying to lose weight while pregnant would be a good idea, but keeping healthy eating habits and exercise to keep from gaining excess weight would work. I'm actually planning to start trying for another baby in the very near future, and once I get pregnant, I'll be asking my dr. about how much I should be eating and what exercises are safe for me and baby so that I can stay as healthy as possible.

Sojaided34

My Daughter just turned 2 last weekend... We had lots of kids over for her party and we loved the idea of giving our daughter alittle sister or brother. Anyway My first pregnacy i gained 100lbs!!!!!!!!! I think part of it was the fact that i quit smoking cold turkey and i wasnt moving very much... Anyway so Since the birth of my daughter i've lost 50lbs. Now i would love to loose another 20 before getting pregnant but im just scared that while im pregant im going to gain everything back. Im going to try my hardest to contuine walking every other night and eating healthy. But has anyone ever heard of someone loosing weight while being pregnant ??

Yes I lost weight in my second pregnancy. About 15 pounds between my 4th and 6th month. I was very active person with a 2 year old at the time. Dr warned me about losing too much. My suggestion is not to try to lose weight. Keep doing the activities you do and eating the right food I don't think you'd gain more than the normal pregnancy weight.

foleyshirley

Do NOT actively try to lose weight while pregnant. It isn't about you right now. Sorry, just saying.

DonnaLeeCattes

my mom told me that she gained 4lbs with me and I was 8lbs at birth, so she left the hospital weighing less then she did before she got pregant

korsicash

I lost 50 lbs while prego but was very sick through the whole pregnancy while my son literally sucked the life right out of me. Love him all the world but do not want another pregnancy after the first one. Happy being a mommy the pregnancy part was just hard.

moonglo82

My mom had gestational diabetes while pregnant with me. The diet the dr put her on caused her to lose 40 pounds in her first trimester of the pregnancy, and she and I both came away just fine

ctgirlscout

I lost weight with my 4th (last) baby. I was overweight and had gestational diabetes. I was on a strict diet because of the diabetes, and didn't gain any weight. Right after delivery I was down about 20 lbs. Baby was healthy.

AnneM69

I'm sure I lost weight when I was pregnant, even though I hadn't weighed myself for ages beforehand as I didn't need to buy any bigger clothes (lucky as we were only surviving on one income for most of the time). I was 76 kg when I was admitted to hospital, and I can't remember how much I was when I left hospital, but I was the smallest I've been in years - I fitted into my friend's size 10-12 pants and jeans she lent me, and the medium dress she bought me for Christmas.

sweebum

Because I was overweight when I got pregnant, I lost weight during the pregnancy. I gained a total of 17 lbs with each kiddo. I lost 30 lbs after each kiddo too. BUT, I highly recommend losing weight before getting pregnant, it's exhausting.

I'm considering 1 more, but it will not be until I reach my goal weight.

bikinibeliever

I lost weight (not intentionally) with both my kids. 20 with one and 25 with the other. My doctor totally FLIPPED his lid. I mean he freaked, and told me to STOP losing weight. I had only lost 12 pounds at that point. You should talk to your doctor. I totally understand your fear, but you do want a healthy baby.

mockchoc

I lost a little weight while pregnant and doing the Weight Watchers pregnancy program a long time back. I ate very healthfully and walked every single day. I was monitored by my specialist whom did regular ultra sounds so it was all ok.

Qskim

You shouldn't actively try to loose weight while pregnant, but you can eat super healthy and keep up whatever exercise routine you're already doing.
Morning sickness helps some women (lol) and growing the baby in general takes a lot of energy so if you're eating right your body will dip into those existing stores.

I had GD and I still only gained 10 pounds in the end and was 15 pounds down from my pre-preg weight 2 weeks after kiddo was born. It took a lot of work to maintain my medical condition and pregnancy but it was worth it in the end to have a perfectly healthy baby girl and the bonus of having lost weight!

Remember you don't need to add extra cals to your diet until 2nd trimester and it's only 300 extra! About 450 in the 3rd.
Stick to healthy maintenance cal level, keep up exercise and add your extra cals when the time is right.

^^^ This for me as well...I kept up training with a PT. I ate high nutrient foods...I had no intention of losing weight during just wanted to gain the appropriate amount for a pregnant woman with my BMI which at the time was obese. Bub is healthy, 6mths n I came out of the pregnancy 8lbs lower than when I first found out I was pregnant. All supervised n I was high fived by both doctors and my trainer. The doctors gave me a lot of medical research to read. Each BMI class has a different healthy weight range to gain during pregnancy now...it's not a one size fits all.