To all the moms out there...
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30lbs with my first and 33lbs with my second.0
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OH WOW, SO MANY DIFFERENT NUMBERS.... When ever the time comes (AND I DO MEAN WHEN EVER...LORD KNOWS HOW LONG FROM NOW) I don't want to put on more than 15lbs, but I'll settle for 20. LOl
I even had this idea (which mom friends of mine thought was crazy) of losing about 20lbs before getting pregnant, that way when i DO have a baby if i put on lets say 25 lbs, I'll only have about 5-10 to lose. lol.
It sounds brilliant to me, but life has a way of suprising us. :laugh:
Yeah, I had planned only to gain 25, and I'm up 21 and not even halfway through my pregnancy! Some women just gain more than others.
Don't worry about that. It's more important to be healthy before, during, and after so you can deliver a healthy baby. Any weight gain from pregnancy can come off after with proper diet and exercise.0 -
OH WOW, SO MANY DIFFERENT NUMBERS.... When ever the time comes (AND I DO MEAN WHEN EVER...LORD KNOWS HOW LONG FROM NOW) I don't want to put on more than 15lbs, but I'll settle for 20. LOl
I even had this idea (which mom friends of mine thought was crazy) of losing about 20lbs before getting pregnant, that way when i DO have a baby if i put on lets say 25 lbs, I'll only have about 5-10 to lose. lol.
It sounds brilliant to me, but life has a way of suprising us. :laugh:
It's pretty normal to gain 25-35 pounds during pregnancy if you start with a normal healthy weight.
Here's a break down of the weight
* Baby: 8 pounds
* Placenta: 2-3 pounds
* Amniotic fluid: 2-3 pounds
* Breast tissue: 2-3 pounds
* Blood supply: 4 pounds
* Stored fat for delivery and breastfeeding: 5-9 pounds
* Larger uterus: 2-5 pounds
* Total: 25-35 pounds0 -
it really depends, i lost with my twins first then just put on 12 pounds, and my 2nd pregnancy single baby i gained 35... i think each pregnancy is different and each person as well..0
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I gained 30-40 when I had my daughter. I was already about 290 lbs.
My cousin, who was as skinny as a rail gained about 50-60 lbs.
Then, my boyfriend's brother's wife, who was over 300 lbs gained 80 lbs!
Mind you all the situations were different. I somewhat badly. My cousin would devour a whole casserole dish of cherry delight.
And the bf's brother's wife ate gallon tubs of ice cream at a time.
It depends on how you eat and take care of yourself. If you eat crap you'll gain, and if you'll take care of yourself, you won't gain as much.0 -
I was very sick for my entire first pregnancy, started at 143, ended at 140, dropped down to 128 at my lowest during the pregnancy, then slowly climbed back up. With my son I was 163 ish when I started, finished at 155. Negative weight gain both times. After the first pregnancy, we joked that I would have another baby when I got fat again
ETA, I was still very sick with my son but not as bad as with my daughter, She was 7.11 and he was 7.14 at birth.0 -
I gained over 50lbs with my first because I didn't know any better. I just ate what I wanted and A LOT of it. My weakness was snickers and cheese (not together!). I only gained 12lbs with my second. I ate healthy foods and didn't over eat. Pregnancy weight gain doesn't have to be scary.0
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Respectively I gained:
#1: 14 lbs (She weighed 4-11 She was 7 weeks premature due to issues with the umbillical cord. Completely healthy, home on
day 3) Did I mention the morning sickness every - every - every day)
#2: 16 lbs (He weighed 7-11)
#3: 18 lbs (He weighed 8 lbs)
#4: 20 lbs (She weighed 8-8)
#5: 22 lbs (He weighed 8-11)
#5 was the hardest to lose and I was in great shape when I got pregant. I walked at least one mile every day in 45-50 min. I was a size 1 and had a body fat of 18%.
I also cringe when people say they gained 50+ lbs. There is no reason for it.0 -
OH WOW, SO MANY DIFFERENT NUMBERS.... When ever the time comes (AND I DO MEAN WHEN EVER...LORD KNOWS HOW LONG FROM NOW) I don't want to put on more than 15lbs, but I'll settle for 20. LOl
I even had this idea (which mom friends of mine thought was crazy) of losing about 20lbs before getting pregnant, that way when i DO have a baby if i put on lets say 25 lbs, I'll only have about 5-10 to lose. lol.
It sounds brilliant to me, but life has a way of suprising us. :laugh:
When the time comes talk to your OB about what they want you to gain for your pregnancy. They will put a "number" based on you and your medical history. This will be discussed at your first appointment. My doctor was great and would "lecture" me if she thought I gained too much too fast (like after morning sickness ended... I inhaled rootbeer floats and gained 6lbs in one month).
As for me, I gained 30lbs and had DS at 38 weeks. Eight of those lbs were that from that final week alone - I was induced because of Pre-eclampsia symptoms.0 -
Respectively I gained:
#1: 14 lbs (She weighed 4-11 She was 7 weeks premature due to issues with the umbillical cord. Completely healthy, home on
day 3) Did I mention the morning sickness every - every - every day)
#2: 16 lbs (He weighed 7-11)
#3: 18 lbs (He weighed 8 lbs)
#4: 20 lbs (She weighed 8-8)
#5: 22 lbs (He weighed 8-11)
#5 was the hardest to lose and I was in great shape when I got pregant. I walked at least one mile every day in 45-50 min. I was a size 1 and had a body fat of 18%.
I also cringe when people say they gained 50+ lbs. There is no reason for it.
Good for you, but a lot of women gain more, and it's perfectly fine. Many of them get that weight off as well.0 -
I gained 60 pounds , 20 pounds of fuild I worked up till the day my water broke!! now 7 months post baby I am 35 pounds lost and curently loseing , just brestfeed and try to eat right and move around !!! good luck0
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I gained 35 with my daughter, and 15 with my son. Surprisingly, that 15 has been the hardest to get off...her weight gain came off easy!!0
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I gained 17 with my first and they came off in less than 2 weeks (the weight was off, the body was not back! LOL) I gained 27 with the second based on my weight when I was admitted to the hospital.
There are never gaurantees to what the body will do or what procedures and care you will receive. I will never forget with my second child, I weighed 8 pounds more after he was born than when I was admitted! UGH! Water weight gain like that in 2 days, let alone after delivering an 8.5 pound baby was hard to see! LOL0 -
The secret no one shared with me - or perhaps I just ignored it - is your body doesn't go back together the way you want it to even after you've lost most/all the weight.
Two weeks postpartum I had lost all but 6 of my 30lbs gained, but I still looked pregnant for a few months - even after getting to pre-pregnancy rate. That bugged and discouraged me more than how much I gained throughout the pregnancy. Even five years later
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OH MY... well, happy to know I can to my OB about it... never thght of that - DUH- lol0
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I was 142lbs when i got pregnant with my son, and i gained 30lbs (he was 7lbs 1oz).
i'm almost 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter right now (I was 121lbs when i got pregnant), and i've gained 34.
A 25-35lb gain is considered healthy for someone of a normal weight, and most of the weight is fluid, tissue and baby! Only about 10 of it should be actual fat gain... from what i've read anyway.
It's pretty easy to not gain 50+ pounds, just make smart choices. you only need about an extra 300ish calories a day, you aren't LITERALLY eating for 2!0 -
I lost 75lbs when I was pregnant with my 14 y.o daughter who was 3oz shy of 8lbs at birth. I had one miscarriage before her & three miscarriages after her. I gained a LOT of weight with the last three pregnancies.0
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I gained around 80 pounds during my pregnancy.. but I was also having twins. But, that was still WAY TOO MUCH for what I should have gained. Most of it was pop-tarts.
Combined, I gave birth to almost 11 pounds of baby, but they were both in separate sacs and had separate everything, so that weighed quite a bit too. I lost a total of about 35 pounds right after having them.
My advice to you, stay away from the pop-tarts.0 -
I put on 22 pounds with my last pregnancy.0
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With my oldest, I started at about 125 and weighed about 145 before I delivered. My middle child took me from about 120 to 145. My youngest took me from 130 to 150. So I only gained 20-25 pounds each time, and that included the baby and all the other "stuff". It is completely possible to not gain a lot of weight! I ate healthy foods and did light exercise throughout my pregnancies, and I was also very active during the day.0
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40 lbs with my daughter
50 lbs with my middle son (I could NOT stop eating when I was pregnant with him, it was ridiculous!)
25 lbs with my youngest son0 -
With #1 I gained 80 lbs (went from 100 to 180)
With #2 I gained 30 lbs
With #3 I gained 19 lbs
With #4 I gained 26 lbs0 -
I gained 22 lbs with my daughter - she was 6lbs 7 oz. and I had a c-section as she was breached. In the first trimester I could not watch a soup commercial - it made me incredibly nauseous! As did looking at any decorating pictures - paint, wallpaper...anything! I was addicted to oranges and whole wheat bagels with sliced tomatoes, cheese slices and salt and pepper...craziness.0
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23 lbs with my first daughter and 18 with the second. Remember that blood volume doubles when you're pregnant I've heard that an average pregnancy with a 7 lb baby is about 17 lbs, all told. Just because you gain doesn't mean it's "fat".0
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I can't remember the numbers as my kids are now 9 and 10...
However, I do remember I gained more with my son (the 10 year old). Mainly because at 35 weeks was deemed pre-eclampic and was put in the high risk pregnancy ward until he was delivered at 37 weeks via c-section (he was also breech). I was not allowed out of bed except to use the restroom, so I got zero exercise. He was only 5 pounds 6 ounces.
My daughter was born 15 months later with no issues, so I don't think I gained nearly as much.
Keep in mind I also did not have ANY cravings, only food aversions.
:-)
Good luck when the time comes.0 -
50-60 lbs with my twins. But I was maintaining a high calorie diet in order to ensure adequate nutrition to keep those buns in the oven until they were ready!
I lost the "baby weight" within a year after they were born and am now just working on the other 40 lbs of extra weight I've been carrying around for the last 15 years or so.
I wouldn't change a thing about my pregnancy, including the weight gain. It brought me the most amazing little people, and that is worth working to take it off.0 -
I wouldn't change a thing about my pregnancy, including the weight gain. It brought me the most amazing little people, and that is worth working to take it off.
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With my oldest I went from 130 to 190 after I had him because of depression. I never lost that weight. With Ty I know I went to about 224 on the scale and at my post partum I weighed 190. Between my second and my next pregnancy I weighed 290ish. My next pregnancy was twins and I lost 30+ pounds due to all day, every day morning sickness. I couldn't even take meds to help. Then with my last son I only gained 12 pounds throughout the whole pregnancy, He was 8 pounds 1 ounce and I had him 5 days early.0
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I have three kids. with the first, i started between 120-125lbs and gained 80 (no joke =( ). i had her while weighing 200 even. Second daughter I started out at 135lbs and had her at 175, so i gained 40lbs even. third was a boy. i started out weighing between 145-150lbs. had him when i got to 195lbs, meaning i gained about 50lbs.
every person is different. a LOT of the people i am friends with gained less than 20lbs. i havent met very many people who have gained more than 40, guess im just one of the unlucky few, but after the baby especially the first one you can drop the weight by barely doing anything. each baby you have, it gets harder and harder to lose the weight, so to make you feel better, yesterday i weight in at 164lbs. i had my son (weighed 195) on july 9th, so not even three months later, barely over two months, and i have already dropped over 30lbs. my second daughter, i was back to my prepregnancy weight by the time she was two months old, but with her i worked my but off during my maternity leave, and jogged around the apartment, cleaned up after my oldest, did jumping jacks, everything i could think of.
every pregnancy is different though, so you never know what kid of weight you will gain or lose during the pregnancy or post pregnancy! dont let the weight gain take over your brain, because the child will totally be worth every pound you gained, and more!0 -
I put on 50 lbs for my son. He was born weighing 8 lbs 4 oz. Not a small kiddo. And I was active and ate healthy for the most part.
Ditto, including the weight of baby! I did water aerobics until 7 months, but ate a cheeseburger every single day. I had to have one!0
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