Nervous about pregnancy weight gain

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Oh my. I feel so silly saying this but I am terrified of getting pregnant....I want to have children one day, but I have worked SO hard to get this body and I would just feel like it was for nothing? I know that is so vain. I know I will try my hardest to only gain the reccomended amt. of weight ( I believe it is 25 pounds) when I get pregnant and keep excersising, which will obviously help.

I have even heard that excersising while pregnant makes birthing easier.

I lost 90 pounds in 2002, dropping from about 240 to 150 pounds. Christmas 2003 I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I kept up my healthy eating habits (in slighter larger quantities and some cheats around) throughout the pregnancy. I stayed active, walking, elliptical, low impact stuff for the first 4 months. Only reason I stopped that early is because of a problem with fluid retention in my surgically repaired knee. I ended up gaining exactly the recommended 25 pounds by maintaining my healthy lifestyle even while pregnant.

When I left the hospital, I was already within 10 pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight and 2 months later I was back to where i started, at 150. I've stayed active now for years. My daughter turns 8 in a few weeks, and now I'm also a competitive fitness athlete as well.

The keys for me were making the changes that were initially for weightloss into lifestyle changes. Also, it's important to MAKE the time to get workouts in. I get so frustrated with people that say they don't have time to workout. I get up at 4:30AM to hit the gym every day because I know that is the only time I can get it in. Does it suck? Yes. Is it what I need to do to take care of myself and stay healthy? Absolutely. Have I dealt with those feelings of feeling selfish? Yes. However, I would much rather take that time and be a happier and healthier mommy to my daughter any day.

It is absolutely possible to stay active while you are pregna, nt! If your body is used to exercising everyday, then you SHOULD still do it while pregnant, just listen to your body, if you need to cut back, do a lower intensity workout. After you have the baby, BREASTFEED! It helps the extra weight come off so much easier! I get to eat 500 extra calories a day and am losing weight easily!

I lost 90 pounds in 2002, dropping from about 240 to 150 pounds. Christmas 2003 I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I kept up my healthy eating habits (in slighter larger quantities and some cheats around) throughout the pregnancy. I stayed active, walking, elliptical, low impact stuff for the first 4 months. Only reason I stopped that early is because of a problem with fluid retention in my surgically repaired knee. I ended up gaining exactly the recommended 25 pounds by maintaining my healthy lifestyle even while pregnant.

When I left the hospital, I was already within 10 pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight and 2 months later I was back to where i started, at 150. I've stayed active now for years. My daughter turns 8 in a few weeks, and now I'm also a competitive fitness athlete as well.

The keys for me were making the changes that were initially for weightloss into lifestyle changes. Also, it's important to MAKE the time to get workouts in. I get so frustrated with people that say they don't have time to workout. I get up at 4:30AM to hit the gym every day because I know that is the only time I can get it in. Does it suck? Yes. Is it what I need to do to take care of myself and stay healthy? Absolutely. Have I dealt with those feelings of feeling selfish? Yes. However, I would much rather take that time and be a happier and healthier mommy to my daughter any day.

I can only hope for this

My doctor told me that gaining up to 40 pounds was ok, but anything over 25 pounds would stick. He was right. I gained 35 pounds during pregnancy and had to work at losing the 10 pounds that stayed on after pregnancy. Breastfeeding is a great help for losing the baby weight.

As long as you are eating healthy, don't worry about the weight gain. If you are concerned, track but your body will do what it wants.

I was going to keep exercising and eat healthy. However, both times I was put on bed rest for several months and was sick unless I was eating the whole 9m. I lost weight in the first trimester. Once I started gaining weight, I gained 2-4 pounds a week. With my first, I tracked and ate 1600-2000 Cal/ day. With my second, I didn't track and ate horrible. I gained about 50 lbs with both and I had no weight gain until week 20 (1) and 16(2).

It was much easier losing it the first time but I don't know if that is because of my eating or because I only had one kid.

The best advice I was given is that as long as you make it a priority and you put the effort in, the weight will come off.

The best advice I can give, after just having my second baby 8 weeks ago, is don't use being pregnant as an excuse to sit around and eat. I believe that "pregnancy cravings" are mostly a mental thing because people will always ask you if your craving weird foods. And you can exercise. I made sure to walk everyday and I continued doing Zumba. I just made it lower impact as I got farther along. I only gained 20lbs with this baby and was back at my prepreganacy weight within 2 weeks. I hope thats helpful.

I'm almost 17 weeks along. I've gained 4 lbs in that time. As long as you're doing what you can to stay active, and eat healthy, weight gain should be minimal

you're producing your own HCG. Take advantage of it!

Yes absolutely! I'll add you. I'd love to talk about this more. It really worries me.

I think EVERY woman is afraid of getting fat after pregnancy. Its enivitable and completely normal. I'm a "skinny girl" and I'm sooo scared of getting too fat after my pregnancy. I'm currently 13 weeks pregnant. I watch my weight gain like a hawk.... yet I realize that I can't restrict my intake too much during pregnancy. All you can do is make sure you stay active and eat healthy during pregnancy, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. Don't diet.

Then, work like HELL when you are done breast feeding. Get dad involved

I was just thinking about this as I was rocking out on the elliptical this morning - "if I get pregnant, will I still be able to do this?" was my exact thought. Glad to know I'm not the only one thinking about it! I've heard swimming is good exercise while pregnant, since it's low impact and easy to do while carrying the extra weight of the baby. Do they make maternity one pieces??

I totally understand what you're talking about!!! I already have a 3 yr old son and we're currently discussing having another one soon.... I am trying to get my body the way I want it and don't want to stop either! My first pregnancy I only gained 24 lbs and lost 20 as soon as my son was born. I lost 10 more lbs just by breast feeding so I ended up lighter then when I got pregnant. Eat healthy (of course enjoy your cravings too), lots of water, and low impact exercises when possible.

I think I didn't have the energy to do ANYTHING especially workout until my son was almost 1, mostly because he wanted to be changed and fed every 30 minutes for the first 4 months!! So the rest of the 8 months I was catching up on sleep! LOL but kids are all WORTH it for sure and I am excited to have another one.

I wish you the best of luck!! Message me ANYTIME with any questions, and feel free to add me )

I gained 24 lbs with both of my pregnancies and I was healthy and in shape for the first one when I got pregnant and remained active and ate healthy throughout my first.

I had a great prenancy and I attribute it to that. I was never sick worked up until I had her...although that exercise makes birthing easier was a load of crap. I was in the gym 4-5 days a week while prego and my daughter refused to come out...LOL
I spent 24 hours in labor and delivery...2 hours and 4 minutes of just pushing alone!! Yikes...haha

I lost all my weight in the hospital essentially and wore my pre-pregnancy jeans home when I left

I gained weight back after my first though and when I got pregnant for my 2nd I was 25lbs heavier and then gained another 24...eww! I started at MFP at 253lbs and am down to 223lbs now but you can see in my profile pic how much a benefit working out is. I weight 225 in the first pic and 225 in the second.

I have a 5 yr old and a 1 yr old and it is hard to find time to workout, I won't lie about that. Most times I don't do it until 8pm when they go to bed!!

Good luck. with everything

It all depends on where you're at now. Most definitely stay active during any pregnancy - unless doctor recommended otherwise. Staying active during pregnancy does help during the birth as well as helping you get back to pp weight after the baby. Breastfeeding does consume more calories than growing the baby (500 vs. 300 extra per day) BUT be careful! I personally was not prepared for how ravenous while breastfeeding; it was while nursing that I gained about 30 - 35 lbs! I could eat an entire Carl's Jr. meal and still be hungry for dessert/more after . . . I had NEVER experienced that before.

Anyway, my son is 3 right now and I'm currently 6 months pregnant with my daughter. When my husband and I started trying to get pregnant I talked to my doctor about weight gain and staying active (at the time I was doing C25k). I started at in the low 220's and I've lost weight since getting pregnant (now around 211-212, NOT recommended whatsoever though! My doctor put me on a low carb diet but I have a gigantic aversion to meat so I'm very, very limited in what I can eat). Anyway, I'm babbling. The point is that you need to consult with your doctor . . . whatever you're doing now you should be able to do during pregnancy . . . . DO NOT stop being active and eating healthy! Ask your doctor if it's okay for you to maintain; since my weight was so high she said it was totally fine for me.

And, as far as hitting the gym after babies are born, it just depends on how much of a priority you put into it. Doesn't matter if you're a stay-at-home-mom or a working one . . . there are tons of things you can do with the baby - I highly recommend a jogging stroller. Plus, you can use your baby as a weight and be playing with her/him while you're getting your workout. Google is your friend. In the end, an hour per day away from your baby is in everyone's benefit. You're much happier, baby has a healthy mom who will be around for a long, long time to come. Okay, I think I've babbled enough.

Good luck to you!

I'm almost 17 weeks along. I've gained 4 lbs in that time. As long as you're doing what you can to stay active, and eat healthy, weight gain should be minimal

you're producing your own HCG. Take advantage of it!

All the people who think you can't exercise when you are pregnant - not true. My OB and my sis in law (who is also an OB) told me - keep doing what ever you were doing before you got pregnant. So if you were training for a marathon or doing P90X - keep with it. Now as you get toward the end of pregnancy it may be difficult to keep up with. Both of them said - do as much as you can. This will prevent you from gaining a ton of weight, and also make labor and delivery easier.

My sis in law also said the same about the HCG diet - your body is making it - USE IT!!!!