Thanks guys...... I'm a bit self conscious about weight since moving to Australia..... Most people are thin and we live in an area with tons of pregnant people......they are all tiny! Even before I got pregnant I was "big" in comparison at 5'5" and 140ish. I just need to get over it!!!

I was also given zero information or guidelines at the appointment in regards to weight, eating or things to avoid..... Maybe that's normal?

And now that you point it out, I wasn't weighed at my first appointment either... And I've had the same problem, I have to eat every few hours to avoid sickness.

Thanks guys :flowerforyou:

That's the worst! My sister has spent a couple of years living in Paris, and she hated that everyone seems to be naturally thin, meanwhile she was busting her butt running and going to the gym so she could eat the same way they were.

With both pregnancies, my OB did not give me weight gain guidelines, and with my 65-lb gain last time she did not say a word except at one appt where I had gained too quickly since my last one (when I'd gone on a cruise). She threatened to put me on a diet if my next gain was also too fast, but I think I either maintained or lost at my next month's appt.

The only thing she said to me, and probably because I was overweight at the time, was at my first appt the first time I was pregnant, and it was that I only needed an extra 200-300 calories a day, that it was not an excuse to "eat for two."

This time at my first appt she couldn't shut up about how awesome I looked and asked me if I had lost 100 lbs (yes, from my pre-delivery weight). So I guess she figures I will keep it in check this time. Hopefully she's right!

I went to the Dr. today... up 22 lbs at 25 weeks or 24weeks. They are not really sure which one i am at. i asked her if I had gained to much weight she said no not really. Does it seem like alot at that many weeks?

Not at all, all of us are different! You might end up tapering off and not gaining for a while. I've gained about 15 lbs at 27 weeks but I was overweight to start with. Like many have said, some women try to control it but it doesn't matter what they eat or what they do for exercise, the body does what it wants!

I went to the Dr. today... up 22 lbs at 25 weeks or 24weeks. They are not really sure which one i am at. i asked her if I had gained to much weight she said no not really. Does it seem like alot at that many weeks?

no that's not alot. I was up about 20lbs at 25wks, I am 32 wks now and up between 25-27lbs. Depends on the day. lol

here is a breakdown of my weight gain for those of you earlier in pregnancy if you want to compare. I am 32wks today, I usually weigh in on thursdays but weighed in today just to get an idea. I won't count today's weigh in of 27.1lbs. I had a bad weekend/week last week and gained 3lbs and my weight is still fluctuating. I went down 1 lb today and I expect to fluctuate a little less until my final weigh in on Thursday


edit** starting weight was 124 pre-pregnancy if that makes a difference.

6: +1.6
7: +2.1
8: +2.6
9: +3.5
10:+3.9
11:+4.3
12:+5.4
13:+6.7
14:+8.4
15: +9.2
16: +9.5
17: +9.9
18: +10.9
19: +12.8
20: +13.8
21 +14.8
22: +16.2
23: +18.1
24: +20.2
25: +20.8
26: +21.5
27: +21.9
28: +23.2
29: +23.5
30: +23.2
31: +25.4
32: +27.1 (not my final weigh-in, Thursday is my official weigh day, lol)

Thanks RBX :flowerforyou:

Just to add my two cents and agreement to what a lot of people are posting here:

I cannot tell you how much time I feel like I wasted freaking out about weight gain. First I was freaking out because I gained 9 pounds in the first trimester, and my doctor said I should try to keep the gain to a minimum of 20 (to avoid adding undue stress to a back issue I have). Then, I was freaking out because I went from a gain of 18 pounds at week 27 to a gain of 30 pounds by week 30. Yes, 12 pounds in 3 weeks. I was convinced I was going to keep gaining 3 pounds a week at that rate. Well, then it stopped, and I've only gained 2 more pounds in the past 5 weeks, for a total of 32 pounds at 35 weeks.

And I feel like I should really stress that there has been barely any difference in what I've been eating all of this time--maintenance plus 300 on a "good" day or plus 500 on a "bad" day.

At this point, it looks like I'll end up gaining between 35-40 pounds. This is double the initial doctor's recommendation, but two things:

1) My back feels better than it did pre-pregnancy right now. I'm not saying the extra weight gain made it feel better, but it doesn't seem like it hurt it either.

2) I am still in the realm of a "normal" weight gain for a woman who started out at my height/weight. Should I really beat myself up for going over a relatively arbitrary number thrown out by a doctor who barely knew my medical history before making his weight gain recommendation?

Weight gain is so weird. Please (learn from the error of my ways and) don't freak out. And just think about how you are growing a beautiful baby in there.

A lot of people here are saying that it doesn't matter what you eat, you will gain weight. I don't think I completely agree with that. I've been finding that a)my caloric intake dictates whether or not I will gain weight that week and b) if I do eat "more than usual", I will retain more water! c) weight gain, while not pregnant, is usually 3500 calories/pound but since I've been pregnant, it is more like 2000 calories (above maintenance) per pound. I do believe some of the weight that we gain is water retention though, so that is probably why a pound ends up being 2000 calories rather than 3500.

I agree with you. I think you definitely have some influence on what you gain. I am generous with myself, calorie-wise, but I know if I ate with real abandon, I could easily gain double what I have.

I just worry when I see people freaking out so much or being sad about weight gain while pregnant. And with all the water retention, hormones, and what not, it's just not the same science as calorie-in/calorie-out that so many of us life-long dieters are used to.

This thread made me think about this article: http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/9909/

I think the freaking out is very very very normal. No matter how small or big you start. Gaining weight for a normal person isn't fun to see. Especially to a hormonal pregnant women.
I think doctors don't inform you enough about making more nutritious choices or explaining u don't "eat for two" and what additional amount to actually eat. and since we are pregnant we feel it won't hurt us much to indulge in the foods that we usually try staying away from when not pregnant. I think everything u do has control over the weight gain especially being wise about food choices and taking the time to exercise. I think if u just say screw it and not look at the scale you'll end up gaining more. I'm talking from experience. But if u do pay closer attention to what u eat u will gain a little less..

Right now I am 20 weeks and i have gained 6 lbs. I am trying to keep my total weight gain below 20 lbs. I am pretty much on target for where I want to be.

Right now I am 20 weeks and i have gained 6 lbs. I am trying to keep my total weight gain below 20 lbs. I am pretty much on target for where I want to be.

Wtg girl! That's awesome!