With my first I was overweight and lost 6 lbs first trimester. Started gaining after that, got diagnosed with GD put on a diet (well eating plan?) and gained 23 lbs total. My second I was not overweight when I started, didn't lose as much weight 1st tri, didn't have GD, gained 46 lbs. This pregnancy I started out weighing less than the last two times, I think I lost 1 lb first tri, and am on track to gain between 25-30 lbs (I'm 32 weeks and have gained 18ish lbs).

1800 sounds like too few calories to me, but I have no clue - if you're super short you need less calories than taller people, so who knows. I would use one of the online pregnancy calculators ladies usually post in here (someone posted another one in a thread today I think and I'm going to see how many calories they thinkI should be eating!). I wouldn't try to make up for gaining too much already, but I would try to eat more sensibly here on out. (I was guilty of this! I was 19/20 weeks around Christmas, so I overate at Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then my daughter's birthday - now I'm trying to make sure I don't make excuses for myself).

Has a third time mom I really don't think there's a way to avoid feeling like a whale! LOL My sweet dear husband asked me two days ago if I was sure there was only one baby in me. I feel HUGE. He tells me he's not sure how I don't topple. And I haven't even gained the crazy weight I did with my second!

DO NOT DIET, just eat well from here on out and have good eating habits after baby and you'll lose the weight then. Try not to stress too much. (Easy to say hard to do). I've gained a reasonable amount and I've gained a much higher amount than my doctor wanted me to (on my 5'2" frame that was borderline overweight she was not impressed with 46 lbs) and you know what?Still felt like a whale and still lost the weight both times. Don't beat yourself up, you're pregnant. Hope this helps.

Edit to add another mommy posted this one on her home page today: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm Holy crap, this surprised me how many calories it said for 3rd tri! I guess I need more ice cream. Wasn't expecting it that high. On a funny note my OB told me at my first apt to make sure I'm eating 800 calories above normal. I about freaked out. I was still breastfeeding my 8/9 month old daughter at the time so she said 500 for that and 300 for pregnancy. Yeah, morning sickness + 800 more calories a day? Ha!

I am six feet tall

Can I just say how jealous I am of tall people? You get to eat so much more! I either need to start being more active (haha, maybe after baby) or grow a few inches to support my sugar habits (which I try to keep under control!). It's not that I don't get enough calories to be satisfied (I'm talking non pregnant dieting), I am, I just want to pig out. I've been looking into everyone's lift heavy eat like a trucker thing. OMG the breakfast foods I would consume... And the desserts...

I don't know why I wrote all this, I need to eat some breakfast!

I'm about 5'8 and started around 160 with my first baby. Gained a total of about 35 pounds or so. I was two weeks past due and just stopped counting at my due date. hahaha. THIS time around I'm heavier (bummer) so I'd like to kind of just maintain the weight I'm at. I've gained about 10 pounds and am right around 182 right now. Started back up on MFP so that I could better monitor what I'm eating. It's only day two and I can see that I'm needing to make some major changes. hahaha. Thats why I love thsi site though! Heading to the grocery store this weekend for some much needed healthy food.

I didn't read through the comments, just glanced - but enough to see that you have already been warned about being too strict. Don't restrict yourself. Eat healthy and be sure to eat enough. Go for extra walks. It will not only help you keep your muscles in shape, keep your shape and help you to stay fit - but it helps when labor time comes.

With my first, I gained like 50lbs but, within 6 weeks of birth I had lost almost 30. I lost the onyher 20 plus a lot more before I was finished breastfeeding. About the time my daughter was a year old, I was in the best shape and was the lowest weight of my adult life.
Only I am to blame for what happened after that - I gained almost 70 lbs between that time and getting pregnant with this one. So, now, I am starting out weighing even more than I did with my first. I am a little concerned about gaining too much - I really don't want to gain 50lbs again - but I know I can take it off after too and will not restrict myself in any way that will hurt my baby.

I gained 50 lbs with my first... I went from 180 to 165 then all the way to 235 by delivery... I made poor diet/exercise choices. I was sooooo edematous my legs were like tree trunks before I delivered because of all the fluid in them. I lost about 30 pounds in the first month after delivery without effort (mostly baby/placenta and then the retained fluids).

I breastfed for just under a year and was back to about 185 by 6 months.

THIS TIME: I started around pre-preg at 190, I am 25 weeks and 196. I have been very mindful about my diet and exercise. I net about 1800 calories a day (so I will eat 1800-2300 depending on my exercise that day).
I told my OB my goal is no more than 15 pounds (I fall into the obese category). We are all on the same page about weight gain. I walk/yoga/Tracy Anderson at least 5 days a week.

It's not too late. Talk to your doc or NMW about appropriate weight gain. I promise goal-setting will get you several answers about intake.

I gained 15 pounds with my first but 40 with my second. Most of my pregnancies have been a gain of around 25 pounds though. 1800 is a fine goal if you are short like me (5'2"). I try for a 1800 to 2000 goal. Your food choices are more important than the calories content to me. I will eat 2500 calories of healthy, non processed foods over 1800 calories of crap any day. Exercise is important for a healthy pregnancy and an easier labour. Yoga was my best friend! Staying active is a good thing. There are some great pregnancy DVD's or even check youtube.

I was 130lb when I got pregnant in May 2011 and gained 40lb. I had been kind of fit and semi-healthy but was so worried about the baby dislodging or whatever during the first few weeks that I stopped running and was pretty casual with my exercise. I didn't watch my eating either. I got soo hungry second semester. I lost all that weight without much effort but put on 10lb after I finished breastfeeding my son at 12 months. This was a shock for me to be heavier than pre-preg weight after losing it so I've worked pretty hard in the last 6 month with eating and fitness and managed to lose 20lb so I am lighter than I was pre-preg at 123lb. I'm determined to keep fit and do what I can, as well as watch my eating now that I know better about portions/intake/outtake etc (thanks mfp!) I'm only 5 weeks along so am not feeling an preg-symptoms yet which is nice. I just don't want to gain more than I need to because I'm not overweight but I know I need to gain a bit. Lets see how it all goes!

I gained about 33 lbs with my first. I am 5'2, I started out at 142 lbs and was 175 lbs at 40 weeks. I had an easy pregnancy and exercised all the way up to 37 weeks. I walked, did the elliptical, Summer Sanders prenatal workout video, and water aerobics. The only reason I stopped is because I became really sick. I lost 17 lbs within the first 3 weeks but that was it. I wasn't one of those lucky women who lost weight quickly from breastfeeding ;-) It ended up taking me 13 months to lose ALL of the baby weight. And then I got pregnant again. Ha!

This time around I am working out harder (still doing Jillian Michael's Body Revolution) and using MFP to track my calories. I am still in the 1st trimester (almost 10 weeks) and just recently bumped my calories to "maintenance" which puts me at 1,820 a day. I lost 5 lbs in the beginning and I am still down a little over 4 lbs. I am hoping to not gain more than 30 this go around.

I try and make a valid effort to get in as much fresh food (fruits and veggies) as I can but some days I just want to snack on junk (hence the Easter candy on my desk at this very moment!). Dinners are the hardest for me because that is when I feel the most nauseous and have the biggest food aversions.

I am just so thankful for MFP, this group and like minded women :happy:

I ate 1800calories per day with my son and I had started at 185lbs, 5'4". I gained 10-15lbs or maybe give or take one lol I can't remember, but no more than 16. When he was delivered, I weighed 184lbs after, so less than I started! That was my second pregnancy. With my first pregnancy, I was 19/20 and knew nothing about calorie counting...not enough anyway. I gained 60lbs or more! I blew up from about 140-150 to over 200lbs. Insane! However, that said, I did eat a whole half gallon container of Edy's ice cream, AFTER dinner Check out the calorie needs for your height and weigh using a calorie calculator. This one is for pregnancy, but I tend to take off 100 or 200 calories when I use it. http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm I would actually suggest using this one instead http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm eating maintenance for the first trimester, adding 100-200 calories per day to that during the second and another 100-200 per day during the third. For example, mine says I need 1782calories per day to maintain my weight. I would eat about 1700-1800 per day during the first trimester, probably about 1800-2000calories during the second trimester and 1900-2200 during the third trimester. I attempt to stay on the low end, if I can, but this way gives me more space to figure out what is best for me. (100 calorie range, 200 calorie range and then 300 calorie range to try to meet). Good luck!

16lbs or 6lbs..
I started at 210, lost 10 then gained to 216. Day of delivery I was 212