How many pounds did you gain in your pregnancy?

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  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    I gained about 25 and my daughter was 7 pounds 9 ounces. I dropped back to my pre-pregnancy weight within 4 weeks after having her. I still can't get rid of the pooch...I'm trying my best. I think it also helps that I was 18 when I had her and so it was relatively easy to drop the weight.
  • lesliemk
    lesliemk Posts: 382 Member
    The first time about 32 pounds. The second time around I started heavier and I was bound and determined to not get carried away during my 2nd pregnancy. I gained about 15lbs and I had an almost 9lbs baby. :D
  • briar_rose
    briar_rose Posts: 149 Member
    35 pounds
  • bonnymom
    bonnymom Posts: 107 Member
    I was 240lbs when I got pregnant w/ my first and gained 21lbs - my dr didn't want me to gain more than 20. :) He was 9lbs 6oz. I weighed 235 within about 2-3 weeks after.

    I was 260lbs when I got pregnant w/ my second and gained 9lbs - same dr was upset every time I had lost weight. She was 9lbs 2oz. I weighed 245lbs within about 6 weeks after.
  • harmonymusictchr
    harmonymusictchr Posts: 7
    I lost weight with both of my pregnancies. Around 15 pounds each time, but I put every pound plus a BUNCH more on past-delivery. I was concerned when the scale kept going backwards while I was pregnant but my Dr. said not to worry about it. Both of my girls were healthy as can be...one weighed in at 9lb 12 oz and the other 8lb 5 oz.
  • hilton9
    hilton9 Posts: 24 Member
    I gained 46. I am 5'3" and was 158 pre-pregnancy. The day I gave birth I weighed 204. My baby boy was 8 lbs, 8 oz.
  • WildcatMom82
    WildcatMom82 Posts: 564 Member
    40 lbs. I jogged 5x a week up until 30 weeks when it got painful, but continued walking daily after that. My daughter was 8lbs 2 oz.
  • curleesam
    curleesam Posts: 462 Member
    A lot!! I didn't weigh myself during but after she was born I was 49lbs heavier!! I ate like a horse in the last four weeks out of sheer boredom. Definitely won't be making the same mistake with baby number 2!!
  • Tipring
    Tipring Posts: 21 Member
    I gained 60 pounds with my first, but I was about 15 pounds under weight before pregnancy. He was 8 lbs 10 ozs. 6 years after him got prego with my youngest. Gained 50 pounds, he was 10 pounds 2 ounces. I weigh more now than I did at the end of my pregnancies.
  • meghannpiercy
    meghannpiercy Posts: 9 Member
    I gained almost 100lbs, half way through I got really sick and was put on bed rest so i couldn't do ANYTHING but hang out on my bed.
  • Natolee72
    Natolee72 Posts: 122 Member
    80 with my first one :grumble: boy 8 pounds ....9 with my second :noway: girl 7 pounds ....and I am still trying to lose the weight from the first one :tongue: he is 22 and she is 2 :laugh:
  • darla48
    darla48 Posts: 25
    My first and only pregnancy was with twins and I gained 70lbs....my sons were 5lbs 9 oz and 5lbs 6 oz
  • Kalee34
    Kalee34 Posts: 674 Member
    I gained 60 with my first. 40 with my second. 35 with my third. And about 40 or 45 with my last. So as you can see it's different everytime!
  • jlrowl
    jlrowl Posts: 2
    I gained 25 lbs. My doctor told me that iur was a very healthy weight gain. But I know it varies depending on you and the growth of you r baby
  • soccermum75
    soccermum75 Posts: 588 Member
    I gained 40 lbs my first 2 pregnancies and 20 lbs the third one (by that time I already had 20 lbs extra from the previous pregnancies).
  • andeeinevansville
    andeeinevansville Posts: 98
    I gained 64 pounds with my first pregnancy, 19 with my 2nd, 10 with my 3rd, 9 with my 4th and 10 with my 5th...my heaviest baby was 10 pounds and my lightest baby was 8 pounds..besides my first baby, I dropped all my pregnancy weight plus about 20 pounds during the first month after delivery. Maybe I should have another one?? lol All 5 are GIRLS by the way :)
  • whatupskinnyjeans
    whatupskinnyjeans Posts: 229 Member
    started off at abt 118-125 lb. by ten weeks i was 136-138. i gave birth weighing about 180. my next preg started at 164. lost a few pounds first trimester-tried to be more careful and active- give birth to 9 lb+ baby girl at 190 (lifetime high). lost weight within 3 weeks down to 153. gained a couple pounds, lost about fifteen lbs- down to 142...slipped and gained it back-now at 157.5 trying to get back to 120!
  • MinnesotaMommyof3
    MinnesotaMommyof3 Posts: 7
    For my first I gained about 72lbs. I had preeclampsia. It was terrible- I left the hospital weighing more after I had an alomost 9lb baby because of the fluid retention. The second time I gained about 53lbs. The third time about the same. All in 8-9lb. baby range. I did not exercise other than my very active job. I ate what I wanted but I'm not a very unhealthy eater to begin with and worked at that active job up until delivery. I am working on getting the last of the baby weight off from the third child. I have about 20lbs to go.

    Here's what I'm trying to find out- I was first pregnant at 19, still had a "girl" body. Now my fitness goal is actually about 10lb more than what I weighed at 19. I'm not sure what to shoot for after starting having children so young and being pregnant or nursing for 9years, what should I weigh as a "woman" you know? I figured I'd get that 20lb off and see how I feel (?)
  • BrownEyedG1rl
    BrownEyedG1rl Posts: 625 Member
    I was already overweight when I got pregnant with both of them. With my son, I gained 10 lbs (he was 8 lbs, 14 oz), with my daughter I gained 12 lbs (she was 9 lbs, 2 oz).
  • Nicole114
    Nicole114 Posts: 38
    I gained 38 lbs in 6 1/2 months (I had my daughter at 29 weeks) No telling how much more I would have gained if I didn't have her early! Doesn't really matter though because I gained a ton over the past 2 years anyways... :grumble: lol
  • Jaedynmoon
    Jaedynmoon Posts: 280 Member
    Ha! With my daughter I gained 70! Crazy, crazy! I even went to the gym and worked out/walked/all that....THANKFULLY those 70 lbs have been gone for about 1 1/2 years (my daughter is 2 1/2) I joined MFP to lose the little extra weight I was actually trying to lose when I found out I was pregnant!
  • mommamo5
    mommamo5 Posts: 61
    I gained 42 with my first and 50 with my second...I pretty much ate whatever I wanted if you can't tell. lol
  • DoralisM
    DoralisM Posts: 80
    I was 105lbs before pregnancy...gained between 32-35 lbs but looked HUGE since I'm only 5'1" and then went down to 126 but took me at least 3yrs fluctuating up and down. Now I'm 134 and my goal is to be 117.
  • Elke_louise
    Elke_louise Posts: 8
    I was 125 lbs when I found out I was a month pregnant. 9 days before my due date when my son was born by c-section I was 160. So 35 lb gain in my 9 months. The first year while I breast fed him I went down to 145 lbs. The second and third years of breast feeding I went back up to about 155. After weaning him at age 3 and a 1/2 and experiencing other health, job and relationship related stress I went up to 162. It has been VERY hard to take this weight off.

    But after several people asked me if I was having a second baby at the end of 2010 or when was I expecting number 2, I am determined to take this extra weight off! I was so embarassed I just wanted to sink through the floor.

    I hate how slow I seem to lose weight now. Before my son I lost weight much more easily. Now I feel like an alien in my body. I carry almost all the extra weight in my belly. So I really DO look pregnant. The next time someone asks me when I am expecting I want it to be because I AM expecting in a month or two, not because I LOOK like I am. And I would love a full year or two of just having my sexy body back and enjoying it a while before that happens.
  • virginiagomes
    virginiagomes Posts: 110 Member
    I gained 88 pounds!!!
    I went from a tiny 95 pounds to a huge 183 pounds causing my skin to overstretch and break. That is the reason why I had a tummy tuck in the summer: to get rid of stretch marks.
  • Elke_louise
    Elke_louise Posts: 8
    Did you like the results after the tummy tuck? How long was the recovery time?

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  • jwd28
    jwd28 Posts: 765
    pregnancy #1 - gained 35 pounds

    pregnancy #2 - also gained 35 pounds

    In retrospect, I wish I had made healthier food choices both times. I ate pretty much what I wanted. I think my weight gain was appropriate both times (I was normal weight when I got pg the first time and only slightly overweight when I got pg the second time) but I ate a lot of unhealthy foods.
  • Kelleinna
    Kelleinna Posts: 160
    Hah... tricky question. I actually LOST almost 40 pounds while I was pregnant with my son. I was about 245 lbs. when I got pregnant and started losing weight sometime in the second trimester. My doctor made a lot of frowny faces at me over the course of several appointments and did a lot of measuring and finally concluded, "Well, he's getting bigger and you're getting smaller... all I can say is that he's eating you." After I gave birth I was 209. Too bad I gained my way back up into the 240s in short order. :P The pregnancy diet was the best one I've ever done, but I'm not having any more kids... lol.
  • AmberElaine84
    AmberElaine84 Posts: 964 Member
    Gained about 15-20 with my first daughter. She was 8lbs 1oz and I lost all the weight within the first 6 weeks.

    Gained 40 with my second daughter. She was 6lbs 13 oz. Lost 30 or so within the first 3 months, the rest just lingered.

    Gained over 40 with my son. He was 8lbs 2 oz. I lost all the weight PLUS some in about 6 months.

    I saw 205 on the scale on delivery day with my last two children and that scared me to death! I also nursed with the last two, and it helped shed those pounds quicker. 20 calories burned per every ounce of milk you body makes..not too shabby!!
  • CaityB14
    CaityB14 Posts: 74 Member
    About 40 with my son.... first pregnancy and I was already 10 pounds more than my normal weight when I got pregnant. I hated that I gained that much but I wasn't really making enough healthy choices.... too many sweets!!!
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