Wanting to get pregnant..

Everyone is different and it really depends on how your body reacts to all the hormones released by the pregnancy. With my first I gained something like 60 and with my second I gained only 25 because I was very very carefully about what I ate. Your doctor can help you with a healthy eating plan. Also, provided your pregnancy is without complication you can exercise right up until the end, and this will help control weight gain and prepare you for labor.

After giving birth you will lose the weight of the baby, the plecenta and all the amniotic fluids, but you will most likely still have weight to lose and will still kind of look pregnant. Breastfeeding can also help you to lose weight after the baby is born, but it not a magic bullet for everyone.

I hope this helps and good luck to you!

There's actually an entire pregnancy group here on MFP that you should really join! They are a great group for those who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant. They also do a lot of discussions about calorie counting and exercising during pregnancy. Definitely check it out!

Like all the other ladies have said, it all depends on your body I gained 30lbs with my first and about 35lbs with my second. But that was my total weight gain so that includes the weight of the baby, the placenta, your boobs which grow and the extra weight that you put on from all the stuff that you eat.

With my first I was really careful what I ate, tried to eat healthy food and for the most part stayed away from the junk food. After the baby arrives you loose weight fast, but for me with my first the last 10 or 15lbs were the hardest to loose and than I got pregnant with my second so that added to my weight gain so here I am on MFP trying to loose that weight.

It's actually pretty easy. Talk to your doctor. Women generally use "I'm pregnant" as an excuse to eat like there's no tomorrow. For women in a healthy weight range, 25-35 lbs is a normal gain, and it will be fairly easy to lose the weight afterward. If you are heavier, you may be able to gain less, if you are underweight, you can gain more. Also, in your first trimester you actually don't need to increase your intake. Just eat what you would eat to maintain your weight. Absolutely NO dieting when you are pregnant- that is extremely harmful. Just stay active and eat right, and track your calories on here. In your second trimester you will probably need to increase your calories by about 200-300, and around 400 in the third trimester. Not exactly the "eating for two" that everyone thinks of. Talk to your doctor when you get pregnant, and he/she will be able to tell you how much you need to gain, and how many calories you need to eat for your body type, etc. Good luck.

I have 3 kids and I gained 60lbs with each kid. I DONT recommend that! lol!! When I am not pregnant I always try to diet and always workout, but when I get pregnant I eat whatever I want and dont workout. I would recommend the healthy 25 to 35lb weight gain and try and walk while pregnant. I lost 25-30lbs of the pregnancy weight within 2 weeks, and then the rest was up to me. With my daughter it took 2 years and I was back to weighing about 148, but I diddnt workout. WIth my first son at his 1st b-day I weighed 149 and by the time he was 2 I was down to 139. I worked out ALOT after having him and I was 26 years old. I have an 11 month old now and I weighed 163 at my first Dr appt with him, and thats about what I weigh now, and I workout ALOT. I will say that now being 32 the weight does not come off as fast! lol!! My goal is to get down to 150, I highly doubt that I will see 139 again! lol! But you never know!