Age: 29
Height: 5'6"
Pre-pregnancy Weight: 134.5 lbs
Goal to Gain:25-30 lbs
Due: August 15, 2016
Week 4: 134.5
Week 5: 134.5
Week 6: 136.5
Week 7: 135
Week 9: 137.5
Week 10: 136.5
Week 11: 136
Week 12: 138
Week 13: 139
Week 14: 139.5
Week 15: 140.5
Week 16: 144.5!!!
Week 17: 144
Week 18: 145
Week 19: 146.5
Week 20: 147
Week 21: 149.5!!!
Week 22: 151
Week 27: 155

I'm still not weighting myself at home which has been good for me, I'm not longer obsessing over it. My weight gain has slowed down a lot, which is good. I've gained 20lbs and I'm almost at the end of the second trimester, not amazing but not terrible either. I've been eating at maintenance and exercising daily so I think I might just be someone who gains in pregnancy. Even if I gain a pound a week for the rest of my pregnancy I should still end up around 30-35lbs.

Age: 33
Height: 5'6"
Pre-pregnancy Weight: 143lbs
Goal to Gain: 20-25lbs
Due: 11th August
Total Gain So Far: 6lbs
Week 4: 143
Week 5: 144
Week 6: 142
Week 7: 141
Week 8: 140
Week 11: 139
Week 12: 138
Week 17: 140
Week 19: 141
Week 20: 142
Week 21: 143
Week 22: 142
Week 23: 143
Week 24: 144
Week 25: 144
Week 26: 145
Week 27: 147
Week 29: 149

I'm 20 weeks and up 12 lbs--and dang proud considering how much I had gained by halfway last time around! I do hope to slow my gain a tad though to stay under my final goal of 30 lbs.

LisaTcan wrote: »

@Eliz_99 and @_cassie623 you've both gained so little!! I don't get it I have been working out like crazy and tracking and I'm still up 20lbs. Oh well, what can I do!

Keep in mind I was overweight when I got pregnant. That definitely plays a factor. I already have some extra chub to go to that baby lol I bet working out throughout your pregnancy will help you drop that weight very easily after you have your little one, so keep your chin up. It's all worth it in the end, I promise!

Thanks everyone! I appreciate your support. When I brought it up with my doctor she was not worried at all and said my weight gain was right on track. I'm 29 weeks so there isn't too long to go now anyways!

Beginning Weight: 166 lbs (8 weeks pregnant)
Started MFP at 20 weeks

20 weeks: 164.8 lbs
21 weeks: 164.4 lbs
23 weeks: 165.8 lbs
24 weeks: 165.4 lbs
25 weeks: 165.4 lbs
26 weeks: 167.0 lbs
27 weeks: 167.2 lbs
28 weeks: 168.8 lbs
29 weeks: 168.4 lbs
30 weeks: 171.2 lbs
31 weeks: 172.0 lbs

Total: +6 lbs

The water retention is crazy in those temperature... I feel the same way
We can motivate each other once we give birth, I find it's easier to lose the weight afterwards than to try to control is during pregnancy. I mean, we have control to some degree, but unfortunately not entirely...

Hi! Sorry I haven't logged on for a while, been busy trying to get all my work done before baby arrives. Well done for still logging up and updating on here. If you feel frustrated that you are gaining too much/too fast, just think what the situation would be if you did not eat healthily and work out.

40+3 today and still sporting a big bump Summer has finally arrived here and as I am not used to any heat I find it unbearable. I recon I have another week or so to go before I pop.

Here is my latest weight-in:

28 w: 1.8 Total: 1.5
29 w: 0.7 Total: 2.1
30 w: 0.7 Total: 2.8
31 w: -0.2 Total: 2.6
32 w: -0.2 Total: 2.3
33 w: -0.9 Total: 1.5
34 w: 0.4 Total: 1.9
35 w: 2.0 Total: 3.9
36 w: 2.0 Total: 5.9
37 w: 0.4 Total: 6.3
38 w: 0.9 Total: 7.2
39 w: 0.0 Total: 7.2
40 w: 2.2 Total: 9.4 pounds

This is such an improvement on the massive gains in my previous pregnancies, but I think it was just because I was bigger to start with. I recon our bodies know what is required. Interestingly, the pregnancy where I gained most weight is the one where I got back to pre-preg weight fastest (within 3 months) so I am cautious about expecting too much after this baby arrives... Eventually it will go though, one way or another!

So the bets are on: will I get to add a 41 week weight in to the list?????

Haha, I am definitely not waiting for a snow storm!! Tonight's forecast though is for "Scattered thundery showers overnight" so maybe... My first was also born in a thunder storm. I just had 1 1/2 hours of prodromal labour, but I have had that many times the last couple of weeks so not getting my hopes up because of that.

@EmmaDetermined I was wondering if you had delivered yet! Thanks for checking in! Do you normally go overdue with your babies? I am really hoping I'll deliver a little before my due date. My mom had be and my sister at 37 weeks, but who knows!

19 weeks 3 days pregnant with twins.
Up 3 pounds so far.

Im 25+5 and gained 8lbs so far. Hopefully it will continue at this pace but i'm expecting to balloon soon

Age: 29
Height: 5'6"
Pre-pregnancy Weight: 134.5 lbs
Goal to Gain:25-30 lbs
Due: August 15, 2016
Week 4: 134.5
Week 5: 134.5
Week 6: 136.5
Week 7: 135
Week 9: 137.5
Week 10: 136.5
Week 11: 136
Week 12: 138
Week 13: 139
Week 14: 139.5
Week 15: 140.5
Week 16: 144.5!!!
Week 17: 144
Week 18: 145
Week 19: 146.5
Week 20: 147
Week 21: 149.5!!!
Week 22: 151
Week 27: 155
Week 30: 161.5!!!
Week 33: 166.5
Total gain - 32lbs

I almost don't want to post this but I think it's good to be accountable and also maybe it will be helpful for some other moms to see that some people just gain a lot of weight in pregnancy despite tracking calories and exercising. I'm not happy about it but my doctor isn't concerned as my blood pressure and sugar are fine, she said she sees women gain up to 60lbs. I guess if I hadn't been so careful I would have been one of them!

I think your gain is absolutely appropriate for your starting weight. A lot of us are on MFP because we were overweight to begin with. That's why so many are aiming for minimal gains. According to bmi I was 2lbs into the obese category when I got pregnant. At a size 12 I didn't feel obese, just overweight. Living in my own dream world. I'd like to keep my gain to 20lbs....but I'm not sweating it. I'm 11weeks and up 4.5lbs already. But I feel really good and this is my last baby. I'm just going to try to enjoy it since I hated being pregnant the first two times.

@sardelsa @melnikn thank you all so much for the support!! It really does make me feel better to know that other women have gained more than the recommended 25-35lbs and still got it off in a reasonable time postpartum. All the pregnancy books really make you feel like 35lbs is a strict cut off! I know that I will be committed to losing the weight and that some of it will come off pretty easily in the first 6 weeks.

@enterdanger that's a good point, I did start off quite slim and with a low body fat percentage so it's definitely possible I just needed to gain more to support the pregnancy than someone who started overweight. My doctor said 40lbs would be a very healthy gain for me. I was also much more active pre-pregnancy, I am a pretty avid road cyclist but didn't feel safe continuing during pregnancy. Thanks for the support Ps - BMI is so funny, to me a size 12 is definitely not obese, my best friend is a dietician and she thinks its a ridiculous measure.