ladies: pregnancy and weight loss

ohamberx0
ohamberx0 Posts: 98 Member
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone experienced a significant amount of weight loss when first becoming pregnant? At first I thought I was doing well with calories... but I've lost almost 20lbs in under 3 weeks and the only other time I lost that much that fast was when I was before (misc.), just didn't know if this is an actual early sign? Thank you

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  • leynak
    leynak Posts: 963 Member
    I did lose weight with my second pregnancy. I was probably 30lbs overweight when I got pregnant- I didn't lose it as fast as that but I did weigh less when I was 9 months than when I conceived.

    I don't know if that's any help...
  • warneg
    warneg Posts: 12 Member
    so it's been a while for me, but....I would suggest that this situation warrants a call to your obgyn, since that's a significant amount of weight loss, and you don't want to deprive the baby. Good luck!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Both of my boys I lost weight up until the third trimester - then I made up for it.
  • ellekay22
    ellekay22 Posts: 147 Member
    I lost weight and it turned out I had gestational diabetes. Ask for an early check (they usually check at 28 weeks).
  • mamax5
    mamax5 Posts: 414 Member
    With my last pregnancy I lost 10lbs....But it could have been an indication something was wrong, the pregnancy lasted 10 weeks and my weight came off in 6 weeks, I really don't understand the weight loss. I've never done that before and it was technically the 5th pregnancy for me. Everyone is different. When I was pregnant with my fourth pregnancy, I was trying to loose weight before I found out and I couldn't loose weight...I lost 6lbs in about 2 or 3 months.
  • nickiog
    nickiog Posts: 187 Member
    idk if it helps but im 13 weeks today and ive lost about 6 pounds since 8 weeks. i did the same thing with my daughter..i lost weight the whole time and then gained in the last tri...i started out both pregnancies around 180...with my first daughter i ended up 200 pounds when i had her but when i got home from the hospital i was 180 and im kinda hoping it goes the same with this one.
  • Runner_mick
    Runner_mick Posts: 115 Member
    I lost a lot of weight when I was pregnant. I was already about 30lbs overweight at the time and I was really sick during my pregnancy so I kept losing. My OB wasn't too worried cause the baby was still healthy and I was overweight to begin with. Slowly during the 3rd tri I gained it back. So I technically only gained 6lbs during my whole pregnancy.
  • Steel6981
    Steel6981 Posts: 154 Member
    I lost 30 pounds when i was pregnant and felt like i was eating like a hourse. I was 40, so everything was monitored. The baby was fine they just said having the little one in me kick started my metabolism. Always is good thing to check though.

    Sue
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