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I gained 25-35 pounds with each of my pregnancies. Before children (had my first at age 20), I weighed around 120. After my last 3 pregnancies, I was mainly staying between 170-180 (my highest non-pregnant weight was 188.)
But this last pregnancy, I took better care of myself during pregnancy, tried to continue eating right during and after, and began exercising as soon as my midwife cleared it. I also added strength training last August. In about 10 months, I have lost 30+ pounds and am slightly below my goal weight. But I don't think I'll realistically try to reach my "before children" weight of 120; I don't think it would look good on me at this age.

I was one of the lucky ones and actually wound up weighing less after each prenancy than I started. With my first child I weighed 186 when I got pregnant (my highest weight ever). I gained 13 pounds with her and left the hospital weighing less than 180. With my next I gained about 10 pounds, and with my last around 11. When I had my last child in January 2010 I was down to around 145 after. Tryin to get back there now. In the time between having him and starting MFP in Nov I had gained a lot back and was around 177. Now I'm down to 157 and trying to get back where I was.

I think pregnancy agreed so well with me because it forced me to a healthier diet and giving up beer and wine for 9 months each time. It's easy to live well when you are doing it for your baby. Not so much when I was left to my own wants. MFP has really helped me get control of that and the diet plan I now follow lets me balance dieting and living wife so well it's been much easier.

I gained exactly 26 lbs with each one of my 4 pregancies. Although my starting weights were diffrent each time. First- 165 lbs
Second- 149lbs Third-155lbs Fourth-165

After my first I was on the Depo shot and gained more weight became over 190. Then worked hard and it took about a year+.

After my second I had some hyperthyoid issues and dropped over 50 lbs in less then 6 wks. It was really scary because I felt like the movie "thinner" I was eating all day long, everything in sight. My grocery bill was outragious! Then when I was nearly skin and bones went to the doctor. Man what I wouldn't give for that problem today. lol

After my third, it took about 3 months. Diet and exercise.

Well here I am after my 4th baby and he's two. I've actually lost some, gained some, but back to losing. Still haven't gotten down to prepregnancy.

Prior to my pregnancies I since they were planned I did happen to gain 10-25 before even concieving, due to changing my eating habits.

First - gained 50 lbs!! OH my. I lost it all very quickly without doing much besides breastfeeding. My skin went back where it was supposed to and all of that. I was 117 when I went back to work - 8 weeks. Most of my weight was fluid (I had preeclampsia).

By the time I was pregnant again, I had gained weight - started at 135. Day of delivery - 170 - so I gained 35 lbs. Back to 135 fairly quickly again (preeclampsia again, more fluid!) - probably about 3 months or so, but the weight went back up. My little girl was 8 months, I was 145. This time after losing the baby weight though, my skin was saggy and it is not my favorite look, for sure. I am hoping it tightens up and smooths out some as I lose weight and tone.

Fast forward to today: down to 126! Hoping to keep it up and send those pounds packing! I am losing the weight slowly but surely!

I gained 100 lbs my first pregnancy. Got it off in 7 months and literally the day I stepped on the scale and my prepregnancy weight, I got pregnant with my second. Worked out and counted calories the entire pregnancy and still gained about 40lbs.

I'd add pictures but I don't see where???

I just had my baby this past September and I gained 54 lbs I was 135 before I got prego, and 189 when I delivered. I ate horribly and I did exercise until I had some pre-term labor around 26 weeks. I am now almost 7 months post prego, and I have 7 lbs to go!! My goal weight was 140, so I'm only 2 lbs from my goal!

I had my son in Jan, and before I got pregnant, I was 243. After I found out I was pregnant, my weight dropped to 225, and then a month later dropped to 220. (I did exercise between going back and forth to classes and my job had me going into the pressbox, yay for stadiums) and then it bounced between 217 and 219. After my son was born, they weighed me and i dropped to 204 and now i am currently 200...I recently rejoined mfp, but i started exercising again once I was cleared to go

Baby 1: started at 175 and deliverd at 235....50 lbs! Took 1 year to gt back to 180
Baby 2: startedvat 200 and delivered at 225..25lbs....she is now 18 months and i am down to 187 still have a ways to go but i am getting there