how much weight have you gained
jamie31
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Hey all, I am 10 weeks 5 days pregnant and had another appt yesterday. I have gained 9lbs, and am freaking out a little. The dr didnt say anything about the weight gain though. I am still working out and burn alot of calories, i am still eating at a deficit ( some days its a 1000 calorie deficit!) What was your weight gain at this point? is alot of this water retention???
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I will be 17weeks tomorrow and I have gained 8-10lb depending on my fluctuations! I'm sure a little of it is water water, and that's why my weight varies by 2+lbs some days. I ate at maintenance my first trimester....but mostly over because I was so hungry, and am now add 250 a day, which I've been pretty good at staying within most days. I think to a certain extent our bodies are just going to do what they want. Just make sure you are eating healthy and staying active! Did you ask your doctor about calorie intake? If not, I would ask because 1000 calorie deficit seems like a lot while pregnant to me. And if the doc didn't say anything then I wouldn't be too worried
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I'm pretty sure I was at that amount of weight gain by that point for sure. I was also stressed out about it but for no reason really. I jumped on the scale this morning and am up 26 lbs at 28 weeks. I remember feeling super bloated and fat in the first trimester.......I also got an instant super muffin top the minute after I peed on that stick! well it seemed that way anyways. I set my calorie goal to maintenance and only recently changed it to gain a 1/2 lb a week. The weight gain seems to come in spurts.
Jamie if you're exercising and tracking I wouldn't stress about it. It took a really long time for me to get over the fact that you're supposed to gain weight.....because you're making a baby! Plus you read all that literature about how you really shouldn't gain much weight, if any, the first trimester and I have yet to meet a single person (in person) that didn't gain the first trimester. You probably feel bigger than you are and water retention sucks.5 -
We are so totally individual! I wouldn't worry too much unless your doctor says you have reason to worry. Is he/she OK with your deficit? That seems like quite a large deficit even for the early stages of pregnancy.
I am struggling with food aversions and a very compressed stomach. I can't eat a full meal usually, I end up snacking. I gained weight immediately, I bloated up about 5 lbs. I lost that and I still haven't gained anything, just fluctuating water weight. My OB says I am fine and I'll probably be a faster gainer towards the end of the second trimester (17 weeks). She said others gain more early and slow down later, others are completely consistent. Just keep the lines of communication open with your doctor and I am sure you'll be fine!0 -
Just keep an eye on it, with my daughter I gained 10lbs in the first trimester, 5lbs in the second, and 16lbs in the third. When I went to the OB two weeks ago I was up 6lbs (at the time I was 11 weeks) but I stepped on the scale on Sunday and I was down 3lbs. Being that summer is around the corner us preggos will be retaining a lot of water and remember heat makes things swell including our selves.2
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My first pregnancy I gained 19lbs with this pregnancy I lost ten gained 2 so far0
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I know its hard but do not give it a second thought. Your body is just saying that it needs the weight, especially if you are staying active and eating well. That little love inside of you is just doing his/her thing!
With my first I was absolutely at 10lbs by 10-11 weeks. I gained close to 45-50lbs with my first pregnancy, enjoyed every last bagel and Dorito, FYI!
This pregnancy - I am 19 weeks and i have gained 10lbs. I don't weigh myself at home but that has DEF gone up since my last appt.
My advice - embrace the madness that is your body right now. Once you do that - little weight gains are not that big a deal. The goal is to keep tracking and be healthy but you are pregnant so these things will happen! Big hugs! 2 -
I'm at 19wks 4days and up around 12lbs or so depending on the day. I'm weighing about three pounds heavier at the doctor's office from clothes, shoes, etc. but they used the starting weight that I inputted from my home scale so they're showing me at 15lbs up!0
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I am 15 weeks and have gained 3 pounds. I track everything still and try to exercise 4-5 times per week. I am determined not to gain over the 15-20 pounds my doctor suggested. I have two older children and am 36, so it isn't going to be as easy for me ro bounce back this time.2
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I'm 27 weeks, and I'm up 22 pounds. I gained 10 pounds alone in my first trimester, I had no morning sickness and just became instantly MORE hungry especially for carbs primarily. I still workout 5-6 days a week, but my eating habits have cause my weight gain to be high and steady.3
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I'm 35 weeks and up 20.5lbs. I actually didn't gain anything until 20/21 weeks, so all my weight gain has been in the last 14/15 weeks. Everyone is different, some gain weight earlier, then don't gain much in the end, and some are opposite and don't gain much to begin with, and then it piles on! As long as you're exercising and tracking and making good food choice for the most part, I wouldn't worry about it. I would make sure you are eating some of your exercise calories back though, that's a big deficit to have, especially when you're preggo.2
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10 weeks and haven't gained any weight yet. That wasn't the case with first two pregnancies . I gained about 10-15lbs first trimester..1
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OK seems like everyone is different. I think maybe what has made me gain so much is that i was at a REALLY high deficit then upped my calories immediately by about 500, so that could have a little to do with it. I guess since the dr didnt say anything she must not be worried.1
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I'm totally different, I actually lost 2 pounds, and almost at 15 weeks.. really strange, but no complaints.
A good friend of mine gained 50 lbs during her pregnancy and she is the fittest most healthy person I know.. she exercised like crazy the whole time but gained tons of water weight. Her baby is now 2 weeks old and she already lost around 30 pounds... Everyone is different!1 -
I feel like the less I eat the more I gain. I gained 6lbs by my first OB appointment at 10 weeks despite being strict with my diet and kept going from there. I reached 10 by about 15 weeks. However, it slowed way down, even after I largely stopped tracking. I'm now up 24 at almost 36 weeks. Going to a generous maintenance seemed to help. They say a lot of women that have been dieting or are low body fat tend to gain fast initially because the body is ensuring adequate fat stores for the pregnancy. The more you restrict the more your body may try to retain fat and fluids. So increase those calories, stay active, and trust the process!0
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I feel like the less I eat the more I gain. I gained 6lbs by my first OB appointment at 10 weeks despite being strict with my diet and kept going from there. I reached 10 by about 15 weeks. However, it slowed way down, even after I largely stopped tracking. I'm now up 24 at almost 36 weeks. Going to a generous maintenance seemed to help. They say a lot of women that have been dieting or are low body fat tend to gain fast initially because the body is ensuring adequate fat stores for the pregnancy. The more you restrict the more your body may try to retain fat and fluids. So increase those calories, stay active, and trust the process!
That's what I was figuring for me, I was still on a restricted 1200-1400 calories a day when I got pregnant so when I increased back to maintenance BAM, weight!0 -
Hi there. I am 8wks 2days along and I have gained 2.5lbs so far. I have a goal set in my mind that I don't want to gain more than 4lbs my first trimester, but it doesn't look like its going to happen. The last 3 weeks I have been gaining weight every week. I exercise daily and "try" not to go over calories, but that is hard to do because I am so hungry all the time. lol I also eat a ton of carbs so I don't have nausea. Carbs seem to help me alot, but it also sticks to you! oh well. Its nice to see that I am not the only one gaining in the first tri1
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Hi there. I am 8wks 2days along and I have gained 2.5lbs so far. I have a goal set in my mind that I don't want to gain more than 4lbs my first trimester, but it doesn't look like its going to happen. The last 3 weeks I have been gaining weight every week. I exercise daily and "try" not to go over calories, but that is hard to do because I am so hungry all the time. lol I also eat a ton of carbs so I don't have nausea. Carbs seem to help me alot, but it also sticks to you! oh well. Its nice to see that I am not the only one gaining in the first tri
Same here. the carbs help me keep the morning sickness away. 11 weeks now and have yet to get sick. I was just freaking out about the weight because they say you should only gain 25-35 lbs and at this rate i was like OMG i will end up gaining about 60lbs!1 -
blah, 9 wks 2 days. I am up another pound. 3.5lbs gain for me so far. well goal under 4 is totally out the window. How about goal under 6lbs? LOL0
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I'm at 11 weeks and have gained about 3 pounds. I'm kind of surprised that I haven't gained more, considering the sheer volume of food I've been eating. I have been STARVING lately!0
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I will be 31wks tomorrow and up 21.2lbs. I didn't start gaining until I was 17wks.
Everyone is different. As long as your OB/Midwife is okay with your weight gain then I wouldn't worry.0 -
*puts on ashamed face*
I've gained 20 in 20 weeks. My doctor is not happy. I gained 10 within the first 2 months, just because I didn't feel good eating anything but bread. I was eating to lose before, usually 13-1500 a day. I was 5'5 and 175, now I'm at 194. I hope it's true what one of the girls above said, that when you were dieting before, your body immediately wants to build up its fat stores. I promised my doctor I would try not to gain more weight before my next appointment so I am now trying to set a goal of 1800 a day instead of 2000, but so far it's not working. I'm still hungry after 1800 and I think for the most part I'm eating well. Getting TONS of fiber and trying to eat lots of fruits and veggies. Blergh.3 -
I'm starting to think our bodies are going to do what they want, we just have to do the best we can, and try not to worry too much until after the baby. I am currently up 11lbs at 18weeks, and feel I'm not doing bad. I just feel that the weight is going to start packing on later when the baby actually gains a lot! Oh well, it will all be worth it and I know I will be able to get it off after I have the baby 1
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I am 14 weeks and 3 days and I have gained 4 lbs. Not good or bad I suppose lol I need to start being more careful that's for sure! Good luck ladies with maintaining your weight! 0
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have almost gained back everything i lost. June last year till oct 2011 i love a little over 30 lb. Now i am 34 weeks along and have gained 26 lbs. I feel bad about it but have been told my my doctors and ultra sound tec that the only place they can see the gain is in my belly and breast. I have been good and eating healthy and eating right but i have been drinking more milk and not counting like i should.0
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Hi
I have gained 25lb at 31 weeks.
In the first tri I gained 3lb, then didnt weigh until 20 weeks and had gained 20 in total, so that made me panic. So in the last 11 weeks Ive only gained 5lb.
Look slike it will balance out in the end - so Im sure everyone elses will too.
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i am beginning to realize that my body is going to do what it wants/ has to do too. i thought i would be able to maintain or keep my gain to less than 4 pounds in the 1st trimester and keep it 25-ish throughout the pregnancy but now i really dont know what i will gain bc i cant control it. my body is in control not me. (i am controlling what foods i put in and to keep exercising though so i am 20 weeks and i have gained approx 13-14 pounds. really, not that bad but i was looking to have only gained ab 10 at this point. 0
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i am beginning to realize that my body is going to do what it wants/ has to do too. i thought i would be able to maintain or keep my gain to less than 4 pounds in the 1st trimester and keep it 25-ish throughout the pregnancy but now i really dont know what i will gain bc i cant control it. my body is in control not me. (i am controlling what foods i put in and to keep exercising though so i am 20 weeks and i have gained approx 13-14 pounds. really, not that bad but i was looking to have only gained ab 10 at this point.
I very much agree with you - alot of it might be water weight too, which comes off really fast after (or so I hear)!!0 -
I'm 20w4d and was up 18lbs yesterday (up 4lbs in the last week alone), but was down a bit again today. I think I'm retaining some water, my feet were a bit puffy after work yesterday, and I had wicked sock lines around my calves (they looked great with the capris I changed into to go to the gym right after work!) I have been eating maintenance calories and exercising and am still gaining like crazy, so I agree that our bodies will do what they need to. And really, I don't know anybody who stayed under the 30-35lb gain. One of my friends gained 60lbs, but did say most was water and it does indeed come off quickly.0
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13 weeks and I gained 5 lbs ...
I am not THAT worried .. because I know I am putting healthy foods in my body and excercising ...
I am not perfect (who is anyhow ?? )
My body knows better what is the best way to react to this pregnancy ...
Eat 90% of healthy food, 90% of the time and we will be fine .... 0 -
I am almost 27 weeks and have gained 18lbs so far. My midwife does not want me to gain more than 30lbs.1
