anyone else going to be limiting weight gain? - Page 2

[Rikki Jean]

i usually shoot for 30iish, but I don't worry about it. I gained 35 w/DS1, and 27 w/DS2. I eat healthy, follow the Brewer diet, and have incredibly healthy pregnancies, deliveries, and babies.

So, to answer the question, no, I'm not trying to limit weight gain, but I will be monitoring my diet.

[scheelimama]

It's my personal opinion that as long as you eat a fairly healthy, balanced diet (and yes, that will include more calories than you are used to eating) and do some physical exercise, even if only an evening walk with the kiddos/dogs each evening, then your body will gain what it needs to.

I've never monitored my weight during pregnancy. Each pregnancy, I've gained between 30-35 lbs. And I tend to eat a lot when pregnant. I'm starving constantly. I'll have some month with no weight gain and other months with a 10 lb. weight gain. It all evens out in the end.

And as for your body gaining what it needs to, I believe that can vary wildly, from 10 lbs. (if overweight to begin with) to 70 lbs. I had a friend who ate very healthy and still gained 70 lbs. I hate it when dr's tell you you're gaining too much. I just don't think limiting your weight gain is healthy for the baby.

And yes, you are very likely to lose the weight quickly after your baby is born. I was at my lowest adult weight by 3 months after my first baby, and 5 months after my 3rd baby (was stuck with an extra 10 lbs. in between after my second baby.) Hoping to lose it easily again this time as well, but that's not my concern at this point.

[ell]

It's not necessarily a good idea to try to "limit" your weight gain, mainly because pregnancy is a time when your body isn't under your control. 30ish lbs is a guideline, but plenty of very healthy pregnancies gain half or double that, and it's got nothing to do with what mom is doing necessarily; it's simply how your body responds.

It's far more important to eat healthy. So you're better off ensuring all your meals are nutritious, reasonable in fat content, that you eat healthy snacks like fruit or nuts, and then let your body do what it's going to do. Healthily gained pregnancy weight will come off far easier even if it's 45 lbs as opposed to fat-based pregnancy weight.