Any other moms with HUGE appetites and lots of weight gain?

[Celticqueen]

I'm 30 weeks...and found out today I've already gained 40 pounds. I couldn't believe it! No gestational diabetes, no preclampsia, no high blood pressure- totally healthy but just lots of weight gain. I exercise, too. My midwife said that it's normal and good for underweight girls to gain more than the average "30". I started out at about 95 pounds so I guess that theory makes sense...And what can I say, this baby makes me eat...a lot! Keeping it healthy food mostly, but man am I hungry!

To be honest though, I hate it! Trying to remind myself that I'll lose 20 pounds the day I give birth. That's what happened with my last 2, anyway.

Anyone else here in this boat? Large appetites and gaining a bunch to show for it?

[montessorimama1]

I'm up 40 lbs to 185 lbs at 30 weeks (from 145 pre-pregnancy, I measure 5'10" so I was pretty trim), and although the first few times I got on the scale I would feel awful, now I'm welcoming it.  Like you, no health issues at all, just a baby-making machine!  I exercise daily and I think I look pretty decent for a pregnant person.  My midwife is very supportive and my husband has stopped freaking out and now only points out that I weigh more than he does at this point.  Who would've thunk it?  Oh, yeah, and I'm always starving, btw. 

[applejax]

I got on the scale this morning and Iv gained 30 lbs so far. I'm 30 weeks and I expect to gain another 9-10lbs by birth. Earlier in the pregnancy I was always hungry and gained 10 lbs with in 3 weeks!!! Iv slowed down but it seems I'm gaining a pound a week. 

[Kindermama]

Yep! I've gained 35lbs at 31 weeks and it shows. I have some major water retention in my legs though. I bet like times before I'll lose 25 lbs the day I give birth!

[freestylemama]

Me too! I'm not even underweight normally- I'm very average.  I gained a lot with DD too.  My thin mom always did as well.  Some people are just hungry gainers when they're pregnant.  All my tests are great.  If it helps you all, I lost the weight with DD in like the first three months so I really wouldn't worry about it if you're normally thin or average.

I just finished a bowl of baked oatmeal and it's 9:30.  :)

[Celticqueen]

Nice to know I'm not alone here! Like the PP said, some of us are just hungry gainers I guess. I always envy women that only gain 15 pounds, but everyone's body needs are so different. In the end, too, all the gain is worth it!

[Celticqueen]

Originally Posted by freestylemama 

I just finished a bowl of baked oatmeal and it's 9:30.  :)

Yum! I'm LOVING oatmeal most mornings around here. Oregon has been freezing lately. It's so satisfying isn't it? Haven't tried making baked oatmeal though...sounds delicious 

[applejax]

Originally Posted by Celticqueen 

Yum! I'm LOVING oatmeal most mornings around here. Oregon has been freezing lately. It's so satisfying isn't it? Haven't tried making baked oatmeal though...sounds delicious 

 .... I just made Raisin Pecan Oatmeal cookies tonight. SOOOO yummy! foodnetwork is my friend 

[Smurfette2]

I guess my 70 lbs weight gain takes the cake... literally. I'm barely 30 weeks and averaging a weight gain of 3 lbs a week.  On Monday I was 200 lbs. Yesterday I asked the nurse not to say my weight aloud because I didn't want to hear it. I see the doc 3x a week and I turn my back to the scale when I step on. 

[montessorimama1]

Originally Posted by Smurfette2 

I guess my 70 lbs weight gain takes the cake... literally. I'm barely 30 weeks and averaging a weight gain of 3 lbs a week.  On Monday I was 200 lbs. Yesterday I asked the nurse not to say my weight aloud because I didn't want to hear it. I see the doc 3x a week and I turn my back to the scale when I step on. 

OK, but you're carrying twins!  My mom gained 60 lbs. carrying just one baby... It can all come off so don't fret.

[coldandsleepy]

I gained 55 lbs with my older son.  (Just one baby.)  Almost all of it was in the third tri, for no clear reason.  About 25 lbs dropped off in the first few days after birth, and the rest went away over the course of 9 months or so.

This time I'd gained about 30 at 30 weeks, which I want to say is about where I was at in my last pregnancy too.  I eat healthily and actually *don't* have a crazy appetite this time around, and I exercise for at least an hour every weekday, so what gives?  It makes me kinda cranky because I feel like my body is just hellbent on gaining like this and there's nothing I can do about it and then I read snarky people on the internet (*not* on MDC!) saying things like there's no reason anyone who's not gorging themselves on peanut butter ripple would ever gain more than the perfect 25 lbs and it provokes my pregnant lady raaaaaaaage.

[AfricanQueen99]

 

Sophia & Grace - 3/13/11  

Twins #2 coming - 2/3/12  

Holy cow.  Am I reading this correctly?  You're going to have FOUR kids under ONE year for a good month?  Wow.

[freestylemama]

This thread makes me appreciate that my midwives don't make me do a weigh in.  :)

[contactmaya]

30 weeks here too, and i have gained 30 lbs since my pre pregnancy weight which was 145. Now i am at 175.

I was the same in previous pregnancies. I dont worry about it, but i wish other people would stop worrying about it. The idea that you should only gain 30lbs in a pregnancy just seems ridiculous. Am i supposed to go on a diet or something? I eat well, and exercise more than most people who arent pregnant. 

[juneboymum]

30 weeks and 30 lbs here, too.  I gained 33 lbs with my first pregnancy so I'm definitely on track to gain more.  I was 10 lbs lighter getting pregnant this time, but I suspect by final weight will be very similar to the first pregnancy.  That's a little depressing, but I know it can all come off.  I honestly eat what my body feels like eating, and although I was in excellent physical shape when I got pregnant, I probably don't exercise as much as I should now.  I should work on that!

[montessorimama1]

Well, as of today I am officially heavier than my husband!   47 lbs. of baby-making machine!!

[applejax]

Weighed in on Tuesday at my 32 weeks mark...gained 5 more lbs, So tally is 35lbs now.. Im gaining as I though I would. I am heavier then my husband too, like 20lbs ago! lol

[Kaitlyn811]

My ***hole of an ex was constantly on me about eating - for the short amount of time I was with him when I was pregnant. I was HUNGRY! 

My mother - tells me it's 'so strange' that I'm hungry all the time. I wake up hungry in the middle of the night - asked the midwife - she said it's normal. 

I used to fret about all the weight gain in the beginning (when I had a jerk in my life) but now..it's whatever. I'm too busy to fret about weight gain. If I'm happy - baby is happy. (: So no, you're definitely not alone. Food is my best friend. (: 

[montessorimama1]

Originally Posted by Kaitlyn811 

My ***hole of an ex was constantly on me about eating - for the short amount of time I was with him when I was pregnant. I was HUNGRY! 

My mother - tells me it's 'so strange' that I'm hungry all the time. I wake up hungry in the middle of the night - asked the midwife - she said it's normal. 

I used to fret about all the weight gain in the beginning (when I had a jerk in my life) but now..it's whatever. I'm too busy to fret about weight gain. If I'm happy - baby is happy. (: So no, you're definitely not alone. Food is my best friend. (: 

It's not at all strange to be hungry in the middle of the night, it's understandable!  As long as you're eating healthy stuff that's good for you and the baby, gaining weight is a perfectly normal part of pregnancy... So chow down!  :)

[Celticqueen]

Originally Posted by freestylemama 

This thread makes me appreciate that my midwives don't make me do a weigh in.  :)

Same here. I told my midwife months ago that I refuse to be weighed. I was expecting a fight but she just said "Ok, I'll mark it on your chart so the nurses know not to weigh you!"

The only reason I found out my weight recently was from a completely unrelated doctor who insisted