Weight gain? - Page 2

[SammyLucasNHarper]

With my DS I gained a total of 6lbs...I dont know HOW I gained that...because I always looked away, until the end and I was SHOCKED to see where I was at...and then I was excited for my last couple visits....because Ithought I had gained TONS!!!

Last time around I gained about 15-20

This time..I am 13wks and I have gained about 3lbs...but I am nursing and ALWAYS FREAKIN HUNGRY!

[orangefoot]

I think I've gained about half a stone - is that about 7lbs? I'm 17 weeks now and I've never really thought much about my weight and more about whether my clothes do up or not! I'm usually around 8 stone/50kg waht's that in your numbers?

This is my fourth and each time I have noticed that I start 'storing' more flesh on my hips during pregnancy. This doesn't really go anywhere after the babe is born but has got less over time. I still have fat there from the last time and am not willing to deny myself good food in order to get rid of it!!!!!

A good friend told me a long time ago that this weight on the hips is a store to keep you going in hard times which is why it goes a bit with breastfeeding. Once you have children you go down the pecking order in terms of food provision - your children come first. She is happily reassured that if there were to be a lack of food in her house her children would be fine because they would eat more than anyone else but her no-hip-fat-husband would fade away before she would

This made me feel better about it at the time and it still does. I'm a mum and my body is different because of that. I can understand why some people ar more comfortable with one weight and not another but generally speaking why are we ashamed of how our pregnancies and births change us? I have been changed spiritually, mentally and physically by my children but why should I feel bad about that?

The current celebrity portrayal of parenthood is that it doesn't change you at all. The body 'snaps-back' the child has a nanny and you go back to making movies and looking glamourous. The child is just a cute 'add-on' to what you already have.

Bull........

[Mimi37]

Originally Posted by HomeBirthMommy

I'm 16 weeks and I have gained 1-2 pounds and I'm happy about that, but also a little worried. Should I have gained more by now?

Hi Paige -- I'm in the same boat. 16.5 weeks and +2 pounds, barely. At one point I was +4-5 pounds (bloating?), but now I'm back down to +2. My midwife was very reassuring about this at my last visit (last week). She said it's early still, we'll keep an eye on it as things progress but it's normal, especially because (as she tactfully put it) "like me, you may have had a little extra to work with beforehand." I had also gained a couple pounds due to the Christmas & Thanksgiving holidays. So I'm not worried -- in fact, I'm amused at how the woman who has until now gained weight by just looking at food now can't gain weight when she wants to! And it helps that my belly is big and stretch marky, so I can see there's growth going on! Take care.

[AutumnMama]

I'm 15.5 weeks and I've gained about 1 lb

I guess having nursed DS so much the first trimester (back when I had milk!), and running after 2 little ones keeps it off

I'm not too worried about it, I didn't gain much with either of the kids in the first tri, and I ended up gaining 45 lbs total with DD ( and 35-ish with DS.
Of course, I'm eating healthier food this time around too, so I might not gain as much this time.

Either way, as long as you're eating healthy (at least trying to ), I don't think there's much to worry about

[HomeBirthMommy]

Originally Posted by Mimi37

So I'm not worried -- in fact, I'm amused at how the woman who has until now gained weight by just looking at food now can't gain weight when she wants to! And it helps that my belly is big and stretch marky, so I can see there's growth going on!

Mimi, that's exactly how I feel! It's just so weird to me. I have such a huge appetitie, especially after running and I feel like I'm eating all the time. I'm kind of afraid that I'll just wake up one morning and have gained 10 pounds overnight.

[ErinBird]

I'm currently up a few pounds- how many- not exactly sure. I was seeing a range from XX2 to XX7 early on, and now I'm seeing XX3.5 to XX9- all depends on what I've eaten and how recently I've used the bathroom! I did lose some weight int eh first trimester- the cushiony fat on my behind and hips is smaller, though my stomach is growing.

[Mimi37]

Originally Posted by HomeBirthMommy

I'm kind of afraid that I'll just wake up one morning and have gained 10 pounds overnight.

Oh yes, me too. I'm saving up these weeks of zero weight gain, because I just KNOW sometime later on I'll step on the scale and faint with shock at how much I gained in two days... I just KNOW that cheesecake-straight-to-the-hips gal will come back!

[Triciabn]

With my 1st pregnancy I was ignorant and went the ob/gyn route... and when Ididn't gain any weight for the first appointment I heard, "Are you trying to not gain weight? What do you want to do kill your baby?" Knowing nothing at the time I ate loads just to pack on the pounds...I ended up gaining 65lbs. Then I learned about nutrition... and dropped it about one year post partum.
With my 2nd I was not having a repeat preformance. So I ate healthy and didn't gain weight till about month 3 and ended with a 45lb weight gain... lost it within a few months.
With my 3rd.. ate loads but REALLY healthy (all organics, no eating out...) .. I didn't gain an ounce till week 20. Ended with a 40ish weight gain.
This time , my 4th, I got pregnant before I weaned the last one so I am starting out 10lbs over my normal pre-pregnancy weight. So here I am 17weeks and I haven't gained anything. I am not worried. At this point I am familiar enough with my body to know I will more then take care of the weight gain at the end of this pregnancy.
For anyone else.. if you pay attention to your nutrition... the weight will all work itself out. And healthy gained weight..is WAY easier to loose then crappy calories... those things hang on.
Tricia

[15yrsbetweenboys]

Well-I am always different than everybody else LOL. I was up 8lbs at my 9 week appointment-I will find out today (14weeks) how much I have gained since (feels like 3-4lbs), but I am not concerned a bit. With my first two pregnancies I figured out that gaining about a pound a week through the first trimester, then about 1/2lb a week during the 2nd trimester-then loading it on during the third is normal for me The first I gained 35lbs (37 weeks), 2nd 45lbs (39 weeks), so I just go with it Nursing really peels the pounds off of me, and I get way too thin afterwards-so I am just going to eat as my body tells me to

Shan

[Caroline]

My weight gain...a touchy issue....:)

I'm just kidding. But I have gained 10 pounds so far and I am only 14 weeks! I gained 32 pounds my first baby, 26 pounds my second, and 44 pounds with my third baby (18 lbs of that were by 15 wks.!).

I have always been able to take off the weight but it takes me a full year. However, that last 44 pound gain was VERY HARD to take off and I really had to work hard at it, so I am hoping not to gain quite that much again.

It may just be my imagination but it seems like I gain the weight more quickly in my 30's then I did in my 20's. Anyone else notice that?

[VBMama]

Originally Posted by orangefoot

This made me feel better about it at the time and it still does. I'm a mum and my body is different because of that. I can understand why some people ar more comfortable with one weight and not another but generally speaking why are we ashamed of how our pregnancies and births change us? I have been changed spiritually, mentally and physically by my children but why should I feel bad about that?

Nice post, orangefoot.

I've found my weight fluctuations since becoming a mom truly amazing. As someone who has always been physically active and a fairly healthy eater, I'd been about the same weight from college up until getting pg with my first at 29. I had a healthy (verging on hefty) weight gain during my first pg, then dropped it all plus too much more at a dizzying rate after ds was born. Despite the fact that I ate like a trucker (but healthy!) while exclusively bf'g, I just couldn't keep weight on. But by the time I got pg this time with #2, my weight was almost back to my pre-#1-pg days, and I think I've gained just a couple of pounds so far at 17 weeks. I feel that as long as I am eating a relatively healthy diet that my body will do what it needs to do.

My body has never been through so many ups & downs, but I agree with orangefoot that this is part and parcel of motherhood, biological changes and lifestyle changes. I've had to embrace so much change since becoming a mom and the physical changes of my body are part of that!

[brewgirl]

With my first, I gained about 55 pounds. About 20 of it was in the last few weeks when I swelled up like a balloon (at least, that's what the nurse assured me!) I think it took me about 9 months to lose most of it and then another two months for the last 10 pounds. Nursing is great! With this pregnancy (I'm 13 weeks) I've lost 7. Not too worried though, as I'm sure my body will gain when it's ready to.

[marymamma]

I am 17 weeks and just had an appointment with my midwife yesterday. I have only gained 4 lbs and she doesn't think that is enough! She wants me to up my calories and protein and gain at least 4-6 lbs before my next appointment. I gained 40 lbs with DD and lost 30 lbs. My midwife said I probably needed the extra 10 lbs, so thats why I didn't lose it.

[daisysmom]

I've gained 1 lb, but I lost 6 lbs before that. I got in trouble at my
WIC appt today because of it. They are very worried that I'm not getting enough. They switched be from the pregnancy package to the breastfeeding package (I'm nursing too) so I would have some extra food. It really cracks me up. this is the third time I've made it this far and each time I've been about the same. With both my girls I made it back to my prepregnancy weight at almost exactly 20 weeks and then started to gain weight in the second 20. I have always had trouble gaining weight though. I had to really try hard to gain weight last time. I think I managed 25 lbs by the time she arrived. It might have only been 20. I gained 40 with my first though. I had an aunt come to visit for my eighth month and she did all the cooking. It was fantastic, but she fried everything (even bananas) so nothing was very healthy.

[Summerland]

Im 14 weeks, and im pretty sure that i have gained 8 pounds give or take a few. I had lost weight in oct, so it was easy to put it back on. I dont mind a bit though, with my son i gained 55 pounds and it wasnt a big problem losing it, but i did get a ton of stretch marks.

[CryPixie83]

I have no clue. I know I went into this pregnancy weighing less than my normal pre-pregnancy weight of around 150....but I haven't weighed myself in a long while... I might do it next time I'm at MIL's.... we don't have a scale.

[Pynki]

I"ve gained nothing so far, but I generally don't until about 18-20 weeks, so... even though it freaks my dr out it's pretty normal for me.

[mojumi]

I love being pregnant -- I eat and eat and don't gain any weight -- the only time in my life. In both previous pregnancies I gained less than 5 pounds, but it was obvious looking at me that I had lost weight in good places (arms, legs, face, thighs) and gained it in good places (baby tummy, boobs). Babies were 8.10 and 9.2, so they were clearly gaining! This time I've also not gained anything at 15 weeks, and hope to see the same as previous. Lots of protein and fresh vegatables! I'm overweight to begin with, so the midwife doesn't worry about my "no gain" pregnancies and long as all else is positive.