Weight Gain???

[chitten]

Hi ladies

Just a quick question on what is considered "normal" weight gain -

Im 21 weeks 4 days - last week i gained 3 lbs and this week i gained 2lbs already.  

I started off at 8stone 5lbs (117 lbs) and now im 9 stone 9lbs (135 lbs) - A total gain of 18lbs.

Is this not too much weight gain already???

[drguruncs]

Definitley based on your pre-baby weight, I don't think you have anything to worry about... especially with buoys for boobs ;o) LOL.

The reason I'm up only 8 lbs so far is because before my mommy days I was a size 6 at my SMALLEST, and I stand at 5'9. Trained in two forms of Martial Arts, played Ice Hockey and Lacrosse, danced, etc. I was all over the place. When I got pregnant with my daughter I had jumped up 2 pant sizes right before I got pregnant (gotta love that food in the dirty south!). So everything was smoothe sailing, but I started dilating at 28 weeks, and the third time I went into labor that they stopped at 33 weeks, they gave me two steroids, and no lie, from 33-38 (when I delivered her), I gained 55 lbs... before that I had gained 25 so I totaled out at 80! I lost it QUICK but not all of it. Before I got pregnant with this one, I was 17 lbs shy of my goal, then the holidays I packed on some weight, then morning sickness made me lose 15 lbs, and so AS of this pregnancy, I have only actually gained 8. lol. But I got some to spare :) I was a 36DD before this pregnancy and now I'm a 36E. With my first I went from a 34D to a 38E. So it's all OVER the scales. LOL.

So the weight isn't really a deciding factor about anything- just eat healthy and stay active :) And for the boobies- bench press will help that alot. Not now of course, LOL. But it will reduce the chest size and build core muscles to help support that weight especially if you are small framed.

[martikadragoon]

I was told to gain 15-25 < I started out at 177lbs 5'8, and now weigh 182.5 So only gained 5.5lbs in 19weeks. I guess that's good, but for about 3 months I hardly ate and lost a tiny bit of weight becaue of Morning sickness. I'm hoping my body isn't saving all this for the end of my pregnancy!

Like when I'm 8mo I'll be putting on 5lbs a week. my husband would die. (he was afraid i"d blow up).. But the dr. never said I was overweight to begin with just "insinuated" by telling me only 15-25lbs...

[GreenEyedMama]

i was tol 25-30 if your average and 15 if your over me i always gain more =(

[treazzure007]

Girl please.  You are on track with normal pregnancy weight gain.  You can find various sources on the web about healthy weight gain during pregnancy.  I believe that as long as you stay under 40 lbs, you are fine.  Anything more is just too hard to carry and too hard to lose.

[connorethansmom]

I'm 21 weeks today and have not gained a pound yet!  With my son I gained 29 pounds after losing 11 and then it was basically gone within the first 6 weeks.  I am a size 8 normally so I know the pounds will start coming on soon.

[chitten]

No 7lbs she didnt shift after each pregnancy. Lol

She gained around 50 when pregnant each time

I was 7 1/2, my little brothers were 5 and 2 1/12 when my little sister was born.

I couldnt do it personally but it was good having lots of siblings

[kennedydp5]

dude.. she only gained 7lbs w/ each pregnancy???  that's crazy!!!

dh isn't in the military, but he does work out of town every week for work.  its really hard during the week by myself (that's where the coffee comes into play!) but then he's home usually friday night, saturday, and sunday.

my girls are 4 1/2, 2 1/2, and 1 (just turned 1 on wednesday).  and the baby will be born in june.  and the oldest will still be too young this school year to start kindergarten so she will be at home for one more year!  yikes!!!  busy, busy, busy!!!  but i know it won't be this hard forever...  soon enough they will be able to wipe themselves and pour their own juice!!!  :)

[Skylynns_mom]

with my first i gained 70lbs! now i am 30 weeks along with my second and have only gained 6.....my doctor thinks i should gain alot more, but i never lost the weight from my daughter so i have plenty to go around LOL.  i am not going to perposly(sp) gain a ton of weight.  Especially since i have gestational diabetes that would be really bad.

[chitten]

My mum has 4 and gained half a stone 7lbs - with each pregnancy.

4 kids under 8 and my dad was in the forces and away alot.

rather you than me :)

[kennedydp5]

w/ my first pregnancy i gained 36.5lbs total...  i started at 115 and ended up at 153.5

w/ my 2nd pregnancy i gained 28.5lbs total...  i started at about 120 and ended up at 148.5

w/ my 3rd pregnancy i gained 28lbs again...  i started at about 122 and ended up at 150

this pregnancy, so far (at 31wks 1 day) i've gained 19lbs so far...  i started this time at 124 (dd was only 6 months old).  i guess i'll end up somewhere around the same as the last 2.  and then i will be getting my tubes tied and dedicate my free time (yea right, free time w/ 4 kids?) to getting my body back in shape!  i'm gonna need the energy w/ 4 kids!!!

[Brown Eyed Gurl]

before getting pregnant I was a bit bigger not huge just average I'm 5'4" almost 5'5" big boned and I weighed  204 and my breat size was 36 B  now I'm 212 and 38 C

[chitten]

I have a tiny back but my boobs are massive.

Certainly gets some (often unwanted) attention but now theyre just a bloody nuisance haha.

[mami1323]

Holy mackeral...30H...I didn't even know that size existed.  

[kirby26]

hahaha..yeah me too! I was a 34B I am now a 34D!!! huge!!

[chitten]

I was about 117 lbs at my heaviest (8 stone 5lbs) but im now 9 stone 9lbs (135lbs)

Im 5"4.

My breasts are HUGE - they used to be a 30G which is massive anyway but theyre now a 30H - I reckon they must weigh a ton haha

[kirby26]

what was your weight before baby??

[mami1323]

I'm disgusting...I gained a whopping 60 lbs. when I was pregnant with my son.  I've lost most of it but have about 20lbs left to go.  That 20 lbs. wants to stick around and torment me though.  

[kirby26]

I have pics up on my profile of what i looked like "before" pregnancy :-)

[kirby26]

I am 5'5 and I weighed about 130.. before the pregnancy, which is alot for me. Im normally around 120-130. I feel like a blimp! lol but everyone keeps telling me im all baby!

[Brown Eyed Gurl]

I think it all depends I had gained 12 lbs now I'm back to only 8 pd more than my pre pregnancy weight.....and that's with twins so everyones different but they told me i should gain 35-40 lbs but the  way I'm going i don't think that's possible

[chitten]

I was a UK 6/8 which i think is a US 2/4 too.

A colleague (who ironically weighs 245 lbs - 17 and a half stone) yesterday gave me a look of sheer disgust when i had lasagne AND potato bake for lunch and said "I only gained 14lbs my entire pregnany" and told me to watch what i eat. I had to laugh haha

Kirby - what weight were you to begin with???

[kirby26]

I have gained about 18lbs as well! I am 22 weeks 4 days.. it seems like soooo much for me.. i started out a size 2/4..like you said its mainly the bump area..

[precious03]

Your weight gain seems completely fine!!  I will be 33w tomorrow and have gained 30lbs.  I gained the 30lbs by the time I was 30w, and haven't gained any since.  So I am guessing by the time I am done I will have only gained a few more!!

[chitten]

8LBS??????????????

God i feel like a beast haha.

Im a UK size 8 now - which i think is a US 4??????

I was a 6/8 to begin with.

Ive not really gained weight anywhere apart from my bump which is pretty huge. From the back i dont even look pregnant.

Mum gained 3 and a half stone (49lbs) with each of her 4 pregnancies. I just hope im not gonna follow suit. Haha.

Saying that - she left hospital everytime back in her size 8 (US 4) jeans with very little stretchmarks. Hope i take those genes :)