Weight gain

[mommyTobe_12]

At my previous appts when they did my weight, I gain 2-4 lbs a month, which they said was good bcos I was gaining. But yesterday at my WIC appt, she took my weight, & according to that I gained 10 lbs since march 14 ! My next app is the 17th of this month. Now I'm scared of going and them telling me I gained even more. It's not like my eating habits changed.. I still eat the same so I don't understand. I'm 25w4d

[mommyTobe_12]

Is that alright ? Losing that much weight?

[kaypuck]

I've lost 20 pounds since I got pregnant. I'm 26 weeks and five days but look more like 18 :(

[mommyTobe_12]

Ahh, thank you :) I just didn't kno if it was normal or not cos it just seemed like a big jump.

[mrsreeder2be]

You tend to gain more water weight the farther along you get. But your weight is fine!! All because you gain 10 pounds doesn't mean you will have a huge baby!! With my first I gained 63 pounds, and my baby boy was born weighing 7lbs, 5oz... Totally average sized baby.

[mommyTobe_12]

Some people just don't gain weight. My doctor told me in the beginning what I was gaining was ok, and I'd I couldn't gain weight the baby would still get what he needs from the vitamins and stuff m.e myself would worry if I couldn't gain, I'm just a freak like that loll

[mommyTobe_12]

Omg I'm glad I'm not the only one! Obv my appointments are every 4 weeks, but going from 2-3 lbs then almost 10 ?! I nearly cried. But everyone tells me I still look good , I mean it doesn't look like I've gained a lot.. apparently I'm all baby. Ohmygoodness, I will cry if I have a big baby! Lol this is my first so just the thought of delivery alone is scary.

[Aaron_N_SophiasMommy]

I wish I could gain some weight. I'm 24 wks 2 days and I'm -3 lbs from my 132lbs start weight. I eat but I can't seem to gain anything. I'll loose 2 lbs then gain 1 the whole time. Everyone tells me to eat more I'm already eating all day. Lol

[sehale]

I gained 9 pounds in four weeks. Then I gained 6 pounds in two weeks. I almost cried at both appointments. That's after gaining maybe 1-3 pounds at each appointment. I'm terrified to step on the scale now. I don't eat any different then I used to. I really hope I don't have a 15 pound baby lol.

[mommyTobe_12]

Wouldn't I have noticed it before tho ? Cos I been drinking water since the very beginning and I wasn't gaining much. But it does make sense.

[mrsreeder2be]

I was going to say it could very well be water weight. You tend to swell while pregnant especially during the summer. That means the water weight adds pounds...

[mommyTobe_12]

Well at the Wic office it was one of those scales you'd use at home. But I've been trying to drink a lot of water, I have my entire pregnancy. And the weathers been bonkers. We had a few days were it feels like summer then back down to 40s. Good ol New England.

[mrsreeder2be]

Not all places scales are 100% the same. So don't freak out!! And have you been drinking lots of water? And has it gotten warm or hot where you live?

[mommyTobe_12]

Just a thought , the nutritionist at WIC didn't really say anything about my weight tho. She just asked where I was hiding the baby, bcos im not that big at alll