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how much weight gain is normal?

If I weighed 150 before I was pregnant and I am now 26 weeks. How much weight gain is normal? I'm at 162 now.
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And my doctor is all over me about the weight gain too!! I have no GD. No complications either. It makes me paranoid and I dread visits.
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I started at 150 too and am 5'8" I am almost 29 wks and have gained 21lbs..or at least did at the last visit...I'm sure I'm up from that -_-
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I was 112 when I started I'm 150 now at 39 wks6days.  Everyone's different in weight gain. People who are already overweight should gain less
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I was 198lbs and hospital said I should I put on no more then 20lbs, however my ob doesn't really care too much about my weight. Second baby so he's known me a long time and said I have a very low risk of GD.
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With my first son I gain 73lbs lol but how I'm pregnant again with my second baby  and I'm 34+5 today and I only gain 23 lbs so far
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With my first pregnancy I was 150 at the start and the dr told me he wanted me to gain 50 lbs I thought he was nuts and didn't even think it was possible but when I went in to have my son I weighed 205 and the dr was happy and baby was 7 lbs 11 oz
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You should be weighed at every appointment.  The Dr looks at everything if he or she has said nothing about your weight gain then there shouldn't be any worries. I was 156 prepregnancy but list 7lbs the first trimester didn't gain it back till I hit 24 weeks.  I am now at 166 at 31weeks.  I'm 5'6 tall
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The average is 25-35 lbs. You're at started at 150 but how tall are you?  Take that into account too. Probably check with your doc to see what they think is the right goal for you:)
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