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Weight Gain
OK - I've read different things different places. My dr. says my weight gain is within normal ranges and I know every woman is different. Buuuuuut, I still can't help being curious.
I know this may be a touchy subject for some, but I can;t help but wonder....
About how much weight have us July mommies to be put on for our little ones? All of my friends seem to be finding out they are pregnant lately and are asking me what to expect - and I tell them all of the above - that "normal" is relative, but I still can't help but to wonder. I'm pretty sure with these poll things that everything is anonymous, but I will share with you ladies that I have put on between 21 and 23 lbs (its been fluctuating the last 2 weeks - probably bc I don't weigh in the nude)
If you want - asnwet the poll below:
On average how much weight have you gained so far?
I know this may be a touchy subject for some, but I can;t help but wonder....
About how much weight have us July mommies to be put on for our little ones? All of my friends seem to be finding out they are pregnant lately and are asking me what to expect - and I tell them all of the above - that "normal" is relative, but I still can't help but to wonder. I'm pretty sure with these poll things that everything is anonymous, but I will share with you ladies that I have put on between 21 and 23 lbs (its been fluctuating the last 2 weeks - probably bc I don't weigh in the nude)
If you want - asnwet the poll below:
On average how much weight have you gained so far?
I was a 34C when I got pregnant now I am just a 36D not much of a difference. Not sure how big I should expect them to get when my milk comes in but since they haven't grown since my first trimester can I expect them to not get much bigger when it does come in.
I think the fitness group thing is a great idea. I want to get my weight back down as soon as possible to 135.
I think the fitness group thing is a great idea. I want to get my weight back down as soon as possible to 135.
i have never heard of that before, i will look it up.
My boobs were already big before i got pregnant with my son so i don't remember much about them growing during pregnancy---tho i know they grew *some* during... This time though it's just ridiculous already. maybe since they've grown so much already they will not get so much bigger when my milk comes in. who knows, i can always hope, right?? lol
My boobs were already big before i got pregnant with my son so i don't remember much about them growing during pregnancy---tho i know they grew *some* during... This time though it's just ridiculous already. maybe since they've grown so much already they will not get so much bigger when my milk comes in. who knows, i can always hope, right?? lol
jess- LOL, mine got really big with Noah too but not this big. I always had to check and make sure I wasn't suffocating him with my boob when I was nursing him.
I am buying one of those bellybandit's, who knows if it works but I am going to try anything to help me loose more weight this time.
I am buying one of those bellybandit's, who knows if it works but I am going to try anything to help me loose more weight this time.
Rose---omg, I'm so scared of what's going to happen to my boobs when my milk comes in!! They got so big with my son that i SWEAR to you, I could not fit them out the holes in the nursing gowns!! it was horrendous!
Ladybug---my muscle mass is like... um... gone. I feel sooo flabby and soft. I was completely shredded before with amazing musculature, I was SOOO happy with my body!
Before I had my son, I had always been athletic, but I had never worked out, and had never set foot in a gym... Then about 4 yrs ago, I met S, and he got me inspired to try it. It was like an epiphany---"why haven't i been doing this all my life?!" Instant rush, I was hooked. I got in amazing shape in like 6 weeks flat. My friends were telling me to slow down (At first I was going 7 days a wk, lol).
I had an ectopic about 2 yrs ago, and that really did a number on me---they had to use methotrexate to stop the growth, but it wasn't fully resolving It was right at the joint between tube and uterus, and they were worried it would turn into a problem so I had to have a D&C. I never fully recovered to where I was back in my groove and happy, but was still in amazing shape by most standards. S said he was secretly glad I slacked off a little because I was getting too skinny and shredded. That's when I just sort of started sitting around 130 - 135.
Maybe after I deliver, it'll sort of settle the score of losing the other baby in my head and heart and I'll be able to find that joy again. I really hope so.
Hey we can start a fitness recovery forum! We'll post pictures of our progress to motivate each other and keep us honest! That would be fun :-)
Ladybug---my muscle mass is like... um... gone. I feel sooo flabby and soft. I was completely shredded before with amazing musculature, I was SOOO happy with my body!
Before I had my son, I had always been athletic, but I had never worked out, and had never set foot in a gym... Then about 4 yrs ago, I met S, and he got me inspired to try it. It was like an epiphany---"why haven't i been doing this all my life?!" Instant rush, I was hooked. I got in amazing shape in like 6 weeks flat. My friends were telling me to slow down (At first I was going 7 days a wk, lol).
I had an ectopic about 2 yrs ago, and that really did a number on me---they had to use methotrexate to stop the growth, but it wasn't fully resolving It was right at the joint between tube and uterus, and they were worried it would turn into a problem so I had to have a D&C. I never fully recovered to where I was back in my groove and happy, but was still in amazing shape by most standards. S said he was secretly glad I slacked off a little because I was getting too skinny and shredded. That's when I just sort of started sitting around 130 - 135.
Maybe after I deliver, it'll sort of settle the score of losing the other baby in my head and heart and I'll be able to find that joy again. I really hope so.
Hey we can start a fitness recovery forum! We'll post pictures of our progress to motivate each other and keep us honest! That would be fun :-)
Girl - no way you take the cake on weight gain - we may be at a tie. I - like you - ate really healthy and exercised every week prior to getting pregnant. I am 5'7.5" as well and normally weigh about 120 or 125. When we started trying to conceive I wanted to put on a little weight in case I got sick (I tend to drop pounds REALLY fast when I'm sick) while pregnant, so I was up to 130 when we found out we were expecting. I then lost almost 10lbs due to severe nausea. But boy did I ever start putting it back on!!! I have gained back the seven lbs I lost plus 24 more! So my dr.says that I have only gained 24 bc they measure from the date you come into the office for the first time. I am addicted to junk!!!! Pizza, chocolate donuts, pickles! I try to eat the fruits and veggies, but mostly junk. I just CRAVE it and lots of it! Unfortunately not a whole lot has gone to my boobies! I was an A before and now I"m not even a B. I actually had to buy what is called an "Almost B" which Playtex makes for in between sizes, but I had to go up to a 38 from a 34. And I still don't really feel like its big enough around! Baby is all in the front and so is the weight gain - except for a little in my fact and calves, but I am soft everywhere bc I can't work out like I was doing pre-pregnancy. All I really do now in the way of exercise is walk - and I'm getting slower at doing that! We can all ban together and support each other into getting fit again after the babies are here!
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