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408496 tn?1269603350

Weight Check In!

Okay so if anyone wants to share their weight gain that would be nice so we can compare it to others. I am curious b/c this is my first pregnancy and I will be 18 weeks tomorrow and still have not gained weight.  I am 5' 7" and 155 pounds and weight has always fluctated with 5 lbs up and down.  In othe words I have stayed b/w 150 - 159 for the past year or so.  and it is typicall for me to gain/loose water weight of 5 pounds in a week.  I have stayed around 157 for the past few months or so - but no real weight gain.  I do have a belly bulge though.  Is that normal for first pregnancy?  How about everyone else?
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432779 tn?1364494875
i weighed myself today I am 107.5 total of 13.5lb and I am almost 22 weeks.I am all baby. I will post a picture soon.Someone asked if I was carrying twins.
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503960 tn?1399929252
Well I am 21 weeks and I have been checked 4 times now. I started off at 115 then to 118 so I only gained a few pounds then 6 weeks ago I got checks and was 125 then just on tuesday I got checked for 132 pounds! So at first I wasnt gaining really any weight. I found out I was pregnant at 2 months and now I am 5 months, so in the last 6 weeks I have gained weight fast, so I guess that okay, my doctor didnt say it was a bad thing and that I have just been doing really well!!
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377412 tn?1283809646
Im down another 3 lbs....for a total of 30lbs lost.  I got it to lose ladies! So even if I gain a few lbs back as long as baby and I are healthy I still come out lighter than I started!
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232498 tn?1234380508
If I knew I would tell ya but I have no idea! I don't own a scale so I guess we will find out on July 1st!
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before i got pregnititis haha i was 105.....2 weeks ago i was 117 now 21 weeks i am 132 haha im lovin it...i look so much better now
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I am 20 weeks, and in total i've gained 14 lbs.
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234013 tn?1231110193
I am 21 weeks and have gained 10 lbs so far. Not too bad for pregnancy #2
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443185 tn?1211671293
No weight gain here from last post!!
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I'm 18 weeks and am 5'7 and weighed about 140 before I got pregnant and am now 146.  When I was pregnant with my dd I didn't gain a pound for the first 5 months (but I also had severe morning sickness).  Definately different this time around, I was showing SOO much earlier and started gaining weight earlier too. :o)
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213739 tn?1215486009
Hi girls, I'm new to this forum. I usually post on the maternal child forum but got al ink to this one! How fun! I've gained about 5 pounds and am almost 18 weeks.  I was sick for the first 11 weeks though so I'm sure that saved me a few pounds!
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I've only gained 2 lbs....but that's ok because I'm a bit overweight anyway.  Doctor is not worried.
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before i was prego i was 105 now im 20 weeks and im 130 lbs and lovin it, cant fit into anythimg only spandex and sweats....im fat and happy:)
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443185 tn?1211671293
Im 18 weeks, and 5'7 I started out at 165 and am now 173, its all outfront my jeans still fit they just wont button, my midwife says that when the baby goes through a growth spurt its natural to have some weight gain..
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377412 tn?1283809646
Im 17wks and have lost 27lbs. But I had it to lose ladies!!! And the baby is healthy.
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489099 tn?1286220981
Ok now i feel like a fat a**. Im 19 weeks and ive gained 10 pounds im 5'1, i havent weight myself in a few days so it might be more. It seems though im retaining lots of water already as it is. I hope i dont gain more than my midwife thinks i will gain which is 25-35 pounds. I still have 21 weeks to go.
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432779 tn?1364494875
I am almost 20 weeks I am 4'10 and was 94lb, now I am 106lb. Total gain of 12lb.I had put on 8lb in the first 14 weeks.I have adefinate bump you can see in my photos.
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223372 tn?1240920676
I am 19 weeks with twins and have gained 8-9 pounds.  
I think it is normal for first pregnancy not to gain a lot or show much the first few months...but then after that, the race is on!!  HA!
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Avatar universal
I am 17 weeks and I've gained about 6-7 lbs.  Not as much as I thought I would have gained by this point!  I do have a good little bump going on though.  :)
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