Hey mamas! How much weight did you gain the last 4 weeks?

mama_duck

Hey there mamas!   So I had been doing really, really well as far as weight gain goes, up until last week I have kept it under 25lbs.  But now, like an explosion I am gaining weight like crazy!  I gained 3 lbs last week and now I know it is going to be around 3 lbs this week.  i am not eating a bunch of crap.  The worst thing I do I get a strawberry milkshake after my OB/GYN appt once a week.

How much weight did you gain the last 3-4 weeks?  Has the weight come off easily since you had your LO?  I am wondering if it is just water retention.

LuvMyBostons

I gained a total of 21 lbs, and only gained 1 lb during the last 4 weeks.  I've already lost all the baby weight, plus a few extra lbs.  All the swelling I had too was gone by the end of the week after having DS.

aocain02@yahoo.com

I was gaining about 2 lbs a week the last 4 weeks and each week my OB said my weight gain was fine.  I've lost all the weight I gained too.

hilwithonelary

I gained 50 pounds total, 20 of which was in the last 4 weeks.  Once I gained 10 pounds in one week! I had ridiculous swelling.  By the end, the only shoes I could wear were Ugg house shoes.  I lost 35 pounds in 2 weeks, and then I got stuck there until 2 weeks ago when I decided I was going to have to work off the last 15.  I've lost 4 pounds since then.

knedell

I gained 27lbs total and I think 5 or 6 of that was in the last month.  A lot of the gain at the end is swelling and water retention, so I wouldn't worry too much about it at this point.  I lost 10lbs before coming home from the hospital (had a c section so I was there 3 full nights/days) and then by 2.5 weeks had lost about 18. I am still hovering with about 6lbs to lose and not much progress in the past few weeks but I eat dessert every night and snack constantly.  I started running at 3 weeks and am hoping to lose the last 6lbs in the next few weeks.  I could totally do it if I would eat healthy and practice a little self-control, but I guess I am not desperate enough yet! 

IrishBrideND

I only gained 16 pounds, but I gained 4 of that in the last 4 weeks.

g8trkim

I probably gained about 4 the last month. But there were weeks I gained and weeks I lost or stayed the same, so you may stop gaining or even lose some.

caprisunn22

Gained 26lbs but lost 5 or so the last two weeks because I wasn't able to eat. I guess no room for food :-(

babyluv617

like 2lbs with #1 and maybe 4-5 with #2

Danielle0617

I gained a total of 24 pounds pregnant. The last few weeks I actually lost weight and when I did gain- I was back to what I weighed before. As for after having him, so far I have lost 20 of the 24 pounds. I have not excercised or done much to lose the weight. I am now waiting for the clear from my doc to start working out again (so I can lose more)! 

jmlushbough

I had gained 20 pounds by 40 weeks. By 42 weeks I had gained another 10 for a total of 30. I think the last 10 was mostly water weight. I had lost half of it before leaving the hospital, and the other half was gone by week 2. I credit it to breast feeding, and a total lack of appetite for the first 4 weeks post partum.