weight gain

KatelynEA90

Is anyone else afraid of the weight gain?

Don't get me wrong, I know we are suppose to gain baby weight and have some extra nutrients for the baby and I'm not starving myself or anything. But I was reading one of the hot topic posts about weight gain patterns and I remembered my petite cousin gained like 55lbs with her first pregnancy. I think my sister only gained like 25lbs. It's kind of a scary thought to me.

Wifey1012

I'm not worried about gaining it, I'm worried about losing it!!

 

byersals

Wifey1012:

I'm not worried about gaining it, I'm worried about losing it!!

 

 

My thoughts exactly!

blindvictory

This is why eating healthy during pregnancy is so important. You're only supposed to gain 25-35 lbs. That's also part of the reason I plan to nurse...breastfeeding burns some serious calories.

Marinewife81

I was a small girl when I got pregnant with my first (5'7" 125lbs). I gained 60lbs during that pregnancy. Granted, I lost half of that before I even left the hospital (8lb baby!) but it took an actual diet to get the rest of the weight off over the last 7 months. I just finally got back to around my pre-preg weight and now I'm pg again. I'm having a hard time justifying eating so much all the time! I'm trying to be a lot healthier with my snacks this time. No more Hershey bars everyday....though to be honest, I don't even crave sweets.

mrsawtry2B

Every person is different.  I gained more than 40 lbs with my DD and I even made healthly choices for the most part.  My little girl did weigh 9 lbs, so I lost most of the weight within the first few days and, I am not lying about this, I was back in my pre-pg jeans in one week.  I was slender to start with and "in-shape" prior to getting pg.  I did walk throughout the pregnancy and a lot of my weight gain was water weight towards the end.  And NO, I didn't look as good in my jeans  as I did before and I was certainly "squishy" in the middle, but it did encourage me to keep working to get fully back in shape.  I tried to BF, but DD wouldn't latch, so you can certainly still shed the lbs without BF if this is not an option/choice for you.

Enjoy your time as a pg woman.  Don't go overboard, make smart choices and spoil yourself from time to time. 

autumn423

petrified

I started this pregnancy the same weight I was when i had my daughter.  Initially lost 25 lbs in the first 6 months, but when I returned to work the pounds came back.  

too tired to work out, hope it is better in the 2nd trimester

 

xoxoxox

I'm terrified as well  

I was a size 2 petite when I got pregnant with my first and gained 30 lbs and didn't loose any of it.  I'm a size 10 now.  From a 2 to a 10!!!!!!!!!!  UGH.  I'm scared to gain another 30 and be a size 18  

Basil27

autumn423:

petrified

I started this pregnancy the same weight I was when i had my daughter.  Initially lost 25 lbs in the first 6 months, but when I returned to work the pounds came back.  

too tired to work out, hope it is better in the 2nd trimester

 

this...I am up 10 lbs from when I got pregnant because I never lost the last of the weight once I had the baby. so when I gain I see not three lbs in the first trimester i see 13! and I have been sooooo hungry! to the point where I am eating just to make the hunger pain go away not because it taste good or its enjoyable..like eating used to be. So with eating so much I am up 3 or 4 lbs and I am only 7 weeks pregnant!!!! I was hoping to gain nothing for the first trimester...so much for that!

Lesleyjking

YES. In fact, I have been telling my hub the same thing. I am 8 wks and have already gained 4 pds. I am typically around 106 pds at 5'5. It doesnt help that all the healthy food I normally eat I want NOTHING to do with so I have been eating stuff I usually dont-chips, fries, ice cream-dont get me wrong, I choke down broccoli, salmon and some of the good stuff to.  Point being, I likely am putting weight on from the crap I usually dont eat.

My hub is awesome first of all, and reminded me that woman that dont gain enough will often have an unhealthy baby. Also, that we burn so many calories after we give birth. I will try to keep that all in mind as the scale goes up.

 Also, I am continuing to work out to stay in shape. You are not alone!