xp from July: weight spike

MrsJax2011

I am kinda bummed out about this 6 lb weight spike between 19.5 weeks and 21.5 weeks...I found a few articles that say a sudden spike around 20 weeks is normal.  Is it happening to anyone else?

I count my calories, eat SUPER healthy, and work out pretty intensely 5 times a week...I don't know what else I could do...maybe it is normal???

babyruth88

I spiked in my weight at 26 weeks also and at 20 weeks. I have given up on my controling my weight and just came to an understanding that I can workout even harder after baby is here and lose what I have gained.

collinjenn

Me!  I've gained 4 pounds in the last week, doubling my overall total.  Freaked me out at first, but I figure as long as I keep working out and eating right it will all come off after LO gets here.

tiredmomsclub

I basically had a melt down last night because of my weight gain this past week. from week 20-21 I'm up 4-6 lbs! Doesn't help that my grandma this past weekend made a comment about maternity clothes these days and how she finds the tight shirts unattractive. In her words "no one wants to see that belly hanging out it's ugly." Um thanks grandma. 

Embracetheday

In my last pregnancy I had only gained 7 lbs at 20 weeks and then at 24 weeks I had gained another 8 lbs (up 15 at that point).  I was SHOCKED and my OB asked if I did anything different, but I didn't.  I was exercising 3-5 days a week, eating healthy, nothing out of the blue.  Well, I ended up just having that one spurt and only gaining 30lbs the entire pregnancy. 

Once I told my OB that I hadn't done anything different, she wasn't too concerned, try not to stress...probably just a growth spurt!

lewispm

I have done almost exactly as you have! I have gained 5 lbs between 19.5 and 21 weeks! Before that, I had gained about 10 pounds total, but only 2 pounds since 12 weeks (I gained a lot early on). I feel like more of it went to my butt and thighs than my belly though

I eat semi-healthy, no strict diet but nothing different than my normal diet. It has bummed me out as well

MrsJax2011

I just googled it...

I am glad that I am not the only one   I did stop weighing, and decided to only weigh once a week now.  Thankfully I only gained 1/2 a lb since last week, for a total of 14.6.  

I don't restrict my eating -- I net between 1800 and 2300 cals a day, and 2000 is maintenance for my pre pregnancy weight...I am very close to the maintenance number every day...I eat when I am hungry and when I feel like a treat, but never overboard.

I am just not going to worry about it any more.  I will keep doing my active things and know that it WILL come back off after she arrives!