How are you handling weight gain?

DollyPants · August 2009

I know, weight posts are not welcome. ?However, this is more of a what's going on in your head, not with your body thing.

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Does it bother you seeing higher numbers on your scale? ?Even though you know it's expected to come with pregnancy?

I weighed myself out of curiousity last night and freaked out! ?I had never seen numbers that high. ?However, I quickly gathered my emotions as I remembered I was making a baby, and was right on track with my weight gain according to my Doc.

So, do you worry about it? Does it bother you at all? ?Or are you not worried about it since you are pregnant? ?Those who are trying not to focus on weight gain and never see those numbers, do you find it easier??

mooeta · August 2009

Don't worry there is life after 120lbs.

palomaLuna · August 2009

I did freak out a little (okay, a lot) when I put on about ten pounds in two weeks, but now that I'm not gaining at an alarming rate, I'm ok with it.

As long as I'm within my doctor's recommendations, I'm happy. It's for the benefit of my baby, after all!

sspyles · August 2009

I'll be honest, it kind of freaks me out. I realize this is part of the "growing a human" process, and weight gain is healthy during pregnancy. However, I'm up 15lbs (totally normal according to my OB), and it's kind of scary.

To top it off, I was looking at the boudoir pics I made for my hubby, and I was sad thinking I may never look that way again. I have to just focus on staying healthy for our son right now. I stay active, eat healthy, and not focus so much on the actual weight gain.

Layla116 · August 2009

Depends on the day.

Some days I'm completely ok with it. Others (like those days when people are telling me how huge I am and how I'm going to have a big baby), not so much...

I figure since my doc hasn't scolded me yet, I'm good to go.

BTW for reference, I've gained 19 pounds as of my last appointment (though I have another appointment on Friday that I'm sure will be about another 6 pound gain).

laurel_howeth · August 2009

I am only 14weeks I know, but I have lost 20lbs since finding out I was pg. My Dr. said everything is ok. So I am enjoying while I can, cuz I know it won't last.

Sthrnbell · August 2009

I refuse to look at the scale at teh doc's office. I know I am getting bigger, but it helps me trick myself into thinking it is not that much.

It is all about mind games. hehehe

CJ2008 · August 2009

I'm ok with it, as long as I stay in my recommended range. The last two months I have gained slightly more than I should have (an extra 2 pounds each month), but since I am still pretty much on track I feel fine. Plus it helps that everyone keeps telling me that I'm still so tiny, even though I know I've gained 20 pounds.

oohgrrl11 · August 2009

I have not gained much at all, about 5 lbs and I am 24 wks but it is on my mind alot. I have always struggled with my weight and had lost 20 lbs right before conceiving. So my clothes that were too big for a short time are fitting me now which is nice. When you step on the scale just ask yourself, if you stepped on the scale while holding your baby, would you feel bad about his/her extra weight then? Because that is exactly what it is like.

vmm0016 · August 2009

I actually freaked out the other day. I was sick for 11 days and didn't work out or even walk. So, I weighed myself the other day and I have gained 6 pounds since I got pregnant. My dr wanted me to gain between 17-25 pounds. Anyway, my DH was really great because he was like you have done any execising in almost two weeks. He also made me realize even if I gain a pound a week, that would be 23 pounds. I love my DH!

Bella263 · August 2009

Thanks for posting this. I remember at last weeks appointment almost bawling seeing the numbers go up so much. The nurse says, "There we go, now you're gaining!" She was so excited since I didn't gain any due to m/s in first tri. Well, boy have I made up for it. I can't tell my mom or anyone except DH and my sister the real amount because I feel bad. Like I should really be slowing down on the food consumption.

My Dr. said between 25-35lbs would be my healthy wieght gain, and I told my mom and she shook her head and said, "20-25, you'll be so sorry otherwise." Well.

I'm up 20, I'm afraid to post on here what everyone else was like at 25 weeks because I'll get the "Everyone is different" answer Stick out tongue so I pine away alone, with my spaghetti. I'm glad to know other people freak out too - as normal as we all know the gain is!

greycoral · August 2009

It's a bit depressing for me, because I spent the last 2 years taking off about 65 lbs. It was a lot of hard work and sacrificing. I've already gained 35 lbs back in the span of 5 months. So unfair. I just feel like the last two years were totally wasted, because ill likely be even higher than that weight when I have to start over again.

That being said, I try not to weigh myself too often, it's just kind of a bummer. I know I'll gain with the baby, and that's all I need to know. I just have a long road ahead of me after he's born, hopefully I'll get lucky and lost a good sized chunk with breastfeeding!

chaptini4now · August 2009

totally depressing.

katyclark13 · August 2009

Yes. I have had a few nights after weighing in at the gym that I feel out of control!! I think what is really scary for me is that my sister had a baby a year ago and gained 60 lbs. I DON'T want that to happen to me...so I am trying to really watch the foods I eat (meaning I am NOT dieting, but trying not to each ice cream every night!!)

TUSBride22 · August 2009

I don't worry about it. I've gained 10 lbs. so far which is right on track, and I definitely don't limit myself, but I've never been a huge, eat-everything-in-sight-if-you-let-me type person. I do love my dessert though!! I think stressing about weight is a waste of time. My mom has had 4 kids, gained 60-80 lbs. with each one... and lost it all within 6-8 weeks of giving birth. She looks fanastic! So I'm not worried : )

DollyPants · August 2009

mooeta:
Don't worry there is life after 120lbs.?

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Nope, no. ?I'm sure there's not.

Funny... is that what I was asking? ?Nope. ?Not thinkin' it was. ?But thanks for spreading a little bitterness around today.?

TUSBride22 · August 2009

Oops, *fantastic* sorry : )

mooeta · August 2009

This is what's wrong with our society. For some reason the media has brainwashed you into thinking that you are a number, the number on a scale, the number on the clothes you wear. You are so much more than just weight. Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing and it really disgusts me that our society has taken the ability for women to enjoy this time away from them by making everything about weight and that skinny is more beautiful. Embrace your change, you are doing what your body was made to do.

rebecca_cross · August 2009

After I found out I was pregnant I had a long think about weight gain because weight is something I have struggled with my whole life.

Unfortunately my problem now is not gaining weight. My OB would like me to gain more weight but keeps reminding me my mother didn't gain a lot of weight when she was pregnant and I guess women tend to take after their moms but...

I still am freaking out about being 18 weeks pregnant and not having gained any actual weight. I lost 15 pounds in first tri and have managed to gain all of 4 ounces of that back. As long as my OB is happy with it and my baby is healthy I guess I don't really care. I just always associated healthy weight gain with a healthy baby and not gaining weight is really messing with my head.

MrsAndie2006 · August 2009

I'd be lying if I said the numbers didn't freak me out, but I've been able to keep it together based on the following:

1. I've had a miscarriage, and knowing what that feels like, I will do whatever it takes to have a healthy and happy baby this time around--including gaining whatever's necessary to support LO's growth.

2. The doctor weighs me each time and each time I'm well within the normal/healthy range.

If the doctor brings up any concerns, that's when I'll get concernced. Otherwise, I'm just telling myself to deal with it and making DH promise to budget for a personal trainer so I can lose whatever I gain after LO is here! Smile

dionnemd10 · August 2009

i love my bigger body. i am probably considered overweight to start with (5'4" 184lbs) so i don't need to gain as much. i love that my body gets more proportioned-big boobs+big belly=better balance. my first pg i started out at 174lbs and never lost the final 10 (i only put on 20-22lbs and some of that was water weight the last week thanks to pitocin)

so far in July i was up 1 whole lb. i go next monday and we'll see what the weight gain is!!

txgirl1021 · August 2009

I've found the weight gain to be pretty tough.

Some people love their legs, some people love their boobs. I loved my tiny little waist. Of course, that disappears completely when you're pregnant, and it's been a bit of an identity issue for me!

I'm unbelievably happy to be doing this for my baby - I think it's a great first lesson in sacrificing for her. I also think it's a bit sad that I'm so wrapped up in my looks. Geez - I've gotta be worth more than just a pretty face and tiny waist!

And another thing that's strange - yes, I'm hungrier and eat more, but I'm watching what I'm eating way more than when I wasn't pregnant. And still gaining at a rapid rate. Crazy! (BTW - I'm up about 18 lbs)

Goldengirl16 · August 2009

Why yes, yes it does.

I think it's totally normal to freak a bit at the scale. We tried for a long time and did a bunch of different procedures to get pregnant and while it's what my body was made to do and I've wanted this baby more than anything, I still freak at the scale.

LadyJavy · August 2009

I've actually been worried I haven't gained enough weight. I've always been a big eater and have a very high metabolism to thank for the fact that I'm pretty small. But I guess that metabolism isn't great for pregnancy. I don't weigh myself at home, but at my last doc's appt. I had only gained 4 and a half pounds at 21 weeks and I eat like a pig!

MrsRebecca · August 2009

I am just starting to maintain after consistently losing since about 6 weeks. I have no problems with gaining weight at this point because I am finally starting to have a normal pregnancy and best of all...I have an appetite for the first time since I got pregnant!!!!!

I am planning on doing Weight Watchers after the baby is born if I end up needing to lose a ton of weight.

NeverKnew · August 2009

I'd lie if I said the way I look doesn't affect me at all, but, the way I figure it, if I look like a healthy pregnant chick, then WTH does a basically random number on the scale mean? You don't know if the weight's coming from bloat, poop, boobs, amniotic fluid, extra blood in your veins, enormously distended uterus or the actual baby. Much less fat. I frankly don't care where fat fits in.

I know that my ass is going to be in line at Weight Watchers to get off the baby weight once I get doctor's approval, so it matters not a lot to me.

kiki_1218 · August 2009

It does bother me. I've struggled with my weight my entire life and am scared that it will get out of control. I know it's all for the baby, but I do have days where I'm very down about it. I know part of it is I was a cardio freak before pregnant and now I physically can't do what I did before and I can't help sometimes feeling disappointed.

nickihines · August 2009

Yeah I wasn't really too concerned about it... until my last appointment at 24 weeks. I had gained 7 pounds since my last appointment a month prior. I was like, uhhhh crap eating all those sweets is catching up with me. But, like they say, if you gain 3-5 pounds in the first tri, and then 1 pound each week after, that's a total of about 33 pounds. So my gain of 20 pounds so far isn't HORRIBLY bad. But the scale did get me thinkin, and a little sad (as I had lost 25 pounds prior to pregnancy).

Novemberrocks · August 2009

It has been hard for me on an emotional level. While I'm intellectually fine with the weight gain - that's what happens when you're pregnant (duh), it's difficult on an emotional level. I went on my first diet in 4th grade. I can't remember a time that I haven't been trying to lose or maintain weight. Say what you will about my admittedly unhealthy relationship with weight (it's my life-long issue/struggle - not proud, but it is what it is), but it's been very hard to take myself out of that mindset.

mrs_sherod · August 2009

I worry, but that's only because I was overweight before. I don't 'freak out' really but I always tell the nurse at the doctor's office not to tell me, just write down the weight. I'm fully aware this comes along with pregnancy. I try to eat healthy and that's about all I can do.

beckypooh03@yahoo.com · August 2009

mooeta:
This is what's wrong with our society. For some reason the media has brainwashed you into thinking that you are a number, the number on a scale, the number on the clothes you wear. You are so much more than just weight. Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing and it really disgusts me that our society has taken the ability for women to enjoy this time away from them by making everything about weight and that skinny is more beautiful. Embrace your change, you are doing what your body was made to do.

Almost any woman would have a small freak out seeing the higher numbers on a scale so quickly! She's not saying that her world is over! I could care less what others think of me and my size! It's how I feel that matters the most!

That being said, I try not to look at the scale as frequently these days! Just enough to make sure I'm only gaining a healthy amount of weight! Some times I can't believe it's me in the mirror cause I'm not used to all the extra weight but it's only a good motivation to loose the weight after my healthy baby is here so I can keep up with him when he starts walking and running!!

StephNJer · August 2009

It's not that it's stressing me out emotionally, per se, but I'll be honest, it is a little difficult to see the numbers. I think because with my first pregnancy with DD, I had a gradual weight gain throughout the entire pregnancy. I pretty much gained 3-5 pounds each month, and I guess since it was more gradual, it was easier to take. This time around though, I didn't gain anything my first trimester, and it's now all of a sudden coming on. So, even though I'm in the normal range for weight gain, for some reason it's a little bit more difficult to see since it all seems to be coming on at once.

I'm not *too* worried though, I'm on track to gain about the same as I did with DD (hopefully), and I lost all the weight by my 6 week PP checkup.

Sweetbaby8 · August 2009

I'm starting to freak out a little. I only gained 20 lbs. total with my first pregnancy and I'm up to 14 lbs. now at 23 weeks. When I left the hospital with my first though, I had already lost 15 lbs. so I'm praying it's the same way this time!

catycombs · August 2009

Does anyone actually like gaining weight, unless of course you are bone thin and under weight? I hate the scale and always have. I had not weighed myself in years until I got pregnant. I have always gone by whether or not my pants fit, not the number on the scale. The only reason I actually looked at the scale at my first OB appointment was to keep tabs on my health. As long as I am maintaining a healthy weight and my child continues to grow as she has, I am thrilled to look like a ship for her. Mind you, I hate cellulite. I despise it, but c'est la vie I'm having a baby.

ncavitt · August 2009

I'm handling it pretty well. Probably because it's all going to my belly so far. Normally if I were to gain 10 pounds you'd see it in my face and other places, but it's all belly and that's good!

cindydee · August 2009

gaining weight freaks me out!

obviously i know i'm suppose to gain wait since I'm, duh, pregnant... but still... I have gained 12 addl lbs so far...weighing more then I have ever weighed feels weird. I know most of it will go away after the baby is born (i'm all belly weight) but I guess the part that freaks me out is going to be me wanting my old body back... hopefully i can bounce back to my old self Smile

swimrbride · August 2009

I actually weight myself every morning hoping to see the scale go UP a little bit. I have only gained 3 lbs and seem to be having a hard time gaining more, no matter how much I eat. But no I am not worried about it. I knew going into this that I was going to be gaining weight.

BlueEyedBaby · August 2009

It is on my mind, especially since I started this pregnancy 35 lbs over my pre preg weight with DD....With DD I ate whatever, whenever and gained too much weight, so this time I am just eating healthy. I let myself have treats, but I'll have 1 cookie instead of 3, or I keep Healthy Choice fudge bars in the house instead of full fat ice cream. I've been focusing on eating more fruits/veggies also and have gained 7 or 8 lbs as of my appt last week. I figure if I gain a lot this time it will truly be because my body needed to, not because of what I ate.

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