Do you look like you've gained as much as you have?

TarheelsInNJ · October 2009

I know, a weight post...

I have gained 44 lbs. so far (ugh...) but I swear it's almost all in my belly. I've been a little bit amazed, frankly, that I haven't just "widened" all over. My face hasn't puffed up, my ass hasn't gotten huge, etc. My thighs are a little big, but that's the only other area that's noticeable.

I don't know that this means anything, and I'm still going to have a b*tch of a time losing the weight, but I'm just curious how/where others have gained.

JulieandBen · October 2009

No. Not at all. Last time I looked like I gained every ounce of my 45lbs. This time I'm feeling pretty good about things. I am happy to not have the dreaded double chin. Although, I'm not done yet. I still have six weeks to go before D day.

lilbit923 · October 2009

I have gained 7 lbs so far. My nose has spread a little and my arms and legs feel swollen at times but that's about it. I am trying to maintain a decent weight before I deliver.

Alex17 · October 2009

I've gained 20 so far, and I guess it's all baby because that is what everyone says.

I keep waiting to wake up with a puffy face and fat ass, but it hasn't happened yet.

::fingers crossed::

Sticky41284 · October 2009

I've gained 30+. To people who don't know me, they tell me it's all in my belly. But I've gained in my hands and feet, my thighs (seriously, the stretch marks there are hideous!) and my face.

Oh, and my arms.

4realyo · October 2009

Ive gained 23 lbs -- I couldve sworn it was all in my belly. Thats how I felt & looked imo. Then I tried to put on pre-pg pants to gauge if this was really the truth. Sadly, it wasnt - my thighs/hips/butt are apparently bigger too.

ehicks · October 2009

I'm a really petite girl, I started out at 105lbs (I'm 5'0")

At my last appointment I was at 128lbs.

Honestly, I feel the same way. It's all in my belly. My thighs probably got a little bigger, but it could be muscle too? I am on my feet a lot during the day and the store I work in has tons of stairs I climb often.

But everyone mentions that I haven't changed a bit, just my belly.

I'm expecting for it to branch out into the rest of my body soon... or at least in the last month.

wray13 · October 2009

I've gained 11 and look like i've gained 20. lol my belly is huge but i'm also measuring 37 and i have a lot of amniotic fluid thanks to the GD. I gained 60lbs with my 1st child and it's not easy to get off, have to have a lot of determination.

LSB1212 · October 2009

I have gained 25 lbs and it shows ALL over. Typically, if I gain weight it shows in my face first so it is no different for me during my pregnancy. I am short (only 5'2) so if I gain 5 lbs...it looks like 10! I am beyond ready to get back to my pre-baby size again.

farrellashleigh · October 2009

well I've only truly gained 9 lbs so far... so I guess I probably look like I've gained more than that... it's all belly though, nothing else has expanded and my face has luckily not puffed up

I'm very thankful to be this lucky and I hope all of my future pregnancies go this way too!!

vmm0016 · October 2009

I have gained 11 pounds so far and everyone says it is all in my belly. YEAH! I hope it stays that way!

AfterAll · October 2009

Not at all... I have gained 50 and I def don't look it and no one believes me.

wnk1029 · October 2009

My MW doesn't do weekly weigh-ins (more concerned about nutrition), so when I stepped on the scale the other day I was SHOCKED to see how much weight I'd gained, particularly since everyone keeps telling me how tiny I still look. DH & I figure either our scale is totally whack, or all the weight is in the belly & breasts, because I haven't gotten any wider, nor has my butt gotten any bigger than it was.

bim38106 · October 2009

nope. I've gained 33 lbs so I know it's not all belly! But even DH has commented about how it's not in my face or anywhere else this time like it was last. Just for kicks, I tried on an old pair of jeans last night and I was still able to get them up.. just not buttoned or zipped of course! LOL So I know it's not just my imagination. I'm not sure where the weight is all going...

I keep thinking.. if I went into labor now and immediately lost the weight I did w/ #1 (20 lbs lighter going home from the hospital), then I would be about at my pp weight from before having DD#1 (started 10 lbs lighter this time). Wouldn't that be awesome!! LOL. Come on baby!

BakerMommy · October 2009

I hope not Tongue Tied

schnookee · October 2009

I've gained 35 so far and everyone tells me it doesn't look like it at all. No swelling, my face is the same and everything. I feel like a large whale but I guess I don't really look it..lol

heather_09_15_07 · October 2009

My weight gain is right where it "should" be. I keep hearing from everyone that I'm all belly.

Delby · October 2009

I've gained 45 lbs and I swear 30 pounds are in my thighs and butt and 5 lbs are in my cheeks and chin. They look HUGE! I can't wait until I can move like a normal person again so I can do something to get rid of it.

A S-ski · October 2009

I have gained 23 pounds. I guess I look like I've gained less because this very skinny girl I run with who has never had a baby asked how much I had gained. When I told her 23 pounds (which I think is awesome for someone who is at the end of a pregnancy) she said "oh no! honey you don't look like you've gained that much!" WTF. That is pretty much the perfect, recommended amount. I guess she thinks you aren't supposed to gain when you are pregnant.

Tinkx123x · October 2009

I've gained about 18lbs but it is all entirely in my stomach! Everyone always tells me how tiny I am

mrs_sherod · October 2009

I'm so swollen, you can see my 34 pounds all over. I think it's mostly stomach though.

mommys.gummy.bear · October 2009

When my Mom flew out last month, she commented on how small I still am.. even tho I feel I'm huge. And in reality, when I look in the mirror.. I'm still pretty much on the small side.. so its a mystery to me where that 25lbs is. Matter of fact, I was just thinking about that this morning while getting ready for work.. LOL

courtney_lynne · October 2009

I look like I have gained more I think. But that is b/c I haven't gained anything yet. I am all baby belly!

sgrl · October 2009

I've gained a lot of weight - about 45 pounds. I don't feel like I look like I've gained that much. My arms and legs and butt are a little bigger, but it really is mostly in my massive belly.

Sadly none of it went to my boobs.

ZAngel · October 2009

I feel huge but when we did the maternity pictures last weekend I was still able to put on my pre-preg jeans. I think I've gained about 30lbs. I gained 2 bra sizes and my belly is huge, so I think that is where most of the weight went.

lilrunner · October 2009

I look like I've gained more. I've gained 21 lbs but I've gained it in my boobs (that were already DDs before...now I'm at a J again), rear end, and tummy. And my thighs.

emmyloustu · October 2009

I was overweight to start with and have only gained 4lbs and everyone keeps telling me how good I look. I am all belly and feel like I have lost in other areas which is fine with me! People who haven't seen me since my IVF weight probably think I am huge though!

SeaMama · October 2009

A S-ski:
I have gained 23 pounds. I guess I look like I've gained less because this very skinny girl I run with who has never had a baby asked how much I had gained. When I told her 23 pounds (which I think is awesome for someone who is at the end of a pregnancy) she said "oh no! honey you don't look like you've gained that much!" WTF. That is pretty much the perfect, recommended amount. I guess she thinks you aren't supposed to gain when you are pregnant.

Just think about what a 20lb weight gain would "sound like" to you pre - pg. It's super shocking. But AS A PG lady, 23 lbs is NOTHING! LOL. People just have no idea until they have been there. I'm sure she was just trying to be nice.

mrskisses · October 2009

I dont look like I have gained 52 lbs. I am mostly belly, but my thighs have gotten larger too.

12bailey18 · October 2009

I've gained 30 so far and I don't *think* I look like I've gained that much. But I dunno if I'm just trying to make myself feel better by believing that.

goldenleaves · October 2009

I don't at all. I've gained 27lbs and everyone I've told is shocked. I'm all belly. I haven't gained any weight in my face or arms at all. My butt is bigger though!

catycombs · October 2009

I have gained 23 as of this morning's weigh-in. I can see the fat on my thighs and I am not a fan, but honestly I am pretty much all belly. You really can not tell that I am pregnant from behind. I have no-assatall, especially compared to my giant belly. I am shocked that my hips didn't spread. I guess they were big enough to begin with. Amazingly, I haven't gained any weight above my waist, well with the exception of my monster-truck boobs. I feel very lucky.