- Pregnancy
- Baby & Toddler
- Parents
- Getting Pregnant
- Baby Names
- Product Reviews
-
Registry
- Community
-
More
Want a personalized experience?
Download the free app
February 2011 Moms
What is your OB telling you to gain?
Someone else's (Carlybella's?) post got me thinking... What are your OBs telling you is appropriate pregnancy weight gain?
When I'm not pregant, I'm one of those people who looks slightly underweight, but is actually within healthy range (I have a lot of muscle, so even doctors guess my weight at 10-15 lbs less than it really is). Due to being intensely hungry, off metformin (which controlled my obesity-causing metabolic disorder), and not having vomited once this entire pregnancy, I was up 13 lbs at my 16 week appointment.
This made my OB tweek - she said I was only supposed to gain 15-20 lbs during a pregnancy, and basically blamed pregnancy weight gain on the obesity epidemic in our country. Her tirade would have been laughable actually if it were, say, a Mad TV sketch or something.
Now I come on here and read that the same weight gain cap is being given to an expectant mom who says she is overweight. Before I got PG, I was a size 2, 120 lbs at 5 foot 3, which doesn't really fall into that category.
Mom to a beautiful boy and girl!
This discussion has been closed.
Re: What is your OB telling you to gain?
Yikes. Judgmental much?? How rude of your OB to say that. I had gained 12 pounds by my 16 week appointment (5'7, 135 pre-pregnancy) and my OB said she wasn't worried at all, especially since I've stayed active. She said gaining around 35 lbs for me was healthy and nothing to worry about.
There are ALOT more things that one could blame the obesity epidemic on besides pregnancy weight gain. What a moron.
BFP#1 5.27.10 DS became an angel at 21 weeks on 9.22.10
BFP#2 4.16.11 Healthy baby girl born 12.14.11
BFP#3 9.3.12 A healthy, bouncing baby SISTER on the way! EDD 5.12.13
BFP # 1 - 12/19/09 EDD 08/27/10 - D&C 1/26/10 @ 9w5d
BFP # 2 - 06/05/10 EDD 02/17/11, DS1 born on 2/14/11
BFP # 3 - 04/10/13 EDD 12/21/13 - D&C 05/15/13 @ 8w4d
BFP # 4 - 07/27/13 EDD 04/08/14 - CP 07/29/13
BFP # 5 - 09/14/13 EDD 05/28/14, DS2 born on 5/22/14
My OB told me 25-30 lbs. I'm 5'8'' and started out around 150 or 155 (no one can believe I weigh this much, maybe I have heavy bones?
) I've only gained 5 +/- lbs so far. However, my sister is shorter and smaller than me and gained 70+ pounds during her pregnancy last year.
She is a very healthy eater, but she was just extremely hungry. She gained 15 lbs in her first trimester. She lost almost all of the weight 4 months after having my niece, though. I think the guidelines are good, but everyone's body is different.
That might be counterproductive, LOL... My pancreas makes way too much insulin (which unchecked causes obesity and has caused my diabetes). I'm not obese, though, bc when not PG I take a medication that slows insulin production/forces my body to use what it does make. You allegedly can't take it when you're pregnant, since it's a Cat B (and YES, that was my OB who was pissed I wouldn't take Cat C).
Before I got dx'd with the condition, I'd put on 40 lbs in 3 months restricting my eating and exercising like a fiend. When I started on it, I lost like 50 lbs in 3 months. So to be honest, I feel she should be surprised I've gained only 13 lbs, when I've been off the meds for 2 months now.
Like Craven, I get the "you weigh THAT much?! more power to you" reaction for my numbers in general.
My doc just reminds me NOT to gain 65 pounds like last time. He had to put me on a diet
So far I've gained 5 so I'm doing well. He recommends 30 tops.
I was underweight at the start of my pregnancy (had been trying to gain but unsuccessfully). My OB wants me to gain 35-40. I'd gained 12 at my last appointment. I don't think I'll make 40 but I'd be happy with 30ish.
My OB didn't give me a specific number. I was up 13 at my last appointment (15 weeks) and he said to keep an eye on things; it was a little more than he liked. But he still didn't give me a specific number of pounds. I was overweight pre-preg.
I was told 25-30 lbs and I started out at 125, 5'7. My OB pretty much said that as long as you staying active and heating healthy your body will do what it needs to so don't stress out over it. If there every comes a time that she is concerned about my weight gain(or lack of) she will talk to me about it. I have gained 6lbs right now but I did lose 2-3 since entering 2nd tri.
HomemadebyHolman
Follow me on Twitter
Become a Fan on Facebook
Married
My doctor hasn't mentioned anything but I keep reading that 25-35 is good. I'm trying to aim for closer to 25 by staying active and eating decently but I'm sure my body will decide what it's going to do. I'm 5'7'' and I was 128 pre-pregnancy and so far I've gained ~6lbs.