curious about weight gain with GD

Mama Jan · July 2011

... particularly with early diagnosis.

I had GD in my second pregnancy and was just looking at my weight gain. In the first 28wks I gained 17lbs, then received my diagnosis and didn't gain a single pound after that.

So being diagnosed in the first tri with zero weight gain so far, I wonder how much I will gain??

Obviously everyone and every pregnancy is different. Just curious about your own experience esp for those who were diagnosed early.

superloopie · July 2011

i was diagnosed at 16 weeks. i am 28 weeks now and i have gained 7 pounds.

stillwaiting12 · July 2011

I was diagnosed at 16 weeks. I had gained 4 lbs and since GD I've lost those 4 lbs plus another 6 for a total loss of 10 lbs. I am 24 weeks now.

CortneyTree · July 2011

I had gained about 9lbs total, but I put on lots of weight during my fertility treatments, so that was never of much concern. Once I went into the hospital for two weeks bedrest, I lost almost all that and am now basically back to my pre-pregnancy weight.

lovelyophelia · July 2011

Between HG and GD, I have lost 40 lbs.

rainlily · July 2011

With DD#1, I started at 115. I had moderate nausea and vomiting and lost 6 lbs. I gained it back and got up to 119 at diagnosis. I delivered DD at 122 lbs.

With this pregnancy, I started at 97 lbs. I got diagnosed at 99 lbs at 13 weeks. I am up to 106. I hope to gain some more weight in the last 11 weeks. I got put on a higher calorie diet, but my MFM restricts everyone's fat grams (15 gm per day, 5 with each meal). DH is an endocrinologist and told me to ignore the restriction. So, I have been eating some more fat and I think that is the only reason why I have gained a little weight.

JenWhite123 · July 2011

I was 130 lbs, 5'6" pre-pg. I have gained 15 lbs. I only gained 2 lbs 1st tri, another 6 lbs second tri, and the rest I've put on 3rd tri. At the rate I'm gaining now, I'll be up 20-21 lbs at birth.

katiewhompus · July 2011

I gained 28 pounds with the pregnancy. I lost 13 through birth.

DisneyFreeek · July 2011

Yes every pregnancy is quite different I must say. I was diagnosed with DD1 at around 15 weeks. I had sugar in my urine at an OB check, so they made me take the 1 hour, failed, 3 hour, failed and there you go. I was on glyburide 2.5 twice a day. Initially lost about 16 lbs from the eating and lifestyle changes, and gained just 17, so really I gained only 1 lb. That was nice.

With DD2 and insulin, it's been a much different ball game. Didn't even do the 3 hour and went straight to medicine this time. My educator told me there will be a decent amount of weight gained because of the meds, and I have also been eating more carbs than last time (because I can, wish they would have given me pill again as I was more disciplined) and I have gained about 35 lbs at week 32. I am going to lay off the carbs for the next few weeks though because I really don't want to get any bigger, as I already started out very overweight.

memali26 · July 2011

With DD, I was diagnosed at 28 weeks. At that point I had gained 13 lbs, and I gained 4 more after, for a total of 17 lbs.

This time, I was diagnosed at 13 weeks, but started the diet on my own after failing the 1 hour at 11 weeks. At 28 weeks I had lost 13 lbs, and at 30 weeks I had gained 1 lb back - so overall lost 12 lbs so far.

Amanda&EricB · July 2011

Well I wasn't diagnosed early, but I've gained no weight. I've actually lost about 10 pounds since getting pregnant. I did take the one hour test at 10 weeks and it was negative. I retook it at 24 weeks (I think) and it was positive. Confirmed with the 3 hour.

I actually started losing weight right away. I think it was because I immediately changed my eating habits when I got the BFP.

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