Weight gain question

Lesleyjking · December 2011

Hi ladies! Ill be joining you in a couple wks and cannot wait! I have been browsing this board a lot lately:)

I have gained 15 pds and am 25 wks. I am wondering, and I know it varies-but is it typically 1 pd per wk in the 3rd trimester or is it a lot more per wk? Silly question, I know-but am curious for moderation purposes.

sweetky_06 · December 2011

Obviously everyone is different, but I've leveled off since 30 weeks and have only gained about 1/2 pound in the last 3 weeks. Of course, I had already gained 30 pounds by the 30 week mark!

fyrefairie · December 2011

honestly i stopped paying attention on a weekly basis although I dont think i've gained anything in the last 2.5 weeks my total weight gain is about 32 lbs and i;m 32 weeks but i gained 10 in the 5th month so obviously i'm not gaining 1 a week now...eat well and when you're hungry and stay active. your body will do what it needs to

HopingForOne · December 2011

It's so hard to tell because you're right, everyone is so different.

What I've read is average is to gain 0-5 pounds in the first trimester, around 10 in the second trimester, and 15-20 in the third. So a pound a week or just over, I guess is average.

But, on average, I think people don't tend to gain as much the last few weeks unless they are retaining fluid...

OurJellybean · December 2011

I've gained 22 pounds this pregnancy, all in the third trimester. Week 34-36 I gained 9 lbs

MLS0630 · December 2011

I was totally right where you are at 25 weeks. I didn't gain anything in the first trimester, even lost a few due to appetite/morning sickness issues and actually did not start putting on LBs until 17 weeks. Then...I started putting on weight at "rapid fire", lol. In the last 13 weeks I've packed on 18 pounds (not incredibly happy about that) but I guess it does average out to be about 1 1/3 pounds a week. I blame Halloween and Thanksgiving for it being over the average pound...haha. Hoping it'll taper off the last few weeks of my pregnancy.

dondraandluis · December 2011

I gained most of my weight in the 2nd tri and beginning of third. I was so sick in 1st tri and beginning of 2nd that I lost weight at first. I think I gained like a pound in the last couple of weeks. All together so far I have gained 30.

littlev · December 2011

It sounds like you're in a healthy spot as far as weight is concerned and I wouldn't really try to compare your weight gain with anyone else. As long as you're being healthy and your Dr. isn't concerned, the weight is going to come on in whatever is natural for your body. I am at 38 weeks and I've only gained between 20-25 lbs but there's no reason for that - it's just how my body responded to being pregnant.

Jeilene · December 2011

I found that in the last Trimester I would lose and gain weight. I never got ravenously hungry as I hear other women. I had gained 21lbs by week 29. I delivered at 39w4d and gained a total of 33lbs (I am 5'1" and weighed 128lbs to start). 9w after delivery I am just 5lbs from where I started with no diet or exercise which is super weird because I have a really hard time losing weight. Everyone is different. I hope this helps.

upton33107 · December 2011

I only gained 16 lbs with my DS. However, this time I am 28 weeks with my DD and have already gained 32 lbs! I am blaming it on the fact that I lost 40 lbs right before I got pregnant. I definitely had to stop paying attention to the scales because I was freaking myself out! I agree that everyone...and every pregnancy is different.

Sascha3 · December 2011

All of my weight gain was in the fifth month pretty much. Gained 4 lbs the first 4 months, 13 in the 5th, and about a pound a month since then. My doctor says the baby is measuring fine and I am eating very high calorie foods. Not sure why my weight gain pretty much stopped but I am not complaining. I am up about 20-22 lbs total.

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