Is anybody else gaining weight like crazy now?

Re: Is anybody else gaining weight like crazy now?

• MrsWP member

  April 2012

  Yep!  I had been gaining about a half a pound a week through my whole pregnancy.. suddenly in the last 3 appts that average went up to about 3 lbs per week.. At this rate I will be gaining close to 40 by the end and My doc wanted me to stick around 25..  But theres not much I can do about it.. I've been walking and eating healthy and its still continues to pack on...  So I give up!  I'll just have to do LOTS of exercise afterwards!

  
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• smileycj1

  April 2012

  ditto.  I started out overweight so I didn't want to gain more than 25 lbs.  I was doing really well through my 2nd trimester, only up about 15-17 lbs.  Then, BAM, during the 3rd trimester I gained another 20 lbs!  Between my 36-37 week appointments I had gained 5 lbs.  I have pretty much given up on caring about the scale since my eating and exercise habits have been very stable my whole pregnancy.

  

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• MandyJ555

  April 2012

  Yup.  Between my 34 and 36 wk appointment I didn't gain ANY weight (the first time for me in this pregnancy).  My weight gain up until 36 weeks was 30 lbs on the dot.  But between my 36 and 37th week, I gained 4.5 lbs.  My eating habits haven't changed (actually I think I'm eating slightly less now - less appetite towards the end for me) and I have been EXTREMELY active throughout this entire pregnancy.  So I was a little bummed because I was hoping maybe my weight gain was going to level/stall out at 30 and I would be done.  Ha.  Looks like I'll be closer to 40 if I have another week this week like I did last week.  Blah.  But I do think a lot of it now is fluid, even if you aren't swelling like crazy.  My OB said it's pretty normal even with minimal swelling (which my swelling has been minimal).  So I'm sticking to the fluid retention story, even if it's just to make me feel better at this point.  

  

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• wheelsonthebus member

  April 2012

  Yes, I'm packing them on at the end now. I gained 6 pounds last week!

  

  
  

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• meeko1985

  April 2012

  Yes, I'm hungry all of the time!  From 34 to 36 weeks I gained 5 lbs, and gained another 4 to 38 weeks!

  
  BFP#1 EDD 11/8/11 - MC @ 9w6d, 4/15/11 we said goodbye
  BFP#2 DD arrived 5/7/12
  

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• babydawson

  April 2012

  I am the opposite (don't hate!). I have already gained 40 lbs so I was expecting a total gain of 50ish lbs but the last couple of weeks I haven't gained any. I did have some "growth spurts" a few weeks ago where I gained more than I had ever gained in that amount of time. I heard that it can level off at the end so maybe the baby is having a growth spurt now and it will level off. Who knows! It seems like the only consistent thing about pregnancy is that everyone is different.
  

  

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• jennyelf member

  April 2012

  I'm the opposite. since 36 weeks I haven't gained anything (at 39w today) and I'm stuck at +26lbs. Doesn't seem to matter how much I eat either, I'll gain the weight then lose it over the next few days.
  

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