Weight gain check-in

Mrs.G123 · June 2012

This is a hated topic, I know, bit since we are all pg, we are all gaining weight by definition. So let's talk about it.

Mrs.G123 · June 2012

I am up 16 pounds at 23 weeks and am frankly not that psyched on it. I have no idea where I was at this point with DD.

loolabell15 · June 2012

I'm up to 9 pounds. I'll be 20 weeks tomorrow. Not sure if that's good or not.

sjgurl784 · June 2012

I was up 18lbs at my 21 week appointment and have probably put on another 3-5 since then. I think 2nd tri is proving to be my fast weight gain trimester as I only gained 3lbs during the entire 1st tri. Hopefully it slows down again in the 3rd tri.

sushisamba · June 2012

I was up 8 lbs total at 21 weeks last week. My midwife doesn't care about weight gain and doesn't track it, but I'm happy with that.

dixneuf · June 2012

I'm up about 25 total but have only gained 1-2 lbs in the past 4-5 weeks. I guess I am a first tri gainer!

misscheapandchic · June 2012

Still losing weight. I don't know what the deal is but I have a feeling I'll do all my gaining in 3rd tri.

kes77 · June 2012

+16 at 22 weeks

jhenrie · June 2012

im up six pounds at twenty three weeks and three days. first tri was rough on me. getting it back has been slow. i worry about how fast its going to start piling on, especially when i hit the third tri. yikes.

pinkclouds25 · June 2012

Up nine pounds as of yesterday.

amb5353 · June 2012

misscheapandchic:
Still losing weight. I don't know what the deal is but I have a feeling I'll do all my gaining in 3rd tri.

I haven't lost any more weight but I haven't really gained. I made up for the 10lbs I lost during the first trimester but I haven't gained anything else. I don't understand cause I've been eating... a lot!!

LetsBeNice · June 2012

Down 4 pounds as of 20 week appt...but I'm finally feeling somewhat better, so I'm sure at my next appt I'll be way up!

danienross · June 2012

I just weighed myself. I've been kind of on a weight roller coaster this pregnancy. As it stands right now I'm up 4lbs. Not ideal for almost 23wks.

mrsfoster48 · June 2012

My home scale says I am up 9 pounds. But the scale at the doctors is horribly off and always adds 5 more pounds. So we will see on Wednesday! I am just going to keep going by the numbers on my home scale since I have been using that from day 1.

crushinit · June 2012

I'm up 4lbs at 21 weeks.

I started 10lbs heavier with this pregnancy than with DD. I'm good with the way things are going so far and am trying to stay healthy for baby.

TeachGirl323 · June 2012

I'm up 10lbs at almost 23weeks. I'm definitely gaining a pound a week now!

FinallyMom2B · June 2012

I was up between 5 and 8 lbs (I'm not positive of my weight at my first appointment) at 19w4d. My doctor said my gaining is right on track, but he didn't mention what the actual amount was. Due to stress, I've been having trouble eating very much lately, so I'm worried I may put on more weight quickly if/when I'm able to eat normally again.

There are a few neat calculators on Babymed.com. Not sure how accurate they are, but something to play with.

https://babymed.com/tools/pregnancy-weight-gain-calculator-by-week

https://babymed.com/tools/weight-change-calculator - with this one, I put in a 20w weight and it pretty much just doubled my gain at that point to calculate my total gain. I thought it was common to gain quicker toward the end, so I don't know how accurate this is.

Tiff520 · June 2012

+22lbs as of Thursday (21.5wks)

Myreppboys · June 2012

My last visit which was 22 weeks I was up 13 pounds, my next visit is not until June 20th so we will see how much I have gained then.

robertandmegangriffin · June 2012

I'm up about 25 lbs, which scared the crap out of me at first that I had gained so much in the first trimester! But I've been holding steady at about 179 lbs for the last few weeks (I'm 5'11" by the way) so hoping not to gain too much more until the baby really starts putting on weight at the end.

racheldj423 · June 2012

I started around 133 at 5'11", and at 20 weeks, I'm around 147. It's a little higher than what I would like, but since I started almost underweight, I'm not too worried. Plus, eating out a ton over our two week vacation didn't help either...

Now that I'm back home, I'm on a strict, healthy diet!

JKohio · June 2012

Since right before getting pregnant, I'm up 14lb and am at 20wk. I didn't start out overweight or anything, so I'm not worried and neither is my OB. Actually I'm pretty much on the same track as with my 1st pregnancy. When I was pg with my son, I gained about 40lb total. I was lucky enough to return to pre-pg weight by about 5 months postpartum. Knock on wood that I have that same run of good luck this time around!

dixneuf · June 2012

robertandmegangriffin:
I'm up about 25 lbs, which scared the crap out of me at first that I had gained so much in the first trimester! But I've been holding steady at about 179 lbs for the last few weeks (I'm 5'11" by the way) so hoping not to gain too much more until the baby really starts putting on weight at the end.

I am 5' 11" too. I think we will gain more.

dixneuf · June 2012

I'm becoming increasingly anti worrying about weight.

it's about health not weight.

A malnourished body and unhappy mom is far worse than gaining too much. My MW is very anti the "25-35" lbs rule.

MrsMDem · June 2012

I am up 12 lbs at 20 wks. I am comfortable with that. I am only 5' tall so my OB wants me to stay around 25-30lbs total. I have days when I can control my eating with no problem and then I have days like yesterday when I just couldn't get full. I was starving all day so I ate. I pretty much let my body tell me when I need to eat.

Dana327 · June 2012

I am up 7lbs and I'm bout to have a heart attack this is my heaviest I've ever been. Also would like to mention that I've gained all this in the last 3 weeks

(((

kmjstar · June 2012

robertandmegangriffin:
I'm up about 25 lbs, which scared the crap out of me at first that I had gained so much in the first trimester! But I've been holding steady at about 179 lbs for the last few weeks (I'm 5'11" by the way) so hoping not to gain too much more until the baby really starts putting on weight at the end.

This is me. I gained 40 lbs with my DS, lost all the weight by the time DS was 4 months. I'm hoping to gain only 35 lbs this time, but no matter how much excercise or how I eat....the weight keeps coming on...I cant slow it down :-(

teamsweet · June 2012

Up 13-14lbs at 21.5 weeks. Last time I gained most of my weight during 2nd tri.

b-ruth · June 2012

I'm up 16lbs at 23 weeks.

cashandrich · June 2012

I'm up 7lbs at 22 weeks.

BDK807 · June 2012

I was up 9 lbs at 20 wks. I am kind of worried its not enough. My doctor says its his job to watch/worry about my wieght not mine. He will let me know if there is a concern or I need to change something.

QueenNini · June 2012

Mrs.G123:
I am up 16 pounds at 23 weeks and am frankly not that psyched on it. I have no idea where I was at this point with DD.

Me too. I guess I could go back and look it up, but that seems like it might take some work. And I'm pooped from this weekend.

ellcore · June 2012

I am down 17.5 pounds and still losing. Doctor says it's okay, so I'm trying not to worry!

nycgirl88 · June 2012

I'm up 28 pounds... still eating healthy and going for short walks (I'm on pelvic rest) but wish I was able to keep running (I miss it!)

hamiltks10 · June 2012

I'm up 7lbs at (almost) 22 weeks.

I started at 5'10" and 170....so I was a good 10-15lbs over what I consider a healthy weight for me when I first got pregnant. My MW today said she was very happy with my weight gain to this point, but to remember that many gain the most weight between weeks 20-30 so I shouldn't get discouraged if I put on quite a few more pounds in the next two months.

RoxanneA · June 2012

As of my 20 week appt I finally gained 4 pounds so that's total as of right now.

LBoogeyBride · June 2012

I'm up 8 pounds and I'm 24 weeks. My OB told me at my last appointment that she expects me to gain about a pound a week from here on out, but she'd like to keep my overall weight gain to 20-25 pounds if possible since I'm petite. But like PP have said, it's all about your own body, now how you compare to someone else. Our bodies will do what has to be done in order to keep baby healthy and thriving.