Any fluffy gals around?

JenniatONU · July 2012

I have a weight question, and I fully am aware that every body is different. I just wanted some personal stories from ladies I 'know.'

How much weight were you told to gain? How much have you/did you end up gaining? When did you really start gaining the weight/When did you gain the most weight?

You don't have to answer them all, I was just curious. I know what the 'normal' weight gain schedule is for 'normal' gals, but not necessarily for us fluffy gals.

I was told to gain absolutely no more than 15lbs, and I was in no way recommended to lose weight.

Well, since 5 weeks ago I've gained 1lb, but I am still down 2lbs from my starting weight. My office gave me pamphlet saying that for those told to gain 30 lbs, they should gain 1lb a week every week until month 8. Also how to eat those extra 300 calories.... which was obviously completely worthless to me, lol!

I'm not quite sure how the weight gain stuff works while pregnant (or when not pregnant, to be honest. My hormones are so out of whack that calories in=calories out is a lie.) so if I don't change my eating habits, is it likely I will keep the 1lb gain a month schedule? Or should I expect to blink and just gain weight randomly? I'm just curious. Thanks ladies.

ndolehan · July 2012

It was recommended that I gain 15 - 20 lbs. My OB didn't say anything about losing weight, however isn't pleased that I've lost 15 lbs since I was 8wks. I've yet to gain any. My last appointment I had only lost 1/2 a pound, so I'm guessing by my 20 wk appointment I will have gain a whole pound, I hope!

RissKay · July 2012

You gotta PM!

MrsT1108 · July 2012

I was told no more than 15 - 20. However I'm already down about 10lbs since the beginning. OB wanted me to have gained some by my next appointment, but that doesn't seem to be happening, in fact I think I lost another lb. I just hope me losing weight is not affecting the baby.

CMor1 · July 2012

my doctor told me that the 15-20 lb range is fine, but to try to keep it closer to 15. I'm 2 lbs below by starting weight right now.

aussiedaze · July 2012

I was told not to gain ANY weight... I haven't gone back since my first OB appointment, I go this Thursday and am very worried that I have gained, but I hope it's not a lot. We'll see. I didn't lose any weight from m/s though so I know I won't be down.

Jackquelyn · July 2012

This is my second pregnancy, and so far, neither of my doctors have even mentioned how much weight I should gain. Going by online recommendations, I know I should gain (and should have gained) 11-20lbs.

Well, with my DS I gained 40!! Only once did my doctor say anything about it, and it was an isolated week. She just said to try and cut back on the salt and that was pretty much it. I gained a lot of my weight though with being on bedrest and having pre-eclampsia (swelling/water retention). Most of my weight gain was from halfway through the pregnancy, onward.

This time, I started out a few pounds less than what I did when I got pregnant with DS. I dropped 4 due to M/S, but have since gained that back. I am up 1 lb since then. I am not sure what my doctor's views on that are especially since when they weighed me the first time, I was already down the 4. We will see how this one goes.

Good luck! It will be okay

burgergirl13 · July 2012

I was told not to worry about my weight at all, i was in the "normal" range. my doc told me as long as the baby is healthy thats all that matters (which is true) ive gained 17lbs and want to cry because i know im going to gain at least 10-15 more...but when i gotta eat, I GOTTA EAT!!

avendano · July 2012

My doctor hasn't mentioned anything to me yet about how much I should gain. But she did say do not loose weight. My weight has always been an issue to me so I am trying so hard to work out and eat healthy but I am feeling pretty fat, ehhh.

Litgirl77 · July 2012

I'm glad you brought this up, because I got back from vacation yesterday, stepped on the scale, and - yikes! I'm up about 10 pounds since I found out I was pregnant and I'm only 15 weeks.

My doc didn't give me any guidelines, just said to eat healthy. I only gained 2 pounds from appointment 1 to appointment 2. But I'm afraid I'm going to get yelled at when I go in for my next appointment in 2 weeks because I'll be up another 5 at least. Ugh. I don't feel like I've been eating that poorly. Boo!

LaceAndLilies · July 2012

My doctor's office initially told me to gain 25-30 lbs, though MFM said that they didn't care what I gained, as long as I put on at least 12 lbs and the baby looked good. I did not gain anything until week 14, and between weeks 14 and 16 put on 6 lbs! Overall, I'm up 7 lbs at 17 weeks, 5 days.

ChicaBOOM12 · July 2012

I gained about 7lbs last month and I'm fluffy so I was very worried about what my dr would say but she didn't say anything. Lets see what she says next week when I go in as I'm sure I've gained more

kerribear1717 · July 2012

Last time I was told to only gain 15 lbs. However before I even saw the doc then I actually lost 10 lbs. So when I gained the 15 I really kinda felt like I had only really gained 5 (at least this was in my head rationale). So really I did gain almost 30 lbs last time but I saw it as only 20 lbs. My OB was good and didn't really bother me about it, just reminded me slightly. And I think the last 10 lbs was in my last month.

This time my OB has not said anything about it but I'm excited that I've actually lost 3 lbs and I'm not trying.

Nicole2186 · July 2012

I haven't gained any weight yet. My doctor is definitely pleased and told me just keep doing what I'm doing. However I'm not very strict I jut can't seem to eat a whole lot at one setting. As long as you are comfortable and feeling ok. I'd say that's best!

tongirl02 · July 2012

I weighed 293 lbs at conception and so far at 16 weeks I have lost 10 lbs. My doc told me at my last appt that the goal is for me to end at the weight I started.

mama2many · July 2012

Me too. I think at my weight it's been between 15-20 for 4 of my pregnancies, the 25-30 range when I was thinner for 2 of them.

Preg 1 - gained 16 (I was heavy) 8 1/2 lb baby

Preg 2 - gained 6 ( I was really thin, MW was freaked out - baby was perfectly healthy 7 1/2 lbs)

Preg 3 - gained 42 (I was thinner, but had a 10lb baby and was told they'd never seen such a big placenta)

Preg 4 - gained 19 (heavy) 8lber

Preg 5 - gained 9 (heavy & GD - MW was happy at how little I gained see #2??) 8lber

Preg 7- So far, I've lost 4, am about the same weight as #4, but have GD, so MW is happy again. Go figure.

jvdavisbaby · July 2012

My "story" is a little different but here ya go lol I was on HCG to lose weight and got pregnant about 2 weeks into the cycle. I didnt find out until I 5 weeks later that we were pregnant and in that 2 month time period I had lost 30lbs. Of course once we found out, I got on a normal diet again and haven't gained anything back thank gosh.

My dr told me that because Im still so overweight that ideally, he doesn't want me to gain anything at all, but Im pretty sure thats not really possible lol. My dr also didn't give me much insight about when the weight might start gaining or anything, maybe it has to do with him being a male dr lol a female might have given me a little more insight I think. Im pretty sure the only thing that has gotten fluffier so far are my boobs lol hopefully it stays that way!!

ateach · July 2012

I'm only about 15 lbs overweight, but my doc hasn't said anything about weight gain. My endo did say to be careful about what I eat because with PCOS I have a higher chance of GD. No number tho.

bklynbmp · July 2012

My doctor didn't prescribe a certain amount to gain. I didn't gain at all in the first tri but did gain 2 lbs by the time I had my 15 week appt which he said was good. (I wasn't too crazy about it but what can I do?)

I'm hoping I stick to the lower end of the range for weight gain b/c I feel plenty big already but I get the impression that its somewhat out of my control. I can only eat healthly and hope for the best.

wallacek07 · July 2012

I was super worried about my weight when I found out that I was going to be a mommy. I asked my doc. if there was risks to being over weight while carrying and she said that if I gained 15-20 lb. that would be perfectly fine and that she didn't see there really being any health issues. Since we talked about it at my first OB apt. I have gone back in 4 times and have lost 15 lb. over 4 months. I was worried that loosing wei might be an issue because I was scared that I would be starving my baby if I kept loosing. Yet the doc said that weight loss is still ok too as long it is not a large amount in a short time frame. So instead of gaining 5-9 lb. in my first 4 months I've lost 15 lbs. I think that as long as you are healthy and are not having any problems that your bundle of joy will be just fine. This coming from another concerned fluffy mom.

Ladylec · July 2012

I am 5'4 and my pre-pregnancy weight was 211. My OB said it was okay to gain between 10-20 pounds but to try to stay around 15, but I have actually lost 3 pounds.

Pregnancy has been an awesome diet for me lol Mostly because I get full so quick that my meals are very small so I have been cutting out a ton of useless calories that I would normally be stuffing my face with.

My OB isn't worried about the weight loss though because she told me a lot of women who are overweight end up weighing less at the end of pregnancy, mostly because the baby forces you to change your diet, as mine is doing.

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