My turn to talk about weight gain

SomersIsles · December 2013

SmittyPants said:
Bump burp

I've always been curious what this means...?

SmittyPants · December 2013

kirotea said:

SomersIsles said:

Bump burp
I've always been curious what this means...?

Something was wonky when she posted so it got posted twice.

Exactly.

sopranoali · December 2013

I think if you are eating well (and enough for baby) and exercising some...walking, (I personally go to the gym 2x per week)...

Body image evaluation should come after you've successfully brought another human being into the world! In the mean time, just be healthy and beautifully rotund.

ndpoole · December 2013

Ok. I didn't want to open this but I'm looking at the number of views and I became curious. OP you should consider yourself lucky if you only ballooned up during the last two weeks, because my body has been changing since before I became pregnant. The body changes pre pregnancy was due to my IF treatments.

I can honestly say I only step on a scale at my doctors office and I purposely don't look at the scale nor does the nurse tell me what I weigh. I assume that if there's an issue my doctor will tell me.

I can tell you that I've never felt more sexy in my life. So many men and women have given me compliments! I am walking taller and I feel great! Embrace your curves honey! Lift your head up, style your hair, where a great outfit, put on some make up (if that's your thing), and WORK THOSE CURVES!!!!

babylimas · December 2013

I just had a blood pressure cuff putting on airs tell me I was overweight.

kaking78 · December 2013

NorthernLghts said:

Unless your dr is worried about how much you have or have not gained, I don't see why you (the general you) need to worry either. There was a small period of time where I was slightly concerned and then I was gently reminded of this fact by several people. My body knows what to do. I'm measuring where I should be and my dr hasn't said anything. Brought it up to her once, she wasn't concerned. Whatever I gain, I'll worry about later.

This was me too. It took me a while to start putting on weight, but my doctor said not to worry about it. And I did post one of the annoying weight gain questions about week 18 or so because I'm a neurotic FTM and I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one not following the traditional weight gain curve.

FWIW, I still haven't put on much and I've still outgrown a few pairs of maternity pants. It's not the weight gain that's making the pants not fit, it's the small human and all of his accessories that have taken up residence in my midsection.

my1stbabyat23 · December 2013

Why do we have to see Victoria secret models right now ???? Lol :-??

codec · December 2013

I don't understand why some women think they will not gain any weight while creating a damn human being. I mean , boobs + placenta + amniotic fluid, all weigh something right.

karacakes98 · December 2013

Everyone else's experiences won't give you any insight about what your own will be. Each body is different. Even my mom and I have had drastically different experiences with losing the baby weight. Do your best to be healthy during your pregnancy. That's really all you can do right now.

sheyscorona · December 2013

Id just like to say Im a big fat ass, and it sucks... but we will lose it (the weight) or not... either way its not the end of the world... My number is around 43lbs if that helps you feel better about yourself

sebullows · December 2013

This post didn't mother me. I was overweight when I got pregnant. I had been on anxiety and depression meds that made me gain 60lb in the course of 18 months. So needless to say, I was feeling pretty down on myself but knew we were trying to get pregnant and this was the time to get super healthy. Dr told me she wants me to gain 11-24lb during my pregnancy. I didn't gain much at all until BAM, I was about half way thru the first trimester and was up 16lb. Doc said I was doing well and wasn't worried. However, I haven't gained anything in weeks. I am on bed rest for high blood pressure and swelling and have to eat a very low sodium diet. AND I failed my first glucose rest miserably and they want me to keep away from sugars and carbs even if I pass the next test. I'm pretty sure I won't be gaining any more weight with this pregnancy. As long as I'm being healthy I guess that's ok??

Brich3321 · December 2013

I get weighed at the dr's office and although it isn't the best number, I am so thankful that I can walk out of the dr's office saying my baby & I are healthy. And after needing fertility meds and IUI to conceive this lil' miracle and going thru the ups and downs of mood swings and weight gain with that, this is nothing. Most people think pregnant women are beautiful, it's sad that so many women on here don't see themselves that same way.

botbot · December 2013

I'm ok with weight gain posts- I think her questions are fair.

It is hard to know what your body will do. It's also hard to know how you'll feel about your body once the baby gets here, as your priorities will change completely.

With DS1, I struggled with the idea that I wanted to get into shape for more energy for him (less about body image), but I felt so, so guilty for every minute I was away from him. This has evolved, and as he grows and becomes more independent, so do I.

I lost all of my pregnancy weight from him in 6 weeks. My dr. was kind enough to say to me "keep going!" which I found terribly insulting. I was not compensating for the calories I was burning breastfeeding, and after a while I started to gain the weight back.

Every woman and body is different. Sorry, I'm sure this doesn't give a solid answer other than, all you can do now is be as healthy as possible, and learn how this will work out for you once your baby comes.

cawettig · December 2013

Can I just say I am still upset over the Victoria seceret models?! Ugh hate them!! I don't mind answering... DS I ate what ever the hell I wanted, I gained 50 lbs with him, I was only down around 12 when I left the hospital and he was 10 of the 12 lbs. I made healthy choices afterwards and made a goal to just be heathly, it all eventually came off about a year later. DD #1 I gained only 35 lbs with, I was down about ten when I left with her. I lost it all about 1.5 years later. DD#2 I gained 40. I lost 25 with in a month and a half (loss of her and not eating from depression). So with this lo I am still up from my last pregnancy by 15 lbs and was told I gained 18 at my last drs appointment. With this lo being my rainbow and I am so blessed to have him; I will still think I'm fat and get upset over not looking my best any more. But I don't let it get to me and I feel blessed that I am this big with him. He is growing healthy and that's all that matters to me. I know eventually the weight will come off. I will focus on that when he gets here though. I hope I can start my intense yoga out again! Love yoga!

YankeePeach08 · December 2013

Those who are offended by seeing VS models, I hope you don't turn on a TV for the next year b/c OMG you might just see something that upsets you. God forbid you see someone skinnier than you 8-|

The point of posting those pics was to show the OP (and other commenters) why comparing your pg weight and postpartum weight lose experience with others is STOOOOPID.

Someone will always be skinnier than you, fatter than you, lose weight faster than you, lose weight slower than you.