I gained 24 pounds at 19 weeks. Not worried because doctor hasn't said anything about it and I can lose weight fairly quickly after giving birth (by eating clean and running). I've done it before and can do it again. I even eat healthy, I don't know what's making me gain so much!
Sometimes it's just nice to know that you're not the only one. I'm not comparing myself to the slight weight gainers, or even the weight loss folks. I just want to know I'm not the only one. I know I'll take the weight off when the baby comes. As long as I'm not just eating a ton of processed junk and hurting le bebe, I'm learning to come to terms with it.
So just because you do fine with it means everyone else should?
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean @curlylocks3. That post was in response to @LilNunz1. My point was that I actually don't mind the weight thread because it allows me to feel "normal." It's been difficult to feel like the weight gain is out of control. When I saw that some have gained, some haven't, and others (like me) have gained a bunch, it eased my fears. It just showed me that everyone's pregnancy is different. It made me feel better.
Edited because I can't spell!
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Sometimes it's just nice to know that you're not the only one. I'm not comparing myself to the slight weight gainers, or even the weight loss folks. I just want to know I'm not the only one. I know I'll take the weight off when the baby comes. As long as I'm not just eating a ton of processed junk and hurting le bebe, I'm learning to come to terms with it.
So just because you do fine with it means everyone else should?
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean @curlylocks3. That post was in response to @LilNunz1. My point was that I actually don't mind the weight thread because it allows me to feel "normal." It's been difficult to feel like the weight gain is out of control. When I saw that some have gained, some haven't, and others (like me) have gained a bunch, it eased my fears. It just showed me that everyone's pregnancy is different. It made me feel better.
Edited because I can't spell!
But if your doc isn't concerned, then why are you? I just feel these threads cause more harm than do good. It makes me sad to see a poster say "I feel like a cow!" How is that remotely helpful?
@Lilnunz1, I see what you mean, I personally take *nearly* everything said here in jest (with the obvious tragedy, health scare, anxieties). I understand this thread isn't really helpful, but weight gain was something I'm interested in so that's why I clicked on the thread. I can't speak for OP intention of creating it. I didn't particularly take this as a self-esteem bashing thread.
ETA: also, I'm pretty sure my doc is a flake. Kinda worries me but I feel like I'm too far in to switch now (?). I asked her about weight gain and what should I be worried about nutritionally, and the only thing she told me was "read the book what to eat when you're expecting". I really love my NP tho.
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I understand @jshrop, I think we may have similar feelings for this thread. I was nervous to click on it because I had no idea in what direction it was taken, so maybe I had a little bit of @lilnunz1 fears too. But I have felt guilty for my lack of weight gain (overall -1lb but I am trying to focus on the +3 I have gained since 1st trimester). Even though I am not alone of still dealing with nausea at 20 weeks, it just felt better to know that I am not the only one in this boat (not that any "boat" is better than any other). The tricky part is navigating our feelings about our weight/body image/expectation that society has kind of forced on us and usually comparison makes those worse. I hope none of the participants or readers walked away feeling more guilt...but it is always a risk. I try to remind myself that all women, all pregnancies, and all babies develop uniquely and differently...but it isn't always a magic pill.
Well. I thought I would have gained weight since I didn't poop today. But didn't gain even a 10th of a pound. Soooo...I stopped at Oberweis on my way home for a waffle cone.
18w3d and 4lbs. I was overweight to begin with and so my midwife is not concerned. Considering I gained 12lbs in the first trimester alone with my first, I'm feeling okay about it too.
I understand @jshrop, I think we may have similar feelings for this thread. I was nervous to click on it because I had no idea in what direction it was taken, so maybe I had a little bit of @lilnunz1 fears too. But I have felt guilty for my lack of weight gain (overall -1lb but I am trying to focus on the +3 I have gained since 1st trimester). Even though I am not alone of still dealing with nausea at 20 weeks, it just felt better to know that I am not the only one in this boat (not that any "boat" is better than any other). The tricky part is navigating our feelings about our weight/body image/expectation that society has kind of forced on us and usually comparison makes those worse. I hope none of the participants or readers walked away feeling more guilt...but it is always a risk. I try to remind myself that all women, all pregnancies, and all babies develop uniquely and differently...but it isn't always a magic pill.
For me (and I'm sure many others) weight gain is a big part of pregnancy. It also gives me comfort to see how different we all are. At the risk of being flamed, I think if weight is a very touchy subject then people need to take a little responsibility for whether they read / contribute to a thread that is obviously about that topic. This is after all a public forum and members should be able to discuss pregnancy related issues that are of interest to them.
I understand @jshrop, I think we may have similar feelings for this thread. I was nervous to click on it because I had no idea in what direction it was taken, so maybe I had a little bit of @lilnunz1 fears too. But I have felt guilty for my lack of weight gain (overall -1lb but I am trying to focus on the +3 I have gained since 1st trimester). Even though I am not alone of still dealing with nausea at 20 weeks, it just felt better to know that I am not the only one in this boat (not that any "boat" is better than any other). The tricky part is navigating our feelings about our weight/body image/expectation that society has kind of forced on us and usually comparison makes those worse. I hope none of the participants or readers walked away feeling more guilt...but it is always a risk. I try to remind myself that all women, all pregnancies, and all babies develop uniquely and differently...but it isn't always a magic pill.
For me (and I'm sure many others) weight gain is a big part of pregnancy. It also gives me comfort to see how different we all are. At the risk of being flamed, I think if weight is a very touchy subject then people need to take a little responsibility for whether they read / contribute to a thread that is obviously about that topic. This is after all a public forum and members should be able to discuss pregnancy related issues that are of interest to them.
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I'm 19 weeks and up 10 lbs. however you still can't even really tell I'm pregnant it's frustrating. I find myself constantly comparing my bump to others online.
6 lbs at 20 weeks. Trying to eat healthy while lying on the couch. I'm waiting for all that energy I've been reading about to come my. I'm sure all my muscle has turned into fat.
I gained 15 pounds in 20 weeks. Starting to get a rounder face and my thighs are getting bigger so I sadly I know it's not all baby. As long as baby is healthy I am happy. And I know weight watchers can begin June 4.
10 lbs @ 17 weeks. But I gained 6 lbs in 5 weeks and my doctor said no more than that for my next visit. Thank you holiday cookies. And pie. And poppycock. And pizza?
-18 pounds at 17w3d. I am a weight loss surgery patient (one year post-op) trying to eat as much as possible! It's a struggle to get to 1500 calories a day. Nutritionist appointment tomorrow!
6 lbs at 20 weeks. Trying to eat healthy while lying on the couch. I'm waiting for all that energy I've been reading about to come my. I'm sure all my muscle has turned into fat. :-q
16 pounds in almost 19 weeks. My MW and I talked about it yesterday. Since I was a "bigger woman" (I hate that -- I feel like as a size 12 I'm a pretty normal woman) the recommendation would have been to gain around 15-20 pounds in pregnancy, so clearly that's fucked. So I'm aiming to "slow down" my gain for the second half of pregnancy. Nixing all sugar, juice, etc. It sucks, because I eat pretty healthy -- no fast food, very little junk food, lots of meat and veg. It's just that a) it's winter in Ohio and b) I took a new sedentary job, and c) I gained about 9 pounds in my first trimester from sleeping and being able to eat nothing but mashed potatoes.
I pretty much lived on mashed potatoes, Mac n cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches. I'm so happy to back to mostly normal eating habits.
Update: had my 20 wk appt yesterday I'm up 5 lbs since last visit so now total gain 11 lbs which she said was normal. Yeah it would be nice if I could give up my daily bagel with cream cheese and jam breakfast (or dinner or midnight snack at times) along with chocolate and everything and anything that's a CARB but you know, I already gave up wine so I gotta have something to enjoy lol. I think all ladies are beautiful and as long as we are healthy you know I say we should enjoy eating for two!!! It's the one time in our life we can "justify" that GIANT bowl of ice cream lol. :-) I do try to walk every day so I don't feel as guilty lol.
-17 weeks at almost 20 weeks. I always lose during pregnancy but this by far has been the most I've ever lost. Typically I lose about 10 lbs each pregnancy and then another 20 to 30 after the baby comes. But then I gain it all back because I'm lazy and deal with post partum depression each time so I binge on peanut butter m&ms. Sigh
DS 1 Alex born May 28, 2007 7lbs 14oz DS 2 Aiden born November 29, 2011 9lbs 1 oz DS 3 Lucas b/d February 26, 2013 at 18w6d Forever our angel DS #4 due June 13, 2014
Re: Weight Gain.
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean @curlylocks3. That post was in response to @LilNunz1. My point was that I actually don't mind the weight thread because it allows me to feel "normal." It's been difficult to feel like the weight gain is out of control. When I saw that some have gained, some haven't, and others (like me) have gained a bunch, it eased my fears. It just showed me that everyone's pregnancy is different. It made me feel better.
Edited because I can't spell!
But if your doc isn't concerned, then why are you? I just feel these threads cause more harm than do good. It makes me sad to see a poster say "I feel like a cow!" How is that remotely helpful?
ETA: also, I'm pretty sure my doc is a flake. Kinda worries me but I feel like I'm too far in to switch now (?). I asked her about weight gain and what should I be worried about nutritionally, and the only thing she told me was "read the book what to eat when you're expecting". I really love my NP tho.
The tricky part is navigating our feelings about our weight/body image/expectation that society has kind of forced on us and usually comparison makes those worse. I hope none of the participants or readers walked away feeling more guilt...but it is always a risk.
I try to remind myself that all women, all pregnancies, and all babies develop uniquely and differently...but it isn't always a magic pill.
-- edit, quote fail
ETA: I was/am of average weight to begin with
I love everything about this. And now I wish I had cake.
I never weigh myself but I'm gonna start jumping on scale once a week to avoid too rapid gain. Ideally I'd like to gain slowly and steady.
DS 2 Aiden born November 29, 2011 9lbs 1 oz
DS 3 Lucas b/d February 26, 2013 at 18w6d Forever our angel
DS #4 due June 13, 2014