Weight gain?

crystalmencer · February 2014

I'm curious on what some women have been told about their weight gain. I am overweight, 5' and 205 lbs now. I'm 18 weeks along. My situation is; I've gained 16 lbs since I found out I was pregnant. I was not a very active person in the begining but now I have been walking 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week. Since January 1st I've only gained 5 lbs. my question is with me being so much overweight, is it ok that I don't gain the 1 pound a week?

1982Babies · February 2014

I say keep up with the exercise and eating healthy and go with the flow. I am overweight, but the doctor told me 2-3 pounds a month is a good limit for gain.

chelsey33 · February 2014

My BMI is on the tail end of "normal" and was told to gain 25-35 pounds with both pregnancies. I gained 39 pounds total with DS and they said that was fine. I'm -5lb now at 15 weeks and OB doesn't seem concerned.

crystalmencer · February 2014

I guess I should have mentioned I have only been able to see my doctor one time so far. There was a lot of waiting because there were issues with my insurance. Thank you for your response though!

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