I gained HOW MUCH?!?!?

Ashleypixie · March 2014

Fuck. I gain 8lbs every day. But this is my third and guess what? It comes off. Fret not.

Alana1977 · March 2014

JessieAlbin said:
OP, 8 pounds is nothing, so long as your doc isn't concerned. We all feel huge though, and we get it.. Some of us have gained 30-50 lbs this pregnancy. But it is not the end of the world, it will come off very soon (hello impending due dates), and frankly, 30-something weeks in, we are getting really tired of "omg I gained weight while growing a baby!" threads.

Now go sacrifice a few lbs to the A14 gods of cake, and you will be forgiven.

This exactly! I stopped looking at a scale long ago. As long as baby is healthy and doc is not concerned, who cares. We are all huge and uncomfortable and counting down the days until EDD. I just don't want to even see weight gain threads at this point in pregnancy anymore.

mrscrcalli · March 2014

I have gained all the weight. 65 lbs.
So sorry for not flinching at your 8lbs in your 8th month of pregnancy.

This topic makes me so narky!! :-w

Sunshinelou · March 2014

My friends was 98lbs (only 4'10) when she got pregnant with her first child and she gained 100lbs...seriously, she DOUBLED her body weight. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself. THAT was a lot of weight to gain but even she lost it all eventually.

mrsredmond2011 · March 2014

I know it can be tough to hear the number. I've gained 40 pounds and hate hearing my weight at the doctors. As long as baby and you are healthy that's all that matters. Personally I'm so excited first to meet our baby girl and excited as heck to hit the gym and get back into regular clothes. But for now we just keep our eye on the prize-our babies! And after they come we can worry about getting fit again. Just a few more weeks!

*sparky* · March 2014

There are so many things that can cause weight fluctuations during PG. I have bad constipation in 3rd tri, so just going a couple of days without going to the bathroom can be a couple of lbs. sometimes my appts are in the morning and sometimes they are right after lunch and I always weigh more at the after lunch appts. Then there is water weight, and the fact that you are supposed to gain weight during PG to begin with.

So anyway, just don't worry about it. I know it can be hard not to, especially if you are someone who normally obsesses about their weight (I am definitely in that group). But there is really only so much you can control during your PG. As others have said, we are so close to the end, and then we can work on losing. For now, unless your doctor has a reason to be concerned, then just let it go.

akmamabear · March 2014

What frustrates me is that I have not gained over 30lbs yet, that I have never gained more than a couple pounds in a week, that I actually went quite a while without any weight gain, and by all accounts, I'm doing pretty good. Yet, every time weight comes up at my midwife appointment, I get sideways glances and talks about how I really need to be "controlling" my weight. It makes me want to punch the skinny midwives in the face for poisoning myself image. As though I have spent my pregnancy eating McDonald's and carbo-loading. Saying crap like, "I guess if you are doing ALL that you can do. Remember though, you still HAVE potentially 5 weeks left." Bitch, don't I know it!

I end up depressed for days afterward and it takes me the two weeks until my next appointment to convince myself that everything is fine and my baby is measuring right on schedule, and they can eat a shit sandwich. Yes, I know I exceeded the 15lbs they only wanted me to gain, but this is my body's response to pregnancy. I dread the weight check-in. It sucks that my midwives can't be more positive/supportive and that I feel like I'm always trying to combat negativity.

Sorry, I needed to get that off my chest. I hope that it came out right and didn't sound too whiny. My appointment was yesterday and I'm still pissed.

*sparky* · March 2014

@Kvgum‌ - that was how my last OB was during my1st PG and it was extremely stressful. I remember crying on my way home from one appt because he said "lay off the carbs". Thankfully my current OB is not like that and he has not made one comment about my weight, and I know I have gained more than the first time around. I am sorry you are dealing with that.

akmamabear · March 2014

@KendraColeslaw I would consider leaving if I wasn't almost 36 weeks. At this birthing center, you meet everyone, because you don't know who will be on-call or working at the time. I have loved half of them, but there are a couple that I just don't like. Thankfully, my mom and sister are both L&D nurses and they will both be there. If I get stuck with one I dislike, they will be there to make sure everything goes smoothly.

nicole mackenzie · March 2014

KendraColeslaw said:
Oh crap, I forgot to get butt hurt at this thread. I just remembered I gained like 20 lbs during the month of December.

I gained a ton during the holiday season and my OB reacted like OP and said " you gained HOW much!?" " you better slow down! It's ok to feel hungry."

I switched drs...

Abcollins57 · March 2014

Don't forget that LO put on a pound or two of that, so you subtract two that the baby gained and that's only 6 pounds, averaged to 2 pounds a week, totally normal!