Hello ladies, I'm 20 weeks 3 days pregnant, and have already gained 17 -18 lbs. This seems like a lot to me. Anyone had weight gain like this around 20 weeks? My belly is looking pretty big already, and I can't believe I'm only halfway there. I have an appointment with my midwife on Fri, and am slightly worried they'll be like "WHOA YOU'RE HUGE!" (reference: I am 5'7" and weighed 135 at the start of the pregnancy.)
Yeah I think depending on your weight, 20-30 lbs is the recommended weight gain for the whole pregnancy. There are a ton of free charts and calculators online that work great.
My last pregnancy I stayed within 2 to 5 lbs of my goal weight gain, but I went over my due date by 2 weeks. In those last three to four weeks I put on like 20 lbs and was almost 50 lbs over my pre pregnancy weight. I am not sure it's like that for everyone, but those last few weeks I swole up like a balloon, so be very careful of that...
The good news is that I lost most of the weight pretty quickly afterwards!
many of us have talked about this--both on the under-gaining and over-gaining sides--in the questions and symptoms threads. Check those threads out to get more answers to your question about yourself.
Welcome! I see you’re new here. When you get a minute, please take the time to introduce yourself in our intro thread, we like to get to know eachother around here Like others have said, lots of other women are talking about this on our questions, symptoms, and FTM thread
I'm about the same height and starting weight as you and I've gained about the same (currently 21 & 5 days) My diet hasn't been perfect but I have been eating healthy for the most part and I exercise about 6 days a week. I was worried about it until recently but I gained a lot with my DS as well and I figure this is just how my body handles pregnancy. You are not alone in this struggle.
We have definitely talked about this recently in other threads. Probably good for symptoms or questions thread. I am 5’2” and 110 pregnancy. I have gained a but under 19 lbs and i recently asked my doc if that was a lot. She said it is in the high end for 20 wks. With DS i gained almost 50 lbs so if i can keep this weight gain steady i can maybe reach the 40 lbs but maybe i just make big babies. I was able to go back to pre pregnancy weight with a 1-1 1/2 yrs. i also have hypo thyroid so that contributes a bit.
Re: First time mom; Weight gain?!
My last pregnancy I stayed within 2 to 5 lbs of my goal weight gain, but I went over my due date by 2 weeks. In those last three to four weeks I put on like 20 lbs and was almost 50 lbs over my pre pregnancy weight. I am not sure it's like that for everyone, but those last few weeks I swole up like a balloon, so be very careful of that...
The good news is that I lost most of the weight pretty quickly afterwards!
Like others have said, lots of other women are talking about this on our questions, symptoms, and FTM thread