How much did you gain w/ your pregnancy?

[RainChick]

I hope no one finds this question to be TMI or offensive in anyway, but how much did you all gain from your pregnancy? My Hubby and I are trying to conceive, but I like knowing ahead of time what's going to happen. hehe. The Dr said 35lbs for the whole pregnancy is good, but I didn't know if that was honestly realistic, or just a recommendation?

Btw, I'm 120lbs before getting pregnant, is that a good starting weight? lol sorry about all the questions.

 

[JesusFreak2008]

Prepregnancy: 217lbs
11 Weeks: 204lbs
13 Weeks: 201lbs
16 Weeks: 206lbs
22 Weeks: 210lbs
32 Weeks: 208lbs

 

[Assisi]

I started out at 119lbs and I ended up at about 155lbs. I hadn't gained a thing by the time I was 20 weeks. At least 25lbs of that was in the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy (and I went over by a couple of weeks) and I think was mostly water weight. After my son's birth I lost 2.5lbs a day for about a week! Not including what I lost just giving birth.

None of my friends have gained this much during pregnancy, but they all started out heavier than me so I think I gained more because I needed to. My diet was certainly not the culprit.

btw - I'm back to 119lbs now

 

[JCFantasy23]

I dont remember, I just know I gained a lot. Then again I kept craving dairy like crazy and that's very fattening.

 

[Birbitt]

First Preg: Starting Weight 180 gained 55 pounds to finish at 235 (Mostly water retention, baby, and amniotic fluid as I have a larger than normal uterus)

Second Preg: Starting Weight 200 gained 40 pounds to finish at 240 (again water retention, baby, and amniotic fluid)

Third Preg: Starting weight 250 Current weight and counting 260

 

[Singin4Him]

With my son I started out somewhere around 118-120 and ended up gaining 55lbs. I had no morning sickness and I did not take care of myself at all. I regreted that when I ended up on bedrest in my last trimester!

With this pregnancy I have done great so far, started out around 124 and I've only gained 4 lbs at almost 14 weeks! I'm planning on a VBAC so this pregnancy I'm paying much more attention to what I eat and my work out routine helps as well.

 

[Leanna]

I gained 30lbs in my first, 21lbs in my second, and 30lbs in my third. You have to listen to your body, it is impossible to plan any certain weight gain if your body needs more to be healthy.

 

[seamonster]

I gained 33 with my first and 28 with my second. What's funny is that it took me 4 months to lose the weight with my first baby and only two weeks to lose it from the second.

 

[jgonz]

I don't remember exact weights with each baby, but I've gained as much as 45 lbs and as little as 13 lbs... It just depended on how healthy I was before and during each pregnancy.

The highest weight pregnancy (#6 at 45 lbs) was because I was eating chocolate like it was going out of style and my thyroid was messed up. The lowest weight pregnancies were my last 4 babies (I'm guessing because I knew more about nutrition and was taking care of myself better).

 

[PegasusOnFire]

1st: 40lbs
2nd: 2lbs
3rd: 18lbs

 

[CrystalBrooke]

I started out at 109lb and the day I went to be induced I weighed 151lb. The doctor said that since I was underweight that I should gain at least 35lb..he said he usually didn't reccomend anymore than that, but since I was underweight, a few extra pounds wouldn't hurt.

 

[beehoney]

8.5kg. I was on a diabetic diet which limited my weight gain.

 

[ditzmeister]

I have gained 33 pounds so far.

 

[tessas212]

I am only 27 weeks along, and have gained 25 or more lbs.

This was me 8 wk pregnant:

This is me now: