weight

[breadandjam]

how far along it is normal to start gaining weight?

 

[RoseofLima]

lol! For me -like as soon as the sperm and the egg unite!!


On average I think around 12 weeks or so...

I always found of the wieght gain tables useless. My weight gain has always come in fits and starts, and never ever fit a single chart I ever saw. I gain weight in my first trimester, wnd then very little in my second-- and then more in my third as the baby starts really bulking up.

 

[Linnis]

According to the books, one should only gain 3-5 lbs during the first trimester, than 1-2lbs a week for each week after that.

I gained 7 lbs during the first 13 weeks and have since gained 30 more and I'm 33 weeks along now.

 

[Krystina661]

Linnis is right. About 3-5 pounds during the first trimester.. and a pound a week after that..

With me? I started gaining weight the second I found out I was pregnant lol ....

I'm due in a few weeks and I've gained about 45 pounds!!!

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

The books say one thing but it really just depends on the woman. When I was pregnant with my daughter I didn't gain any weight until like the 6th month and then gained 42lbs total. With this pregnancy I gained weight quicker at the beginning but so far at 38 weeks have only gained 32lbs. So it just varies.

 

[jgonz]

For me it was different with each pregnancy. With #1, I gained 10 lbs the second I got pregnant and then just looked fat for months. At full term I only looked about 6 months pregnant (I'd gained 25 lbs with that pregnancy.)

With my other pregnancies it was all over the place, but I generally started gaining early. My total weight gains ranged from 13 lbs to 45 lbs.

 

[jessesgirl]

this is my first and I actually LOST 7 lbs up until my last appointment, where I gained six (at 21 weeks), so I am still in the negative by a couple (or one) lbs. It really worried me because I put SO MUCH emphasis on what the books and tables said and I just KNEW that I was hurting my baby. The doctor told me, though, that the baby was fine and to throw my book out the window LOL because every woman is different. My DH's grandma gained a minimum of 80 with each of hers....WOW...I think it just depends on the woman. I know I was sick the first 13 weeks and really weak, and slept a lot...and only ate once or twice a day cause nothing was staying down...so I am sure that contributed quite a bit.

 

[Krystina661]

My DH's grandma gained a minimum of 80 with each of hers....WOW...I think it just depends on the woman.

One of my girlfriends also gained 80 pounds with both her pregnancy's.

When she told me that I was like ....

 

[jessesgirl]

yeah, that is craziness! her boys were all HUGE, but they weren't no 80 lbs!!!! lol

 

[PegasusOnFire]

I gained in my third trimester, and was put on antinausia(sp?) meds, because I was losing to much weight through morning sickness. And I got two opinons on it before I took it.

 

[CrystalBrooke]

i gained the most in my 2nd trimester, i lost a lot in the first...all together i gained 41 lbs...i thought that was a lot, but i know a woman who gained 90lbs and when she finally lost it all ,she found out she was pregnant again

 

[jessesgirl]

i gained the most in my 2nd trimester, i lost a lot in the first...all together i gained 41 lbs...i thought that was a lot, but i know a woman who gained 90lbs and when she finally lost it all ,she found out she was pregnant again

That is so funny! I mean, I guess it really isn't all that funny, but it's pretty funny!!!! Poor thing.

 

[CrystalBrooke]

i did kinda snicker when her husband was telling me and my mom about it, i just cant help but wonder how you gain that much weight! which i guess it depends on your metabolism and if you have to be on bed rest..but still...90lbs! i dont remember how much she gained with the next one..it wasnt that much tho.

 

[lin1235]

I started gaining right from the start (no morning sickness, VERY lucky). I gained about 6 pounds in the first trimester, and I'm now at 18 pounds at 30 weeks. I'm actually kinda proud of that because I'm pretty overweight and I just think about chocolate and gain weight normally, so I think I've done quite well. But I've gained 4 pounds in the last 3 weeks, will see how much I'll end up gaining!

 

[RoseofLima]

That is so funny! I mean, I guess it really isn't all that funny, but it's pretty funny!!!! Poor thing.

That has happened to me twice now-- where I have lost lots of weight--only to be within my goal- and wind up pregnant. It stinks....

 

[Linnis]

I'm up 42lbs from pre-pregnancy *but* I was underweight before I got pregnant. My doctor said he wanted me to gain 45-50lbs so I probably will if not more. I'm not worried about it because I'm only bigger in the tummy and boobs. I also know I'm not eating junk, well I do, but most of my calories are from food which offers the things I need and the things my baby needs so it's okay.

I mean if I can get 350 calories from a turkey sandwich and a glass of OJ, it's better than say chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.

 

[seamonster]

At my last appointment two weeks ago, I had lost more weight. I'm going to weigh myself at the gym tonight and see if I'm up at all. I bet I probably am, since I haven't been throwing up so much and I've been eating a lot more.

 

[jessesgirl]

well after ending up in the ER this weekend, i lost another four lbs...so i am down five lbs. from pre-pregnancy at 23 weeks.

 

[Singin4Him]

well after ending up in the ER this weekend, i lost another four lbs...so i am down five lbs. from pre-pregnancy at 23 weeks.

Goodness, what happened?