Have your partners gained weight too?

[boscobee]

Before getting pregnant I know I read about husbands gaining sympathy weight and that's definitely true in our case! In fact he's feeling a little blue because he's put on more weight than me, about 10-12 lbs and I've gained 8. He's a fairly active guy, he does Crossfit 4 times a week and watches what he eats but I guess he's indulging in too many treats (my ice cream cravings, fast food when we're out and I get struck with hunger, lots of carbs in the first trimester). I just reassure him that we'll both make a good team effort to lose the weight once the baby is here, and honestly I hadn't even noticed his gain until he mentioned his pull-ups at the gym are getting harder because of his built in 12 lb weight vest!

Have your husbands/partners gained sympathy weight along with you?

[lauren170]

We both did Crossfit and ate super healthy before. I stopped Crossfit because of pelvic pain so he goes a lot less and has been enjoying eating junk food with me. I think he gained like 7-10lbs. I gained about 50 though.

[catsarecute]

My husband is a punk and has lost weight. He has lost enough for it to be noticeable because my sister asked about it at Christmas. I told him this morning we should have been taking bump pictures of the both of us because his stomach looks way different than it did 6 months ago. What a jerk.

[Cricket0619]

My h has lost 28 lbs. which is what I have gained. Lol

[greencrayon]

I've only gained about 13, and he has stayed the same. He's been eating more junk, but less food overall because I'm not cooking as much so it evens out for him. He's been doing weightlifting the whole time.

[sunshineluv]

DH has gained about 10. Probably due to all our fast food eating, but he is one of those annoying people who when he decides to lose it, it will be a breeze and take two weeks. The 45 lbs I have gained wont be lost so easily :-(

[katiek]

Not yet, although it's still early. I highly doubt he will though. The men in his family do not and can not gain weight. H is pretty underweight, about 10 pounds lighter than I am and 10 inches taller, but he eats balanced meals and is in good health. The baby will definitely not go to him if it wants a cushy lap to sit on, that's for sure.

[kershnic]

My wife has gained weight too, though much less than me! We were dieting together before I got pregnant, so I think me quitting the diet has messed her up too. Plus stress. I think the idea of losing it together post partum is a good one.

[vmars]

Well, DH lost 50ibs and I gained 30ibs. However, now I am 3ibs away from my pre-pg weight and he's up a few pounds. It all evens out in the end lol.

[robinsbff]

he's losing weight right now, and actually so am i so far. i know it won't continue for me but it probably will for him!

[flgirl]

Pregnancy #1 He gained 25-30 and I gained 8.
Pregnancy #2 He had lost some of the 25 but gained it back and about 10 more. I gained 8 and a half.
Pregnancy #3 He gained a few pounds but still had the 30 from before. I gained 9.
Pregnancy #4 He hasn't gained much and I have lost 1 pound.

He was underweight to begin with so he needed to gain some weight. He gains instead of me and I can live with that. He just starts snacking on candy and such. I am overweight so I should gain about 15 pounds. Plus i think there is a genetic component to my lack of weight: my mom had an 11 pound baby and only gained 22 pounds.

[pitterwoo]

Yep, a little belly like 5-10 pounds from trying to keep up with my eating.

[papie]

No, the jerk has been LOSING weight.  I told him if we cross weights, I am divorcing him.  He said he will stop weighing himself so I will never know. 

[rbp]

Jan 14, 2014 21:27:37 GMT -5 papie said:

No, the jerk has been LOSING weight.  I told him if we cross weights, I am divorcing him.  He said he will stop weighing himself so I will never know. 

OMG I would die. Luckily H had 65 lbs on me pre-pg.

[pinotgrig]

H has stayed about the same. He runs regularly and generally eats well, which is more than I can say for myself.

[simpsongal]

Nope, he's in fantastic shape - we like to joke that DH has a six pack and I have a keg.

[shelbyann]

Jan 14, 2014 21:27:37 GMT -5 papie said:

No, the jerk has been LOSING weight.  I told him if we cross weights, I am divorcing him.  He said he will stop weighing himself so I will never know. 

Haha, this is us too. My H has been losing weight because of some medical issues of his own that have forced him to stick to a pretty strict diet lately. The other day he was joking about possibly getting back down to his college weight. I told him that if that happened he would probably weigh less than me by the time I'm full term and I must have given him the stink eye because he shut up about it!

[shaynaatl]

He gained 9 lbs in between Thanksgiving and New Years. But he does that every year, and then loses the weight after going on a diet and exercise regime. We have 8 weeks to go before baby and he wants to get in shape as much as possible, since he thinks we will be living unhealthy in the infant stage (no time to work out, poor sleep, etc).

[D2M]

No. My husband has no sweet tooth and is a workout nut. The bastid's lost a few pounds.

[bowies]

My H can't gain weight and he has certainly tried. Before pregnancy we were about the same weight (he's slightly taller than me and thin, I'm curvy) so it's been a bummer to see me overtake him. He's sweet about it and reminds me that there are two of us on that scale.