I gained 55 lbs with DS. At every appointment with my midwife she made me go over all the food I'd eaten within the past 24 hours. I think I got a lecture just about every appointment. Good news: I'm below my pre-pregnancy weight now with little to no effort!
Post by barefootcontessa on Jan 4, 2013 15:14:40 GMT -5
Well I am up 35 pounds at 32 weeks -- however, I have gained nothing the last month. In prior pregnancies I have gained 5 pounds or less during the third tri, so I expect to be at 40 or under at delivery.
I gained approx 45, 40 & 35 with my priors. I'm not gaining much this preg so far (5ish) but the same was pretty true with my last & I still managed to gain >30lbs by the end. Unfortunately I'm fat as hell to begin with so I'm not supposed to gain more than 15
I freaking gained 10 lbs in the last month. It's only the first trimester. While I'm fortunate, I haven't puked at all. My nausea is abated by stuffing every carb in sight in my mouth. Of course with the holiday season, carbs and every other delicious food were readily available.
I hate those doctor's scales. I weighed myself during the day yesterday. 136 and then at the MW office yesterday afternoon, 142. WTF?
I feel like I'm going to pop out of my shirt today.
When I was pregnant with DD, I hated the lectures I get from the nurse practitioner about my weight every time I see her. I tried not to schedule any appointment with her again, but there were a few times that seeing her was more convenient.
I think my total gain was something like 57 pounds. I stopped looking at the scale pretty much.
I lost 35 pretty quickly but the rest of it hasn't budged. I've been tracking my calories for a few days now and no luck yet, either. I have a feeling I am doomed to be chubby until I quit BFing.
I have an appointment Monday, and I'm sweating it.
There were times I was more concerned about comments I hear about my weight than anything about the baby. It sucked. No fun to have someone talk about your weight.
Post by schrodinger on Jan 4, 2013 15:38:34 GMT -5
I am up about 40 lbs at this point I gained ~10 in first tri, then ~20 in second, and the last 5-10 over the past 2 weeks. It sucks. I hate feeling this big, but I don't think I've been unreasonable with my diet. I've long since stopped opening all the AW posts on my BMB.
I was up 38 at my appt this morning. I nearly cried. At the end of October, I was up 15 total. So in just over two months, I've gained almost 25! I hope a lot of it is swelling (I've been wearing tennis shoes and my husband's ring is getting too tight for my finger), but it's still damn depressing.
Post by raylongivens on Jan 4, 2013 15:48:18 GMT -5
I'm 29 weeks and up 20. Last time, I gained 42 lbs and had DD at 36 weeks, so I probably would have been close to 50 if I went full term.
I started out at the same pre-preg weight both times, but I've been pretty nauseous for most of the pregnancy. If I'm not nauseous, I'm still not hungry. I'm trying to make sure I get enough calories, but I feel like they're empty calories a lot of the time since everything gives me heartburn. I mean everything. Yesterday, vanilla yogurt gave me horrible heartburn. The day before, peanut butter and jelly killed me. So I've been eating lots of bland carbs and stuff. And not a bit of working out.
I hope I lose it easily. I'm 37, so I think my metabolism is slowing down a bit. I think it's going to require some focus...
I'm up 18 lbs and will be 24 weeks tomorrow. I was already overweight probably obese when I got PG. I was hoping to only gain like 30 max so I wouldn't see the scale tip 200. I'm afraid that won't happen now.
Between my extreme fears of PPD based on my history and weight I swear my anxiety is through the roof.
My doctor told me to aim to gain only 5 - 10 lbs this entire pregnancy (I am overweight to start with).
And I have been SOOOO sick so haven't gained quickly at first, but now my appetite is back and I am sure I have gained more than I'm supposed to and I am not looking forward to the lectures.
Post by marshmallowhands on Jan 4, 2013 18:21:00 GMT -5
:-(
My pre-pregnancy starting weight was about 10lbs less this time than with my DD. At 25 (?) weeks, I'm at the exact same weight as I was with DD. I blame the holidays. I keep saying I'm going to start tracking calories (obv not to restrict, mainly just as motivation to choose healthier options) but I haven't.
My midwife has us weigh ourselves and then tell them the weight. It's been really hard not to lie!
I gained 25lbs with dd. I saw my Pre pregnancy weight about 2 weeks after giving birth, but gained back 15 through a combination of holiday cookies and holiday booze. I'm feeling like a serious fat ass, and counting calories and exercising. And restricting booze calories :-(
I want to bitch about the cover of some entertainment magazine with Kourtney Kardashian on the cover. "How she lost 40lbs" and a photo of her pregnant. The before photo, she is pregnant. That is not a before photo, IMO. If they want to say she lost weight after giving birth, show her walking out of the hospital. But being pregnant is not being fat.
I was 24 lbs up at 20 weeks. Somehow I have slowed and am at only 34 now. I am hoping to keep it under 40 but as I type that I am eating chocolate cookies.
My OB told me I was allowed to gain 12lbs. Thank goodness I left her and went with a reasonable midwife. She stayed on my case, but expected me to gain closer to 25lbs. I gained 30, but it all fell off within 2 weeks. Now I'm 11 weeks pp and have gained about 5 back. I'm bf/pumping like crazy, DS is the size of an average kid twice his age, and it's not doing a thing to help my waistline. I have a voracious appetite, and it's not craving crap, but just genuine hunger for real foods. I'm afraid to diet, but dang, I can't button a single pair of my pants!
I gained around 60 with ds and also gained 15 lbs b/w my every 2 week checkups. My legs looked like tree trunks with all the water I was retaining.
Somewhere around 30 weeks, my OB was out of town so I saw one of her partners. When I looked at my diagnosis codes, I noticed she put obese as a 3rd diagnosis. I'm still pissed about that. I wasn't obese before having ds, so wtf would I get labeled obese with pregnancy weight gain?!
I freaking gained 10 lbs in the last month. It's only the first trimester. While I'm fortunate, I haven't puked at all. My nausea is abated by stuffing every carb in sight in my mouth. Of course with the holiday season, carbs and every other delicious food were readily available.
I hate those doctor's scales. I weighed myself during the day yesterday. 136 and then at the MW office yesterday afternoon, 142. WTF?
I feel like I'm going to pop out of my shirt today.
I'm up about 3-4 lbs at this point, due to the fact that I have to eat to avoid throwing up, but I feel so sick all the time the only things I can stomach are various forms of bread and cheese!
Combine that with my lack of running (due to a mix of m/s and exhaustion and holiday craziness) and it's not good for the waistline. I'm probably 1 week away from breaking out the maternity pants, or at least a bigger size (of which I have several in my closet).