Is 50lbs too much?

Question

I'm pregnant for the first time and super excited. :)

This past weekend my husband and I were talking with our friends about babies and gaining weight during the pregnancy. Both my husband and I feel that gaining anything over the suggested amount (25-35lbs) during pregnancy is pretty extreme and that the excuse "I'm eating for two" is totally taken advantage of. One of our friends got upset with us and said that gaining 50lbs or more during a  pregnancy is totally acceptable because you have a little human growing inside of you.

What's everyone's take on this?

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I stayed very active and exercised everyday for an hour my whole pregnancy. I also ate a strict healthy pregnancy diet and gained 52lbs. I think your body is going to do what it needs to do for the baby and everyone's
body is definitely different but I do agree some people get a little carried away thinking that they can eat or do whatever they want which can make losing the weight after pregnancy very difficult.

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I think it depends on your body and health before hand. I was 105 pounds before I got pregnant. and I'm due in a little over a week and Ive gained 40 pounds. My eating habits aren't terrible. I think I have a pretty balanced diet between healthy and unhealthy foods and I take my vitamins daily. Don't have gestational diabetes and every doctor's appointment I have they never voice any concerns about my weight. but praise that my stomach is growing perfectly as it should, my blood pressure is always good and baby's heart beat is always fine.
I don't feel like I'm unhealthy.

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I started out underweight for my height and body type. I've gained over 40lbs and I still have 5 weeks to go. Your body requires the weight in order to sustain the life you have growing inside of you. Every body is different, some will gain less or more. Some women that start out 'heavy' don't NEED to gain as much, but may still gain 25 lbs. As long as your baby is gaining weight steadily and you're not at risk for gestational diabetes, let your body do what it needs to.

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I think everyone is different. With my first I gained 15lbs(I'm skinny 5'2 105lbs, not pregnant) this is my second and I've already gained 15lbs at 15 weeks. Idk why. I'm eating the same. It's devastating to me. (I have body issues) but there is a such thing as unhealthy weight gain. Just depends on the previous body type before pregnancy.

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I think it all depends. I exercise,drink water,eat fairly well and end up gaining about 50 lbs each pregnancy. No issues with blood pressure or gestational diabetes so I'm not concerned. Everyone's body is different

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Yes there is no medical recommendatio. For 50 lbs of weight gain. The proportionate weight gain recommended per mother is based on her BMI before becoming pregnant with the scale allowing the most increase to the lowest BMI moms and decreasing from there for heavier mothers.

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For the average person 50 pounds is probably a bit much, and by the talk on this app I think the eating for 2/eating tons of junk food gets used a lot. But not my problem... I ate healthy, stayed active and didnt have to "cry" over having so much weight to loose after baby.

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It really depends on a lot of different factors such as your prepregnancy weight and health. I started out overweight and have get to gain any weight and I'm 22+3. With my first I lost 10 then gained 15 so really only gained 5 pounds more than my prepregnancy weight. As long as you and baby are healthy that's all that matters. Hell I had a coworker gain nearly 80 with her pregnancy!

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You have to realize that everyone's body is different. I would say yes 50 pounds seems like a lot. However, I'm 30 weeks and have already gained 35 pounds. I eat very healthy and clean and drink nothing but water. I don't eat for "two." I go on long, brisk walks and I do yoga everyday. So I'm doing everything right and yet I'm putting on weight. I'll never again judge anyone who gains "a lot" of weight because u really just don't know how your body will choose to respond. This is my second pregnancy and I didn't gain this much this fast with My son.

Is 50lbs too much?

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