Weight gain?

Kimberly

So reading through some posts, I see a lot of women who have gains 25lbs and their doctors told them it was too much. I have gain 34lbs at 34 weeks and my doctor says my weight is good/nothing to worry about. I workout 5 times a week, walking/jogging and strength training. I ran a marathon a week before I got pregnant. With my first pregnancy I gained almost 60lbs, and in a year I was back down to almost my pre-pregnancy weight and then got pregnant again. I've eaten healthier this time and worked out smarter. I gained more weight early in in this pregnancy, but so far less overall. I struggle so much with doctors telling us we have gained too much weight/etc. Every body and pregnancy is different. I get it that they are concerned about people not being healthy, but just because you're gaining more weight that you "should" or than others doesn't mean you're unhealthy and just eating pizza and ice cream and giving in to all your cravings.

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All of the most recent evidence suggest that the weight gain benchmarks aren’t really founded in much evidence at all. Weight gain is only an issue if your baby is growing too fast (ie gestational diabetes or preeclampsia) otherwise every woman is different and as long as you’re leading a healthy lifestyle while pregnant there is nothing to be concerned about.

ke

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Ive got a month to go and only gained 8lbs so far. Started at 158 now 166. My doctors never mention my weight. Everyone is different. My mom gained 70lbs with all three kids and she was always 120lbs to start. I think it only becomes an issue when you're already over weight or have health problems to boot. As long as you and baby are healthy they dont normally seemed concerned.

Sa

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All depends what u start off as cuz am plus size on the graph I was only about to put 11-20 lbs by full term am glad to say I’ve only put 8lbs on still have 7 weeks to go haha

Sa

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Healthy weight gain during pregnancy is generally based on your starting BMI. I started at 5’9” and 14032 weeks and now 168

As

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I was suppose to gain 25ish pounds my OB said and I've gained 0. I've actually lost 17 pounds and she's not worried at all. Every pregnancy is different

S

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It all depends on your prepregnancy weight and how much you should gain. Also some docs don’t care to mention it as much as others.

B

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I was 145 ish pre pregnancy and almost 170 now and my doctor hasn't said anything 32+3 today