Weight gain?!

Question

I’m almost 31 weeks and I’ve already gained a lot with this pregnancy, I don’t eat a lot and do mild exercise and walk when I can. The weight still piles on! Idk what to do?! 😭

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Some of us are just like that, unfortunately. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I gained 70 pounds (despite religious calorie counting). After I had her, I lost 35 immediately and the rest came off without too much trouble. 
I just had my son not quite two weeks ago, and I gained about 50 pounds with him (while being a vegetarian and working out 4-5x a week). I've already lost about half of that weight without doing anything. 🤷‍♀️
Pregnant bodies are weird.

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Third pregnancy for me and I always gain 40 lbs

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I gained 40lbs and was healthy/active all my pregnancy. 7 weeks PP and I already lost 34lbs. It was mostly fluid and swelling. Don't stress!!

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Each pregnancy is different. With my first, I put on weight despite eating super healthy and making sure my portions were reasonable. I put on 25 pounds. This pregnancy, I’m almost 38 weeks and have gained 16 despite actively including some indulgent foods to put on weight. I started out at 130 pre pregnancy each time. 
With my first I felt like me body wasn’t sure what it was going to need post partum so it put on weight more easily to build up reserves. Is this your first or second?

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Have you been tested for gestational diabetes? That can cause a ton of weight gain with pregnancy

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Thanks this makes me feel better. My doc was asking me at my appointment last evening how often I give into my cravings 🙄. It’s not like I keep bags of chips and tons of ice cream and cookies around. I eat some treats but not crazy!

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