Why do you lose weight before labor?

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So I’ve heard several women saying they drop anywhere from 5-10 ish lbs before they have the baby. Why is that?
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I actually weighed the most when I went into labor.

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I stopped gaining because I'm not really able to eat much and am getting sick alot more again. I already fluctuate weight by a few pounds so if my body cleaned out and my water broke, I could see how i would be about 5lb down from where i was at my last appointment.

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Possibly because some women’s bodies “clean out” before labor. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Never heard of it but maybe the waters breaking could lead to 5ish pounds?!?!

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I’ve never heard this before and it’s never happened to me before. this will be my third. I haven’t been gaining any weight these past few weeks because I haven’t been able to eat much though.

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I actually was wondering if this was a thing bc I lost 3 lbs between my last two appts (36 weeks Saturday) or if it was just bc I barely can/want to eat. I have been sick this whole time tho and with the loss I’ve only gained 13 lbs 🤔

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I’ve never heard this, but perhaps it’s because you open your bowels a lot before, maybe for constipated women that takes some weight off. Also perhaps waters breaking, or just a general reduction in fluid weight?

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I’ve heard of losing 1-2 lbs before labor

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I could see a couple of pounds from losing water weight or something, but 5-10 sounds like a LOT.

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It happened to me and I struggle to gain weight anyway! I can’t eat anything with dairy and gluten so it is hard to find foods with enough calories (my theory anyway). I think by the end the baby is getting more of my calories. And my stomach is squished so I don’t have much of an appetite. But I make up for it while breastfeeding. We have to increase our grocery budget because I eat so much!

Why do you lose weight before labor?

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