Does weight gain slow down in 3rd trimester?

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I’m 27.5 weeks and I’ve already gained 23 lbs. feeling really down because my goal was 30lbs total and I’ve been exercising 5x/week, eating healthy, tracking my weight, etc but I’ve gained 16 pounds in the past 11 weeks. I’m dreading how much more it will go up in the next 12 weeks! 
Did your weight gain slow down in the 3rd trimester, keep at the same pace, or speed up? Really hoping it will just stop! 😭

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It usually speeds up honestly.

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It speeds up for most everyone because third trimester is when your baby starts to store weight and fat. I gained almost a pound a week

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I'm the weirdo who gains uneccesarily in the 1st and 2nd and lose in the 3rd. 4th baby now.

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you will need to gain about a 1lb every week in the end.

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I lost some in 3rd with my first. Def slowed down a lot for me but I had gestational Diabetes so the diet probably helped

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Hello. I’m not totally sure but I think it’s maybe not quite as rapid later on but you will continue to gain because the baby etc will continue to get heavier. This doesn’t mean that you are gaining weight though! So long as growth is normal, you only really need to be concerned about gaining too much fat and most of what you gain is not fat, it’s the placenta, foetus, extra blood and things like that and shortly after birth those things will be gone. I do know that weight gain is the most rapid well into the second trimester so that was when you would expect to gain the majority of the weight. Ask your midwife or doctor about the weight gain and they should be able to tell you if there are any concerns. I know how you feel though as I find my weight gain a bit scary even though I know I’m being healthy and haven’t gained more than I should. It’s hard to know what’s normal and where the weight is coming from :) x

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My weight gain always sped up in the late second and third trimester ! I'm working out every day now because I'm so scared , I gained 30 pounds in my last trimester alone with my last baby

Does weight gain slow down in 3rd trimester?

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