Gaining to much weight ?

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Everyone except for my husband is telling me I’m gaining to much weight. He tells me to ignore them that I look fine. I’ve gained about 25 pounds give or take and I’m 5 months pregnant. Do you guys think this is healthy weight gain or should I be more cautious ? Just barely started showing too.

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Were you a normal healthy weight before pregnancy? I dont think they're telling you that to make you feel bad. At a healthy weight, a weight gain of 25-35lbs is expected during the entire pregnancy but if you were overweight to begin with, you should gain 15-25lbs and if severely overweight, 15-20lbs. Gaining too much weight can cause health problems for you and baby. 25lbs in the first 5 months is a lot of weight to gain. I am 5.5 mo tuhs pregnanc t snd have managed to keep weight gain to 13lbs so far.. but everyone's body is different and reacts differently to pregnancy. I feel you should try and limit refined carbs and no sugars or sodas because its beneficial for you and especially for baby. Congrats and just stay positive and happy. Do your best to stay healthy!

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If you’re not being unhealthy then I don’t think there’s anything you can do. Your body will gain the weight it needs to. Remember a lot of it comes from the uterus, placenta, and increased blood volume. Keep in mind that fruit still has a ton of sugar and eating a lot of it really isn’t a super great substitute for eating sweets. But do what you’ve got to do. Some people just gain more weight in pregnancy. We have different bodies and genetics and all carry differently. Congrats and good luck!

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They put too much pressure on it nowadays. I tried and tried to stop gaining wait while pregnant- counting calories, heavily exercising 4-5 days a week, lowering carb intake. Nothing stopped the weight gain. I gained 70lb total. I feel like my body just needed more nutrients and everything to help grow my baby. Especially because for 3 yrs prior to my pregnancy I was addicted to crystal meth, and I was skinny but not like super skinny, even my BMI said I was overweight (I was 5’11 and around 150-160lb). So I was obviously deprived of nutrients for doing drugs for so long. I nearly lost it all by 5 months pp, then got pregnant again🤦🏻‍♀️ lol. But feed yourself and your baby don’t worry about what anybody else says.

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I feel like it’s different for every person! The goal weights are just generic, but there are special cases when that’s not to be followed. I’m 19 weeks and I’ve only gained 4lbs, and I was a “normal” BMI to start with. Everyone was telling me I wasn’t gaining enough, but my doctor seems fine with it.

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I gained 40 last time overall and towards the end it was 4 lb a week. So that may be why they’re saying that seeing as the rate at which you gain increases during the third trimester. But if you started smaller, you had some gaining and making up to do anyway. Just stay away from fruit juice and anything else with tons of sugar. I know that’s how the weight can really creep from those juices we think are healthy. That’s it though I think you’re doing good and on par with a lot of other people. Honestly I was 20 lbs more than my pre pregnancy weight at the start of this, my second, pregnancy, and I’ll have gained 5 lbs by the time I’m 5 months. So I’m on par with you! 25 lbs!

Gaining to much weight ?

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