Can I maintain weight the rest of my pregnancy?

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So I'm due April 6 with a baby boy ( yay!!) But I have already gained about 26 pounds with 8 weeks still to go. I'm a small girl (5'2") and I worry about my baby growing too big to come out (I want a natural birth), or having too much weight to lose postpartum. My husband was 12 pounds at birth and my last ultrasound my baby was measuring in the 96th percentile for size. I eat pretty well, but a fairly high fat, high protein diet (from good sources). Do y'all think its okay to maintain weight during pregnancy, or at least gain no more than 1/2 lb a week (4 more pounds total). Thoughts/advice/opinions? (I will be asking my doctor as well)

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You will gain regardless what you eat. I eat healthy and the baby sucks in what it needs

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The 3rd trimester is the most rapid weight gain usually. The baby grows more rapidly putting on fat and internal fluids increase. I wouldn’t worry. It’s not just you, it’s the human inside of you growing. Don’t pay attention to a scale. Go by what your doctor says, if anything to avoid that stress.

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I had an ob appointment last week for 30 weeks and I wasn’t really have much of an appetite and asked if that was okay and my dr said if I don’t gain anymore weight the rest of the pregnancy me and baby will be fine because baby is getting nutrients from when I do eat and prenatals. I’ve gained 25 lbs so far, so that was good to know Incase I don’t gain much more or if I try to be more mindful considering baby starts gaining half a lb the rest of the way.

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i started out 164 lbs and am now 187 lbs... my doctor told me he has no idea where my weight has gone because i literally look the same. don’t watch the scale!!!

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30 weeks 5’4” and I have gained 25ish pounds depending on the day. I try my best to eat healthy, but I eat when I am hungry. For me with my son my weight gain slowed during the 3rd trimester. Total I gained 33lbs. I lost 20lbs within two weeks and then the rest came off gradually over the first year postpartum. I wouldn’t stress about it.

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I am 29 weeks and haven’t gained anything so far. I actually lost 30lbs and have been fluctuating between 198lbs-204lbs. BUT  I was diagnosed with GD so the diet change is what made me lose a lot of weight. Doctors haven’t had  any concerns about my weight, baby is measuring good and growing right on track. I go to a specialist too so I’m sure if having a steady weight was a concern they would’ve said something. I do however feel towards these last few weeks I’ll likely gain some weight back due to baby going through final stages of his weight gain.

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I’m 31 weeks ams gained 22 pounds ,I actually had to cut down on all types of fat because I have gallbladder disease 🙄but as long as your all healthy is fine !

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If you eat healthy, your body will gain what it needs. More weight gain doesn’t necessarily mean a bigger baby. I have seen tons of women gain close to 100lbs and give birth to only 6lb babies. And women gain in the 20s and have 9 and 10lb babies!
And don’t worry about losing the weight. I gained 60lbs with my last baby. I lost all of it within 7 months. And it comes off a lot easier than you would think. I don’t regret gaining as much as I did because my son was extremely healthy and still is and that’s all that matters. Let you body gain what it needs to.

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The baby is going to grow so you're going to gain weight

Can I maintain weight the rest of my pregnancy?

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