https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 09:54:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1305085 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:59:53 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1305085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't go that far but I definitely kept track! I didn't start to gain until about 1/2 way through &amp; by the end I'd gained about 40 pounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1305077 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:56:46 +0000 yin 1305077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the longest time I never tracked my weight, but now we have a digital scale and it's too easy to step on it out of curiosity. I prefer to judge my weight by how clothes fit on me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1305072 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:54:57 +0000 fussygal 1305072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I track myself on the scale every week or so but that's it. After not gaining anything the first 20 weeks I finally started to put some on the past seven weeks and now I kinda want to hold back on checking it so much so I don't freak myself out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1304984 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:11:42 +0000 Mae 1304984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I weigh myself most days. I was concerned when I got pregnant because I was already overweight and was really scared of gaining a ton more. But so far it hasn't stressed me out because so far I've just naturally wanted to eat less and as of my 20 week appt I was still -5. I gained a few lbs over the holidays but I expect that is more cookies than baby and will prob even out now that I'm back to eating normally. (Doc only wants me to gain net 10 so being down at 20 weeks is actually great for my personal situation, although I know it isn't for ppl who start at a healthy weight). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1304960 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:54:46 +0000 MrsKoala 1304960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of? I weigh myself every morning and know when I've had big changes but I'm not logging it everyday. But I can tell you what I weigh every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1304922 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:28:01 +0000 indi 1304922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only at my appointments. The scale read-out is right at eye level, and the OB always makes sure to talk about gain between visits and total. I'm not letting it get to me, because he never says it's an issue, but I've gained 32lbs in 32 weeks. Eek! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1304896 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 17:50:28 +0000 spaniellove 1304896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been weighing myself at home a few times a week and now I'm sort of glad because I hate the number, but I get weighed at so many different doctors' offices and their scales are really far off from each other. So my home scale gives me a baseline to keep me from freaking out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1304747 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 15:56:36 +0000 mlm2934 1304747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't weighed myself since I got pregnant. DO NOT WANT TO KNOW!!! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301966 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:53:27 +0000 Greentea 1301966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: hahaha! :) yeah. It was the first thing discussed when I met with the nurse... then halfway through pg the doc told me I was gaining too much and I asked what I should do then went home and cried. Then did it. She definitely was not a warm friend type doc! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301784 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:49:43 +0000 Smar11 1301784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started to this time, but it's getting depressing.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301759 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:27:14 +0000 artsyfartsy 1301759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! Lol the only time I step on a scale is at my doctors office. That is heartbreaking enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301741 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:15:52 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1301741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: Wow! That sounds really hard-core! I don't think I would have been able to handle that, even though I'm into eating right and exercising. I mean, I understand why she was like that, but geez! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301734 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:12:58 +0000 Lindsay05 1301734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I don't even look at the scale at the doctors office! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301733 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:12:57 +0000 Dandelion 1301733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I only know my weight at the dr and it doesn't concern me during pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301730 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:11:48 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1301730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For some reason, I never get weighed at my appointments! I have a yellow card I need to bring to every appointment (my care is shared between the midwifery group practice at my birth centre and my GP), which has a spot for tracking weight - but since my 12 week u/s, no one has weighed me!! Its been a bit of a shock, as most ladies I know who have been pregnant have had doctors pretty obsessed with limiting weight gain. But I am much happier with it this way. They always comment on my perfect blood pressure and my compact bump, so I guess they aren't concerned? I'm pretty sure I've gained at least 20-25lbs, but I'm trying not to focus on it, and not being weighed helps a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301713 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:03:46 +0000 Greentea 1301713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doc was really hardcore and made me cry about it. In retrospect I was glad because I had a 6 pound baby and not a lot of weight to lose. She was really hardcore though! (No hair dye, no deli, no caffeine. ..it worked for me because I am kind of a perfectionist *not that it's fun!*) I don't own a scale but she had me count calories and weigh-in was the first thing we did. She had me cut carbs and I exercised regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301680 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:41:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1301680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: I've already gained 25 lbs and have 13 weeks to go :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301675 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:38:59 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1301675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even own a scale, and never asked my weight at the doctors office.<br /> I ate what I wanted and gained 28 pounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301671 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:37:19 +0000 Vegmama 1301671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Kind of. I have a little yellow card I have to bring to each midwife appointment ... I weigh myself when I get there &amp; have to record it. So, I know my weight gain, but I really try not to fixate or dwell on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301648 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:18:59 +0000 Mamasig 1301648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not formerly - just in my head! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301544 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:19:11 +0000 Purpledaisy 1301544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! It really did nothing but stress me out. And I gained most of my weight in my second trimester so I was convinced that I was on track to gain 40 lbs. buttttt my weight gain slowed way down and I gained 23 lbs overall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301534 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:13:58 +0000 loveisstrange 1301534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I wouldn't let my doctor tell me. I knew it would just stress me out and who needs that? Pregnancy is stressful enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301532 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:12:59 +0000 autumnlove 1301532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but only because I had nurses calling every few weeks for my blood sugar logs and weight because of my GD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301525 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:09:59 +0000 luckypenny 1301525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope ! Now is not the time to worry about numbers on a scale. I just eat healthy (for the most past lol) and exercise 3x/week. My baby wants me to gain weight </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301519 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:08:17 +0000 lamariniere 1301519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We don't own a scale so I only let myself be weighed at the doctor's office. However, now that I'm almost 4 weeks PP, I'm curious to see where I am, but I don't fret over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301518 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:08:13 +0000 Springtime 1301518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! The only time I step on the scale is at the dr's, and I never look! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301515 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:07:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1301515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301514 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:06:37 +0000 SweetMamaM 1301514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. I probably shouldn't because it feeds into all the other body image issues that I have, but I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-monitor-your-weight-gain#post-1301509 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:05:19 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1301509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'm a glutton for punishment because I've been tracking my measurements and weight on a spreadsheet.<br /> &lt;-------nerd. </p>