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This is happening to me too. I'll be 15w on thursday and I've gained 13 pounds. I saw a pre-natal nutritionist last week and it was super helpful. It was all things I knew but hearing them again and have someone encouraging me was great. also telling DH all the tips was invaluable (mostly cause he's invaluable I think!) because he has been making me healthy snacks etc.,

One thing the nutritionist said was that when you have nausea it's quite normal to gain weight because for many women a full stomach is the only thing that helps. She said that eating healthier and getting a little more active will be MUCH easier as the nausea eases up.

Good luck! (To both of us!)

Yep, I'm up 7 pounds at 10w. A major part of it is that before pregnancy, I was on a diet of 1500 calories a day, and now I'm eating closer to 2000 to keep the nausea at bay. I'm still active and eating as healthy as I can, but I have always had a very slow metabolism that = instant weight gain. That being said, my doctor said she gained a ton in the first tri, and that by the end she leveled out. Try not to stress too much about it, just keep an eye on it and eat the healthiest things you can manage! Pregnancy is stressful enough without worrying about how much we weigh!

I gained 12 pounds in my first trimester. I'm 32 weeks and I've gained about 27 pounds total (29 pounds as of 29 weeks, then lost 2 by week 31 due to my GD diet). I was never too worried about it, doctor always said I was doing fine. I don't really feel like I look like I've gained that much (uh, except all out front) -- like, my legs/face/arms aren't bigger. So I'm just going with it!

I didn't "diet" when I got my BFP, but I started tracking calories and nutrition religiously. I naturally lost a lot of weight because I was actually eat less calories then I normally would but still plenty to grow a baby (about 2200/day).

I would take a good look at calories and see what you find.

@LazyLightning: Yeah, I gained it all out front so it didn't bother me as much Sorry!

This happened to me. I put on loads and was so sick, I had no idea how it happened. It didn't slow down at all and really confused me because I've been small my whole life and always been able to eat what I wanted. I don't really have any advice because I put on a lot by the end but just wanted to let you know you're not alone.

I'm also 5'10" and i put on 10 pounds in the first 13 weeks or so, maybe a few more pounds. It leveled off pretty quickly after that. I was tracking my calories, too, because I wanted to know if i was inadvertently eating too much, and I wasn't--I was in the 2,000 calorie range, which was fine. But it did help me choose carrot sticks over crackers on some other days.

When you feel a little better, you can eat healthier snacks and get some exercise. The weight gain may not be a big concern, but it sounds like you are putting on fat more than baby weight, and it's bothersome, so I don't blame you at all for being concerned! I would be, too!

Kind of TMI, but are you constipated? Quite a few pounds could easily be that.

Have you been able to go for walks? I know you said you can't work out but maybe walking would not make you sick and might help?

I didn't gain a ton of weight in first tri, but I DID gain like 6-7 lbs of bloat almost instantly and weighed that much more at my first OB appt. when they weighed me. I was so shocked! But the bloat slowly subsided in first tri and I lost it all by 2nd tri. So nauseaous both 1st & 2nd tri so my weight has slowly been gaining again, with one 2-week period where I gained 4lbs! I was shocked! Overall, just watch your calorie intake and try not to stress about it too much.
P.S. A a HUGE fan of Peanut Butter, just watch out on the PB intake. When I did a calorie count, you'd be shocked to know how many calories was in 2 tablespoons of PB (and I probably would eat like 5-6 xs that every time I had PB with apples!) It was a shocker for me I know.

I did put on exactly 60 lbs over the course of my pregnancy To be fair, a LOT of it was water weight (my ankles and feet were HUGE for the last 5 weeks) and I had an almost 9lb baby. Honestly, I didn't worry much about it and my midwives were ok with it. I did get my butt into gear after delivery and lost every single pound by 9 months postpartum. I did WW and and nursed, and all but 20 lbs literally melted off. I did have to work for the last 20 lbs, but it did come off

I am afraid that I am on this path - I'm just 8 weeks and already have gained about 5-6 pounds (I think - I never weighed myself before but when I went for my first dr. appointment at 4 weeks I was already higher than what I had ever been before so I am assuming I had already gained some, although how that was possible, I do not know). I am in the same boat as some PPs with meat totally grossing me out and basically cheese, carbs, and fruit being the only things that are at all appealing food-wise. But I am hungry ALL the time! I used to only eat maybe two meals a day and now I am constantly snacking - I know I needed to eat more but yikes.