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I lost 30 pounds total in the first and second trimester. I gained back about 10 pounds in the 3rd (I was still down 20lbs ). N was born at 8 pounds and 3 ounces so the ten pounds was all N. I was overweight to start with and was monitored closely to make sure that the baby was fine. The doctor was fine with me losing weight as long as N was growing well.

Not really significant weight loss, but I was average to begin with and then lost about 9-10lbs in the 1st trimester due to morning sickness/food aversion. It took until mid-way through the 2nd trimester to put that back on and I've now started properly gaining.

I gained during the first and second but have lost weight in the 3rd trimester since my GD diagnosis. The baby is measuring perfect so nobody is worried!

Yes, I lost about 20 lbs over the 1st & 2nd trimester and gained 15 back over the 3rd.
After delivery, I was down the 20 lbs again, and then quickly lost another 20 lbs.
But then I gained all 40 back. Talk about yo-yo. I really struggled with how hungry breastfeeding made me (compared to pregnancy where I didn't have much of an appetite).

My advice - watch yourself post-pregnancy so you're not in my spot 9 months pp.

@MrsCB: It was a huge change for me too! I also think going back to work was hard on me - I went from eating smaller meals throughout the day + snacks to just eating 3 meals. I need to work on it, but I'm kicking myself for gaining all of this weight back. Sighhhhh

@MrsCB: How sad is it that I wish I could go back to that? I felt the exact same way!!! I think it's the first time in my life I wasn't hungry and food wasn't especially appealing!