If you don't mind me asking 
I am 29 1/2 wks now,and have already gained 27 lbs! (can I blame the holiday season?!). With DS I gained between 30 and 40. I don't want to gain that much this time, but I am on the fast track to 50! I guess it doesn't bother me as long as baby is healthy, and I can loose it, but it doesn't look good on the scale or my Dr's chart!
So, how much did you gain? Were you ok with it?
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hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I was a cow!!! Gained around 55 pounds! -.- I've lost all but 6 of it!
apricot / 489 posts
My initial reaction is to act like a child and say like 500lbs. But, I won't. I did gain way more than I should have, in my opinion. I gained 50lbs. And they're really not going anywhere. I'm still 30lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight. My ultimate goal is to reach my pre-wedding weight which would mean I'd have to lose 45lbs- yea right.
pear / 1639 posts
@chopsuey119: That is awesome! GOOD JOB!!!!!! If I knew for a fact that I could loose it, it really wouldn't bother me and I would enjoy all my food
pear / 1639 posts
@BabyLove: I felt like I gained 500 lbs with DS too! I think the only reason I got back to pre-pregnancy weight was because I was SO stressed for over a year!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@BabyLove: you can do it! it might just take some time. I gained more than you! after almost 9 months I'm almost rid of it all. hallelujah!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Rosie Girl: thanks! seriously though. never again. next time i'm gaining no more than 25. i didn't take any pictures with #1 because i felt like a lard face. i wanna be a cute preggo woman! 
pear / 1639 posts
@chopsuey119: That was my thought going into this pregnancy too, but the numbers keep going up!!!!
@tequiero21: That was me too! My dr keeps saying that I just need to level out now, but I'm like, won't the baby be growing more? therefore my weight will have to go up unless I start losing the extra cushions I have, which i really doubt will happen!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@tequiero21: wow. you're awesome. you're carrying twins too!!!
cherry / 135 posts
I'm 36 weeks and am up 40 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight and up 50 pounds from my "ideal" weight.
pear / 1639 posts
@eupenmalmody: I don't even want to state what I'm up from "ideal" weight! I was on a weight loss when I found out I was pregnant, and still had quite a bit to go!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I'm in my 40th week and I have gained 31lbs. Feels like much, much, much more!
nectarine / 2458 posts
I have no idea how much I've gained at this point (honestly), because I don't weigh myself outside of the doctors office. At 20 weeks I had gained 11 pounds.
My midwife is hardcore about minimizing weight gain though. If it started looking like I'd be gaining 35 pounds or more at birth she would have me go see a nutritionist. She said she would be happy if I {averaged out to} gain 1 pound a week till the end, which would bring me to 31 pounds at birth.
I have an appointment next Tuesday, so I'll know where I'm at then!
kiwi / 534 posts
I gained 21 pounds with Liam for the whole pregnancy. Right now I am 7 months and have gained 18 pounds so I chose the 20-30 range on the poll.
Edited for baby brain haha
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I gained 40. No, I wasn't ok with it and neither were my doctors. I got yelled at every ob appointment 
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
I gained exactly 40 lbs. I didn't vote since I fell in 2 categories and didn't want to mess up your poll.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
I'm at week 12 and I've lost 6 lbs... damn food aversions. Don't worry, I'm sure I'll gain tons in the 2nd + 3rd trimesters!
pear / 1639 posts
@HabesBabe: I never lost any, at any point!!!!
@artbee: That is the worst! You feel bad enough having gained so much, and then they make you feel worse!
grapefruit / 4400 posts
@Rosie Girl: girl, I am overweight to begin with, so I think it's normal. HAHA. I think I'm supposed to only gain 15 lbs overall? LOL.
persimmon / 1135 posts
I'm 29 weeks and still down about 9 lbs.
I lost it all during my first trimester and just haven't put any back on. I'm overweight to begin with, so no one is worried.
I was always worried that I would balloon up when I got pregnant and have been pleasantly surprised that it hasn't been the case. Hopefully I don't explode in the last 10 weeks!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@Rosie Girl: I know! Most of them were nice about it, but I felt like it was pointless to tell me what I already know. And one doctor was soooo mean! She just went on and on and wouldn't stop, so of course I walked out in tears. Thank goodness she wasn't on call when I delivered!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@artbee: wow really?! shit. I gained 50+! I was kinda weirded out that my OB and staff didn't say anything about my obscene weight gain.
doc just said.. i gained a little more than i should have, that i should eat healthy and exercise. 
i'd switch doctors if i were you or write a letter complaining about that B.
kiwi / 686 posts
Eeep! This is scaring me a little. I'm a small person, if I gain 50 pounds I won't be able to move...
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@chopsuey119: there's 5 in the practice and I only disliked the one, so I just stuck with them, always requested to to see a different ob, and prayed she wouldn't be on call when I went into labor!
I do understand why they have to say something, especially since my lo ended up being pretty big and I assume it's because of my weight gain. But there's no reason to be mean about it!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@Rosie Girl: I'm with you there! I got off meds to ttc which made me gain weight, got pregnant and had a missed miscarriage so my body went crazy and gained even more, and got pregnant again before I could lose any of that weight. Then I had my pregnancy weight to add to that. I'm 11 to prepregnancy weight, and then ill still have at least 20-30 pounds until ideal weight. Ugh.
pear / 1639 posts
@artbee: those TTC meds are the worst! I gained so much!!!! I was trying to lose the weight I gained from them when I got pregnant. I don't even want to think about how much I have to loose before I get to ideal weight!
grape / 90 posts
I gained 34lbs with my twins. I lost 20lbs in 2 weeks (they're 17 days old now...oh, technically 18 since it's 4am.) I'm constantly hungry from all the pumping I have to do, but there's no time to eat!
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@artbee: Isn't that the worst? Like...I already know how to be hard on myself, I don't need all the medical staff to yell at me, too!
cherry / 230 posts
I've gained about 45 pounds so far and I've still got 6 weeks left so probably will be at about 50 total.
persimmon / 1150 posts
I gained 42. My dr. told me at about 30 weeks that I needed to slow down, so I did even gain an ounce for a month.(not on purpose, it just happened.. since I was eating the same). I'm 4 pounds away from pre-baby weight, + I need to lose 10lbs that magically appeared before pregnancy.
persimmon / 1329 posts
I'm 33 weeks, so far I'm at 25 lbs but I really wanted to stay under 20 because I have back problems. I'm crossing my fingers, I stay within 30 if possible.
eggplant / 11287 posts
I have gained 10ish pounds at 21 (almost 22) weeks. It honestly feels like much much more because hardly any of that weight is in my baby bump. My boobs have grown three sizes, my thighs have gotten huge (I am getting stretch marks on the outside of my thighs), and my butt and arms are covered in a thick layer of fat. It is pretty depressing.
All that negative stuff being said, I think I am on track to gain about 25-30 by the end of my pregnancy. Hopefully no more...
clementine / 814 posts
I have gained 13 pounds at 26 weeks... but it feels like sooo much more :(. Seems like I have now been gaining a pound a week.. so if I keep it up and I should reach around 27 pounds.
persimmon / 1472 posts
I've got three weeks left and have gained 33 lbs so far. It's more than I was shooting for (under 30) but my midwife seemed ok with the numbers. I did go up 7 lbs in 3weeks at my last visit though. Hopefully I don't gain much more before this little girl comes out, because my back is already pretty achy. =\
pomegranate / 3980 posts
First time I gained about 30 and right now Im 16 weeks and have gained 6 lbs so far.
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