How much weight did you gain in the last month of pregnancy? I hear stories of women staying even/losing weight towards the end of pregnancy. At 34.5 weeks, I'm hungrier than ever, though. Wondering what will happen over the next few weeks.....
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I'm 38wks + 3 days and have been at a steady 4lbs/week for the last month with the exception of last week!
Last week I got a resurgence of eating A LOT whereas a few weeks before I got full SO fast but was down to 3-4 meals. Now I'm back to my 5-6 pregnancy meals a day hehe.
I would say in the last month I gained 12lbs.
I'm at a total of 41.6 lbs total weight gain so far! But I'm totally coooool with it!
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I gained a pound a week.
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Interrresting.....so maybe this losing weight thing/staying even is a fantasy! Oh well!
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@WinnieBee: I am not at the end yet, but fwiw, my mom told me she stayed even throughout the middle to end of her third trimester, and then lost a couple of pounds during the last 2 (or so) weeks.
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@winniebee: My SIL is two weeks ahead of me and she also had one week towards the end where she gained no weight. But then the week after she gained 4lbs as well! hehe
I also think the fact that you're home on bed rest with limited mobility will probably add to your weight gain probability as well. You're teeny tiny like me so no worries!
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ugh... with Wagon Jr. I did GREAT until the last month, when I was so miserable and just ate and ate and ate. I gained around 30 lbs until that last month... probably gained another 10 lbs in just 4 weeks.
This time around my weight gain has been 22 so far...!! I'm only 26 weeks so I dread what the final number will be. I'm trying so hard to be good, but exercise is tough. I feel a lot more beat down this time around since I'm working. My arms have gotten pretty chunky so I did a few tricep exercises yesterday and got TOTALLY winded and felt nauseous immediately!! Oh my.
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@regberadaisy: Oddly, during my first 3 weeks of bedrest, I didn't gain anything!? I think I lost weight while in the hospital so just stayed even. The past week I've been chowing though and it doesn't help that DH keeps bringing me treats (sour patch kids, milkshakes, takeout....) My doctor is trying to keep me at home so I'm skipping an appt next week and just go in when I'm 36 weeks....so I'll be surprised to see how much I've gained. My stomach is for sure growing like crazy though : )
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yeah my OB told me that a lot of women lose weight in their last month but not me! my weight gain slowed to 1lb a week and then one week I went up 5lbs and then another week I went up 3lbs, so in total I have gained about 10 lbs in this last month! I am also hungrier than ever
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Between 28 and 37 weeks I've only gained 4 lbs. I did lose a lb between 33-35. But I've been super extra hungry this week so wouldn't be surprised if that jumps quite a bit this week, I guess I'll see at my weigh in today!
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Ahhh just went to the drs and i gained 6 lbs this week, that makes me cringe! Dr. Says its probably because I'm quite a bit more swollen this week, ben and Jerry's every night probably doesn't help tho! Oops!
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@Mrs.M57: Darn the Ben and Jerry's! And the milkshakes and candy my husband keeps bringing home for me!!!!!!
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@winniebee: I lost a pound since my last OB appointment 2 weeks ago. I'm not in my last month yet (33 weeks) but I thought I'd throw it out there. I'm super hungry and eating a lot, so I'm not sure why the weight loss occurred.
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@mediagirl: Interesting! I lost a pound between weeks 29 and 33, too.....as in no gain during these weeks, but lost a pound. I think I've made up for it over the past few weeks though. On that note, it's snack time!
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@Winniebee I hear you my husband is a bad influence he is constantly bringing me home treats! Haha oh well, I guess we only have a little while longer to use the "eating for 2" excuse!
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@Mrs.M57: How many more weeks do you have? I still have a little over 5 weeks (ie, a whole month!)
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@winniebee:
snack time! I just had some mini Reeses PB cups. What did you have?
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Hmmm.... I'm in the last month period now. (36 weeks) and if I look at my whole pregnancy, I'm not sure I will gain much more. Maybe 4 lbs? I haven't gained 1 lb from week 32-36 so I don't know if I will gain in the last stretch.
But I'm not one to compare to. I'm still at 8.5 lbs gained.
For my first pregnancy... 10 lbs for me. (in the last 5 weeks - I was 1 week past my due date)
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i'm super hungry, too. we'll see. i'm hoping i don't go over 5 more pounds total in the next 4-5 weeks.
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@mediagirl: an apple.....then sour patch kids....then about 20 cape cod ships with heluva good ranch dip. is it dinner yet?
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@winniebee: awesome.
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@winniebee I have about 2 1/2 weeks....it's that time of the day for me (after dinner)! I think I would like plain vanilla ice cream in a cone
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@winniebee: lol
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@winniebee: I have stayed the same for almost a month,, give or take a pound or two. And im almost 37 weeks! I am sure I will gain 2 more lbs at least before baby is born, cuz she still has a bit more weight to gain!
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@winniebee: I am super into Fritos this pregnancy and I just counted out a serving size and put the bag away in the pantry so I would not be tempted to eat more than the 12 chip serving size.
however, my effort didn't do anything because I ended up just making another trip to the pantry. And then another one. -
i'm still gaining at a steady pace of 1+ pounds a week, but not up to 2. i am actually eating more now though--1st and 2nd tri i ate like i did prepregnancy and still gained like crazy.
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Oh this thread is scaring me a bit - I had heard the same thing winniebee about losing a pound of two in the last month and I was really hoping that was the case!
I'm only 31 weeks now and after only gaining 2 lbs between weeks 24 - 30, I have just put on 5 lbs in the past week to bring it to a total weight gain of 25 pounds now. I'm really, really, REALLY hoping to keep the total gain at 30 lbs or below, but it doesn't sound as though that will be the case
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@Mrsdaredevil: I do that all the time! Put my snack away and then go back for it several times....oops : )
@Ree723: I finally gave up all of my weight gain goals - at first I thought 25 would be good, then wanted to keep it under 30....now it's just "whatever." I feel like by the last month it's ok to give up : )
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I gained about 2 lbs a week O_o NOT good!
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I would just like to add that the advertisement on this page right now (for me) says: Too skinny? Add the curves you deserve! hahaha
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@Rosie Girl: Hahah! Love it. There is also an add that shows a man with a big pot belly than abs. It's like it's really meant for me.
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@winniebee:
me too! what can possibly happen in 5 weeks? 
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Welllll turns out I gained 6 lbs between 33 and 36 weeks. I hope that means I don't gain another 6 lbs in the next 3 weeks! But, my appetite has not slowed down. At all.
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@winniebee: My goals were exactly the same-- 25, then 30 would be ok, then "whatever!" for the last month. I ended up gaining probably just under 40 total, and lost everything very quickly probably because of breastfeeding. The last 5-10 pounds were hard to shake but truthfully, I didn't try very hard!!!
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@mrs. wagon: I feel like how much could I realllly gain in the next 3.5 weeks (assuming I even make it to my due date)? If I gain 6 more, oh well, I'll be at 32 lbs. I mean, I can't possibly gain 20, right? LOL. The trickier part is I started with 5 extra so I need to add 5 to whatever I gain in the end....
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@winniebee: I think you're safe unless you start eating buckets of lard!!!
Man, you have made it so far, can you believe it?? I started with 5 extra too... haha! The similarities are endless... maybe you will lose yours super easily as well!!
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@mrs. wagon: I really can't believe it! Only 3 more days until full term and FREEDOM from bedrest : )
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@winniebee: oh my goodness! we need to plan a coffee date!!
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I gained zero in the last month. Gained, then lost, then baby.
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...... I stopped checking! I didn't want to know :s if that is any indication of how it went
Man, you have made it so far, can you believe it?? Reply
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