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I was pretty fit and lean before pregnancy. I'm sure some of the weight I gain is because I can't bust my ass at the gym as much as I used to nor am I eating to fat loss macros, so I have some bounce back weight. And some of it's holiday weight.

I gained 60 with E.

I'm up 25 lbs at 22 weeks, just like last time

Ugh. I was 125 when I got pregnant. For my frame that's just inside the normal range for BMI. I gained 70 pounds but to be honest, I did not exercise and didn't make great food choices. I didn't have any willpower. Now I'm 175 10 months PP. It's embarrassing.

I gained nearly forty with my DS, started out at 136 and was at 174 just before delivery was up to 176 at one point. With him, I started gaining weight as soon as I got a bfp and gained all over, everywhere even though I carried pretty small. I averaged a pound week all three trimesters! He was a big baby 8.5 lbs. I also was not very active. Just checked my blog for an old post, I had gained 20 lbs at 24 weeks with DS.

I started out a lil under this time at 132 at bfp time. I am still at the same weight at 11 weeks, but I've been much sicker this time and was more active prettc than I was last pregnancy. I'm trying to stay closer to 30 lbs or less this time and am actually headed to the gym for the first time in weeks, since I have a bit of energy!

Before each of my pregnancies I was 5-10 pounds larger than I like (I gain weight when I get off the pill) but still in the healthy BMI range. I gained about 40 with my 1st and 27-30 with my 2nd. I did have GD the 2nd time so I was on the diet (somewhat - I cheated a lot). But the weight fell off the 1st time. Definitely not the 2nd time even though I gained less.

my starting weight was 135 for both pregnancies. i gained 28lb with dd and at 24 weeks i was at +15lb. with ds i gained 32lb total and at 24 weeks i was at +16-17lb.

for me the weight gain in the third trimester kind of plateaued so it may be the same for you too!

I gained 1.5lbs in my first tri and 13.5lbs in my second tri. I gained 32lbs total.

I started out at 130. At 24 weeks I was up to 145 lbs. The day I delivered I was 159. Sooo almost 30 lbs total. I ate healthy, but definitely indulged way more than I normally would!

I gained 34 lbs with my first pregnancy and at 1 week postpartum I was 10 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight (lost the rest of the weight plus some, sometime after 6 months postpartum). At 20 weeks with this pregnancy I was up 16 lbs, 2 lbs more than I was at the same point in my first pregnancy. With my first, I was worried that I was above where "they" wanted me, but I didn't have any big gain weeks, basically a little less than a lb per week through the whole thing. This time I'm not worried about it at all.

I'm 5'5 and started at 126. At 19 weeks I had gained 7 lbs. At 29 weeks I had gained 14. By the end I was 154 for a total of 28 lbs gained.

I started at the same place you did and gained about 60 pounds! I was eating healthy and exercising up until I hit PIH and eventually pre-eclampsia and was on strict bedrest for the last month. I was told that was normal due to the swelling though I was horrified (still kind of am!). I did lose it rather quickly.
I had a stubborn last couple of lbs that didn't go away until I had weaned.
Now 3 years later the stubborn few have returned but I'm sure it's due to age and my lack of exercise. I just got back from the gym though, so I'm working on it!!

@PrincessBaby: I just figure it is what it is! And I know it all came off (40 lbs of it in a month....six months PP I really only had 10 pounds to lose, and it seems like even the women who gain 30 have a pesky 10lb sticking around) so....whatever! I run out of stomach room in the third tri anyways. Plus it's easier to go back to healthy habits when you had them pre baby. Those habits win in the long run....

My dr says 20-60 lb is what she considers normal. I think it's fascinating and crazy and says a lot about how our individual bodies work-that someone can eat healthy and exercise and gain a lot and someone else can eat like crap and gain the recommended amount so your body's gonna do its thing

I hated the pregnancy weight gain too. First pregnancy I think I started around 117 and I was 152 at my last appointment. Second pregnany I was due in May so with Halloween, Thanksgiving, then Christmas I gained too much too early. I started at just over 120 and ended at just over 160. It was awful but baby was bigger too and it actually came off easier than the first time. I'm at 123 now and have been for a few months without dieting or a crazy exercise plan (long walks with a double stroller is enough for me!) so I could still lose a couple but I'm comfortable between 120-125.

I gained 24 lbs total, but once I found out I had GD at 28 weeks, I barely gained more than a pound every few weeks. The diet forced me to eat healthy and I think it contributed to the minimal weight gain.

I had an almost 9 lb baby and lost the baby weight plus some by 6 months pp. I was breastfeeding and working out 2-3 times a week, though.

I am 5'3" and was 125 and in decent shape when I got pregnant. I lost 10+ lbs in the first trimester and ended up at 168lbs when I delivered. Honestly, a lot of that was completely out of my control due to water retention and swelling (tree trunk legs <shudder>); and I can't imagine what it would have taken to control that number, because I was eating healthy/real/lean foods while gaining 40+.

I dunno, it's pregnancy, it's not like you're gaining weight because you're getting lazy, you're growing a baby. That weight is 2 people plus all the necessary growing bits. I just adopted the "it is what it is" attitude and didn't let the scale rule. I know you've said you have some body/ET history, but please don't worry over this - - you'll get back to where you want to be. I wouldn't let it stress you now! Some of it is just outside of your control, let your body do what it needs to do, and then kick ass after!! Which you will!!

I was healthy and fit pre-pregnancy (5'5", 120 lbs). At 27 weeks (that's the last time I recorded my weight) I had gained 27 lbs. In total I think I gained 43lbs or so when I delivered at 37 weeks. Which I thought was a lot but in retrospect I think a ton of it was swelling in my legs.
So I was probably on about the same trajectory as you. The good news is, I have lost all but 3 lbs of that at 4 months postpartum, and I'm not BF'ing or excercising (at least not enough to say it's regular). That's why I think a lot was water/swelling.
Try not to stress about it unless the doctor says its a problem I spent so much time worrying about my weight gain and there was really no reason. I wish I had put that energy to better use!

I think I started at 140 and ended up at 182 with my son. I'm 5'6" and 140 was considered healthy, although gaining 42 pounds was more than I wanted to. I think some of it was water weight from all the swelling I had in my legs and feet.

I was at a healthy weight before, gained 50, and 6 month pp it's all gone. I was very stressed out about the gain and hard on myself for every perceived bad food choice. In retrospect, I wish I would have relaxed. We do the best we can.

My pre pregnancy weight was 135 I'm up 17lbs at 32 weeks, but my weight gain has not increased in the last 3 weeks since I was diagnosed with GD and completely changed my diet. I think the actual number is not that important.

I don't mean to sound preachy at all, and I know you did not ask for advice just information. That said, could you meet with a nutritionist? I have a minimum number of carbs I need to eat a day for baby, it may not hurt to have a professional give some feedback while pursuing paleo diet/lifestyle during pregnancy.

It sounds so backwards but I feel like GD has been a small blessing since it is the first time I really understand what I'm putting in body. I never really felt the need to pay that much attention even, in the past I just tried to stick to 80% healthy food, but I'm finding out some foods I thought were healthy actually are not and full of sugar and carbs. It's been really empowering.

I think our bodies are just going to do what they want to do (ETA: Sorry, just read the comment before mine). I mean, we should eat healthy foods and exercise as much as possible, but not much we can do beyond that. I started both pregnancies with a BMI of 24 (so near the top of normal, but I am muscular, and have a good body fat %). Anyway, I gained 50-55 the first time. I was super swollen, so I think a lot was fluid. I lost all but 10 lbs by 7 or 8 weeks pp. The rest stuck around until 11 mo when I quit breastfeeding.

This time around, I am up about 10 lbs at 19 weeks. I hope to gain less than last time, but we'll see!

honestly everybody's body is different some people are just more prone to gain more weight big water weight or muscle or what have you. I think Alyssa Milano talked about this recently because she got a lot of flack for gaining a lot of weight with both pregnancies but she ate very healthy. As for me with my first I gained about 55 to 60 pounds. With this one I'm up 25 so far and I'm 30 weeks so I figure hopefully I can gain about a pound a week but maybe it'll be more since my body will do what it wants to do. I was just focused on being as healthy as possible but it sounds like you are and let the chips fall where they may but you obviously don't want to diet while you are pregnant especially towards the end. You lose all the weight and probably a lot of it is water weight. And 20 pounds is really not that much at all.