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I gained 33, most in the second trimester, and pretty much none in the last 2 or 3 weeks (I delivered at almost 42 weeks). I'd lost all but 10 after a few weeks, and about all of that 10 is still with me! 10 lbs makes a big difference when you're 5'2". Breastfeeding my 10 month old, but the weight won't budge.

@anonysquire: I wouldn't call it a hall pass, because I did make a conscious effort to eat a balanced diet but I also have into cravings. I gained about 30-35lbs with my second pregnancy, and nooooone of it is coming off despite diet, exercise, and breastfeeding.

There was no way I could exercise during pregnancy. I was out on pelvic rest, then modified bed rest, and I had SPD. There were days I could barely walk and the sound of my pelvic cracking sent shivers up my spine.

I consider it a huge win that I only gained 30-35 considering I spent my pregnancy on the couch.

@anonysquire: get a support belt!!!!!! It's the only thing that remotely helped me. I felt like I was broken in half. I didn't have it with my first, but with my second I felt like someone was pulling me apart like a wish bone. It was the most painful, awkward sensation in the world.

The doctors said Charlotte was head down longer than most babies are (?!?) and putting pressure on my pelvis, which is what caused my early SPD (I started feeling it around 15/16 weeks) and her plagio and torticollis. It's like she was STUCK there. Ugh. Shivers, I tell you!

@anonysquire: I bet it does. I didn't get one until I was 28 or 29 weeks and it made an immediate difference. I wish I had one earlier. It acted like a brace for my hips- so I could get out of bed easier, walk easier, just move easier in general. I didn't get that achy, crackly feeling as much as long as I wore it.

@anonysquire: I ordered one on amazon & it was a gabrialla (yes the a, not e like you'd think). I honestly loved it. I ordered an L or XL, and it lasted me through the end of my pregnancy, when I gained the most of my weight and my hips got the widest. It pulls very tight and is Velcro, so my rec would be to order up a size since you're at he beginning of your pregnancy!

I had to check my blog, but by 20 weeks I had gained 6 pounds, and by 24 weeks I had gained 12 pounds. I gained more and more as time went on. Almost 40 pounds near the end.

I was worried too. I have back issues and my doctor said the number one thing to do to avoid back problems for me was to limit weight gain. I was 120 pre-preg.

I ate very healthy - but I was just so.darn.hungry. I could have eaten every second of the day. I wrote a whole post about it. I used to say the "pregnancy isn't a hall pass" thing, but now I totally don't judge people for gaining so much weight. The baby needs what it needs, and it will get it. Just like if you don't eat enough calcium the baby will get it from your bones. Amazing the way the human body works.

25 pounds down by 10 days postpartum and then the rest was gone by 4 months.

The second I saw a 25 week preemie that could fit in the palm of my head, I looked at my 8 pound newborn and thanked God for every single one of those 40 pounds.

I was ~110 pre-pregnancy, didn't gain at all in the first tri (I might have lost a few from MS and gained it back but basically it evened out) and last I checked I was up 19lbs. With 8 weeks to go, I am hoping to stay around 25lbs total. I am really petite, so I feel like that's plenty. 40 extra pounds on me would be a lot different than 40 extra pounds on someone who's 5'7"