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Really upset over weight gain
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Anonymous
Tummy is the technical term 
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I'm normally 115 - by week 20 I had gained 3 pounds. Four weeks later, I had gained 18... count em, FIFTEEN pounds in four weeks. I almost died and my ob's eyes bugged out of her head when she saw the scale... darn starbucks breakfasts, stay away from those!
My point is... don't worry about it. I gained FIFTY pounds with my daughter (born 9/08) and it's all gone... in fact, its been gone for a long time. Now I"m pregnant again and I'm sure I'll gain a ton - as long as you're active and eat relatively healthy you'll be fine.
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Anonymous
| that was september oh eight... now sure why the smiley showed up! |
Anonymous
| Go seek some professional help with your self-esteem and body issues before your baby is born. You likely have control issues too - not a good mix with children. |
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I just wanted to chime in and say that I gain 3 pounds over Thanksgiving when I'm NOT pregnant - and I'm a generally active healthy person. Most of it is salt and lots of carbs. Just go back to your normal routine and you will continue to do what you need to do. There's no getting around weight gain so just take a holiday based on eating for what it is
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Anonymous
Go away. No pregnant woman likes to gain weight. Doesn't mean she has control issues. Though you certainly have an issue with being a nasty b*tch...which is not a good mix with children. |
Anonymous
Says who? I was not happy with my pre-pregnancy weight but I don't at all mind gaining a healthy amount of weight during my pregnancy. It means everything is happening as it should and baby is growing, etc. The OP has gained a normal amount of weight and is freaking out. I agree she should address her body/self-esteem issues. Her attitude seems unhealthy given the amount she has put on. |
Anonymous
| With both my pregnancies I weighed myself at the gym every day. Call me obsessive, but I liked to track it. On average, I seemed to gain the amount of pounds corresponding to the week of pregnancy I was in. 20 weeks, 20 pounds. And I tacked on more at the very end! Both times I started out at 130lb (at 5'9), and both times I delivered at 175lb. Lost it all both times. It's just what your body needs- if you are eating right and getting some exercise, you are on the right track. |
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| OP, I was like you. I am 5'5" and weighed 127 at my first OB appt. I gained 70 pounds (yes, that's a seven) during my pregnancy. DC is now 9 months, and I've lost 80 pounds. A lot of it was water weight - I actually gained 7 pounds in one week. I lost 20 pounds in the two days after the birth and the rest in the next few months. Don't think about the weight gain. Think about the healthy baby. |
Anonymous
Can I ask how much your baby weighed? My only concern with gaining too much weight (and I'm not the OP) is a too big baby! |
Anonymous
| I was not at all a diligent exerciser and gained 70lbs with DS. He weighed 7lb14oz when he was born at 39w aka 50%. Soo much of it is fluid, it is hard to let go of body stuff while pregnant but try to trust your body. |
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It sounds like you are right on track with your weight gain. Since you started out of normal BMI, you should gain 25-35 pounds during pregnany and you're on track to do that.
I know how hard it is to not obsess though. I'm 5'3" and normally 112-115 pounds (I started this pregnancy at 115 and now weigh 128 at 22.5 weeks and I've gained about 4 pounds of that in the last 2 weeks). With my last pregnancy, the same thing happened and I rapidly gained weight about this point in the pregnancy. I ended up gaining 34 pounds total despite the fact that I exercised almost every day up until the day I delivered. In the end, I was actually at one of my lowest adult weights ever (110 pounds) at 6 months postpartum (gotta love the breastfeeding weight loss!) |
Anonymous
I agree. OP is over reacting. Some things are out of your control. If you are exercising and eating right the weight gain is not very important (unless you're losing). It seems she's more worried about not being "too fat" while pregnant instead of being as healthy as possible. |
Anonymous
| A 17 pound weight gain at 24 weeks sounds exactly right -- you are on track to a 30-35 pound weight gain. |
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OP here, thanks everyone for pointing out that I haven't gained that much weight. I know I was over reacting and honestly it doesn't matter that much.
I don't think I have body issues or self esteem issues. I got really concerned when I gained 8 pounds in the first couple of weeks after I found out that I was pregnant. My MIL is a dietitian, and she kept sending me all these articles about how gaining a lot of weight can lead to gestational diabetes. At my first OB appt, I asked my doctor if I was gaining too much weight, and she said that I was and should be concerned. She told me to start counting calories and really make sure I wasn't gaining more than a pound a week. I used to run marathons and have always prided myself on being really healthy, I seriously had never worried about my weight at all before I got pregnant. Its just disturbing to think about gaining more than a couple of pounds over a three day period, even if it is all water. |