21 weeks pregnant and gained 12 pounds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Hi everyone,
So, I've gained 1 2pounds in 21 weeks I feel like a whale and out of breath all the time.

surprisingly I can't work over my low pressure and constant lower pain pressure so this pregnancy has been a little torture for me.


Would love to compare weight gain thru pregnancy

Thank you

Everyone is an individual. A lot of weight gain is your genetics. Comparing yourself to others is a useless exercise. Work on your self esteem and body image issues. Eat healthfully, in moderation, and stop weighing yourself.

Yes, but the range is not 20-70 pounds. I am all for empowering women and healthy body image, but nobody is having 30 pound babies. By normalizing excessive weight gain you set people up for 1) potential complications and 2) difficulties going to pre-pregnancy weight. Neither is kind or empowering for women.

OP has only gained 12 lbs. A totally normal amount yet she’s excessively focused on it. Don’t encourage her to obsess or she will do it more. Tailor your advice to the individual and the situation instead of making broad generalizations. Also, some people and families gain more. Both my mom and sister gained 40 every pregnancy and then lost it nursing. It’s largely genetics at play, as long as you’re not eating pints of Haagen Daas.

[Anonymous]

I’m 27 weeks and have only gain 11 pounds. My Ob says, I should be gaining another 15- 20lbs by 39 weeks, which, is when my scheduled c section is. If your OB isn’t worried, you shouldn’t be. But just talk to them to ask if you’re gaining too much wait to quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Hi everyone,
So, I've gained 1 2pounds in 21 weeks I feel like a whale and out of breath all the time.

surprisingly I can't work over my low pressure and constant lower pain pressure so this pregnancy has been a little torture for me.


Would love to compare weight gain thru pregnancy

Thank you

Everyone is an individual. A lot of weight gain is your genetics. Comparing yourself to others is a useless exercise. Work on your self esteem and body image issues. Eat healthfully, in moderation, and stop weighing yourself.

Yes, but the range is not 20-70 pounds. I am all for empowering women and healthy body image, but nobody is having 30 pound babies. By normalizing excessive weight gain you set people up for 1) potential complications and 2) difficulties going to pre-pregnancy weight. Neither is kind or empowering for women.

OP has only gained 12 lbs. A totally normal amount yet she’s excessively focused on it. Don’t encourage her to obsess or she will do it more. Tailor your advice to the individual and the situation instead of making broad generalizations. Also, some people and families gain more. Both my mom and sister gained 40 every pregnancy and then lost it nursing. It’s largely genetics at play, as long as you’re not eating pints of Haagen Daas.

This isn't exactly true. Pregnant women who follow the Brewer diet gain a lot more weight and have larger babies. Women who restrict calories do not gain enough weight and have small babies. Diet plays a significant role, more than we might be willing to admit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Hi everyone,
So, I've gained 1 2pounds in 21 weeks I feel like a whale and out of breath all the time.

surprisingly I can't work over my low pressure and constant lower pain pressure so this pregnancy has been a little torture for me.


Would love to compare weight gain thru pregnancy

Thank you

Everyone is an individual. A lot of weight gain is your genetics. Comparing yourself to others is a useless exercise. Work on your self esteem and body image issues. Eat healthfully, in moderation, and stop weighing yourself.

Yes, but the range is not 20-70 pounds. I am all for empowering women and healthy body image, but nobody is having 30 pound babies. By normalizing excessive weight gain you set people up for 1) potential complications and 2) difficulties going to pre-pregnancy weight. Neither is kind or empowering for women.

OP has only gained 12 lbs. A totally normal amount yet she’s excessively focused on it. Don’t encourage her to obsess or she will do it more. Tailor your advice to the individual and the situation instead of making broad generalizations. Also, some people and families gain more. Both my mom and sister gained 40 every pregnancy and then lost it nursing. It’s largely genetics at play, as long as you’re not eating pints of Haagen Daas.

This isn't exactly true. Pregnant women who follow the Brewer diet gain a lot more weight and have larger babies. Women who restrict calories do not gain enough weight and have small babies. Diet plays a significant role, more than we might be willing to admit.

Diet plays a big role during pregnancy, as it does during other times. I do think that genetics will predispose women to high or low weight gain during pregnancy, and diet will further contribute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Hi everyone,
So, I've gained 1 2pounds in 21 weeks I feel like a whale and out of breath all the time.

surprisingly I can't work over my low pressure and constant lower pain pressure so this pregnancy has been a little torture for me.


Would love to compare weight gain thru pregnancy

Thank you

Everyone is an individual. A lot of weight gain is your genetics. Comparing yourself to others is a useless exercise. Work on your self esteem and body image issues. Eat healthfully, in moderation, and stop weighing yourself.

Yes, but the range is not 20-70 pounds. I am all for empowering women and healthy body image, but nobody is having 30 pound babies. By normalizing excessive weight gain you set people up for 1) potential complications and 2) difficulties going to pre-pregnancy weight. Neither is kind or empowering for women.

OP has only gained 12 lbs. A totally normal amount yet she’s excessively focused on it. Don’t encourage her to obsess or she will do it more. Tailor your advice to the individual and the situation instead of making broad generalizations. Also, some people and families gain more. Both my mom and sister gained 40 every pregnancy and then lost it nursing. It’s largely genetics at play, as long as you’re not eating pints of Haagen Daas.

This isn't exactly true. Pregnant women who follow the Brewer diet gain a lot more weight and have larger babies. Women who restrict calories do not gain enough weight and have small babies. Diet plays a significant role, more than we might be willing to admit.

Show me some evidence and citations for these claims. Also, OP has a healthy weight gain. Not sure why you are using her post as a platform to wax poetic on your personal views on weight gain in pregnancy, rather than respond directly to her post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Hi everyone,
So, I've gained 1 2pounds in 21 weeks I feel like a whale and out of breath all the time.

surprisingly I can't work over my low pressure and constant lower pain pressure so this pregnancy has been a little torture for me.


Would love to compare weight gain thru pregnancy

Thank you

Everyone is an individual. A lot of weight gain is your genetics. Comparing yourself to others is a useless exercise. Work on your self esteem and body image issues. Eat healthfully, in moderation, and stop weighing yourself.

Yes, but the range is not 20-70 pounds. I am all for empowering women and healthy body image, but nobody is having 30 pound babies. By normalizing excessive weight gain you set people up for 1) potential complications and 2) difficulties going to pre-pregnancy weight. Neither is kind or empowering for women.

OP has only gained 12 lbs. A totally normal amount yet she’s excessively focused on it. Don’t encourage her to obsess or she will do it more. Tailor your advice to the individual and the situation instead of making broad generalizations. Also, some people and families gain more. Both my mom and sister gained 40 every pregnancy and then lost it nursing. It’s largely genetics at play, as long as you’re not eating pints of Haagen Daas.

This isn't exactly true. Pregnant women who follow the Brewer diet gain a lot more weight and have larger babies. Women who restrict calories do not gain enough weight and have small babies. Diet plays a significant role, more than we might be willing to admit.

Tell that to us hyperemesis moms who lose weight and still have healthy weight babies.

Babies are parasites, they take what they need. I do not think women should be encouraged to be eating pints of ice cream every night and gaining 60 pounds nor do I think anyone should give someone up is up 12 halfway through pregnancy a hard time.

And people who spread false facts online designed to make women feel bad about themselves....well there's a special place in hell for people like you.

[Anonymous]

OP here,

I'm considering all the post and I understand different views.

Where I come from (Brazil) is hard to imagine to become HUGE specially that we are all really obecessed about our images.

I don't want to be extreme in any matter Just want to have a healthy baby and hope to get near to my body pre-baby.

For Brazilian the average of gaining weight is a little less than in the USA so I had to ask here and compare since we are a little of a mix of everything around here. I think my frustration is over my out of breath and not wearing not even SOME of my regular clothes. but I'm better now, that I do know that I'm just eating a little more CARBS than I should but still taking my walks and organizing the house and working part time.

Thank you for all the answers