how much weight gain is normal?

[~Kaz~]

is it strange that i have never been weighed or asked about my weight?

The only person who has asked me about my weight gain has been my mother

My ob hasn't asked or weighed me at all. Didn't even want to know my pre-preg weight. I asked when I'd put on about 8kg in the first tri (cause it felt like a lot for only a couple of months) and he said that there was such a wide variation/range considered to be normal that "we don't really focus on weight or monitor it much anymore".

Like others have said, as long as your weight gain has been gradual and steady each week your body is doing what it is supposed to! Try not to focus on the numbers and pay attention to what you eat instead. That is what I am trying to do and I have managed to resist weighing myself for weeks now!

[puppies]

Honestly if your DR isn't worried then you shouldn't be! It's that simple. I am huge for my size but we know I am carrying a big baby and he is cushioned with heaps of fluid as well. So far I have put about 10kg on and I only have one more day to go so I am not worried. It took 9 months to create a human so I reckon 9 months is a good time to TRY and get back to where you were before that and to be honest your body should have changed shape during pregnancy ie; hips and curves more pronounced to support your growing needs for a toddler etc.

Your a beautiful women who is blessed with child. Enjoy it and live healthy and all will be good.

[Mama2two]

Hey.
There are lots of factors that determine how much weight you will gain during pregnancy and what you eat is just one of them. Your age, race, height and pre-pregnancy weight all influence how your body is going to change whilst being pregnant. The one thing you can be sure of is that you will put on weight. well hopefully!

With my first son i started at 72 dropped to 65 (due to bad morning sickness) then at birth i weighed 78, two days later i weighed 63...
This time round i started off at 74 and at 25 weeks Ive only put on 3 kilos so far... but alot of ppl say that you put on the most kg's in the last trimester.
As long as your eating healthy and nutritious food and doing some light exercise.
Last time i lost the baby weight that day i think mostly due to fluid. remember not all the weight you put on is just baby and fat.. the placenta, your blood volume increases, amniotic fluid ect, all this contributes to your weight gain.

[mountain mummy]

Smaller people tend to put on more weight than larger people for some reason.

I put on 20kg with my first pregnancy and I am tiny! But I ended up having a big bub, and also mild polyhydramnious. I was 47kg pre preg #1 and without really trying after the birth dropped to 50kg within about 2-3 weeks ... I breastfed and walked everywhere pushing the pram cause I didn't have a car ...

With the next 3 babies, I lost weight in the first 2 trimesters because of morning sickness but still suffered with polyhydramnious ... I think I put on about 10kgs each time by the time of their births (all 3 came early too) Now I have lost weight, but not really toned up IYKWIM? But I don't really get much of a chance to exercise, so ....

Like the others have said, don't stress about it You are growing a beautiful little human being!!

[Visitor8]

nope didn't loose it all lol I WISH! I am on a mission now to loose some! I was 60 before I had my first and to get back there I have to loose 15kg, that is just excess crap that I have been too lazy to try and loose, I am sure if I added daily exercise that I would be able to do it

Really, don't stress over weight gain hun, it's normal!

[Maia04]

I started at 73kg, by 30 weeks was about 83kgs then did not weigh myself again until after the birth. My OB did not weigh me at all throughout the pregnancy. I did carry alot of fluid in my legs, you couldn't see my ankles anymore.
2 weeks after the birth I was back down to my prepregnancy weight, and I my ankles looked like sticks (I have always had kind of chubby ankles). I was hoping that my ankles would stay skinny but it was not to be.

[Butterflyqld]

Hi
With my son a put on 20kgs after he was born I lost some. My weight fell off breastfeeding. I ended up being slimmer than before I had him. I am hoping it will happen again this time around. I have a while to go yet.
Best of luck

[BabyButterfly]

hi

I'm 34 weeks and have put on 12kg so far, all baby though, just a bit of excess on the legs and butt I think. I'm going to breastfeed again though, so if its the same as the others it should hopefully come off quite soon.

[Nai]

I put on 18kg with DD and lost it all plus some more by around 10m after her birth - although I lost 10kg straight up the other 8 stayed around a bit longer.

This time I have put on 14.5 at 33 weeks so am on track for about 18kg once again. Hopefully I will lose it all like last time.