I'd tried to lose some weight and wanted to get down to a "healthy" weight before I did get pregnant, but that didn't happen and I was about 78kgs, 8-10kgs more than what I "should" weigh when I got my BFP.
I was told by GP not to put on any weight during pregnancy....yeh right lol. I actually weighed myself yesterday and I've put on 8kgs in total up till now and by no means have I been strict with my diet, I try and eat healthy most of the time but the odd choccy donut & macca's somehow make it's way in there (ok more often than they probably should) and I don't do regular exercise, I try work it into my everyday running around etc.
I just figure your body does what it needs to to grow a healthy bub, whether it be use up fat stores or add some more.
I agree with Arimeh, everything in moderation & chuck out the scales - as long as you and bubs are healthy is all that matters.
I was 66kg when I fell pregnant and I'm horrified to say I've gained almost 30kg. I had terrible morning sickness for about 5 months and haven't watched what I eat at all, nor have I done one skerrick of exercise due to painful fluid retention. I feel really yukky being over 90kg but unfortunately I've just had one of those extremely uncomfortable pregnancies and have had to come to terms with it all. I always imagined having a beautiful experience, not gaining any weight, exercising throughout and just 'glowing'. None of those things happened and I barely recognize my swollen face in photos these days.
Basically, what I'm trying to get at is that you can never predict what your body/hormones are going to hand you and you just have to cope as best you can .. For example, you are still eating exceptionally well, and you should be really proud of yourself for that. My entire diet was flipped upside down. Same with your exercise regime.. You should be really pleased with yourself that you still have the energy/motivation!
I understand how you are feeling, but try and enjoy your good health and that you are actually pregnant! You are obviously doing everything you can to look after yourself so keep it up and stop worrying!
I was 66kg when I fell pregnant and I'm horrified to say I've gained almost 30kg. I had terrible morning sickness for about 5 months and haven't watched what I eat at all, nor have I done one skerrick of exercise due to painful fluid retention. I feel really yukky being over 90kg but unfortunately I've just had one of those extremely uncomfortable pregnancies and have had to come to terms with it all. I always imagined having a beautiful experience, not gaining any weight, exercising throughout and just 'glowing'. None of those things happened and I barely recognize my swollen face in photos these days.
Basically, what I'm trying to get at is that you can never predict what your body/hormones are going to hand you and you just have to cope as best you can .. For example, you are still eating exceptionally well, and you should be really proud of yourself for that. My entire diet was flipped upside down. Same with your exercise regime.. You should be really pleased with yourself that you still have the energy/motivation!
I understand how you are feeling, but try and enjoy your good health and that you are actually pregnant! You are obviously doing everything you can to look after yourself so keep it up and stop worrying!
Sounds like you are eating & exercising exceptionally well whilst pg. You might just want to check that your museli doesn't have a high amt of sugar.
Your body will gain the amount of weight it needs to during your pg. You need to remember that you carry extra body tissue, placenta, fluid and blood as well as your developing baby. On average a newborn baby weighs approx 3.5kgs. 8 kgs seems well within what the 'normal' weight gain is. The higher than usual weight gains are probably your baby growing & developing.
Onja, it sounds to me like you're doing everything you can to be healthy for your babe. You need to be realistic about it, and know that you will put on weight. You're growing a baby, you have extra fluid, extra blood....your body is changing. Stop worrying baout the weight gain and just be healthy.
I was about 78ish kg when I fell pg with DD. I put on about 7-8kg. I didn't lose much of it before falling pg with DS when DD was 7mths old. I gained about 9kg with him, so ended up being around 95-ish kg. I was exercising and eating really well during my pg with DD but with DS, I didn't exercise alot, wasn't working full time and wasn't really watching what I ate. Adn still I put on about the same amount of weight I did with DD's pg. Basically I am trying to say that your body will naturally even out what nutrients it needs to sustain you and bub. If you're fairly healthy about it all and do things within healthy ranges (ie- eating and exercise), you will remain healthy. Tyr not to stress about it and enjoy your pg and your changing body! Worry about losing weight a few months after bubs is born.
Thanks girls, I am really loving reading your experiences and thank you so much for the comforting All of the women I know that are pregnant are really small so just been feeling so bad. It's great to read about other women putting on some weight and having healthy bubs
I see my obstetrician tonight and he will be ordering the Insulin test - thats the thing I am most afraid of. Will see how it goes
Last edited by Onja; April 19th, 2010 at 01:41 PM.
My DH and whole family thought I was a GD risk coz I was overweight, my age & coz I have such a sweet tooth and were on to me all the time about me eating cakes/sweets etc.
I did fail the 1 hour test much to their amusement (could have something to do with what I ate before it lol), but I aced the 2hr follow up one
Hope you have a healthy and enjoyable rest of pregnancy.
Well, I was 64kgs when I got pregnant with DS and put on 18-19kgs. I lost all that weight without trying over the course of about 9 months with no effort whatsoever on my part, just the breastfeeding, I think.
With DD, I put on 16kgs. She was only exclusively breastfed for the first 6 weeks and by the time she was 3 months old she was on formula full time (another story). I was having some trouble shifting the weight this time and was still 8kgs over my pre-pregnancy weight when I got pregnant again (approx 73-74kgs).
This time around, I've only got 3 weeks to go and I'm still only hovering around the 9-10kg weight gain mark. I don't think I'v done anything differently, I'm now at approx the same weight I was full term with DS and DD (83-84kgs) and I don't think this baby is much smaller than they were (3.8kg and 4.3kg respectively).
However, with each pregnancy I put on weight very slowly in the beginning and then somewhere in the second trimester put on 4kgs in 4 weeks - every single time! The first time around I was quite alarmed by this and my obstetrician told me to "watch myself" but I've worked out that's just how my body does it. And then in the last 6 weeks or so there was another big gain of about 3 or 4kgs.
No, no gestational diabetes or anything like that at all.
Please don't beat yourself up about weight gain. The "normal" range is 10-15kgs so you still have plenty of leeway, so to speak, but you aren't just putting on the baby's weight. There is the weight of the placenta, the amniotic fluid, the extra blood being pumped around your body, your body is making more blood vessels via which this blood is being pumped, plus extra body fat to be used as fuel to make breastmilk. Trust that your body knows what it is doing.
This is not the time to diet, it's all about making a nice healthy baby and it sounds like you are doing a wonderful job with your diet - far better than me, I have to say!
And you will have plenty of opportunity to stick bub in the pram and go for long walks to burn off any excess afterwards!
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and I don't do regular exercise, I try work it into my everyday running around etc.
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