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!