4 stone weight gain :(

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33 weeks and that's how much I'm up. Way too much emotional and boredom eating, snacking at night when I couldn't sleep, reaching for the sugary carby stuff when tired the next day, eating takeaways and crap when too tired to cook. No energy to exercise all year...
Ugh I'm so annoyed at myself and look and feel completely gross, anyone else in the same boat? :(

I poo more then 11lbs some days. That is not healthy weight gain. My thighs are bigger but apart from that I'm not sure where my 4st + is hiding! Maybe my baby will be 11lb! Not a helpful comment when others are feeling bad for potentially gaining too much.

Apparently that is a healthy weight gain! Why do pregnant people feel the need to gain stones and stones which certainly is NOT healthy for mother or baby!! My midwife told me 1 and a half stone is average and anything else is too much.

LucyLou . Are you really suggesting that people ‘feel the need’ to gain weight in pregnancy? Most pregnant women simply feel the need to eat what they are able to eat without vomiting, heartburn etc etc and worry when they are unable to have the perfect diet. Maybe your midwife said that but as has been said your comments are not really in the spirit of the support op was looking for and more about you and your feelings about weight gain.

I'm up 12lbs st 18 weeks. However my pre-pregnancy clothes still fit over my thighs, bum, arms, etc. so I'm pretty certain it's all in my bump and I haven't gained weight elsewhere.

I put on 4stone with DC1 - a whole stone of that was in the first trimester when I felt constantly sick (but was never actually sick!) and could only stomach crap - pizza, chips, buttered toast etc. Eating was the only thing that curbed the nausea in any way. Plus I have never known hunger like I had in pregnancy. I was constantly hungry. And when ds arrived and I saw how much he fed I realised it was no wonder I had felt so hungry for 9 months as I was trying to satisfy his appetite as well as my own!

I lost the first couple of stone very quickly, and all was off by the time he was 9months old, without me having to try very hard.

Put on slightly less (maybe 3.5st) with DD but found it much harder to lose and ended up joining weight watchers. But again it was all gone before her 1st birthday.

I was not told by any HCP in either pregnancy that I had put on too much weight.

You are growing a human - well done! The weight will come off, please don’t worry about it

I've gained 24lb at 29 weeks, I don't even know how much first time round! It's all going on my face! I swear I grew a new chin last month and it is NOT stopping 😂. I'm trying to eat well but some days only potato waffles will do. I expect it'll be about 3 stone in total, ds1 was 9lb to start with. It'll come off, just don't hit the 3 month panic and try do too much or you'll burn out. We're all different.

And being smug about your weight gain is pointless- there's plenty of time to gain over 2 stone!

LucyLiu your numbers don't add up. 11lb is way below what the NHS guidelines say u should gain. They say 2-3 stone. Yes maybe some people put on too much, for many it will be nausea etc, maybe some just fancy more Magnums than before.
I have put on 2.5 stone from a starting average weight (i am 41 weeks). That is bang on average.
You/your midwife are talking crap.

I'm only 14+3 and already gained 10lbs! I dunno how as I have a very active job and lived off apples and toast for the first 12 weeks as everything else made me sick!

Now my appetites come back I dread to think how much I'll gain now It's all on my belly though, as my face, legs, arms etc all look the same (and I'm tall and normally slim).

Ignore the smug, sneering comments. As long as baby is healthy that's all that matters!

I put on 22kg! Which I'm not sure exactly how many stone/pounds that is but think it is at least 45lbs.
Lost almost all of it as baby/placenta/waters account for a fair bit, then the water weight all disappeared. I'm 3kg from where I started off and baby is 10 weeks. And I've not done any exercise.
Don't let it stress you, it will all come off 😊

Yer ok,why would I lie about it?!😂😂 I’m 38+4 and when she weighed me at my 32 week check I was 10 stone 10 and I only gained 1 stone 5 with my middle pregnancy also! So probably by the time I have this baby will be about the same amount!

If 21 lbs is the average then it stands to reason that some people will put on more, hence it being an average.

Weight gain during pregnancy depends on so many factors and your starting weight has a bearing on it too.

Simply saying putting on x amount is OK but anything else is unhealthy is a load of balls.

Oh shut up Lucylou with your 11lb weight gain

I gained 50 lbs with my first because I ate like a glutton - whatever I wanted. I had to work so hard to lose it. The second pregnancy, I was determined not to gain so much. I ran every day and ate very healthy food in reasonable quantity....and still gained 45 lbs. I asked my doctor about it and she said that every body has a weight it thinks it needs to be to support a pregnancy. For some women it's a low number, for most it's in the middle, and for some of us, it's 45 bloody lbs! Has held true for all three and I'm headed in the same direction so far for #4. I wouldn't mind if it weren't such a chore to lose it all afterwards.

Meh. Most women that I know that gain a lot of weight during pregnancy lose it quite quickly afterwards.

Give yourself a break. You're growing a human! Plenty of time to lose the weight again later once your lovely baby is here

I am exactly the same, with the covid 19 situation at the beginning of the year it really didn't help me along with the boredom eating 😂and when lockdown was lifted I was still uneasy on going places so my physical activity was next to none apart from house work!, my midwife made me feel like it was a really bad thing as when I had my obs done at 28 weeks her reaction wasn't very professional "you've put alot of weight on" I'm very conscious about my weight as it was but I've come to terms with it is what it is now and to late to try change anything as of yet due to being 37 weeks pregnant, my appetite has changed in the last trimester so weight gain has slowed, i had my 36 week app and the midwife I had at this app was lovely and informed that 2-4 stone weight gain is the norm/average, so try not let it bother you and focus on lots of mummy cuddles when your little one has arrived, the weight gain is undoable so dont worry yourself just have your time with your newborn and gradually bring in healthier options and increase activity, x

Some of these comments are equally upsetting for those who haven’t gained much. There is presumably a reason midwives don’t routinely weigh women beyond booking appointments because weight gain in pregnancy is not linear or uniform for all women. Evidence based studies suggest that it makes sense to have a healthy diet and do regular exercise in pregnancy. Beyond that the weight debate is probably unhelpful for all.
OP if your midwife is happy and baby is well that’s all that matters. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy x

Preganncy is hard enough, please ladies try to enjoy this time where we can - for once in our lives- NOT obsess over having the supermodel shape. Every pregnancy is different and of course, you can lose the weight afterward, without crash dieting and as slowly as you gained it. Your body is spending 9 months, stretching, changing shape, and preparing for birth. It is a wonderful thing and if you want to feel better just go on to the app Whisper and you will see how many people are OBSESSED with baby bumps and think pregnant women are the most attractive people in the world :-)

The recommended weight gain ranges from 11lbs - 40lbs, depending on a number of factors including BMI pre-pregnancy.

I was very conscious of weight gain in my first trimester, religiously weighing myself numerous times a day and occasionally going to bed hungry. I found out at my 12 week scan that I'm pregnant with twins. I felt so guilty thinking I was under nourishing my body and my babies. I've put my scales in the garage and dont intend to step on them before the babies reach 6 months old.
Listen to your body, eat when you're hungry, try to make healthy choices when you can. Xx

Don’t feel distgusting with yourself you growing a little person! If you feel you’ve not made the right food choices don’t beat yourself up but just try to eat as healthy as you can from now. Plus lockdown did limit exercise options.

Once you give birth a lot will fall off as will be baby, placenta, fluids etc and having a walk out with baby everyday for fresh air will make you feel better plus probably lose some weight too.

I’m planning to try and breast feed even for first few weeks as heard that can help weight loss.

Try to enjoy the last weeks of your pregnancy and don’t worry.

Glad I found this thread!! Made me feel so much better knowing I'm not the only one.. feel like a whale!! xx

I was so sick of the preachy 'nibble on some carrot sticks to keep nausea at bay' crap which is one of the reasons I joined MN! Actual real pregnant women who snarf chocolate brownies at 2am because they can think of nothing else!

Mmm this brownie is good!