1 stone weight gain by 21 weeks :0

[StarlyBeee]

Hi all- I regret it now but I weighed myself this morning and nearly fell over! I have gained a stone and only 21 weeks to the day! I'm wondering how much is normal to gain as a few years back I had an eating disorder and lost over two stone and have ever since been being pregnant I have managed to maintain my weight in a healthy manner! I'm loosing a mind at the thought of being big again

No nasty comment please

Thanks xx

1 stone isnt a major weight gain in pregnancy but if it's something that your worried about with your eating disorder I think you maybe need to speak with your midwife. I gained 2 stone in my last pregnancy i hated it but it never got mentioned as a bad thing by my midwife.. aslong as baby is getting all it needs then baby will be fine but I do think you should speak with someone xx

I gained 3 stone in total with my youngest and I was only 7 stone to start with! As long as you're eating healthily I wouldn't worry as your body knows what it needs. I don't think a stone for halfway is that much.

Think they’d quite normal to be honest, nothing to worry about at all, you will put on weight in pregnancy..

I have HG and initially lost 3/4 of a stone but I’ve now regained all that plus more. I’m about 7lbs up on pre-pregnancy weight despite my eating being limited. I’m 19 weeks.

If you are eating normally and not eating for two/eating crap all the time, to be honest there is nothing you can do in pregnancy. The weight will go on as it pleases! I put on 3 stone last time despite being a very healthy eater & active 99% of the time. But honestly, to look at me you wouldn’t think so! I was predominantly bump. I weighed myself 3 days after birth and I was down a stone and a half! A lot of the weight was just fluid & baby! With healthy eating and lots of walks with baby, I was back to pre-preg weight at 7/8 months.

It sounds like you struggle with weight & the idea of putting it on.. is there anyone you can speak too to help you come to terms with body changes in pregnancy? Eating disorders & mental health can be really hard in pregnancy as you have very little control over weight gain. Sending lots of love 🧡

I think that's normal I've gained 11 pounds and am 22 weeks 4 days

Yep also think it's normal. I'm 23 weeks and have gained about a stone. You should be gaining about a pound per week by now I think so I've got 17 weeks left.. probably another stone to gain
I lost a stone almost instantly after my first baby was born with breastfeeding and i guess loss of fluid etc. The final half a stone was very hard to shake.

I gain 50lbs in my pregnancy! I lost 35lbs in 10 weeks and now with a year old (and one in belly) I'm lighter than pre pregnancy! If you think this is going to effect you negatively and cause you to change your eating habits please speak to your midwife xx

With a 2 year old*

Thankyou everyone for commenting... I have had a healthy day today of fruits and snacks and no junk as I think majority of my guilt is eating badly but have been craving bad foods. I feel better than I have started healthy eating and will talk to my midwife next week and see what she says just had when the pregnancy charts say your heavier than your suppose to be but I will try and love my body and look after it as it's growing my son which me and my husband love so much already. Thanks again xxx

Don’t worry, I went from 7 to 11 stone and 9 months in still 10!

Gosh op chill out, a stone is normal. Don't forget your body holds more water and blood when pregnant too.

What are these charts you're on about? I've never seen those.

Another one saying normal. I put on 3.5 stone in the last pregnancy and within 5 months weighed less than I started with healthy eating, breastfeeding and pounding the streets with a baby in a sling. Don't panic. Relax. Enjoy!

Only 1 stone? Your lucky. Most people I know put over 2/3 stone

Only 1 stone? Your lucky. Most people I know put over 2/3 stone

By 21 weeks??? 😲

I'm glad you asked this OP, I'm 22 weeks, and have also gained a stone, it's made me uncomfortable to, I lost a lot of weight before I fell pregnant (120lbs) so the idea of putting it back on is difficult.

Thread has been reassuring x

I'd put more than that on by 12 weeks! Now I've evened out. It isn't a lot OP, I would be more concerned about how the eating disorder is impacting you.

I wish that was all I had gained I'm 16 weeks and a little more then a stone and half gained! I feel so disgusting. Ppl are saying I'm showing but it's just excess fat!! In my last pregnancy (8 years ago) I started of at 10st 7lb. I then always fluctuated from 11st -12. 12 was when I had to watch what I ate! In june I was back down to 11.5. After a holiday it was back to 12stone this is when I became pregnant and the horrible morning sickness began (anti sickness from gp) as becoming dehydrated. The thing is whilst this sickness has been so bad the only thing I've wanted to eat is bad things!! Crisps and lots of them!! Bread, pizza and burgers!!! Odd fruit and veg but nothing near what I would normally eat. I feel repulsive 😭😭 I weigh now what I did at the end of my last pregnancy and I still have so long to go. Oh and with the wonky c-section pouch thrown in which is just like a wobbly piece of fat!!! I dont like my dp touching me! He tells me daily how beautiful I am and how much he loves me etc but I'm sure he's hyst saying it as he knows its effecting me! Really hoping things start to balance out now I'm feeling a little better!! Aldi big shop tonight with a weekly meal prep including lots of nutritious healthy slimming world meals!!

@Teachermaths - the graphs are what your midwife use and they also online if you put in pregnancy weight calculator it asks starting weight and current info and then has a guideline of where you should be and you should stay within the coloured part! Yes I am trying to chill out and have done things to make myself feel better.

@Starz86 - I completely understand how you feel Hun and I was contemplating crazy ideas to make me loose it but it is psychological because today I feel so much better, no I haven't lost any weight but I am eating healthy and dropped the crap foods. It does make you feel a lot better I also have drink lots of water also and I feel less podgy. We all will have some things we hate I have gone from a 32B to a 34E :0 and I hate that makes me feel bigger!
Doesn't help that junk food makes you crave more junk food so as soon as your off it it will be easier to control the cravings. Don't hate yourself and talk to hubby like I did he has been lovely and made me feel better. You will loose it again it's just dealing with the now I suppose xx I will also talk to my midwife next week xx

@StarlyBeee
I'm glad your feeling better today. I agree it is psychological - you need to have a positive attitude towards it. I dont know about you but once I feel low about weight gain I kind of rebel against my self and think well I can eat what I want when I want so I will!! And the binge continues! I have just had 2 poached eggs on toast and I am still hungry 🙈 I seem to be hungry all the time!!! But instead of reaching for the crisps and biscuits il see if there is an apple lurking in the back of the fridge lol. I had eating disorder in my teens and I dont think it ever actually leaves you. You just need to change your way of thinking! Which I had until all this weight gain so quickly! The c-section over hang really isnt helping me though. Its vile. I've seen a dr about it and he says the only way to get rid is through surgery. Butttt my first child was born very poorly so if thsts whst I'm left with I'm grateful really! ( I can still moan about it tho?? Lol) xx

People don’t follow graphs. I started off slim-ish (size 10) and put on more than 3 stone in pregnancy despite only growing a 7lb baby. By 3 weeks pp I was only half a stone over my original weight. According to all the graphs I was piling on more weight than I should have been, but I decided not to worry about it because I wasn’t stuffing my face with junk 24/7 (though was eating some junk and not super-healthy) and it turns out I was right.

Also, I was only weighed once by the midwives and they just glanced down and said it was fine.

I've out on way more than that OP, and am living off crap as that's 95% if the time all I can get down. I'm in survival mode. Keeping up with the prenatal vitamins. I am being tested for GD next week but I honestly don't think that could have been avoided. I'm just bigger with number 2. I was back to pre pregnancy weight in 6 weeks last time as it was mainly water.

It does depend on where you started as well, but 1 stone is not too bad for half way through.

For example, if you start as a normal BMI, they expect you to put on 25-35lb (so around 2-2.5 stone). Some do more some less.

@Fortheloveofscience - thanks for that Hun that's amazing really isn't it! Just don't know why they even set the guidelines to be honest as everyone is so different!

@Starz86 - good lass I just had a healthy breakfast too and an apple haha! Can't beat a Granny Smith!
I know exactly how you feel I'm worried about having large boobs forever or them not being as perky as they were but my DH said let's build this family and then when we're done if your really unhappy then you can change it but no point right now as we're building our family! Quite sweet really. We're lucky to have what we have and that's going to be my thought today. We tried so long to get pregnant so I'm going to enjoy it.
Sending positive thoughts to you :)

Your body after pregnancy is never the same so don't expect to bounce back and don't try to diet as soon as baby is born, you need calories and energy. It takes 9 months to put the weight on and it will take atleast 9 months for it to drop.. It took a while for me to get my head around my stretch marks and wrinkle belly but now I love them. I put of 4 stone with my first and had tonnes of stretch marks, I went from size 8 to size 18!!
Just have everything in moderation, nothing wrong with a burger or pizza now and again. Drink plenty of water and good luck