Weight gain in pregnancy.. anyone else blow up?!

[Megan109882]

Hi all. This is my 3rd pregnancy, just curious.. does anyone else gain weight from the beginning when pregnant? Seems to be from I get the bfp I just gain and gain! I don’t over eat, and don’t eat overly bad! But I just seem to blow up, everytime?! I know there’s no solution until after birth but just curious if anyone else gains weight without actually trying, minus the bump... I’m talking weight everywhere else lol! Thanks xx

Whilst I only gained 5lb in my first trimester, I look more pregnant then, than I do now (currently 17 weeks), as I just blew up like a balloon! Soooo bloated it was so painful, not very nice at all.
Overall, I've put on 13lb to date, which I'm mortified with, but my size 10 maternity jeans fit me still, so I think it's all baby!
You're definitely not the only one! Some days I look around 6 months gone! Madness!

31 weeks and I’ve gained over two stone.........not sure why, might be all the cake I’m eating though 😀

Yeah I'm 22 weeks on Tuesday and gained 16lb. Isolation and having cake for breakfast probably hasn't helped 🙈 healthy eating starts tomorrow (said that every Sunday for the past 3 weeks)

Yesss :( I gained soooo much weight. Although I don't think my mentality 'I am pregnant so I can eat what I want' is the best haha

@snch that's what I said and I've just ordered a take away and had an amazon delivery turn up full of goodies!
I've convinced myself I'll start doing pregnancy exercise classes once the pandemic is over, but the rate we are going I won't be hitting the gym until after baby turns up! 😝😝

My midwife commented she had never met someone quite like me in pregnancy. Usual size 10, fit and healthy and the minute im pregnant i blow up like a balloon despite normal food intake and exercise. Ive had 4 dc and gained 4, 5, 6 and 7 stone with each one, i was back in my size 10s within 6 months of all births and they were all sections. Dc were heavy, 9lb, 10.9lb, 9.14lb and 11.6lb, but i did suffer with dreadful water retention and after i had dc the night sweats were horrendous, i would need 3 changes of nightwear as i would wake up soaking, only bonus was i would step on scales in the morning to find i had lost 2/3kg overnight.

@Phillippa - that's me too. I'm usually a size 8/10 and put on four and a half stone in my last pregnancy, despite eating well and running throughout.

I lost it all straight away afterwards and was racing half marathons again by 8 weeks pp - but while I was pregnant it was like I'd beeen inflated.

I'd gained a KG between conceiving and my 8-week midwife appointment.

I put some more on due to first trimester hunger, but seem to have lost it again at 21 weeks as my appetite has evened out, and I've had the energy to do exercise/yoga videos again.

@lockdownpregnancy what else are we supposed to do 🤷‍♀️ food is the only thing I look forward to 😂 I couldn't decide on pizza or Indian so I had both oooops!

Previous to lockdown I had put on 14lbs & was happy with that. But I haven’t weighed myself since... My arms, legs & boobs are the same though, the extra fat is around the baby. And my bum!

Yaaaaaaassssss @snch 😂 my kind of lady!
I'm now currently tucking into a large dairy milk bar!
I know I'm going to regret the binging, but for now, I literally don't care! 😂

Lol! Thanks for all of your replies! I’m the same, normally a size 10 but the minute I POAS I just get bigger and bigger! I do sometimes have the ‘oh well I’m pregnant’ vibe but this time (baby number 3) I’ve really been trying and I stilllll am just getting bigger by the day lol! The joys. But I’m glad we’re all in the same boat. Off now for a cuppa and choc digestives lol xx

I'm Just shy of 20 weeks. Reckon I've put on 12/13 lbs. I'm keeping fit but I can't stop eating bread!!! Normally I limit carbs and watch my diet but hey ho.

Third pregnancy. 1st one, 4 stone on, 2nd 3.5 stone on. Most of it off by 6/7 months and I'm normally a 10/12. I'm not too worried!!!

35 weeks and 32 pounds so far (weight gain is slightly slowing down) BMI was 26 at my first check in/midwife appointment but I'd already puled on quite a bit at that point, put on 12 pounds by week 12! Then pretty much a pound a week since then. I feel like a walking beach ball, was actually very hard to keep my pregnancy secret till the first 12 week scan but I just had to eat through the nausea in the first trimester. Definitely got another chin lol

I was never a massive chocoholic before pregnancy but I have to have chocolate everyday now, basically mainlining haagen dazs belgian chocolate icecream its costing me a fortune lol.