Normal Weight Gain?

[Bluejayway91]

Hey guys,

I'm currently 15 + 4 and I've put on 5 pounds since week 8.

I'm 5"2 and quite overweight as it is. However, I've tried to eat as healthy as possible and I can no longer eat normal-sized meals, so I tend to graze.

Is this weight gain normal? I don't want to put on a massive load of weight, as I'm worried about my health. This is also my first pregnancy.

Thanks,

Sarah

Hello, I was looking this up the other day as I'm 19 weeks and haven't gained anything so far. I found this link;

www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/weight-gain/

If you haven't been over eating then some of it might be water weight / bloating which is really common in pregnancy. Remember it's quite easy to over eat if you're grazing though. Setting out your food for the day in the morning might help then you know for sure how much you're having.

Hi. At 27 weeks . My pre pregnancy weight was 64kg , I put on 7.5kg , i am 162cm tall..... feeling pretty "round" now. 🙈

Thanks, guys.

I have had a lot of water weight and bloating since the early weeks of pregnancy and that doesn't seem to be going any time soon.

I'm obese (BMI in the 30s) and had planned to lose weight before we started trying. However, we've had a happy accident, so I can't do anything too vigorous, which has made me worry more about the weight gain.

It doesn't help that during lockdown I've not been very active.

@Bluejayway91 don’t worry too much - as long as you’re eating healthily your body will do what it needs. I put on quite a lot early on and felt terrible when people used to say “I’ve put nothing on and I’m 20 weeks” but it does even out. I’m now 34 weeks and have put on 5 kg overall - and baby is measuring above 97th centile - people just put it on at different times. My friend gained nothing until about 30 weeks then put on 2 stone in the last 10! Just try to stay healthy.

I'm 19 weeks and have put on almost 2 stone already!! I have just eaten a constant flow of carbs the whole time due to it helping with severe nausea, but I am so pissed off with myself for already getting this big 😣 thankfully I'm feeling much now so plan to get back to a healthy diet and hopefully undo some of the damage.