How much weight gain for a first pregnancy?

[girrafey]

In the hope i dont get thrown off mumsnet for asking a question about something most people hate.... their weight!!! I was just wondering what people put on during pregnancy. ( for their first ideally but any info is good)
I keep hearing so many different stories. from try and keep as healthy as poss so u dont have to worry about losing the weight after- to eat what you want when you want your allowed to your pregnant! ahh so confusing for a first timer.
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I started at about 7 and a half stones, dropped in the first three months to about 7. Ended up at somewhere between 7 and half and eight. Just ate normally really.....(wasn't sick or anything...) ds was 4lb 15. I dropped to 6 and a half in the first two months of having him (breast feeding...)

I don't know the answer to the question because I never weighed myself.

But at my 10 week booking in appointment the midwife weighed me and I'd put on a stone. She said that putting on a stone in the first 10 weeks couldn't be possible. But it was.

I think thats why I stayed well away from the scales for the rest of the pregnancy!

I was 10stone and very slim and then I put on 5 stone in pregnancy!!!! I didn't expect this to happen and due to having IVF I got bloated very quickly and by 21 weeks I had put on 2st 1lb. This time round I will be much more careful about those cravings that most say, oh just eat what your body tells you to eat! I lost just over 3 stone afterwards and although got fit again have found it very hard to lose the rest. Vow to be very very careful and once able to I'll start weight watchers post birth.

Started off at 11stone 7lb and on the day I had dd I weighed 16 stone 2lb - dd was 8lb 10ozs. However, I did lose 3 stone in 3 weeks (including dd etc) as a lot of my gain was water. I am now back to 11 stone 7Ib (dd is 7 months) I intend to lose stone and a half before I go back to work in August.

was 10 stone 2 when I got pregnant with DD went up to 12 stone before she was born so 2 stone gain.

Lost it quite quickly am now just under 9 stone so have lost a stone since BUT have just found out I'm pregnant again but I am starting a stone lighter now. Just bought some lovely size 10 summer clothes as well!!!

i was 9st 6 and went up to 11 st. Baby was 6lb 13 but the rest fell straight back off after a few weeks so i was lucky!