Hi allThis is to all mummies n mummies to be…How much weight did u gain in pregnancy? When did u start gaining from? And is it harder to lose the Pregnancy weight after the birth??I gained alot of weight in the first month of pregnancy about 7pounds and i was already on the heavy side sincd my wedding last yr i let the weight pile on:-(( but now im 15 weeks alhumdulillah but my weight is stil same hsnt increased since the first month! Thanks for all ur input x
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I lost 7 pounds in first 15 weeks, started gaining back slowly from 16-20 and then poof there was a major weight gain.. now at almost 26 weeks, I have gained 12 pounds more than my pre-pregnancy weight and constantly gaining.. Alhamdulillah!
At my 24 weeks appt. the midwife told me that now is the weight gain time.. my baby's lean and thin body will be getting fat now so I must watch what I eat and walk as much as possible (at least an hour everyday).
I have heard taht ideal weight gain is between 25-35 but even if you gain more, it's more likely the water weight that you will lose rigth after delivery! I am not worried about the weight gain, losing it later is what I am concerned about and for that I am trying to eat healthy and walk everyday.. my 45 mins walk is kind of strenuous which involves up and down hills as well but I have noticed my stamina built so now I dont get out of breath like I did on the first couple of days while going uphill!Apparently it will help me build stamina for labor, or so my co worker said who I go for walk with during the day :D
So yep eat away (healthy) and walk.. exercise if you can a lil bit but I am not in mood for any except the pre natal yoga class that I am taking.. no worries about weight gain, it's all for a good cause, I will not have it any other way!!!
and oh go shopping.. sooner you wont fit in your clothes :D
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i lost about 2 kg in my first trimester ..still have gained just about a kg and i am in my 17th week...so i guess it varies for everybody. I was worried that am not gaining but my midwife says you should be happy coz easier to shed fewer lbs after pregnancy :)
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I gained 50 lbs with my first. My daughter was 8 lbs at birth but when i checked out of the hospital, i was only down 5, lol. I had a lot of swelling in the end, like alot. My feet looked like huge airplanes. In the first 40 days, i lost about 30 lbs. The rest of it took about a year or so iwth no watching my diet or working out, just breastfeeding. I actually lost some more htan my prepreg weight.
This time around, i know i need to be watchful of what i eat since i dont want to gain as much. Hoping i wont but its hard when i am being picky about what i want to eat and what i dont. I think i lost some weight in the begining since i was in pakistan but at 12 weeks i am up about 4-6 lbs. I need to slow it down since i am on the heavy side to begin with.
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Wow I guess everyone is different! I do try and walk but get tired so quickly but inshallah if and when the sickness wears off i will cut out junk food and walk alot more becuase at the moment im really picky with my food!Im due end of january inshallah and my sister will be gettin married in april i hope i can slim down for then.... Do u think i can??
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I gained about 20 lbs with my first one and 15 lbs with the other one (baby was over 8 lbs MA). Lost weight both times after 6 weeks without doing anything. I gained less because I was so sick that couldn't eat much. A lot of my freinds gained 40 lbs or so in pregnancies and lost even more afterwards. If you are thin to begin with, more weight gain is fine.
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I didn't gain much earlier in my pregnancy. Doctor was worried about baby's weight because of that. 7th month.. and boom. I gained 30 lbs almost. Of that I am only able to lose 10 lbs so far. My baby is 4.5 month old. So ladies don't worry if you don't gain much earlier, YOU WILL gain close to the end of your pregnancy. Be careful of your diet. You don't want to gain too much or else you'll have hard time losing it.
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I gained a lot, 38 lbs to be exact with baby number three last year. I would just get crazy hungry and then end up over eating (even though I had bad bad nausea). It was something that I just couldn't help. Wasn't this bad with the other pregnancies. It felt like my worst pregnancy out of all.
And all the weight gain was during first and second trimesters. The last two months I hardly gained any weight.
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12 kgs... after birth i had just 4 kgs over....