Weight gain during pregnancy?

[Dinski]

What is normal weight gain during pregnancy? I am worried that I have put on too much weight. Pre-pregnancy I weighed about 53kgs and now I weigh about 68kg . I am very swollen on my ankles, hands and face and I am only 5'1" tall so I am worried that this is not normal. I eat when I feel hungry (which is pretty much all the time at the moment).

I feel quite depressed about this as do quite a bit of exercise during the day from going shopping to doing the housework. Could I be having a big baby? I am not diabetic as my bloodwork has been normal so far.

 

[Sammystar]

Don't worry! I'm normally 54 kilos and I went up to 76 kilos with Sam! The doctors weren't concerned at all (even though I was!) I had a lot of water retention too. I dropped 10 kilos almost straight away and I'm back down to 60 now and dropping every day.........

You're well within the norm so don't panic........

 

[Minxy]

I'm 5' 1" and went from 57 kilos to 70. Sounds like you're well within limits.

Crappy thing is I'm still 68

 

[missac]

You're all talking in kilos and it is all foreigh to me!! So far I have put on nearly a stone and a half and I feel that this is a lot but I am not really sure what is the norm!

 

[TipsyDipsy]

I wish i'd have only put on a stone and a half.
I've put on 4 stone
I was classed as a stone underweight to begin with though so my midwife wasn't worried and just said that I needed to get to a healthy weight before I began to lay down normal fat during pregnancy.
I do hope my metablism picks back up afterwood like it did after my first pregnancy because i'm too lazy to go to the gym lol.
I put on this much weight before hun and lost it afterwoods because babies are so tiring so don't worry about it.

 

[missac]

I hate the gym as well, it is soooo boring!!!

 

[lozzi]

i wudnt worry i put on more than you and have lost it all on the scales...

altho im a ttly different shape now

 

[x-kirsty-x]

I've put on nearly 2 stone since 19 weeks

I tried telling the midwife exactly how much Id put on but she cut me off and said weight gain means absolutely nothing in pregnancy. It made me feel better actually

 

[maybebaby]

I last weighed myself at about 30 weeks and had put on nearly 3 stone. I haven't dared go near the scales since giving birth! I'm going to give myself a few weeks to recover before doing anything about it.

 

[cloud9]

I haven't really gained anything with my so will be intrested to see what size i end up

 

[sarah113]

ive put on just over a stone this time, last pregnancy i put on 3 stone!!!

 

[*saulino*]

Hi

As everyone else says i wouldnt worry about weight gain so much
Katrina

 

[Hellokitty]

she cut me off and said weight gain means absolutely nothing in pregnancy. It made me feel better actually

My midwife did the same.

Though when I told the GP he said...'well try not to put on any more then'

 

[cloud9]

My DH has put on 1/2 stone during my pregnancy.I keep telling him my belly will drematically reduce in a couple of weeks .

 

[Dinski]

My DH has put on 1/2 stone during my pregnancy.I keep telling him my belly will drematically reduce in a couple of weeks .

Mine is the same. Sympathetic weight gain. Although he is even more cuddly now

 

[smurf]

I was a stone overweight to start with the mw weighed me at 9weeks but I haven't been near a scales since.

 

[Becks&Riley]

i put on 5 stone in pregnancy thank god its all gone now! i wish the stretch marks wuld go with it lol

 

[oldermum]

I got weighed at the start of this pregnancy and was 8 stone, i haven't been near a set of scales but think all my added weight is baby, i don't look like i've put any weight on except for the bump