How much weight did you gain during your pregnancy, and how fast did you gain it?

Question

Secondly, how fast did you lose it after the baby was born?

I am 20 weeks, and have gained 15 pounds. I dont eat THAT much, and I exercise daily. I am getting worried.

Answer 1

with my son i ate perfect. I was picky about it all. U know 1st time mommy lol. I ended up gaining 45lbs. After i delivered i lost most of it well but was left with a lil belly.
with my daughter i are everything. I figured id get huge anyway like with my first. I only gained 15lbs and lost it real fast.
this time, i am 22weeks preg and have gained 25lbs already. another boy! i eat well but not everything like i did with my daughter. i figured im gaining alot as it is, dont need any help. lol
I think it has to do with me being preg with a boy that causes me to gain alot with them. i dont know. good luck with urs and God Bless

Answer 2

I gained 35 and would have gained a lot more if I had not gotten gestational diabetes and put on a special diet. I gained a lot in my 1st trimester because eating is the only thing that made morning sickness better. It took me about 6-8 months to lose baby weight. That was with nursing but over the winter and holidays. I exercised some but not a lot. Since I was nursing I could not diet but nursing naturally helps you drop the pounds.

I think you are fine. Just enjoy this time. You will get your body back eventually!!

Answer 3

With my first baby I gained 12kg. I lost about 8kg in the first 2 weeks and the rest slowly came off. By 4 months I had lost it all and actually weighed less than before although I do think my body had changed shape. I felt as if my hips were wider or something. I am 38 weeks pregnant again now and have gained about 10kg. Both times I have gained most at the start mainly because of morning sickness I think (I was constantly snacking so I didn't throw up) and gained the most weight around 6-8 months.

Answer 4

This will vary depending on your beginning weight, how much you eat, and how active you are. I gained 70 lbs with my first baby and with in 3 days of having her, she was 9 lbs, I was back within 10lbs of my original weight. I never did lose that extra ten but I have had 2 other kids since then and my average weight gain with the other 2 was around 40-45 lbs. It's pretty normal to gain between 30-40 lbs if you were pretty small to start with. Whatever you do, don't worry so much about your weight that you are not eating properly to support the baby.

Answer 5

During the first trimester I actually lost 12kg, but from about 4 months up to birth I put it back on plus about another 5kg. My weight gain was at a fairly steady pace, ususally between 1-2kg every 2 weeks.

After I gave birth most of the extra weight I gained dropped away fairly quickly, I lost 11kg in a week. But I had a bit of trouble loosing the rest, that took a bit longer, but I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight about 6 months after I had my son.

Answer 6

Before I got pregnant to now at 23 weeks I have gained 10 pounds already

Answer 7

Im 22 weeks and 3 days and I'm up 21 pounds
starting gaining more quickly from 18 week till now

Answer 8

I am 23 weeks pregnant and have not gained any weight. I have lost 8 lbs. I have been told by several people that I will probably gain weight the last 10 weeks of pregnancy. Good luck with your little one!!!!

Answer 9

I gained only 15lbs during my whole pregnancy and I lost it all with in 3wks but than I got on birth control and gained 10lbs and can't lose it for nothing.

Answer 10

currently 33 weeks pregnant with my first, so i can't answer about loosing it. But, i've gained 25 lbs. so far, and started gaining in my second trimester.