i'm trying not to gain weight?

Question

i'm 8 weeks and already am gaining weight. i have all day nausea and a very fussy tummy. I've been exercising and dieting prior to pregnancy, but now am nauseated by most smells and foods. i'm eating crackers and seven up like crazy to combat nausea and its making me gain. not This si my third pregnancy and i always gain 15 lbs. the first trimester due to the crackers and seven up, i odn't want to do it again but i'm so sick? what can i do to relieve nausea and not gain weight.

i should only gain 5 pounds the first trimester not 15. the baby is the size of a grian of rice and doesn't need extra calories just vitamins

Answer 1

My3boys is right.

I gained 10lbs in the first 2 weeks of being pregnant.

That is what your body does, so don't try to keep the weight off. It will come the way it comes.

DON'T REDUCE YOUR CALORIC INTAKE!!! You need 2000 calories to support your growing pregnancy. And don't make smoothies. There is too much sugar in a smoothie.

Answer 2

I know just how you're feeling, but just do what you can to survive the first of pregnancy. I ate what I thought I could possibly hold down and sometimes, nutritionally it wouldn't be the best choice and I'd gain weight because only salty carbs seemed to be what I could stomach. Now I'm 34 weeks and feel like a total cow, but have been trying to walk ever since the nausea and vomiting finally let up. Just do what you can, but also know it's sort of out of your pregnant hands. It may feel like you are never gonna be in control of your body again, but you will, it just takes a while. For some of us, it's just about survival during pregnancy even if it means weight gain.

Answer 3

I wouldn't go by what people say you should gain. Some women gain weight early and others don't. All of our bodies are different. Chances are that if the weight isn't suppossed to be there you will begin to lose it when you are eating healthier things. Just make sure you eat healthy foods after all of this nausea is over with.

Answer 4

You are supposed to gain weight. If I were you I wouldn't fuss so much with only a fifteedn pound gain. I only gained 17 but I had to b/c I'm already obese. I am on a diabetic diet where I eat 2200 cals a day and I eat six meals a day and am never hungry. You can try this because you are still eating and geting your nutrients, but not gaining tons of weight. However, plain dieting is not suggested.

Answer 5

While you're pregnant, you really shouldn't be trying not to gain weight. I'm not sure how you could have gained 15lbs from drinking seven up and eating crackers, and with having so much sickness. I understand how it feels to be so sick, because my first 4 months pregnant with my daughter I could barely eat, and I actually seemed to be losing weight. It may pain you to do so, but you still should try to keep something down, so that you have some energy and so that you're not dehydrated and malnutritioned.

Answer 6

I wouldnt drink diet 7-up either due to the controversy in artificial sweetners in pregnancy. Just remember that this sickness will pass! I suggest trying seltzer water. Snack on some veggies and fresh fruit too. You may get sick from eating something other than crackers, but you may not get sick either, and remember that your baby needs the nutrients too.

I have to add that every time someone mentions something about gaining weight and it being an issue in pregnancy, there are always the girls who are like "get over it, you are pregnant and you are going to gain weight.... you should have thought of that before you got pregnant... blah blah blah"
Yes you are going to gain weight, but I think that you need to address this issue with your doctor. Try a natural ginger ale recipe:
2 tablespoons fresh ginger (grated)
2 lemon rinds
honey to taste
1 cup boiling water
1 qt. seltzer
Put the ginger and lemon rinds in a small bowl with the honey. pour boiling water (just enough to cover). Let steep for 5 min. strain and chill. When ready to serve, add seltzer

Ginger ale found in stores contains A LOT of sugars and corn syrup

Answer 7

I never gained much weight with my last 2 kids, but am 10 weeks and have gained 10 lbs. Its really not a big deal. My baby is healthy and so am I. Don't worry about it so much! Stressing about it could even make it worse.

Answer 8

Drink Diet 7-up. It is less calories than the regular. Try to eat fresh fruit, fresh veggies. Ask your doctor for other things you can try for the nausea.
I stayed away from junk food because it made me nauseous and I lost 6 pound in the first trimester and my doctor said it was fine as long as I was eating.
Artificial sweeteners are perfectly fine during pregnancy. How do people think that diabetic women have healthy babies. We can't eat or drink foods with a ton of sugar in them. How many diabetics do you know that die of cancer...not that many and we have been using these sweeteners for years. I know more non-diabetic people that die from cancer!

Answer 9

I am one of those women who are sick from conception to delivery...hyperemesis. Medications DO NOT work on me for some reason..I have lost 10lbs so far I am almost 24wks along, and I my little guy is measuring a wk ahead by U/S...last pg I gained only 15lbs after losing and gaing back...One of the doctors on Pregnancy.org posted this new study and mentioned that docs will be recommending changing the wt guidlines becuase women GAIN TOO MUCH...of course when pg you need to eat healthy...7-up isn't healthy....find something more nutritious to settle your belly...I know it is hard...I barf everyday...I have been drinking sips of APPLE & EVE fruit punch juice boxes...they are the perfect size, and give me the sugar I need for settling my stomach...also Jolly Ranchers hard candies help by getting your mouth to water...hopefully you will only be sick until 12-13wks...not the duration like me. Good Luck...and come on over to Pregnancy.org find your birth board...lots of gals are going thru this....


Quoted from Dr. Kinch:
Obesity, weight gain, and pregnancy: The news just got worse

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Sadly, the news about weight gain and pregnancy just got worse. Three articles were just published in The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in October.

Study one: A review of 94,000 women looked at the weight gain during pregnancy. They found that 42% of woman gain more than the recommended 35 pounds during her pregnancy. The women who gain more than 35 pounds were compared with the 40% of the patient's who had the ideal weight gain of 25-34 pounds. The mothers who had a weight gain more than 35 pounds were more likely to have preeclampsia, large for gestational age infants, fetal distress, cephalopelvic disproportion, failed inductions and cesarean delivery.

Study two: A review of 120,000 women was done for woman who met the NIH guidelines for obesity. According to the NIH guidelines, obesity was defined as Class I (BMI 30-34.9), Class II (BMI 35-39.9), and Class III (BMI greater than 40). The optimum weight gain for Class I mothers was 10-25 pounds, for Class II mothers was the 0-9 pounds, and for Class III mothers it was a weight LOSS of 0-9 pounds. Mothers who gain more than this recommended weight had increased risk of preeclampsia, cesarean section, and large for gestational age infants.

Study three: A study of 298,000 pregnancies was reviewed. They looked at the risk factors of preeclampsia, deep venous thrombosis, shoulder dystocia, stillbirths, infant birth trauma, period or death and postpartum hemorrhage. They found that the best outcome for both mother and baby was when the average mother (BMI 20-29.4) gained between 5-22 pounds. For mothers with a BMI of 25-29.9 the ideal weight gain was less than 20 and for those with a BMI greater than 30 the ideal weight gain was less than 13 pounds. They also found that women who gained over the recommended guidelines had a 56% chance of being overweight when examined at 15 years later.

There is more data being presented that the traditional recommended weight gain may be too high and I would suspect that more patients are going to receive counseling from the physicians about weight issues. The original weight gain recommendations were from the Institute of Medicine in 1990 at a time when obesity was not a national epidemic where a 60% of the population is now overweight.

What to do with this information? You can get angry and argue with the results and tell stories of large women who had lots of weight gain and still had great and healthy pregnancies. Or you can take this information and use it as intended which is to give mothers information which they can use to have the healthiest pregnancy, lowest complications and healthiest baby.

Answer 10

The answer is simple eat all the fruitsand vegetables you can and continue working out but DO NOT over work your self. remember a heathy diet leads to a heathy baby.