how much weight did u put on while pregnant? [Archive] - Bub Hub Pregnancy & Parenting Forum

diamonds22

06-04-2006, 16:59

Thanks girls wow 15kgs in the first 10 days! lol thats heaps even by my bulimic standard!!:thumbsup:

Congrats on your weightloss Kristy_ryan&? your going well!!!

I've still got 3mths to go..but i've already put on 10!! and i'm thinking that is a lot! because of the **** i've put my bod through..its holding on to everything I put in it!!

misskittyfantastico

06-04-2006, 17:08

A lot of my weight was fluid.....;)

angcaltam

06-04-2006, 17:12

With my first I put on about 13 kilo, with my second I put on nearly 21 kilo, and with this one I have put on about 11 kilo and only have 4 days till my due date. So it is all different but a lot does come off after you have bubs and then if you breast feed it takes the rest off quicker.
I hope this has helped you.
Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy. And don't stress about the weight, it will come off.

06-04-2006, 18:02

I put on way tooooooooooo much!:banghead: But 13 months later I am pretty much back to normal!

06-04-2006, 18:04

if you breast feed it takes the rest off quicker.

I hate to be rude! But I really do not think that is true for everyone. Some ppl maybe but certainly not everyone. I know a number of ppl that put on more weight by bf cause they are always hungry!

LittleBoysRock

06-04-2006, 18:06

I put on a total of 8kgs and lost 15 by the time DS was a week old. I was big to start with though. Mind you DS was 4.4kgs and I was carrying a lot of fluid.

Try not too stress too much. As long as you have a healthy diet and regular excersise you will only gain what weight you need too. And with a bit of hard work it will come off again.

Dont stress though, there is nothing worse for your bubba than a stressed out Mama.

Keep smiling,

giggles

06-04-2006, 18:11

I put on 17kgs.......lost 10 pretty much straight up and another 3 since then. I was one that didn't lose any more with breastfeeding.

It's all for a good cause though!

I think the amount you have put on is perfectly normal. Don't forget it's not just baby weight but extra fluid, you have something like double the amount of blood circulating through your body, the placenta weight.....there are all sorts of factors, not just bub.

You are doing really great! Keep it up.

sugar n spice

06-04-2006, 18:14

I put on 6kgs with my first ( all fluid pretty much as i suffered pre-eclamsia so had a lot of odema)
second bub 6kgs aswell

diamonds22

06-04-2006, 18:27

thx Just cooked..thats just what i needed to here...I feel better now (I get so stressed out about it...i just gotta learn to relax! lol)

I think a lot of my weight might be water retention...my feet are always swollen...lol my toes feel like stuffed sausages!!! and my boobs are up a size too!! (hubbys more then pleased with that..to bad i'm nva in the mood for that while i've been pregnant!! I have no libido lol poor man!:p )

giggles

06-04-2006, 18:36

What a great excuse to put them up! (your feet :p )

littlepickle

06-04-2006, 18:46

I have been rading in one of my very many books that if you are underweight to star with then your body tries o correct itself and put on a bit more than normal. I dont know how true his is though. I am almost 24 weeks and have put on about 6 or so kilos. It seems to fluctuate between 5 and 7 probably depending on how much water I have been guzzling. It seems like quite a lot to me as I am only just past the half way mark and only put on 2 kilos in the first trimester. Then Whammmo!! my bump popped out long with my bbs!! I am normally between 53 and 55 kilos and I am 172cm tall. i feel like I am all boobs and bump a he moment!

Melissa1983

06-04-2006, 18:58

I put on 20kg with Mikayla, and only lost 10 before i fell with Abby, and gained 10kg with Abby..

sharvs

06-04-2006, 19:08

I put on 14kgs with Kayden, I'm still carrying about 4kgs of that now & he is nearly 4 months. I really want to get rid of it, just lacking motivation at the moment

kadownie

06-04-2006, 19:10

i WIN! I put on 32 kgs- i did have twins- still that's 16kgs each!! I know it's hard but you need to put on weight- breastfeeding stores!!

06-04-2006, 20:30

i WIN! I put on 32 kgs- i did have twins- still that's 16kgs each!!

Haha I put on over around 45kg and I didn't have twins!:eek: Though as I mentioned before I am only 3 kgs off being back to what I was so I am happy with that!

Jem

06-04-2006, 20:42

with my first i put on around 35 kgs at the end of the pregnancy :D
took me a good while and alot of motivation to get back to my pre preg weight.. all up around 18 months

2nd preg.. i think was roughly 15 kgs at the end of preg...
And number 3.... i think was around the 10-15 kg mark at the end of the pregnancy

Mum2Lucas

06-04-2006, 20:48

I put on 3kg the whole pregnancy. all i need to do is tone up my stomach a bit and im back to the way i looked before i was pregnant.

Mischief

06-04-2006, 21:00

Ive gained 12 kg so far, but that was up to 13kg...for some reason I have lost a little in the past week.....

I still have a week to go.

babyfan85

06-04-2006, 21:02

by the sounds if it i shouldnt get too worried about my weight but before i found out i was pregnant i weighed 68kg...on the 20th March 2006 I went to see my local doctor and I weighed 64kg. That same day I went to my bf's house used his scales it said 63kg. Went for my first pregnancy check up at the hospital on monday 3rd April I weighed 65.52kg and went for another check up today and I weighed 64kg...today ive just started my 15th week so im in the second trimester and im losing weight instead of putting it on...should i really be worried?

Elijahsmama

06-04-2006, 21:47

I was 50kg pre-pregnancy, put on 18kg, now back to 50kg but my body does not look the same!!

mum2littleman

06-04-2006, 23:24

i put on 21kgs omg~

so much for my old size 8 to 10 body
am slowly loseing it i like when ppl say wow u are look so good lukes godmother even said today u have lost all ur baby weight now u look great i felt so good but sadly still have 9 kgs to go but felt good hearing that i look better.
but the strech marks will always be there no matter how much weight i lose any tips for the marks girls?

lou 20
bub 4 months

ladybug

07-04-2006, 00:15

20 kgs. I have lost 15kgs though. I need to lose 5 more kgs, but I just can't :banghead:

Minke

07-04-2006, 00:55

Put on 25 kgs with my first, by my six week check up had lost 22kg (i was a big ball of fluid, and am again) through doing absolutley no excercise. Haven't put on that much this time, but started off heavier (was already carrying the fat stores!)

Everyone I know that had their first bub in the early twenties bounced back to their pre-pregnancy weight (although some things will never be the same shape again

SassyMummy

07-04-2006, 23:18

I put on very little - 7kg all up. Bub was born at 4670grams...so I figure I lost MY body weight and put on baby

jaimie

07-04-2006, 23:23

My pre-pg weight was 47kg my last known pg weight was 70KG!!!! and I stopped weighing myself a few weeks before I popped so god only knows how big I really got. Am back to 47 kg tho. Just a bit different these days:)

Faithcomesinnumbers

07-04-2006, 23:31

I am not sure of my exact weight before DD but my first weigh in was 80g at 6 weeks my heaviest was 101kg. I went from size 10-12 up to size 22 in 10 months. :crying: Now I am back down there.:p

KiLLaKaZ

08-04-2006, 03:37

i've been doing A LOT of bored & comfort eating!! i was about 58kg b4 preg. & now i'm prolly over 75kg!! (haven't weighed myself in a few weeks - i don't have scales, but jump on the ones at work every now & then...)

i'm usually pretty active, so i'm HOPING i can lose most of it after giving birth... ;) (i can still fit into some of my *stretchy* size 8 tops.... just:yelclap: lol)

Ange&Seth

08-04-2006, 03:49

I only put on about 8kgs but I think that was because I had issues with what I could and couldn't eat. Couldn't have chocolate or any even slightly fatty foods or I would be in hospital on a morphine drip (gall stones :thumbsdown: ) And wouldn't ya know it, that seemed to be all I craved and I COULDN'T HAVE IT!(choc & fatty food, not the morphine!) GRRRRR!!!!! It remains to be seen whether I gain more with the 2nd bub though :) if and when I get pregnant again that is ;)

Jamily

08-04-2006, 06:25

I put on 17kg and lost 20kg 7 weeks after giving birth (gotta luv breastfeeding). I am now underweight for my height so trying to pack on a kilo or two so I can start TTC#2 in a few months....I might be thinner but there is a squishy belly there which I love

vanillabean

08-04-2006, 21:03

I put on 16kgs with my first child and 17kgs with my second. However, I started the second pregnancy at the same weight I ended with for my first!

moonblossom

08-04-2006, 21:10

my starting weight was 61 kg, and i'm 67 now, and I have 12 weeks to go, dunno if this is good or bad

reAllytee

08-04-2006, 21:18

my starting weight was 61 kg, and i'm 67 now, and I have 12 weeks to go, dunno if this is good or bad

Oh shush you or otherwise i will keep calling you Moonbutt :p
Fancy being so trim !!!! Its not bad remember hun tis your body & it knows what its doing !

I started my pg being overweight due to medication so was around the 80kg mark then lost 15kgs in the first 5mths as i couldnt eat due to hyperemesis then stayed at 65kgs till the last 2 mths where i piled on the 15kgs :crying: I was so huge but mainly all bubs & my arms got huge for some reason *shrugs* so once he was born all 4.5kgs of him i was back to 70kgs within a few weeks shame about now ....... :rolleyes:

moonblossom

08-04-2006, 21:21

LOl alley you always manage to put a smile on my face...YOUR TERRIBLE MURIAL lol :smiliedance:

mum2paige

08-04-2006, 21:56

I put on 30kg :eek: ... and only had a 7lb baby, but gee was she hungry!! Made me eat hot chips all day. She's a good eater now too! Have only lost 15kg so far, trying to work at it! But I don't think my stomach or boobs will be the same again!

mysonroger

08-04-2006, 21:59

i put on 25kgs the first, lost 23 in 6 months then fell pregnant again (at the 6 mth mark) and stopped weighing myself after i got to the 25kg mark but think maybe it was possibly 28kg, then got down to the pre 1st pregnancy weight at the 6 month mark again.
i don't know if pregnancy or time has ravished my body but it certainly ain't what it used to be

stilldreaming

08-04-2006, 22:42

I put on 15kg with my first pregnancy......and lost 13kg pretty quickly. Couldn't budge the last couple though..........BUT I didn't try THAT hard!:D
I'm not sure how much I have put on this time, haven't weighed myself for ages.....but its not as much as the first time.

*My Lil Blondie*

08-04-2006, 22:58

wow you guys are so lucky! i was ultra careful with what i ate, worked untill the day i went into labour and did heaps of walking every day and still managed to go from 55kg's to 80! i didnt get a single stretch mark untill the last week of the pregnancy! i cried so bad that day lol! what i find amazing though is that i lost 10kg's simply giving birth! (even though Ds was only 6lb 15oz) the day after Brodie was born i was 70kgs! im now sitting on about 65 so 10 more to go! they say its alot easier when your younger so heres hoping! i just wish the stretchies would go away! oh well my bubbas worth it times a hundred!

Katcha

09-04-2006, 13:15

I put on 12 kilos. Went from 50kg to 62kg.

tink

10-04-2006, 00:39

I was 64kg pre pregnancy, got to 74kg 12 days overdue and now I'm 58kg. Jas is 6 months.

BlessedWithBlue

13-04-2006, 17:45

I put on 13kg with ods, i didn't drop it too quickly though and got preg again when he was almost 7 months. I only put on 7 kg with yds but lost 10 kg in the first week and lost another 10 kg over the first 6 months.

poppet

13-04-2006, 18:02

I put on 31kg:eek: lost 15kg after birth a lot was fluid and have lost another 18kg since so am back to pre preg size 8. have to say breastfeeding and walking the dog every day has done wonders for me:D

KathrynB

13-04-2006, 18:24

I had put on 1 kg by 16 wks, but by the time I was due, had put on 20kgs all up (51kgs - 71kgs). Lost 15kgs in the first week or so and now have 3 or 4kgs to go.

lukaelmo

13-04-2006, 18:48

I went from about 50 kilos to 60. I was a bit porky (for my body type) when I got pregnant. Now I weigh the least I ever have, 45 kilos. I breastfeed and am always hungry, but often don't have the time to go and make myself something to eat. Goes to show that everyone is completely different.

kyannas*mum*

13-04-2006, 23:16

hi,

i put on only 6kgs while pg with Kyanna :thumbsup: then when i had her lost weight and was lightest i had been in long time slowly put the 6 back on again:shame: but in the process of taking it off againv:smiliedance:

Mummabear

13-04-2006, 23:23

I put on around 25 - 30kg while pregnant. Lost it all in 10 weeks. Now 5kg lighter than I was pre pregnancy.

Baby Girl

13-04-2006, 23:43

I put on 8 kgs with DD1 and lost it all within a week after she was born.

With DD2 I put on about 20 kgs while pg, lost about 12 in the first few weeks and then put on 10 more while bf.

I did have a totally different lifestyle during both pregnancies but found with no. 2 I just didn't give a hoot about weight gain as much as I did with my first. I used to walk and swim everyday when I was pg with no. 1 but second time around I was lazy and just ate!!

I have not lost anything amazing yet - 4 kgs in 10 months but I have every intention of getting back to my size 10-12 body within the next 6-9 months (I am a bridesmaid at my friends wedding so that is motivating me at the moment!!)

Just an interesting piece of info...

While bf (and late in pg) each boob can weigh up to 1kg!!

Add a couple of kilos for bub, a couple more for fluid and a couple more for all the extra blood you have pumping through you at the moment and 10kg is really good. I think the average weight gain through pg is about 12-18kgs.

Tam-I-Am

14-04-2006, 02:47

I put on 14kg by the end of my pg.

According to my pg bible - what to expect when you're expecting - "normal" weight gain is between 11 - 15.5kg, more for very thin girls and the breakdown of weight gain, approximately is as follows:

Baby................................3.3kg
Placenta..........................750g
Amniotic fluid...................1kg
Uterine enlargement.......1kg
Maternal breast tissue....1kg
Maternal blood volume....1.8kg
Fluids in maternal tissue..1.8kg
Maternal fat stores..........3kg

Total average...................13.5kg

Try not to stress too much about weight gain though. I lost weight in my second trimenster, put on more than is average in my third, when I discussed it with my OB he said they don't even bother to weigh most pg women anymore, unlesss there's some reason to ie gestational diabetes or some such, because there are so many other indicators of a healthy baby ie heartrate, U/S, fundal height etc.

Mum2Tyla

14-04-2006, 19:16

Hi,
I put on 33kg I have lost 22kg and my daughter is 14weeks but I have been back at the gym and eating healthy since she was 6 weeks, I had a caesar so couldn't do too much for 6 weeks, don't stress there is a mother in our mothers group; who is so tiny she weighs 45kg and she put on 45kg with her son and she is back too being slim again.
Kelly:hugs:

diamonds22

14-04-2006, 19:45

jessgray

15-04-2006, 09:20

i put on 25.5kgs in my first pregnancy. when i found out i was pregnant i was in the middle of organising with my doctor tests to see why i couldnt put on any weight as i weighed 43kgs and couldnt get any higher:laughing:
after birth i weighed myself and i was down to 58.6kg and within about 10 days i was a few kilos short of 50 kilos.
i actually wanted to keep my pregnancy weight:laughing: it was easier for me to buy clothes lol
im now almost 10 weeks preg and i got weighed this week on monday and i was 46.5kg :eek: anyone want to buy a super fast metabolism:laughing:

MissSparkle

16-04-2006, 20:24

I put on 30kg during pregnancy although I hid it well.

By the time DS was 6months I'd lost 26kg. I had to wait till he was on solids to really start dieting coz i was BF.

I still have 4kg to lose but its not bugging me as much anymore!!

Mary_T

16-04-2006, 20:39

I put on 30 kg I have only lost 15 kg and DD is almost 8 months old. I have been going to the gym 3 times a week and trying not to eat too much ****. I am BF but it hasn't helped much in loosing weight as it makes me soo hungry. I am hoping when I go back to work and stop BF the rest will come off.:fingerscrossed:

Sherrie

21-04-2006, 08:35

I gained 25kg lost 23kg during the first 6months, no more in the next 6 months. I figure its my body holding onto a little untill BF i finished so I am just maintaining now.

Oh and I remember reading somewhere if you have just lost a good amount of weight from dieting right before pregnancy you can expect a bigger gain during your pregnancy.

emmas

21-04-2006, 09:16

I put on 20kg cause i ate whatever i wanted!! this was my weight after i was out of hospital and back home so that didn't include the actual babyand placenta etc.

i struggled to lose the first 10 and then found herbalife and lost the next 10 easy. i also used herbalife through my second pregnancy to help keep my weight down adn only put on about 5 overall.

don't worry about your weight- some dont put on much at all and others put on over 30kg! if it is at all a worry to you or bubs, you ob will tell you for sure.

relax- we all put it on!!

Emma.

StormAngel

21-04-2006, 09:28

Hi all,

I put on 25kg+ with each pregnancy :thumbsdown: i went back to pre weight fairly quickly with the first 3 but after bub #4 it wouldn't budge :(

But i'm pleased to say i've lost 12kg now after a bit of hard work & diet :smiliedance:

MumsieMel

21-04-2006, 10:26

I put on 20kg with each pg, and each time it took me a year to lose it! :eek:

Hope this pg is different! :thumbsup:

missolive

21-04-2006, 10:35

I too put on about 20kg. A lot of it was fluid I think, for I seemed to lose quite a bit in the first week and my kankles became ankles again :) . Also had a 4kg babe.

Carlz

21-04-2006, 10:41

I put on about 20kg when pregnant, when she was born i lost about 13kg of it, but as i have been breastfeeding (and so hungry) i put it all back on again so i am currently
20kg heavier than my pre bub weight.
I have just started fitness classes tho, so hoping to be back to normal by July!:fingerscrossed:

mum of 2

21-04-2006, 10:58

I put on 15kg with both my bubbies and luckily was able to lose the weight I put on and more afterwards...

pookiesossige

21-04-2006, 11:16

I put on 31 (!!!) kilo's with my first baby but it didn't really look like that much- I'm 6 feet tall and I carried the extra weight differently to ppl that are shorter I guess. I lost it all plus an extra couple of k's by the time my bubby boy was about 18 months, but hadn't started to lose any until I stopped breastfeeding- I'm another one who didn't find breastfeeding helped to get the weight off. I am 38 weeks pregnant now and have put on 16 k's all up, I don't feel better or worse/heavier or lighter than last time, I think.

MonkeyMum05

21-04-2006, 14:43

I think I put on about 18 kg. My *** grew to balance out my belly :laughing:
My bub was a heavy boy (9 pound 2 ounces!).

When he was still a newbie, I felt a bit down because all my clothes were too tight and my boobies just looked wrong, because they were so big! (I was used to A cups!)... I thought that I would just be 'fatter' from now on!
But, luckily, by the time he was about 6 months old, I had lost it all plus more and was shrinking out of my size 10's!! I don't even exercise!
I still eat heaps of food (I lurve food!!)... so I guess it is just the breastfeeding. I think it sheds kilo's for some, and doesn't for others.:o

Bronte Pot-Pot

21-04-2006, 14:47

Did your doc know about your eating disorder - I think the issue here is that you need to not focus on the weight focus more on making sure you are eating enough of the right things for you and the bubs health. There are lots of good books out there about what to eat while you are pregnant - don't worry about your weight just enjoy the sensation of being pregnant it is such a blessing.

Bron

jaydensmum

21-04-2006, 15:16

I put on 20kgs during pg with Jayden!! :eek: I lost 15kgs the 1st wk after he was born, but i never did lose that last 5kgs!! :o :D

jaydensmum

Pixie

21-04-2006, 15:24

I put on 19 kilos :eek: and 13 days later I have 4 kilos to lose but on top of that I want to lose 10 more as I was 10 over when I got preggers :rolleyes: I think a lot of mine was fluid as I didn't change my diet at all just cut out alcohol completly.

MummaRobyn

21-04-2006, 23:37

I think pregnancy is the only time I loose weight (I am usually about a size 18 when I am not preggers!). First pregnancy I put on 4kgs and he was 4.18kgs born, second I lost about a kg and then had a 7 pound 5 baby, third I lost about 3kgs and had a 6 pound 13 and a half baby. This time around I am about 28 weeks and I have lost 8kgs! Now I don't try to loose weight - I eat all that I want but I crave healthy foods, like baked beans and vegemite and corn. I also suffer from quite a bit of nausea so I have a hard time eating too much in a go. I guess they do say that six small meals are better than three huge meals in a day!

I had three friends who were bulimic/anorexic/over-exercises growing up and I still think about them - even though I have moved on to having children and all and don't see them anymore.... I can only imagine how hard it has been for you to cope with your weight gain. I am proud that you are letting your body gain a little weight to make your growing baby healthy. Remember that most of your weight gain will be baby + waters + placenta (they are big things sometimes, my first was 3kgs heavy!) + extra fluid retention + extra blood your body needs to pump around while you are pregnant and a small amount of fat that your body will use up after birth - whether you use it by breast feeding or just running around doing things for your newborn - heck even the sleepless nights will cause you to burn up that necessary fat.

Just realise that your body is performing an awesome task - it is making a baby - oh and keeping it fed and quiet and clean.... after you have bub you will realise these things are not small feats.

Congratulations on your pregnancy :)

moonblossom

21-04-2006, 23:46

my starting weight was 61 kls and now i'm 67 at 30 weeks...

EskimoMumma

22-04-2006, 06:41

I actually put o about 20 kilos..but after having her i lost about 15kilos of it, its weird, as soon as she was out my weight just left :o

Still got five to go but im happy with my body right now, im sexy, i still get it :p

diamonds22

22-04-2006, 09:05

Thanks MummaRobyn.

there seems to be so many variations..i have days where everything is fine...i'm like yay i'm preggy lol I can finally eat and not worry!:smiliedance: but then there are other days where I just feel sooo anxious to get back to mia.

I wont be breastfeeding so i'm scared extra weight is going to hang on...i'm already thinking of just expressing and throwing it away (i cant breastfeed cos im on meds so my milk is no good/not 100% safe, so i'm not going to risk it.)

anyway i'm just going to eat 'normal' for once (even though i'm piling it on..seriously...my bod is holding on to everything i put in it) and then punish myself after i've had claudia...then once i get down to 49kg i'm going to go to a dietian and hire a personal trainer...and slowing learn how to eat properly and have a trainer worry about my weight. I dont want to be mia for every and i never want Claudia tohave to go through what i have...and i dont want it the rest of my life.

:laughing: Mummy2AlexandMary heheh you crack me up!!

Charlie Angel

22-04-2006, 10:19

Darling, there is no need to punish yourself after you have your baby! Speak to your dietician,trainer & doctor after you have had your little one and they will be able to work out a plan to help you lose the baby weight & still remain healthy while doing it. If its all worked out for you then you wont have to worry about & you will be able to focus more on bubs. I know its hard,believe me, but your baby needs a strong, healthy mum who has loads of energy! Being sick & punishing yourself wont help either of you luv. :hugs: Please speak to your doctor & dont hurt yourself anymore.

littlepickle

28-04-2006, 00:32

I have jus weiged myself and I am sure I have put ona bit more weight in the last few dsys , I am 26 weeks now and I am really worried as everyone says that the majority of the weight goes on towards the end - is it like double again from what is ganed at 20 weeks?? :eek: I think I am somewhere between 8-10 kilos over my nrmal weight so far

Princess_Alisa

28-04-2006, 04:15

I put on 25 kg with my daughter! Most of it was water, but even that takes a while to go away after the birth.

I lost the first 15kg over the first 2 - 3 months and then it became more difficult..! But with daily exercise like walking it went away over the next few months.:smiliedance:

littlepickle

28-04-2006, 10:06

I wish I knew how much of this weight was water.. I am so worried about doubling in size over the next 13 weeks or so!:confused:

Sarie

28-04-2006, 10:26

First time I put on 12kg second time round I actually lost 2kg... well I'd lost about 14kg by the time bubs was born.

Bronte Pot-Pot

28-04-2006, 14:17

2littleprincesses

28-04-2006, 14:47

FIrst time 15kg, second time 20kg and they were both just under 3kg babies.

If you're eating healthy and staying active I wouldn't worry too much, I stressed out first time because my mum kept saying "the baby only weighs 3.5kg".

I got back into my clothes pretty quickly after the births and that was the main thing for me.

Bronte Pot-Pot

28-04-2006, 14:59

If you're eating healthy and staying active I wouldn't worry too much, I stressed out first time because my mum kept saying "the baby only weighs 3.5kg".

Okay the baby may only weigh that much but shouldn't the placenta be the same size if not bigger than the baby and then there is the amniotic fluid....?

Bron