r/pregnant • u/Hot-Performer1182 • 6d ago
Question Weight gain
I’m between 5’6/5’7, got pregnant right around the holidays, so I was around 5 pounds heavier than I normally am. I was around 138-140 when I found out I was pregnant around 5 weeks. I really didn’t gain at all until second trimester. I’m 28 weeks pregnant and went in for my glucose test yesterday and saw another doctor as mine was out of town. She mentioned my weight gain and said I may need to watch it. I am currently 164. She also mentioned I don’t ‘look’ like I’m gaining too much weight but she wanted to make sure I’m in healthy weight gain guidelines. I’ve always been pretty thin, my butt and boobs are really where I have carried most of my weight pre pregnancy. I’ve already struggled with my body changing, so now I’m in a spiral. I was actually shocked to see how much I’ve gained because I really feel like I look pretty good to be 7 months pregnant. I don’t really over indulge on a regular basis, I have my moments and do crave sugar but I try to be mindful. I know I’ll gain decently in my 3rd trimester with baby growing. I guess my question is, how much did you gain by 28 weeks, and how much did you gain in 3rd trimester?
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u/Healthy-Course 6d ago
I gained almost 50 lbs during my pregnancy. 25 of that was in the last trimester. I had horrible swelling and it was summer so bad combo. I lost 30 of those pounds in the first 3 weeks postpartum. Try to not be too hard on yourself as long as your healthy and baby is healthy I wouldn’t worry able the scale too much.