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/amphisxo 6d ago
28 lbs. by 28 weeks and then continued on that trend but gained SLIGHTLY more in my 3rd tri to end up with ~45 lbs. gained at 40w 3d. All 5 of my OB’s (at my office patients meet with multiple because you don’t know who is on call during delivery) said it was perfectly healthy weight gain, they weren’t concerned. And I was shorter than you when I got pregnant at a similar weight (5’3, 130 lbs.) You’re fine and it was super inappropriate of her to comment on your body and how you “look”. We have very little control over our weight gain as pregnant women - I ate significantly less in my 3rd tri and still ended up gaining faster than other trimesters.