How much weight did you put on in the first trimester?
I'm just over 9 weeks pregnant and weighed myself this morning and seem to have put on 3 pounds already!!! I'm terrified, i'm going to put loads on, if i've already put 3 pounds on!!!!! I don't think i've eaten that much more than normal. Although I guess i'm hungrier more of the time! Haven't had much sickess, so haven't been off my food. How much did you gain by the end of the first trimester? Be really interested to hear from ladies who are further on.
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3 pounds doesnt seem like very much, and I would try not to get to hung up on weight gain, and just continue to eat what you need to. If you follow a balanced diet you will still be healthy and when you are growing a wee person inside you, thats whats most important!
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3lb is nothing matey you are doing well.
Caz
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I wouldn't worry about weight gain, they say you should gain about 10-13 pounds by 18 weeks but everyone is different.
As long as you're eating a healthy, well balanced diet you have nothing to worry about! xxx
No idea how much I put on in first tri. At 12 wks I weighed 66kg and now around 74 at 28+3 which is a 17lb gain. last time round i only put on 18lbs and certainly didnt look heavily pregnant. I guess I was lucky as I'm also 6ft1. So I've hit my full term weight last time at 28 wks already. My baby last time was a healthy 7lb7 at full term.
To be honest I wouldn'y fret over weight gain. So long as you eat sensible and your routine appointments show baby is o.k just chill!!
I would not worry this early you may find its just fluid retention - and unfortunately everybody is different. Just eat as healthily as much as you can and see how it goes!
Lianne
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I am 8 weeks and have put on about 4lbs and I too feel really worried. I lost 3 lbs just before I conceived, so basically I have put that plus 1 back on!
I think alot of it depends on how much you weigh at the start, if you are overweight already, I think the expectation is that you wont put on that much, where as if your average or underweight..the hope is you will?
I am 12+6 and I have lost 4lbs so far. Bizarre! xx
hi bliss im a size 8 and weighed the same since i was 16, got pregnant and by 17 weeks had put on a stone. only put on 2 stone in all though - it does slow down, and 2 stone is about normal. I was a stone and a bit over pre pregnancy as soon as LO was born but due to breast feeding +++ i was able to loose the weight sat on the sofa, baby in arms watching tv! Lost it in 8 weeks, i think im lucky too as have always had fast metabolism, but cant say enough for breast feeding. i ate a lot of fattening food too and didnt excercise, although moving a fair bit after LO x
i was reading that its normal to put on around 4lbs in your first trimester, if you dont have too much sickness. Im 9+2 and weighed myself a week ago and had already put on 3 lbs. However, par tof that may be due to water retention/ slowed down digestive system so i woudnt worry too much x