how much weight did you gain from pregnancy?

Cherie - posted on 08/09/2010

WELL I GAINED 50LBS WITCH I THINK WAS ALOT!

Yesenia - posted on 08/09/2010

95 pounds

Heather - posted on 08/09/2010

i gained 70 pounds this being our first child and the drs didnt tell me how much to gain or what to eat and i was on a diet eating 1200 calories a day and both me and my boyfriend didnt think that was enough to nourish our child. i lost 22 pounds after i delivered 8 weeks later breastfeeding and dieting i have yet to lose another pound

Amanda - posted on 08/09/2010

oh, should mention that with my first i gained 30. second i gained 25, 3rd i gained 25. looks like #4 is the low weight gain.

Amanda - posted on 08/09/2010

with my first pregnancy, i started out at 126 and when i delivered my son i was 180, but i dropped down to 135 by the time he was about 4-5 months old, then i got pregnant again, this time its twins, i was deathly sick at the beginning and lost 12 lbs and now at 6 months of pregnancy, i weigh 155..

Jenni - posted on 08/09/2010

With the first... 50 lbs! only lost 20 after 6 wks postpartum...
second... 45 lbs but lost 35 lbs after 6 wks post-partum!

Allie - posted on 08/09/2010

I gained 36 pounds with my son who is now 3 months old. I have lost all my baby weight and am still losing due to my breastfeeding him.

Sandra - posted on 08/09/2010

I gained 18lbs
after I left the hospital I was able to fit into my old jeans within a week. BUT staying home with a newborn and not eating properly I ended up gaining another 20 lbs the first 8 months. NOW i regret not eating properly, because I can't seem to get the weight off.

Bee - posted on 08/09/2010

i gained 10lbs but i had morning sickness all the way through and my baby was small x

Nichole - posted on 08/09/2010

I was 107 before I got pregnant. 158 when I delivered. And now at 11 months post pardum I am 108.

Karen - posted on 08/09/2010

I weighed around 180-190 before pregnancy, and right before I had my son I was 295!! I just couldn't believe a 4lb 6oz little guy could make me gain so much! I dropped to 265 right after but gained 15 right back and have stayed there :(

Ami - posted on 08/08/2010

With my daughter (14 months now), I gained about 24 pounds. I started off at 175 or so, and didn't seem to have much of a problem taking the weight off eventually (a few months), but it probably helped that I breastfed. At one point, I was down to 165. With this pregnancy (I'm about 23 weeks along), I've gained about 8 pounds, so it seems like I'm on the same track as I was with the first baby. Everyone is different though, and all bodies are different! Pregnancy is a major change for the body, and things just don't go back where they were right away! :)

Brandi - posted on 08/08/2010

I gain 40lbs with both of my babies. I lost the weight pretty quickly the first time around. However, my daughter just turned 11 months and I still have about 20lbs more to drop :o(

Viki - posted on 08/08/2010

i gained nearly 60lbs!!! eww! i looked deformed my belly was so big and i was carrying heaps of water. my son was 2wks late so i had to b induced and then i had a 3+half day labour with only entinox (gas and air) during last 9hrs...(had an epidural but didnt work!) he was 9lbs 2oz when he finally arrived....my uterus had returned to normal by 3+half wks (not breastfeeding) my son is 3months tomorrow and so far iv lost almost 50lbs....i have no idea how, im just thanking whoever's looking down on me! i do still have a baggy belly though but im livin in hope that it will keep going down....!
lisa - uv got it spot on, i think this is the worlds way of making up for an absolutely horrendous labour and delivery!!!

Amanda - posted on 08/08/2010

PS its been 8 months since the birth of my son!

Amanda - posted on 08/08/2010

I was 118 when i found out i was pregnant (3 months into it) At the end of my pregnancy i was 170. I am now 135 and it does not matter what i weigh anymore. I am fine with it.

Dieting alone will not help. You need to exercise as well. I have been 135 since 6 weeks after my pregnancy ( i dropped 35 pounds right after birth basically)

Kat - posted on 08/08/2010

i was 150 before pregnancy. gained 15 pounds by 5 months. had to go on bed rest at 5 months. gained 25 pounds (in that week) and got gestational diabetes a week after bed rest. went on diabetic diet, lost 20 pounds. at 8 months, my belly was so big it was causing my hips to dislocate when i walked, and ended up gaining 55 pounds total when i was pregnant with my son. the moment he came out of me, i lost 45 of it. now i gained everything back :( and havent been able to lose it. i found out i was insulin resistant, and with the insulin resistant diet, i've lost 5 pounds. so here's hoping i can lose the rest.

Alison - posted on 08/08/2010

I only gained 17 pounds. Unfortunately I was overweight to begin with at 185 due to a bad car accident and an underactive thyroid. My son was born in Sept. I went to the gym three times a week up until June and then did water aerobics three times a week after that up until Sept. It was the best thing I could've done to keep active with low impact.

Eloise - posted on 08/08/2010

gained 34 lb with my first baby. i was in top shape before that first pregnancy, like spent 60 min in the gym a day, did 200 abs in one sitting, etc. i lost all the 34lb in 3 months. With my second pregnancy i gained 51 lb, and now 7 months later have lost about 36 lb, 15 more to go!

Mihaela - posted on 08/08/2010

well, i was about 122 Ibs before the pregnancy... i ended up with 154 and now, 3months later, i have about 126... i've lost 16 Ibs in 3 weeks after giving birth... i am breast feeding so i'm not dieting but i do control the calories I ingest and i'm trying not to go over aproximately 1700-1800/day,wich is the minimum allowed when breast feeding. Of course i have days when the "need" of chocolate or sweets rounds the number untill about 2200 and days full of fruits and vegetables when i barely touch the 1500... so don't stress to much, just count (it's also a good brain exercise ) and try to stay in a range, after you decide exactly what that will be

Nikki - posted on 08/07/2010

100lbs pre-pregnancy(not healthy)
172lbs the day before I gave birth
155lbs 2 weeks postpartum
129lbs 14 months later
9 more pounds and ill be super happy

Donna - posted on 08/07/2010

23 lbs, is was 94 lbs when i got pregnant ans went up to 117 right before she was born.

Amanda - posted on 08/07/2010

i hit 202 but lost 4 pounds by my last appointment. so in total i've only gained 16 pounds. docs not worried. babe is healthy and as i was a touch overweight to begin with it's fine. means i'll lose most if not all of it as baby weight.



oh, baby is due on the 24th of this month. no one thinks i'll make it that far (head is already on the cervix)

Amy - posted on 08/07/2010

Shelby I was about the same as you! I'm not sure exactly what I weighed, but I had put on some weight before I got pregnant and was in the process of trying to take it off when I discovered I was pregnant. So I was probably around 135, up to 184 day of delivery, and at my 8 week checkup I think I was 165. I've been working out, dieting, (not breastfeeding) and I've come down only to 148 lbs! I even did the South Beach and lost maybe 8 lbs the first 2 weeks. Tried to stay on the phase one and nothing was coming off anymore! So now I'm back to trying to eat healthy. I want to be 125 (I was 114 in high school, yeah that was 10 years ago but still!) or 120. Sucks because I'm losing weight on top by my boobs, but my hips are HUGE. So even the fat clothes I have don't fit. My baby will be 6 months next week. I'm so frustrated, I know your body changes, but I want to be skinny again! I know how you feel!

Oh and I was 184 the day I delivered, but the day I went homem I was 182 and my feet and ankles were ENORMOUS I really thought I had a serious problem, but I had to be on pitocin, plus the antibiotics for Group B, plus the epidural, normal IV bag, yeah I guess I was pumped full of fluids lol.

I know how you feel. My fiancee' (who has lost most of his sympathy weight btw) keeps saying how good I look, I'm like, "do you even remember what I used to look like??" it's depressing. I feel like there is nothing I can do. Plus I have been sick this week so I haven't been to the gym and not as strict on my diet. So I haven't gotten on the scale either.

Mega-rant! lol.

Jess - posted on 08/07/2010

I gained 29 lbs and lost about 12 by the time I got home from the hospital. Since then I've lost about 11 more. I'm only 6 lbs from my pre pregnancy weight but feel so much bigger than I was before. Wider, I guess. My daughter is 5 months.

Brittany - posted on 08/07/2010

I started out 100 lbs. and a week before delivery I was 125 lbs. I weighed myself 2 weeks after he was born and I was at 105 lbs. I lost the weight QUICK.

Shelby - posted on 08/07/2010

i was around 135 before i got pregnant and when i had my daughter i weighed 183 pounds. I went down to 170 2 weeks after my daughter was born and have only lost about 12 pounds since and she is 6 months old. I have been working our in many different ways and watching what I eat but like you im not loosing anymore. After i stopped nursing I even gained about 5 pounds to. It sucks!

Curtney - posted on 08/07/2010

I gained 76 lbs during my pregnancy. My daughter is now 15 months and I have lost 45 lbs.

Julie - posted on 08/07/2010

#1-251/2 lbs., #2-20 lbs., #3-9 lbs., #4-10 lbs., #5-7 lbs., #6-5 lbs. #7-1 lb.

Tammy - posted on 08/07/2010

I hear everyones frustration. I ate like garbage with my first child and gained about 50 lbs. UGH!!! Then with my second child I ate very well, watched what I put in my mouth and was able to lose really fast after giving birth to her (she 10.5 lbs when she was born) now for my thrid one, I swear he broke me. My tummy is all jiggly and I can't seem to find any energy, although I have begun walking 5 miles a day, I should add strength training but a little at a time. My son is now almost 2 years old. I hate the fact that I have to work a full-time job and don't seem to have any time for me, but I know with dedication we all can get back to our before body images. Good luck everyone!!!

Frances - posted on 08/07/2010

With my first pregnancy, I gained 55 pounds. I gained 48 pounds with my second, 47 pounds with my third, and 45 pounds with my fourth. I lost it all except for the first time when I lost 5 pounds more than I gained. So after having four kids, I weighed less than before I ever got pregnant.

Summer - posted on 08/07/2010

jessica b-that would sooo annoy me! Im sorry that it happened. and thanks for the info. At least I know my body isn't completely finished from pregnancy, maybe there's a chance still for me!

Brianna - posted on 08/07/2010

i gained 11lbs. i was really small but very sick the first trimester i actually lost 10lbs

Valerie - posted on 08/07/2010

I weighed about 115 when I got pregnant and gained 55 lbs.!! My son is almost 8 months and I'm stuck at 126. I would love to lose another 10 lbs so I've been running on the treadmill.

Jodie - posted on 08/07/2010

I gained 3 kg's. A kilo per trimester. But annoyingly I have gained quite alot since giving birth.;o( But ahwell! I will lose it when I want to! ;o)

Anika - posted on 08/07/2010

I gained 10kg (22lb) during my pregnancy which I was happy about but I swear I've put on weight AFTER giving birth, sitting around breastfeeding all day and then sitting around whilst my baby takes naps and stuff. I have a really calm placid baby so I'm not chasing her around just yet. I've started going for more walks now (my dogs are happy about that too!) so I hope that helps. I've heard mothers say before that breastfeeding just melted away the fat but that's not what it was like for me and I did exclusively breastfeed my baby for the firs 4-5 months.

Lisa - posted on 08/06/2010

I was 120 pounds when I first got pregnant and around 160 when I gave birth. I was back down to around 130 when I left the hospital 3 days later and have been back at 125 since about a week after my daughter was born. My stomach is still really loose though but it's slowly getting back to normal. I think most of the weight I gained was fluids so it all just left right after she was born. I got really lucky on that and I think it made up for a horrible labour.

Britney - posted on 08/06/2010

when i found out i was pregnant with my son i was 110 pounds, when i delivered him i was 226 pounds. but by the time i wend in to the doctor 4 months later to have part of my cervix removed i was down to 150, i really never see me getting back down to 110 but that doesn't bother me i now have two beautiful children and a wonderful husband who loves me no matter what. couldn't be happier

Nicole - posted on 08/06/2010

Before I got pregnant they estimated my weight at 126, I hadn't weighed my self in months and was 8 1/2 weeks along when I had my first appointment!!! But when I went into labor I was around 190!!! I had most of my pregnancy during the winter and don't like the cold and live in New England, so I only went outside if I truely had too!!! I dont remember how much I weighed when I left the hospital 3 days after my c-section but at two weeks pp I had lost thirty pounds and when I went in for my 6 week appt. they said my uterus had shrunk back down to its normal size and I had gained 7 lbs!!!

Jessica - posted on 08/06/2010

Your uterus wont return to its original size until about 6 months after birth. Unless you breast feed then your body naturally gets back to normal within a few months. 3 instead of 6. your baby weight won't come off completely at least for most women unless you are really active. It is okay to have a little fat because babies like that anyway to sleep on to jump on etc......Strange story for you...I was around 200lbs when I got pregnant and then dropped down to 178 and at the time of delivery I was 190 and was back down to 175 when i left the hospital but now I am back up to 200 again and haven't changed my diet.

Sarh - posted on 08/06/2010

Summer- This may sound weird, but the Octomom did the strength training along with a few friends of mine. You don't need to do cardio because you will get enough of that from staying active while taking care of your little one. The yoga I'm too sure on, my fiancee said it may help me.
Mary- I as well gained a bit more after wards, while I did not eat in the hospital either! YUCK! But, I know they told me I was retaining fluids from the pitocin (that did not work on me! UGH!) and how much fluids they pump through you during labor.

Summer - posted on 08/06/2010

sarh s- Ive been doing some yoga and feel like it just isn't really doing anything for me. Have you known anyone else who has gone down doing strength training and yoga?
mary- i hate it too. Im also wondering if because of my iud im not losing weight that fast.

Sarh - posted on 08/06/2010

Before I became pregnant w/my daughter I was 130-135lbs, when I gave birth to her I was at least 200lbs! I went down to 175lbs, in which is the weight I stayed at and could not loose any more weight no matter how hard I tried!! (I was on birth control though). Then I became pregnant w/son last yr, my son will be 2months old on the 10th. When I went into labor w/ him I was at least 225lbs! My 6 wk check up I believe I was 200lbs. What slightly helped, but seemed like it would have to be a perminant diet. This was lots of walking (chasing my at the time 3 yr old), eatin yogurt, fresh fruit, salads, smaller portions, and drinking ONLY water!! When I did this, I could see a difference in my figure and so could other, however the pounds did not go down. I think it might have toned me, and the weight just spread out and proportioned it's self much better. I don't believe in the whole diet thing, because that is something that you will always have to continue!! But, now that I have had my 6wk check up I am going to do "strength training" (google will tell you what those exercises are) and yoga.

Mary Renee - posted on 08/06/2010

I was 115 before I got pregnant, 155 when I went into labor and 157 when I left the hospital (after hardly eating any hospital food! Why does that happen!!!!!) I dropped down to 139 within three weeks but then STAYED 139 for two months! It was really frusterating being used to be slim and trim at 115 (which is probably NEVER going to happen again). After seriously counting every calorie (I can't go too low because I'm breast feeding) and eating a high protein and low fat diet was able to go down to 132 in about 2 weeks but I'm still working on it! It's totally frusterating, I know.