I am kinda freaking out, I'm still so early in my pregnancy. I was told I only needed to gain 5-10…

8-9 pounds is the average though?. anything under 5-6 pounds is considered low weight so I don't see what's wrong with having a heavier baby.

Don't freak out! They told me 15ish and I'm down 11.5 still at almost 20 weeks eating healthy. You do need to eat more often though- even if it's just a pear or one egg. Smaller more frequent meals are better during pregnancy.

Shoot it's kinda hard especially when it comes to craving lol @mrsb14 I've only gained 11 lbs in this pregnancy starting from my first trimester and still weight the same but I eat a lot mostly it's junk food but I do throw in healthy food when I can mostly fruits yummmmm :) don't worry about it mama I'm sure all will be fine as long you drink water daily and workout even its walking :)

im 9 weeks 3 days and my dr hasnt told me how much weight i can gain i did loose 7 maybe 10 lbs this forst trimester since i had lost my apetite, i eat 2 times a day too and its only like you say 5 bites not much and threw out the day i try and eat fruits..with my first pregnancy i gained up to 30 lbs maybe more and my baby was 8 lbs 6 oz its just that some dr's are more strict @mrsb14

@katarama, is correct. 8-9 is not terrible! Don't compare yourself to anyone. Eat healthy, drink water, and move more. You'll be fine!

@katarama, my Dr told me we want a 6-7lbs baby not closer to 9 which I don't want that either. @rgaine I told my Dr that I just don't have a appetite and don't eat but maybe twice if I'm lucky he said don't force myself and don't eat for "two" like the saying goes. I just feel so miserable when I eat and I don't even eat a lot. I'm trying though

Yeah, I just mentioned more frequent meals (I call them snacks) because when I was earlier in my pregnancy I felt the same and that's what helped. Big meals made me sick but grabbing a cheese stick (or something small) would help me feel better or keep me from getting sick. Obviously listen to your doctor- just trying to help based off what my ob, midwife, and high risk specialist have said and has worked so far in my case. Pregnancy is different for everyone though.

Thanks ladies. Yeah when I went and got WIC a few days after I confirmed my pregnancy they told me 10 lbs when I went to see my Dr a few weeks ago he said 5-10lbs I'll be 12 weeks in a few days ( still bummed at my ultrasound she said I'm measuring 2 weeks behind what my Dr told me) it's bound to change again. I'd rather have 6-7lb though, just me, everyone is different!

@rgaine, thanks. I have had zero sickness yet. I just don't have a appetite, I have ate apples and PB a few times to just get something in my tummy.

@mrsb14, - Very lucky! I've been sick on and off the entire pregnancy thus far. Finally have ways to help based on how I eat and have figured out how not to gain a ton of weight (I was a size 18 before so I'm looking thinner with just a bigger baby belly now.). Doing it allt he healthy way- walking my 2 dogs 3x a day each, lots of water, mostly healthy small meals/snacks. Best of luck- you'll find your groove.

Thank you! I was a size 12-14 depending in the clothes. I weighed 210 when I got confirmed Jan 11 and when I went to Dr a few weeks ago was 207.

I'm nowhere near thin and my doctor told me she expects me to gain 20 pounds 😨 I was on weight watchers and gained back what I lost right before I found out I was pregnant. I was eating healthy but would lose a pound or gain. It's depressing that they expect that much weight gain when my weight isn't healthy as it is (though I'm healthy in every other way). So now I'll be starting at an even greater disadvantage after the baby is born 😩 luckily I'll breastfeed so that should help.