Gaining weight So I started off my pregnancy about 25 lbs heavier than I usually am. I'm usually…
Gaining weight
So I started off my pregnancy about 25 lbs heavier than I usually am. I'm usually around 150-155lbs and pretty muscular. Well my pre pregnancy weight was around 178, so when I went to my midwife she pretty much stressed to me that I need to only gain 15-20lbs throughout the whole pregnancy. I've been eating healthy and going for walks, and I haven't even been craving junk food at all, but I think so far I've already gained 7-8lbs (I'm 17.5 weeks) and now I'm having anxiety about going to my midwife and having myself weighed... Anyone else going through the same thing ?
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Def don't stress about the weight. With my first pregnancy the nurse yelled at me when I gained too much weight and praised me when I gained nothing. The problem is I gained weight when I was eating healthy and maintained when I was living off diet coke and potato chips and working 15 hour days at work.
I am so grateful for my doc now because they have not said a single negative thing about the weight I have gained. They even tend to say or imply that I am perfectly healthy and normal and needn't worry about my weight. My son asked at my last appt "Mommy how much do you weigh?" and the nurse told him she weighs perfect.
I've gained 8lbs at 19 weeks and I began over 200.
So either don't let it bug you, or let your midwife know that you don't want to talk about it. If everything else is checking out healthy then lets just not talk about the weight.
Eva Schultz ·
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Thanks everyone! That made me feel a lot better. I'm gonna just focus on eating healthy and getting some exercise in
Eva Schultz ·
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Awe @Jackie_p that's so sweet of you !
Eva Schultz ·
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@anne_hall that's great that there's no judgement there !
It's just unfortunate because this is my first pregnancy so who really knows how my body is gonna react to it. I would rather not feel anxious about my weight when I go to my appointments, especially when I know I'm being as healthy as I can be.