Hi Mommies! Im 5mos along and seem to be gaining quite slow for this second pregnancy...for my first 8 years ago I gained a total of 38lbs....maybe because he's a boy? and Im having a girl this time....I started w/ 117lbs and last check up I was at 125lbs.
I thought that w/ second pregnancy....you are suppose to be bigger? just curious....I eat normally like what I did before I got pregnant and size of baby seems to be okay...I sometimes get hungry w/ some cravings but all in all this pregnancy was the exact opposite of my first....first trimester was like entering the gates of hell...thanks for letting me share...Im just so bored and can't seem to think of completing all the baby stuff already

Kat

I'm almost 5mo and I've only gained 8 lb with my first. I don't know if it is normal it just depends. I started a little "larger" than 117lb so the baby has room to get cozy :).

Originally Posted by LSnyder

I'm almost 5mo and I've only gained 8 lb with my first. I don't know if it is normal it just depends. I started a little "larger" than 117lb so the baby has room to get cozy :).

ooooh were somehow same...actually I really dont mind gaining...it's just that I fear for a big baby since it is a lot harder to deliver a big baby....the bigger...the harder to push...

I've only had one but I gained 22lbs during my pregnancy and I had a boy.

I had twin boys and I gained 18lbs. I stayed pregnant till I was 38w1d so they are not preemies in any way. I was told by my OB to devour on any milkshake and burgers that I can find so I can gain "proper" weight and I didn't do it. I ate a lot, but all healthy and in moderation (and yes I did have my cakes and ice cream). At the end, my OB admitted that he was wrong about me. He said he was initially think that I didn't want to eat at all but thats not the case. Some ppl just dont gain weight by the book :-)

By the end, about 10 lbs. Am sure I would have gained more but had so many problems with food in the third trimester that I lost a lot of weight. DS was, and still is, fine though. Was back in pre-pregnancy clothes after 2 weeks.

I have only one baby and he is a boy. I was neither under or over weight and gained 30 pounds in all. I don't think it is a matter of how much weight you gain but if your baby is growing normally and developing as it should

For my first one (boy), I gained 14 lbs. For my second (girl), I gained 25 lbs. They were about the same weight when they were born (boy- 7 lb 15 oz, girl- 8 lbs).

I've gained 33 pounds so far and am at 41 weeks. I've averaged a half pound a week during the last five weeks.

I've oney had 1, a boy, and i gained about 28 lbs. full disclosure... i went overseas for about 4 weeks and was fattened up by MIL so I'm not sure i would've gained as much as i did if i hadn't gone, LOL.

Oy I think I'm at 35 lbs gained so far and I'm almost 33 weeks pg. Ouch!

I'm not stressed by it at all truth be told.

Originally Posted by sarahloveslouis

Oy I think I'm at 35 lbs gained so far and I'm almost 33 weeks pg. Ouch! I'm not stressed by it at all truth be told.

Yup as long as you both are healthy.... nothing else matters....come to think of it some pregnancy cravings are just too hard to control...I have no idea how others do it...like staying on track and gaining the target weight they want...

Originally Posted by Bornsocialite26

Yup as long as you both are healthy.... nothing else matters...

My thoughts exactly!

I'm up 21 pounds at 25 weeks....was on vacation last 2 weeks and gained 4 pounds opps :)

I gained 35 pounds and today my LO is almost 4 months old and I've lost 30 pounds. 5 more to go! But of course these are the most stubborn ones :( lol