weight question

OK so, I did not gain much weight through most of my pregnancy so far, then all of the sudden I feel like I gained 6 pounds in a matter or 2 or 3 weeks. Has this happened to anyone else. I am 25 weeks now, if I keep going at this rate i will be a house.

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im almost 26 weeks and i gained 5 pounds in between my last appts. i really didnt gain much at all during the first tri. i was shocked by the jump on the scale lol. but im attributing it to the fact that my belly has finally popped and is getting bigger. i did the math and i gained about .5 pound a week up to 25 weeks.

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that happened to me too. i gained nothing in the first tri (lost 3lbs actually), then in the second tri i gained about 20lbs

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You will not be a house -

I was the same way w/ my first, and this pregnancy as well -
I gained nothing for the first tri, and probably 1/2 way into the 2nd. - And I never had any morning sickness or nausea or anything ..........

This pregnancy I have gained about 5 or 6 lbs less than where I was @ this time w/ the last one, but ultimately, I'll be in the 20 lb range (I gained 25 w/ Sean) but like you, I went from 0 - 5 or 6 at that one appt and almost had a heart attack !!

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This is happening to me right now

At my 26 week appointment I was up about 7 pounds from my 21 week appointment. Then I had to go in yesterday and in just 3 weeks I was up another 7 pounds! My doctor thinks that most of it is water weight, so I'm going to try really hard to stay away from anything salty or carby from now until I go back for my 30 week appt next Friday. I was horrified since up til that 26 week appointment I had been up 1-2 pounds each month.

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I think it's very common to gain a lot in second tri.

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ITA that it's common, but it sounds like you didn't even gain 2 pounds a week during that time! That's not bad. (This is coming from someone who gained 8 pound in one week - from 38-39 weeks! )

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I'm 24 weeks. As of Thursday I had gained 7 pounds. Today they weighed me and I'm up 9 pounds (I think). I'm hoping not to gain too much more because I was overweight to begin with, but I figure they'll tell me if there's an issue.

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Thanks ladies. I am up 16 in total. It just seems like it was all of the sudden. I lost in the beginning because of morning sickness.
I am glad I am not alone and feeling like all the sudden I am packing it on. I have not be eating like a pig.

Its so hard to see your body change and you start to gain weight. I know its for a good cause.

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well, what to expect says at this point we can expect to gain between 25-35 by the time u reach the end of the second tri. so far I've gained about 17 total but it really is all belly and boobs. very little in my arms and face. I'm not gonna worry about the #'s so much...just what i see in the mirror. if I don't like what I see...I'll work on it. I'd like to work on toning my arms.

Message edited 4/5/2011 11:24:41 AM.