What did you all gain during your first trimester? Is this normal?

I put on 4.5 pounds already. I wanted to add that I am goinng into my eighth week on Thursday! I think this is too much already!

I haven't been vomitting much this week, I have been more nauseas than anything, which last all day long and is very annoying.

What should I eat that's going to help me sustain this weight until the second trimester or is there no point?

Also what do you guys eat besides saltines to help with the nausea?

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i was up 6 pounds by 20 weeks.

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I'm only going on my 8th week!

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I was up 11lbs at 12 weeks, so I think you are doing just fine! The only thing that kept the nausea away was carbs, hence the weight gain.

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I was up ~3 lbs at 7w but a lot of it was constipation. Once that got better a lot of my "weight gain" went away and I was up only about 1 lb at 11w. I am up ~9 lbs at almost 21 weeks.

everyone is different though!!!!

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i've gained 10 pounds and im only 10.5 weeks... i was totally no carb for the past 2 years so i think having bread, etc to deal with nausea really made me pack on the pounds. i feel like a whale.

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Are you eating a lot of carbs? I didn't have any morning sickness (please don't kill me!) but I have read from countless others who have been sick in the beginning and could only keep down carbs.

"Technically" you aren't supposed to start gaining until the second trimester, but every woman is different and every woman's body reacts differently to being pregnant! If you are eating a lot of carbs, see if you can eat them with proteins as well. I'm sure your OB would tell you to eat whatever you can keep down and not worry about it right now!

Hang in there and feel better!

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I gained about 5lbs in my first trimester.

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At 11 weeks, so far, I have gained a total of 1 pound. But, I had put on like 6 pounds almost immediately (about 6 weeks)...then I got a stomach virus and lost 10 pounds in 36 hours. A lot of that was water weight that came back quickly, but I've been holding steady for a few weeks now.

With DD though, as I told my Dr, I think I put on 15 pounds as soon as i POAS'ed.....

Every body is different...if your doctor isn't worried, I wouldn't stress...as long as your eating healthy and staying active, you'll be fine!!

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I dont remember the exact # but I know I was up about 10lbs by the end of the 1st tri. I think once i started feeling nauseous I just wanted to eat bread all day. Before I got pg I was always very low carb so I think that suddenly craving only carbs did it to me. Everyone is different so dont be alarmed - drink lots of water it fill you up and helps keep water weight and bloating to a minimum.

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as of 10w2d I was up 6lbs. I'm hoping that went down a little, i'll find out this afternoon at my appointment. I think a lot of my bloat went away so hopefully that reflects on the scale.
if you went from eating really healthy or low carb, you'll probably gain more right away bc your body isn't used to the stuff that stays down.

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i lost 6lbs in my first tri. im 28w4d and i'm up 10lbs

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I didn't gain anything in my first tri.

I am 19w3d and today at the doctors, I was up 6lbs.

Everyone is different and gains at different points in their pregnancy. I wouldn't worry too much.

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this pregnancy i really dont remember how much i gained
last pregnancy i went for my first appt at around 5 weeks, next appt was 1 month later and i had gained 9 lbs.
so total in first tri was around 12 lbs....doc told me to slow down
so everyone is different

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I gained nothing...actaully lost weight with DS#1.

With this LO, I've gained 5lbs so far and I'm only 14wks.

Re: What did you all gain during your first trimester? Is this normal?

20 weeks and up 1 lb....I am a plus size lady so I have been working with a nutritionist this pregnancy....with DS I gained lbs by 16 weeks when I was not plus sized....