Another Weight Post...Sorry!

Anyone else have/had MS and weren't eating much/badly and you still gained a lot of weight the first trimester?

I've hardly been able to eat much of anything. I only get hungry like once a day (other than that I have to force myself to eat). Most things make me gag. I've been able to tolerate a bowl of cereal (usually Chex or Crispex) or fresh fruit or vegetables (apples, banana, orange, grapes, salads, carrots, cucumbers, celery). I eat fast food maybe once a week (either BK, TB or Boston Market- sometimes I can't even think about preparing food for myself).

Somehow I gained 13 pounds already. I'm 12 weeks today. I'm getting upset now that I've hit the 200lb mark

I lost a lot of weight in the last 3 years and it's making me very sad that the weight is coming back on so quickly. I know I'm supposed to gain weight, I just feel like it's happening too fast and not at all reflective of what/how much I eat.

Sorry this is so long. I'm just feeling sorry for myself.

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awwww.. honestly i was teh same as you in the beginning and seemingly put on the 1 lb a week that supposedly you gain. Maybe with the swelling and everything it seems like more.. honestly iwould stop getting on the scale. the more you get on the scale the more it will bother you. Let your doc do that and let them tell you there is a problem. Keep ya head up.. you are pregnant.. not just willy nilly gaining weight..

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I'm 10 weeks and also gained 12. My doctor isn't worried and I'm not worried.

I also worked really hard to lose weight (I had lost and kept off 60lbs).

I'm not going crazy eating everything in sight but I'm not limiting myself either. I'm just letting my body do what it has to do. I worry about my weight too much when I'm not pregnant; now is finally the chance to give myself a break!!!

Your body knows what is best for you!! You'll lose the weight after the baby. We can do it together

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Yes, me. I could barely eat anything and even then I was throwing up. But gained close to 8 lb by the time I was 12 or 13 weeks. That's a lot for me bc I don't gain weight no matter how much I eat and with my DD I only gained 4 lbs my first trimester
I worry that I will gain a lot with this pregnancy and my stomach will be very big too, plus I'm not supposed to work out or do too much walking , dr's orders, they keep tellling me to take it easy...I worry mostly bc of my health condition ( some heart issues) otherwise I wouldn't care that much. I did ask my OB and he doesn't think I have gained too much at all, he said I'm gaining fine and have nothing to worry about, but I don't agree, I know he is a dr, but I know my body better and I know what isnormal for me.
But what are you going to do, you gain what you gain when you are pregnant I guess

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Posted by missfabulous

I'm 10 weeks and also gained 12. My doctor isn't worried and I'm not worried.

I also worked really hard to lose weight (I had lost and kept off 60lbs).

I'm not going crazy eating everything in sight but I'm not limiting myself either. I'm just letting my body do what it has to do. I worry about my weight too much when I'm not pregnant; now is finally the chance to give myself a break!!!

Your body knows what is best for you!! You'll lose the weight after the baby. We can do it together

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Thanks for helpping to make me feel a little better

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That's me usually by 12 weeks im up 12- 15 pounds. This time at 11.5 weeks i'm only up 4 pounds but thats just because of my recent mc and the fact that i didn't lose the 10 pounds i gained from that!

For me I always gained weight in the beginning and then plateaued and maintained it at the end. I wouldn't worry!