lurking TTC ???

Sorry for crashing your board. I hope to re-join you all soon. I am a regular poster in hiding due to privacy reasons. I will definitely come out after I get a BFP and tell my family.

My question is for those of you on your 2nd pregnancy. I gained more than I should've with my 1st and never got rid of it all. I'm so afraid of this happening again with the 2nd.

Were any of you capable of gaining less your 2nd time around??? TIA

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I'm worried about this too

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I gained 60 with #1, 45 with #2 and 38 with #3... still 40lbs above pre #1 weight but i did gain less and less with each child

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I gained 50 lbs with my first. I had no morning sickness and had way to many cravings. Also I was lazy and all those factors contributed to gaining WAY TOO MUCH.

I never lost it all since I got my BFP when DD was 9 months old. I still had 20 lbs to go. I ended up giving birth at the same end weight - so technically I gained less with my 2nd pregnancy since my starting point was at a higher weight. Does that make sense?

PLus I will say with the second you are much more active with a toddler running around. With DD I napped, laid around, pampered myself etc with my second pregnancy that was so not happening

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I was about 10 pounds from my pre pg weight when i got pg with #2 at almost 5 month PP.

I was the EXACT SAME weight when i delivered #2.
So for #1 i gained 50, and for #2 i gained 40. Delivered at 172lbs both times.

With pg #1 i was on bedrest, ate lots of french fries and ice cream so expected the gain, but with number 2 i ate sooo healthy didn't eat any french fries til i was 35 weeks, and i still gained the same rate.

I think it's totally up to your genes and your body how you'll gain.

Now at 1 year PP i weigh less than i did for my PRe wedding weight. So it comes off.

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With my first, I gained 40 lbs (after 3 months of morning/night sickness) and lost it all and then some. I got pregnant when DD was 10 months and had no morning sickness and a full appetite from day one and gained 45 lbs. I haven't weighed myself yet as DS is only 1 month but it's coming off rather quickly since I'm always up doing stuff. good luck!

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I gained about 50 w/ my DD then only about 15 w/ DS. The second time around I was nauseaus ALL NINE MONTHS so I think that helped. I also didn't have as many "bad" cravings w/ #2.

Message edited 8/15/2008 12:48:04 PM.

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I gained 44lbs with #1, 38lbs with #2 and so far 13lbs at 20 weeks with #3. I think you are much more active with each pregnancy which helps. I alsp was 9lbs heavier when I got pg with #3 than I was when I got pg with #1, so I have been watching what I eat more this time around.