20 weeks and have already gained 20 lbs!!!

[FrenchFry]

I am 21 weeks and have gained 23 pounds (went from 125 to 148) and I am 5'4".

 

[babyjiva]

hey there, I don't know what is normal for each week but I know I read (sometimes at the beginning of my pregnancy) that depending on what you weigh you should only gain between 20-35 lbs during the entire pregnancy. 20 would be for someone that started overweight and 35 lbs for someone who was underweight. so that can sort of be a guideline for you.
I'm supposed to gain 25. what i'm trying to remember is that week 30-40 i'll put on so much weight, probably 10 of those lbs. so my personal goal is to take care not to gain more than 15 lbs before my 30th week. However, that is haaard!!!! and i'd imagine that going over ten or twenty lbs will not be bad for anyone's baby. it just means you're gonna have to work a bit harder at getting it off that's all. and most people report that it comes off quick.

 

[JASMAK]

The most important thing to remember here ladies...is guidelines are just a general recommendation. It does not take into account your body type or anything. DO NOT starve yourself. Your baby cannot get carbohydrates from your fat stores....if you don't eat carbs...your baby starves. Worry about weight later.

 

[Sherri81]

Remember, guidelines are just guidelines and every pregnancy and every dr is different. I wouldn't worry about gaining 20 pounds in 20 weeks, and I don't think many drs would have a problem either.

And to make you all feel a bit better, with Greg I gained 25 pounds in the first 13 weeks! Yes I was on bedrest, but I also had severe fast food cravings. But for the rest of the pregnancy I'd hear, you've gained more weight now than most women do in their entire pregnancy. Yes, of course I realized it! Way to make me feel better, lol. In the end, I gained about 60 pounds, putting me well over 220, and I am 5'8". By greg's first birthday I had gotten smaller than before I was pregnant.

On the other hand, my friend is 24 weeks pregnant, and she hasn't gained any weight! She is about 5'5", and weighed 113 pounds before pregnancy. She lost weight and got down to 103 pounds in the first trimester, and was so thin her 00's were too loose. She is now 114 pounds and because of her belly has to wear a size 3 (oh no! Lol). And get this... her dr is okay with this and says most women use pregnancy as an excuse to gain weight unneccessarily!

At just over 12 weeks now I've gained 5 pounds. I'm okay with this as it's less than Greg and I am on modified bedrest. I know that I can lose the weight after the baby is born.