Am I supposed to be gaining weight this early?

[Mild Mango]

I am 7 weeks, 5 days and so far I've gained about 4 lbs since my BFP. I can't figure out if this is pregnancy-related, or if I'm just getting chubby. I don't feel like my eating or exercise habits have changed THAT much.

The weight gain is mostly in my belly I think, but I naturally gain weight there, so that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

This is my first pregnancy so I don't know what to expect. I've had several friends who have gained 60+ lbs while pregnant and had to deal with all sorts of pregnancy issues because of it. Also, I don't want to have a ridiculous amount of weight to lose postpartum so I'm trying to stick to the 25-35 lb recommendation.

Should I be gaining weight this early? How far along were you when you started gaining baby weight? How much weight have you gained so far (if any)?

 

[MummyToAmberx]

I gain 14lb from 4-9wk with my second and 24lb in total for her.

 

[Nina83]

10 weeks, first babe and I've gained 3 pounds. But I am eating better, so I'm sure some of the weightis just from me actually eating 3 meals a day instead of 1.
I'm going to try and gain just the reccomended, I'm getting back to swimming this week!

 

[cookette]

You'd be amazed how much of that is bloat and retained water! At least for me

 

[moter98]

Could be some water retention. It affects everyone differently. I had a bit of bloating off and on and now at 14 weeks I'm at a 5 lb gain. Once that first tri bloating finally went I ended up losing a bit of water weight.