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[Hann12]

Wow thats still nothing to gain less than a stone babee!

If you think about it the baby will be between 6-10 pounds
Placenta- 1.5lbs
Amniotic fluid- 2lbs
Uterine enlargement- 2lbs
Maternal breast tissue- 2lbs
Maternal blood volume- 4lbs
Fluids in maternal tissue- 4 lbs
Plus an increase in maternal fat stores which they say is on average about 7 pounds per person.
= 27/28 pounds. Obviously depends on whether you have a big baby, how much amniotic fluid you have, whether you need any extra fat stores but even taking that out a baby at 7.5 pounds, placenta at 1.5, fluid at 2 pounds, uterus 2 pounds, and blood volume at 4 pounds is 17 pounds.

 

[Babee_Bugs]

hann i totally agree, ive even gained weight on my boobs aswell and i still havent gained much

I dont get it... especially when i put on loads with my sons... I did mention it to the midwife when i seen her earlier this month, but she said all pregnancies are different, and Layla measured dot on with dates at scans in december so everything is ok.

I wonder if ive lost weight and then gained a tiny bit??? i dunno its weird, ive never had this before... i just usually balloon out everywhere :/

 

[Babee_Bugs]

LP... I dunno hunnie... I do know there is more blood/pressure in that neck of the woods so it could a build of pressure or LO is laid heavy on your Cervix area??

I know recently ive been having alot of pressure there, but feels more like my bones are soft and sort of seperating :/ not a nice feeling and then doesnt help when i get a boot down there ouch lol

 

[Hann12]

Maybe you'll put it all on in the last trimester, they say that for a lot of women their weight gain us 1/3 first/second tri and 2/3 second/third tri.

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Yeh more than lightly

 

[julesjules100]

Wow Babee that's amazing! Did you lose weight in the first tri? x

 

[julesjules100]

Maybe you'll put it all on in the last trimester, they say that for a lot of women their weight gain us 1/3 first/second tri and 2/3 second/third tri.

Triffic. I can look forward to like a 60lb gain then when all is said and done! x

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Jules i couldnt tell ya... ive only been weighed twice. oh and MIL weighed me the other week lol..

I never weigh myself, im just not bothered by what i weigh or dont weigh.

I just find it strange how i put on loads with my Boys and ive hardly put anything on with little lady..

Every woman is different though and some will put on loads and some not sooo much... But ive had 2 children before, so everything becomes a Compare all to those lol

my boys was 8lb 14 and half oz (i gained 4 stone) and 9lb 2oz (i gained 2 and half stone)... both 23" long and both born on a friday... So since the beginning of this pregnancy ive been like right will i put on about 3 stone?, am i only likely to have a boy?, will baby be born on a friday as there seem to like fridays??, will baby be 23" long or longer!!! and will baby be about 10lb's!! haha... Its mad how your thoughts can run riot when you have something to compare too lol

 

[Hann12]

Maybe you'll put it all on in the last trimester, they say that for a lot of women their weight gain us 1/3 first/second tri and 2/3 second/third tri.

Triffic. I can look forward to like a 60lb gain then when all is said and done! x

Lol no - some people put it on gradually over the whole pregnancy
It's just a lot if people with bad MS in tri 1 will not gain or even lose weight so there is a recovery time to start to increase and then it can escalate quickly towards the end as the body adapts. Of course there are people that across the whole pregnancy will lose weight but they *tend* to be people with higher bmi's (though not always) but tend to have some weight they can lose in the first place. My SIL lost weight with her second but her BMI started at 34, she was still overweight when she had the baby and still is but she didn't need to gain any far reserves for example and she spent the pregnancy actually eating well whereas before that she ate very very badly.

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Friend just gave birth today to a 7lb 10oz baby girl and she was 5 days over and TINYYYYYYYYYY and i mean TINY to the point i was that size at about 15 weeks and it was her 4th baby also.. ill grab a pic to show you!...

Made me soo gealous haha

How is this even possible??? She did say baby was measuring 6 weeks smaller than dates. But 7lb 10oz!!! thats a pretty good sized baby :/

 

[julesjules100]

Wow!! That's incredible. I WISH my bump stays that small!

That said, there's an American programme on one of the cable channels ("Pregnant and I didn't know it" or something like that) that I saw a couple of weeks ago and there were people on there (including their families) that had NO idea they were pregnant until they were in labour. That's unbelievable to me. One person was very heavy so didn't notice the weight gain as it coincided with a period where she piled on more weight/her diet deteriorated and the other used to play soccer lots and then stopped so didn't notice a tiny bit of gain. Her stomach was pretty much flat! Really don't know how it's possible as I feel like I have an eel in my belly with all the kicking. If I didn't know I was preggo I'd be rushing down to A&E thinking I was dying!

x

 

[Hann12]

Wow shes about the size of me now at almost 25 weeks!!

Jules its funny you say that because one of my mums friends daughters had a baby a couple of years ago and apparently had no idea she was pregnant until she went into labour. Quite frankly I can't believe it bearing in mind the kicks etc that you get especially at the later stages, your whole stomach moves! What did she think that was lol?!!
She is over weight but even so. The thing is that she went out one night at xmas time and woke up the next morning and couldn't remember anything and she had no boyfriend so they think she was date raped by someone which resulted in this baby. All very strange really, still not sure how much of it I believe but then I'm mean and skeptical!!

 

[julesjules100]

That's a hell of a story! Possible but I'll be mean too and sounds more like a mistake that maybe she was too scared to tell her parents about?

It was Christmas though. Perhaps an immaculate conception, lol!

x

 

[Hann12]

Lol Jules, well I also thought that she might have been scared to tell her parents too. She apparently went sky diving during the pregnancy and drank the entire time too as she had no clue. All very strange. She still lives at home with the toddler and her parents, they have actually been great and really supported her

 

[julesjules100]

Ah well, not ideal but at least she has the support of family and is hopefully able to carry on with her education to provide for her and her LO in the future x

 

[lpjkp]

I'm slightly jealous of that lady's tiny bump, I have to admit!

I've just given the maternity assessment unit a call with me being worried about the pain not easing, and hurting when I walk...she's pretty sure from my description that I could be developing SPD or something? She wasn't concerned about baby because of me feeling him kicking and moving, but I'm a bit taken aback that pregnancy could be giving me another wonderful thing to deal with...I don't have a clue what it is either, but don't want to handle morning sickness, aches and pains and a painful vajayjay with that too

Tell me to man up ladies, I can feel so down with myself sometimes...I just thought pregnancy would be easier, you know?x

 

[CupcakeBaby]

Wow that's a tiny bump!

I'd actually be sad if I didn't get a big bump. My friend at full term was way smaller than I am now. And she always went on how great it was she never needed maternity clothes etc.

I never said it to her but I would have been disappointed. I love love LOVE my bump and hope I have a couple of weeks at the end where I scare people I'm so massive. Lol. Of course I'll regret wishing for that if it happens though.

As for me today Little Miss is going mad. Which I'm glad of as she was super quiet yesterday. But she's kicking me loads right in my cervix - eeep.

Snowed in for the 5th day in a row. I can work from home which I'm grateful for as DH is having to walk quite far down our snowed in private road and I really wouldn't like to do it.

Getting a bit of cabin fever now though. I've got nothing left to clean or wash really. Lol.

 

[Hann12]

LP I'm sorry you are down if it helps, SPD is very common. I'd guess that at the minute you have it very mildly and hopefully it won't get worse. Some people end up in a wheel chair or on crutches. I have crutches now from last time but don't use them. I count myself lucky this time that so far it's not got that bad. Yes the pain is there but I can walk, some people can't do that. Hope yours doesn't get worse but if you are finding you are getting pain get a physio referral as they really help. Another thing worth trying is a prenatel Pilates class as they can help you with the aches and pains from it.
It's rubbish that you are still sick though, really hope that ends soon

 

[Hann12]

By the way I just read that back and I didn't mean it to sound like I am telling you to man up, what I meant was that it is a nasty pregnancy occurrence but hopefully you won't get it really badly. It's not nice though! Watch out for moving your legs outwards/sideways and also put a pillow between your legs at night so that your hips stay at the same angel to how they would be if you were standing

 

[julesjules100]

LP so sorry to hear that you're having a hard time. Of course you don't need to man up; every pregnancy is different and everyone is different.

Just had a quick look at what you could do to help if it is SPD:

Everyday living
Typical advice usually given to women includes avoiding strenuous exercise, prolonged standing, vacuum cleaning, stretching exercises and squatting. Women are also frequently advised to:

Brace the pelvic floor muscles before performing any activity which might cause pain
Rest the pelvis
Sit down for tasks where possible (e.g. preparing food, ironing, dressing)
Avoid lifting and carrying.
Avoid stepping over things.
Avoid straddle movements especially when weight bearing.
Bend the knees and keep the legs 'glued together' when turning in bed and getting in and out of bed.
Place a pillow between the legs when in bed or resting.
Avoid twisting movements of the body.
If the pain is very severe, using elbow crutches will help take the weight off the pelvis and assist with mobility.

May sound dumb but would a warm bath help?

Hope the pain eases off a bit x