Yes! We CAN gain weight without feeling guilty! :)

[Jims_Girl]

I hope this is ok to post... Admin please feel free to delete if not.....

With all the constant posts about weight gain in pregnancy it got me doubting my own and worrying about maybe I was eating too much and gaining too much weight.... So after nearly killing myself doing ten whole minutes (hardcore!) on my dusty cross trainer I decided to do a bit of googling about normal weight gain ranges and have come across this little gem...

You enter your pre-preggers weight and height and it will give you normal ranges of weight gain for each week for your own stats... Certainly reassured me.... I can gain a guilt free 2lbs a week!

Hope it helps

https://www.gurgle.com/tools/pregnancy_weight_gain_calendar/default.aspx

now where did I put that mars bar!!!

 

[flippityflop]

I love this particular calculator. Its the one I use. There are others that aren't quite so forgiving so I'm choosing to ignore them!

 

[Jims_Girl]

This one seems to be realistic and based on normal ladies

 

[Shansam]

I dont understand how to work it out?

 

[Misstink]

Thankyou for sharing that, i feel much better now, i was feeling really fat this morning but now i feel glowing, healthy and pregnant!!
xxxx

 

[maontheblock]

I've lost weight since I've been pregnant. 8 lbs.

 

[xPeacexSellsx]

I've lost weight since I've been pregnant. 8 lbs.

Why would you come in to a thread where women are feeling bad that they are gaining too much weight too fast and post that?

Not trying to be rude, but I scoured the internet for a long time and talked to a lot of people as I have continued to eat exactly as I did before pregnancy and gained TWENTY pounds already. My doctor isn’t worried, but I wasn’t thin to begin with and it bothered me a lot.

Please, although NOT gaining or losing is concerning for some women, please post in those threads, and it will take one more comment away from us who already feel fat and terrible. Thanks

 

[Jims_Girl]

I've lost weight since I've been pregnant. 8 lbs.

That's good if the weight loss put you into a healthy weight bracket - if I'd lost 8lbs it would have put me underweight... Since becoming pregnant i have gain a stone in 17 short weeks so i needed to know that this was ok..... This thread is about getting the right balance so although I really thank you for contributing, like the above poster I'm not really sure I understand the intention of your post?

 

[flippityflop]

I've lost weight since I've been pregnant. 8 lbs.

That's good if the weight loss put you into a healthy weight bracket - if I'd lost 8lbs it would have put me underweight... Since becoming pregnant i have gain a stone in 17 short weeks so i needed to know that this was ok..... This thread is about getting the right balance so although I really thank you for contributing, like the above poster I'm not really sure I understand the intention of your post?

I agree.

 

[emma.c89]

I've lost weight since I've been pregnant. 8 lbs.

Why would you come in to a thread where women are feeling bad that they are gaining too much weight too fast and post that?

Not trying to be rude, but I scoured the internet for a long time and talked to a lot of people as I have continued to eat exactly as I did before pregnancy and gained TWENTY pounds already. My doctor isn’t worried, but I wasn’t thin to begin with and it bothered me a lot.

Please, although NOT gaining or losing is concerning for some women, please post in those threads, and it will take one more comment away from us who already feel fat and terrible. Thanks

ohh I dont think she meant any harm by this, I think maybe she didnt think before posting it

 

[Jims_Girl]

Please don't anyone start posting unhelpful comments that don't contribute to the original topic - I think there's been enough emotionally charged threads lately... I don't start threads often and I don't want one of mine to be a platform for another...

Many thanks all
Kirsty

 

[xPeacexSellsx]

I've lost weight since I've been pregnant. 8 lbs.

Why would you come in to a thread where women are feeling bad that they are gaining too much weight too fast and post that?

Not trying to be rude, but I scoured the internet for a long time and talked to a lot of people as I have continued to eat exactly as I did before pregnancy and gained TWENTY pounds already. My doctor isn’t worried, but I wasn’t thin to begin with and it bothered me a lot.

Please, although NOT gaining or losing is concerning for some women, please post in those threads, and it will take one more comment away from us who already feel fat and terrible. Thanks

ohh I dont think she meant any harm by this, I think maybe she didnt think before posting it

Please don't anyone start posting unhelpful comments that don't contribute to the original topic - I think there's been enough emotionally charged threads lately... I don't start threads often and I don't want one of mine to be a platform for another...

Many thanks all
Kirsty

Aww, I tried to not come off as snarky - it's so hard when trying to convey emotion through text. I just hate when people come into a thread, and post the opposite experience. If I posted a thread about spotting during every pregnancy, I wouldn't want someone to come in and say they never spotted, even in 6 pregnancies. Sometimes I don’t think people realize how their posts may be taken. That’s all. Sorry if I upset either of you - that definitely was not my intention!

 

[Jims_Girl]

Didn't upset me!

 

[AmyMumToBe]

That's a great calculator it's made me feel much better, I've put on about 18 pounds so far! Crikey! Trying not to worry about it though as I actually feel more relaxed about my body as I'm not constantly trying to hold my tummy in! xx

 

[emma.c89]

xPeacexSellsx no you havent upset me I just think she didnt realise it might upset people who are already feeling self concious about their weight.

 

[sweetm]

Great tool! Looks like I'm right on track and its quite reassuring since my MIL thinks I'm starving her grandchild and keeps commenting that "you don't look very big for being 4.5 months along".

 

[maontheblock]

Ohh! I'm sorry - I didn't mean to come across as a jerk! I was overweight (and still am) even though I lost the 8lbs. I keep checking the scale to see if I've gained weight because I was worried it wasn't healthy. I didn't mean anything by my post, and I apologize if I upset anyone.

 

[AllisonH]

I've gained about 13 pounds already and I'm only 14 + 5 days!! The calculator has me hovering on normal and overweight. But I'm 173cm tall (5 foot 7.5 inches) tall and weighed 143 pre-prego. I'm certainly not overweight and find it frustrating that I've gained 13 pounds already

 

[EngineerGirl]

I've gained about 13 pounds already and I'm only 14 + 5 days!! The calculator has me hovering on normal and overweight. But I'm 173cm tall (5 foot 7.5 inches) tall and weighed 143 pre-prego. I'm certainly not overweight and find it frustrating that I've gained 13 pounds already

Aw...if you have lots of muscle that calculator will be totally bunk, as it calculates BMI assuming a standard amount of muscle mass. For me it's totally off because I don't have enough muscle, and for athletes it's going to be totally wrong the other way.

The calculator did tell me I should gain exactly the amount my doctor said to gain, so that's a good sign in its favor! Good to see something other than the standard range that seems to assume all women are the same.

 

[AllisonH]

I've gained about 13 pounds already and I'm only 14 + 5 days!! The calculator has me hovering on normal and overweight. But I'm 173cm tall (5 foot 7.5 inches) tall and weighed 143 pre-prego. I'm certainly not overweight and find it frustrating that I've gained 13 pounds already

Aw...if you have lots of muscle that calculator will be totally bunk, as it calculates BMI assuming a standard amount of muscle mass. For me it's totally off because I don't have enough muscle, and for athletes it's going to be totally wrong the other way.

The calculator did tell me I should gain exactly the amount my doctor said to gain, so that's a good sign in its favor! Good to see something other than the standard range that seems to assume all women are the same.

Yeah, I lift weights and I'm pretty athletic. Maybe that explains some of it. I need to just get over it and start enjoying my pregnancy. but every time I see my reflection I think "UGH!! My arms look so fat!!"