How much weight did you gain

[tree]

I gained 60 lbs by my 35 week appointment, and I would gain in spurts. I would put on 5 pounds in a week, then not gain for a month. I always thought it was weird that I would gain more weight during the weeks or months I wasn't eating much because I didn't feel well. That should have been a clue... I have no idea what I weighed when I finally delivered, and I don't think I want to. The first 45 lbs came off pretty quickly, but the last 15 will not go away. I've tried running 15 miles/week, biking, skiing, hiking, yoga, pilates, and chasing a toddler (usually all in combination). The @#($&@(# stomach flu didn't even help to get rid of it. It is slightly frustrating.

[audrey s.]

In the end, I gained almost 70 lbs . The first clue was after a cross-country trip to New Orleans. Salty food, long flight, long hours of work. But when I saw the midwife the next week, her comment was, "I only let my mothers gain 20 lbs through the whole pregnancy". I had gained something like ten pounds in a couple of weeks, that at 24 weeks along. No one ever told me what my protein levels were but with the post-partum HELLP, and the high-output heart failure, I peed 6 liters the first 24 hours...and yet, when I got on the scale (could finally stand up unassisted, one week later), I had only lost 5 lbs. The kidlet had weighed more than that!

I did lose it again, but that kind of rapid weight gain is definitely something to keep an eye out for.

[caryn]

Between admission and my first postpartum weight check five days later I gained 30 pounds. It's so *fun* when your kidneys quit!

[flori]

I guess I'm the odd man out. I only had one very minor bout of swelling around 20+3 while on vacation (figured it was from the flight). I had Gracie at 25 weeks exactly and actually ended up around 11 pounds less than I was when I found out I was pregnant. My husband made sure I ate really well while I was pregnant- no fried foods, salty stuff, soda, sweets, etc.

I have since gained that 11 pounds back- comfort eating.

[sam10]

I don't remember exactly when I gained all my PE weight, but definitely somewhere around 22 weeks (before I knew anything bad was brewing), I started noticing that my weight seemed out of proportion to what I ate. At the time of delivery (25.6 weeks) I had gained a total of 40 pounds (yikes). I lost 30 pounds within a week after I had given birth.

[rebeccac]

The most I gained in a week was 10 lbs. I gained 60 lbs total and delivered at 35 weeks.

[holly3372@msn.com]

Oh yeah I sure did!!! I gained weight and my mom was asking if I was gaining too much,I remember I got upset at this,I had never been pregnant so thought this was just how my body reacted during pregnancy.WRONG! I did put on weight alot and fast just like you and after delivery bam! It started coming off so quick,wow scary huh??

[cmccaffrey]

How much weight did you gain when you got sick. Two weeks before I started having high blood pressure I had only gained 11lbs during my pregnancy and my doctor was talking to me about how I needed to be gaining more weight. By the time I delivered I had gained almost 40lbs. I gained 10lbs in like 5 days according to the hospital medical records. As soon as I delivered, I lost 20lbs automatically and then another 10 after a week or so. I wish I could blame it on eating for two, but I know it was fluid retention because that 5 day span I gained 10lbs I was an IV and not allowed to eat.

Just curious if you guys experienced that much of a weight gain?