No one told me that you wake up with a small pregnant belly and by 9 pm you are HUGE!! Why does this happen? How does the belly shrink so much over night? So odd.
Well, I wanted to keep it to 25 lbs. That is just not going to happen. 30-35lbs. is the new goal and it is still semi-reasonable.
What I have noticed is that my lack of exercise has seriously impacted my cardiovascular health. Going back to the gym has made this even more obvious. Regardless that I am super excited for labor to actually get here and that I am not fearful of the event, I recognize the incredible athletic effort it will require. So, gym here I come…and I will keep going.
| Week | Weight Gain Goal (25lbs/30lbs/35lbs) | My Weight |
| 0 | 145.00 | 145.0 |
| 2 | 145.28 | 145.0 |
| 4 | 145.57 | 145.0 |
| 6 | 145.85 | 145.0 |
| 8 | 146.13 | 145.0 |
| 10 | 146.42 | 146.0 |
| 12 | 147.83 | 145.5 |
| 14 | 149.25 | 149.0 |
| 16 | 150.67 | 151.5 |
| 18 | 152.08 | 153.5 |
| 20 | 153.97 | 158.5 |
| 22 | 155.85 | 160.5 |
| 24 | 157.73/160.28/162.83 |
167.0 How did this happen in 2 weeks??? |
| 26 | 159.62 /162.54 /165.46 | |
| 28 | 161.50 /164.80 /168.10 | |
| 30 | 162.92 /166.50 /170.08 | |
| 32 | 164.33 /168.20 /172.07 | |
| 34 | 165.75 /169.90 /174.05 | |
| 36 | 167.17 /171.60 /176.03 | |
| 38 | 168.58 /173.30 /178.02 | |
| 40 |
170.00 /175.00 /180.00 |
Six and a half pounds in 2 weeks?? The doctor said I am fine, but man, that freaked me out. It just doesn’t seem possible. Every 4 to 6 weeks I have a pretty big jump. I have a LONG time to go before the birthday, so I am hoping it will slow down to a trickle soon.
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On to some other topic:
Why is buying a mattress so hard?
The ones in the store all start to feel the same and we are petrified of bed bugs from beds on Craigslist!
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I am gearing up for class next week…and I am woefully unprepared. Should be interesting. I have finally started getting specimens ready for lab:
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Oh, and the hubby found a new hat:
Priceless.
Every bad boy has his soft side… Maybe you can use it as a mattress.
He is way too boney! Hopefully our bambino gets his skinny gene!
Hiya,
My weight gain was really uneven during pregnancy. I put on 10 pounds in the first trimester! Ha ha. I thought I was going to be a whale. And then I had a huge jump at about the same time you did — something like 5 pounds in a week. But then I only gained 6 pounds in the last two months of pregnancy. My total weight gain was about 26 pounds.
As the baby grows there’s left room left in your belly for your own stomach and you get full really fast. So it’s possible that your weight gain will slow down. I don’t want you to panic! :)
Thanks!! I am trying not to panic…and I am starting to get full very easily, which slows the cravings. I would be fine with the full 35 pounds…but really don’t want anymore!!
I gained 30 and 32 pounds with m pregnancies. In my first, the evil anti-woman physician I saw one week told me I was gaining too much weight, even though I was underweight to begin with. Pah. I felt healthy.
That makes me feel better. If I can look like you after the baby is here…I will be a happy camper!! That physician was an ass.
That hat is fantastic!!
Also? I can’t explain the weight gain, either but it happened to me, too. I had a few huge jumps like that…hopefully that has ceased…I’ll find out next week at my 37 week appointment (OMG!!!!)
OMG!! 37 weeks…CRAZY!!! Constipation was making the weight gain worse…**blush**:)
There is no accounting for weight gain. In the first two trimesters I only put on about 20. Then, in these last few weeks of my third, I’ve gained *literally* 4-5/week. It really makes no sense, but just know that some of it is water, some of it is baby, some of it is placenta, and the rest of it you can breastfeed until it’s gone ;)
I have definitely passed the 20lb point and have what, 3 more weeks to go until the 3rd T:( I am REALLY counting on the breastfeeding to help a girl out!! I am trying not to get too freaked…but weight has been an issue even before pregnancy and even before infertility. Ugh.
You probably already have a mattress, but we bought this one last year after being tired (truly, no pun intended) of trying out mattresses and researching and price comparing (I was just so over it). We decided to just give this a whirl and order it off Amazon. WE LOVE IT. I think it was closer to $300 when we bought it, but it was so worth it. No off-gassing and one of the most comfy mattresses we’ve ever had. That said, it’s probably really hard to buy a mattress when you’re pregnant, I’m sure it feels really different!
WHAT KIND IS IT????
I am such a dumbass, thank god I subscribed to that comment! I even looked it up (to copy the link) and left a review. Total FAIL on my part :)
THANK YOU THANK YOU!! We are going to check this out:)