Weight Gain: Preschooler
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Weight Gain
Asked by K.B. from Sacramento
on August 29, 2008
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I am 22 weeks and had a question with weight gain. With my first child I unfortunately gained about 60 pounds. I only lost about 15 of it. Now that puts me overweight ...
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- That's great. You've only put on 1 lbs at 5 mo. You will put on more lbs later,mo. 6 and 7, but you will really put on a few more lbs the last month or so when the bab...
- Get the marvelous book "What to Eat When You're Expecting." It makes it incredibly easy to make sure that you and your baby are getting the nutrition you need. I fou...
- Every pregnancy is different, but I rarely gained more than a few pounds until the sixth or seventh month. I did pack on a lot of weight the last six weeks. I kept o...
Weight Gain!!
Asked by M.F. from New York
on August 30, 2010
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I'm 26 and pregnant with my 3rd child..I was exercising everyday before I got pregnant this time..running 3.5 milles and doing spinning classes. And I was finally almo...
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- Oh the dreaded face of pregnancy weight gain. I gained 60lbs with my first and it was horrible. I took everyone literally when they said I was eating for two and ate...
- Well for one it's their second and your third so you could start showing sooner than them. Also it depends on your body. People just carry babies differently. I mean h...
- hello.& happy pregnancy! try not to worry about your weight gain. i'm 40 and a mother of 6. my oldest child is 20 & my youngest are 3 year old twins. i bounced back to...
Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Asked by M.T. from Springfield
on June 11, 2009
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Just a quick question on weight gain...I had my first child, a boy, in August of 2006 and put on 27 pounds. My son was 8 pounds/5 ounces. I am currently 35 weeks pre...
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- Hi M.. I only gained 10 lbs with my second but gained 30 w/ my first. My oldest was 8 lbs 14 oz and my youngest was 6 lbs but he was also a few weeks early.
- Your weight gain sounds great for your pre-pregnancy weight and how far along you are, congratulations! It's actually much more dangerous to gain too much weight than ...
- No worries! It's better for you and the baby to NOT put on too much weight. I only gained a total of 16 pounds with my daughter, who was perfectly healthy and over sev...
No Weight Gain for 7M
Asked by S.L. from Janesville-Beloit
on May 23, 2008
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i have a premie all most 5 year old and i just had her shots for school and the doctors keep telling me that my daughter is very small.....and i keep telling them that...
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- When my daughter was an infent they told me she was small for her age every time we had a check up, she was a normal pregnancy and delivery. Even fully baked she was s...
- I have two boys, 7 and 2.5 years old. The older one, who was born at 37 weeks and the younger one was born at 32 weeks. I noticed that the older one did not gain any w...
- When my oldest was little, the carseat law was under 40 lbs, and to my surprise, my almost 3 yr old was 38 lbs. Two years later, 4 inches taller, and still 38 lbs!
Weight Gain at 28 Weeks
Asked by R.T. from Washington DC
on August 14, 2009
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hi experienced mom's
we expecting our first baby in november am 28 weeks as of today.
before pregnant i was 144 lbs.
now at 28 weeks i gained 26 lbs till now...am...
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- I was one of those skinny moms who put on a LOT of weight during my pregnancy. I started at around 140 and when I went into the hospital to have my little girl I weig...
- I'd say you were doing great! I'm 5' 5" tall. I have 1 boy and we needed a fertility specialist after 4 year of trying in order to have him. When we finally got pre...
- Don't worry- you are within the normal range. Your weight gain will actually slow down the last month of pregnancy. I just looked at the journal I kept when I was pr...
Breastfeeding and Weight Gain
Asked by L.M. from Pittsburgh
on March 23, 2008
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Hi Everyone. Just wondering if anyone is having the same experience. I gave birth around December last year, my son is almost 4 months now. I have exclusively been b...
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- Each woman is different. I had a similar experience to yours, and it wasn't until my dughter was a year old, and I weaned her, that I was truly able to focus on my bod...
- Hi L., Breastfeeding requires an additional 500 calories above your "normal" diet. But you shouldn't have to eat enough that you are gaining weight. Some women wi...
- I gained weight while nursing my last 2 children, no matter what I ate. Once I weened my last, I did lose the extra weight. I think each mom is different. The trend...
Weight
Asked by K.H. from Nashville
on September 17, 2009
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I am having a hard time losing weight. I have 3 kids and am now done. Lol! I really want to focus on losing the weight I gained with all three of them. I have 60 lbs. ...
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- Hello K.: I can totally enter in to your dilemma of trying to lose weight....it's not easy being the Mom, looking after everyone else and LAST but not least....look a...
- Hi K., I am so like you in many ways! I was afraid to join a gym for the same reason as you. It took a lot to get me into 1 again even though I used to go all the...
- if you want a quick fix ignore this reply. if you want a slow process that will make it stay off read on. I lost 35lbsin q year. I eat what i wanted but in proportion....
Not Losing Any Weight After 3Rd Pregnancy
Asked by A.F. from Seattle
on January 23, 2009
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I had my last child 5 months ago. I tend to gain a ton of weight with each pregnancy (45+ lbs) no matter what I eat or how often I exercise. After child #1, I lost e...
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- I have two bits of advice: 1- Be patient, for goodness sake your baby is only 5 months old! If he/she were 2 and you still hadn't lost the weight then get concerned...
- I too am a food snob and against crash diets. However I have seen my mom have amazing success with medifast. I think it's not the bes tthing but it's supposed to be ...
- When you had your thyroid checked did they just check one thing? Like TSH? I had a friend who ended up going to a certain specialist, and she did have thyroid proble...
Weight Loss...
Asked by D.D. from Phoenix
on February 23, 2011
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Ok I am going to be honest here. I am seriously over weight. I am larger now then I was after I had my daughter three years ago.. I am a wife, a full time working moth...
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- hello, try not to use that kind of stuff.....as it can cause other problems.. keep this in mind.. when first starting an exercise program, not everyone loses weight, ...
- When your best efforts fail to produce weight loss it is very discouraging. When that happened to me I decided I needed a real formula for wight loss. I figured out ...
- My guess is that you will need more than 2 hours of exercise a week if you really want to see results. It sounds like you have your hands full with your children, but...
Weight Loss
Asked by J.H. from Nashville
on March 26, 2009
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I need some help. I am over weight and have high BP. I have walked 3 to 4 miles a day for over 4 months, 4 to 6 times a week. I watch what I eat and make healthy choic...
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- J., I am a 37 year old SAHM with a 19 month old son. During pregnancy, I gained 60 pounds that HAD TO come off after birth. Due to a c-section, this had to wait 8...
- J., I hear your frustration! Your body is too accustomed to walking and will not respond. You need to strength train. The more muscle you have, the more calories you w...
- Hi J., I have not had a chance to review everyone's responses so I am sorry if I repeat. I would take the following steps: 1. Keep a food journal, loosing wei...
