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Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Read all 35 responses: "Hello all. I am a new soon-to-be mom at 21 weeks along. I have gained approximately 13 pounds with the goal of gaining no more than ...
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- Stop obsessing! The average pregnancy gain is one week per week of pregnancy (40 lbs total). It is basically 9 months up and 9 months down if you work on it. I'm 6 mon...
- Yes, your hips will actually widen during pregnancy as the cartilage loosens to ease the delivery. If you think about it, it makes alot of sense. It took me several y...
- Your weight gain is great! And yes, your behind and thighs and everything else will get larger during pregnancy. Mostly because of extra fluids and blood flow. I ju...
Weight Gain Change Post-pregnancy
Read all 23 responses: "I was wondering if there are any other moms out there who have had a shift in the location of their weight gain.
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- Hey Hillary, you are not alone girl! I never in my life had a problem with weight in my stomach and two children later the belly won't leave! I am smaller every where ...
- Well, I don't know if it is a fluke or reality, but I just had my first baby at 31 and am holding the weight at different places. I used to not hold the weight around ...
- I had a very similar experience. I had my first son when I was 33. Only gained about 20 lbs with the pregnancy and lost it all pretty easily, and the stomache went b...
Pregnancy Sleep Issues
The weight of your baby can slow the blood supply that provides blood to your baby so ... One of the many joys of pregnancy...not being able to find a good ...
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- Hi A., Congratulations on your pregnancy! Sounds like your going to have your hands full:) It's important you take care of youself too. Are you not sleeping be...
- I don't know about the pillows, but you can sleep on your right side too. Actually you can still sleep on your back for about another month if you needed to. It's the ...
- One of the many joys of pregnancy...not being able to find a good sleeping position. To be honest, I had a really tough time getting comfortable on my left or right si...
Weight Plateau After Birth
You're only at about two and a half months since the birth of your child and are fortunate to be just 12 lbs. away from your pre-pregnancy weight. ...
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- I have many friends who breastfed (my kids had trouble with milk proteins, so I couldn't) and the excess weight seemed to come off after they weaned their babies. I t...
- Hi, K.. Congratulations on your little bundle of joy. One thing that helped me "keep in check" with the weight loss is to remember that it took nine months to gain t...
- I lost my weight without dieting however it took a little longer with my second.
Weight Gain Second Pregnancy?
Read all 5 responses: "When I was pregnant with my daughter, I struggled to gain weight till the end of the second trimester. Well, I am 10.5 weeks and have ...
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- No doubt you're going to hear this time and time again, "every pregnancy is different." It sounds totally normal and if you have questions, talk with your doctor t...
- you sound just like me....my 1st i didnt gain much weight & didnt start showing til almost 6 months pregnant....but then with my 2nd, & 3rd I was showing at 2 months.....
- each pregnancy is different and so is the way u put on weight. As long as your eating healthy and having your regular check ups I'm sure all is good.
Not Losing Any Weight After 3Rd Pregnancy
Read all 18 responses: "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 ...
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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...
Exercise / Weight Loss During Pregnancy
Read all 18 responses: "I recently joined Curves and then found out we are pregnant with our third child. I was in the process of losing the last 20 lbs ...
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- First check with your dr to make sure it's safe for you to be exercising. I know that walking is the safest and great way for both you and your unborn baby. Asd your d...
- Hi!!! I went to the gym throughout my pregnanacy. I belong to Lucille Roberts. The trainers have knowledge about exercising during pregnancy. I wore a heart monito...
- You should not exercise more than you did before pregnancy but walking is great if you weren't doing anything. So is swimming. Don't try to loose any weight. If you ea...
2Nd Pregnancy
I was even down to my pre-pregnancy weight/in good shape and up to running 20 miles a week when I got pregnant this time...then whamo! ...
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- Your body already knows what to do with the 2nd one.. everything comes faster.. and my doctor told me that the pregnancy would be more painful/hard but labor would be ...
- Hi N., The same exact thing happened to me. My boys are 3 years apart almost to the month. When I was pregnant with my 2nd one, I "popped" quicker in my tummy and...
- Hi N., When I was pregnant with my first child (he is now 3yrs old), I didn't start showing until I was 6 months and people at work, with the exception of people in...
Weight Gain with Second Pregnancy Is Out of Control!
Read all 26 responses: "Hi Mamas, I guess I just need to know if this has happened to anyone else. I know this may sound selfish and superficial, but.
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- Hi D., I gained more lbs. with my second pregnancy which is pretty typical. I think I had more time with my first pregnancy to take care about working out. With the...
- Congratulations D.! (pretty name by the way) Just eat healthy, exercise/walk a bit more and ENJOY it!
- It is quite normal, I would think. Your body knows what to do and its doing it sooner than during the first time. I too am 8 weeks pregnant and have gained nearly se...
Not Gaining Any Weight
I lost a total of 17 during the pregnancy before the weight started sticking. ... I was very low on weight gain my whole pregnancy. I went back and forth ...
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- I was very low on weight gain my whole pregnancy. I went back and forth and in the end only gained about 15 pounds. Don't worry to much. I say get a new doctor and ...
- When I was pregnant with my first son I lost weight the entire time. In all I lost 12 pounds. Once I had my son I was back into my pre-pregnancy clothes 4 days later. ...
- I am a big women say sie 26 pants ok and when i got pregent with my son i at frist lsot 12 lbs then at week 20 started adding on a lb here and there and the doctors we...
