How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

I have been really sick i am starting to get better but some how i managed to gain 8 pounds in my first trimester. I keep hearing people talk about 2-5 lbs that they have gained in there first trimester. Am i doing something wrong? Please any insight would be great. TIA.

Re: How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

I gained 8 pounds in my first trimester and I wasn't sick at all. The doctor told me that you are not depriving your baby of anything if you are getting sick. As long as you're taking that pre-natal vitamin, you're good. So many women get sick in their first trimester and some women don't even gain a pound! Of course, that's not the time to put yourself on a strict diet, but I only found myself craving carbs...


I don't think you're doing anything wrong at all! Try to relax and look forward to a nice second trimester!

Re: How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

I gained 4 lbs. Everyone is different and every pregnancy is different, my 1st pregnancy I gained 2 lbs in my 1st trimester and my 2nd I gained 10 lbs.

Re: How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

Re: How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

I'm having the same problem - I'm somewhere between 8-9 weeks and I've already gained close to 8 pounds! Part of the reason is we got pregnant right after the wedding, so I quickly gained back that 2-3 pounds of weight I lost from the wedding stress. And, part of it is that I'm so sick that all I can eat is carbs, when my usual diet is rich in fiber, protein, veggies and fruit. With some women, I think it's par for the course. Now that I'm feeling a little better, I've started eating like I usually do, so hopefully my weight will start to stabilize.

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I am hoping the next trimester will be a little easier. I am eatting so many carbs cause that is all i can keep down. I just want to eat fruit and veggies and i can't eat any of them. Now that my 1st trimester is over i want to go back to the gym and then i hope my weight will go back to normal.

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I think eating many carbs is what causes a lot of the weight to come on. I'm 13.5 weeks and I've only gained 1-2 lbs, but I definitely feel much bigger in the middle. I was sick and not eating much so I think I lost elsewhere and gained in the middle.

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I actually lost 4 almost 5 lbs

Re: How much did you gain in your 1st trimester?

I didnt gain much in the first trimester because of the morning sickness... It was the second trimester that I really started gaining. Now at week 30, I've gained 20 lbs total and the doctor said I should gain a pound a week at until I deliver!