How quickly did you gain weight?

**minigirl** · 04-07-2009, 06:08pm

With my first pregnancy I actually lost a stone but this time my jeans are already tight and I've put on 4 pounds! However I have just come back from holiday so I'm not sure if it's just too many treats

Also does anyone know if exercise is ok in early pregnancy? I normally do 15mins each night on the treadmill and I don't go fast, so that should still be ok shouldn't it? I don't see a midwife for another few weeks so I can't ask her yet.

**PruBear** · 04-07-2009, 06:32pm

Im pregnant with my 1st, so dnt have anything to compare it too, but by the time i was about 6-7 weeks i was in maternity jeans simply because of the bloating and wanting looser clothing as my other trousers and jeans were just getting too tight.

I first saw my MW at about 7weeks +2 and she weighed me in at 6st 4 i think roughly, which for me is my usual weight. Im now 20 weeks and weight myself on my parents scales and i weighed somewhere between 7st 3/ 7st 5 depending on the time of day, less in the morning more in the evenings naturally.

I imagine that if you usually do exercise and are fit then thats ok during pregnancy too, just dnt over exert yourself and maybe change your usual routine to something that will have less impact on you and bubs?

**Princess Fiona** · 04-07-2009, 06:59pm

With my 1st I'd put on about 10-12lbs by 10wks, I had no bump though it all went on my arse/thighs! 2nd time I don't know how much I gained but I had a bump eariler dispute definately gaining less weight! This time I'll be 30wks tomorrow and so far I've gained about 7lb if that!

**guinness** · 04-07-2009, 07:10pm

With no 1 I didn't gain very much until I got Pre Eclampsia and then it was all swelling.
With no.2 I had a little bump by 7 weeks but didn't put on very much, I think I started at about 8st 4 and ended up about 9st 10.

xx

**guinness** · 04-07-2009, 07:12pm

oh and exercise is fine as long as you're used to doing it - the advice is to try and maintain fitness not improve it during pregnancy I think.

**Rosa** · 04-07-2009, 09:54pm

I put on 4lbs in the first 3 months, and now have put on a further 4lbs up to now at 19wks. That said I have been eating pretty healthily and I imagine if I'd been on holiday it would have been a lot more

I'll tell you in three weeks when I'm back my holidays

Red xx

**Bluebabe75** · 04-07-2009, 09:57pm

I've lost 2lbs since I got my BFP (am 7 weeks tomorrow) but my jeans are tighter too... although I'm wondering if some of it was water retention in the heat as it's slightly cooler here today and I feel less bloated.

The things I've read say it's fine to continue any exercise you already do in pregnancy, so you should be ok on the treadmill

**Mrs Woman** · 05-07-2009, 08:41am

I cant remember with DD but this time I put on 6lbs by the time I was 10 weeks. I think this had a lot to do with the amount I was eating early on, I was just so hungry all the time and only wanted to eat carbs. I weighed myself last week and i have put on another 2lbs but that was after a weekend away so like you, not sure if this was down to too many naughty treats.

I have been in maternity jeans since about 10 weeks and was told yesterday I have a definite baby bump although I think it still looks like fat!!!!!

The weight gain has definitely slowed down though in the last 4 weeks.

I havent excersiced since having DD, but I think as long as you carry on with the same excersice you have always done it is ok. The problem only comes if you introduce something more strenuous than you have been doing.

**minigirl** · 05-07-2009, 11:28am

Thanks everyone, I guess this just shows that things can be very different between one pregnancy and another.

**Mrs B** · 05-07-2009, 11:51am

I didn't put on any weight til about 22 weeks, although was into maternity clothes around 10 weeks.

That exercise is fine, they say don't start doing things you're not used to and don't do abs work I think.