Are My Fears About Pregnancy Weight Gain Realistic Or Am I Paranoid?
Comments (5) I’m 20 weeks pregnant. Pre-pregnancy weight was 140 (I’m 5′1″). My midwife says I should gain 15-25 lbs. I ate through the nausea and gained about 9 lbs during the first trimester. Between weeks 14-20 I gained 2 lbs. That leaves me 4-14 lbs for the next 20 weeks and it feels like an impossible task. I already feel like a gigantic whale. I’ve been exercising everyday and am eating fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
My midwife said because I started out about 7lbs overweight and then gained 10 lbs quickly ( all fat, no baby ) and that I may actually lose weight with the exercise increase and that was perfectly fine as long as my caloric intake was good. But, here I am…stuck The scale stays the same or goes up by half a pound. I’m frustrated. I was certain I would lose some body fat with the healthy lifestyle change. I don’t want to be thin, I would actually just be thrilled if I held at this weight for a while, meaning baby is growing and healthy, but my butt is shrinking. Am I being paranoid about this or am I being realistic about too much weight gain? Two of my midwives seem unconcerned as long as I don’t gain at the rate I gained during the first trimester, the third midwife asked me to increase the amount of exercise I’m doing and keep a food log. My husband thinks I’m being silly, but I honestly feel physically uncomfortable and out of shape.
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