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weight gain after 2nd baby?

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  • 10-08-2010 10:29pm
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    miss_shadow
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    Hi everyone,

    newbie to this forum, 5-6wks pregnant with my 2nd :):)

    My main worry at this moment (:D) is that I am quite anxious about weight gain during pregnancy and after the birth.
    I piled on 4 stone with my first pregnancy but im going to be a heck of alot more careful this time as it took a few years to get the weight off.. 2 1/2 years.
    did anyone find with their 2nd their weight gain wasn't so bad?
    Any advice will be quite helpful!!


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    Rosy Posy
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    Hi there, you are probably into your third trimester by now and feeling massive but I'd just like to reassure you. I too put on four stone in my first pregnancy- I've always had to watch my weight and went a bit nuts when i was pregnant, especially with not smoking. I was horrified when I gave birth and realised how little of what I was carrying around was baby and how much of it was now all me...I didn't manage to lose all the weight before I got pregnant again but was much more conscious of what I was eating second time around. I found it much easier to lose the baby weight after the second baby, especially running around after a toddler and breastfeeding. I did have to put the foot down tho and insist on some time for myself to go and exercise without kids, which meant my oh had to step up a bit.

    Hope your pregnancy is happy and healthy.


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    Moonbeam
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    I think it is down to the person themselves some people pile on the pounds others don't.
    Lots of walking will help.
    I put more weigh on during maternity leave then as a result of pregnancy!


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    cbyrd
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    I think what you have to remember when you're pregnant is that the old saying you're eating for 2 is BS :D you only need an extra 200 calories per day... try to snack on fruits and drink loads of water and juices. I know it's easier said than done and with cravings it does get difficult. Walking and swimming are great, especially swimming when you're bigger, it takes the weight off everything :)

    I've been so lucky with my last one, i was craving plums peppers and water and this one i'm craving oranges.. funny thing, with my 2nd girl i craved beetroot.. by the bucketload.. and she loves it:). I also find keeping chewing gum handy can help with icky tummy...


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    cynder
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    I kept 1 stone of baby weight after my first and nothing with my second helped by the fact that he was 5 weeks premature. with my 3rd i kept another stone in weight and cant loose it (even after 4 years).

    As long as you have a healthy baby it doesnt matter how little or how much weight you gain.


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    cbyrd
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    Yeah i had that too, put on a stone after my first that never went.. no matter how much i ran or didn't eat.. i lost weight with my 2nd and third but i was really sick through the 9 months.. this time i've just got nausea.. no throwing up so i can just imagine how hard it'll be to keep the weight off :eek::( but what the hell .. i'll be running after 4 of them at that stage (hopefully all going well) so it might keep me out of the fridge :D


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    miss_shadow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,446 ✭✭✭miss_shadow


    thanks for the replies.

    I'm 32 weeks now..wow that went faaaaaaaast!!

    I have put on 1 1/2 stone, it seems more due to swollen hands and face and cankles teehhee. I moved house and there's a nice garage conversion which i'm going to put a cross trainer and some other exercise machine. So I don't think i've done too badly and will have the motivation to get off the excess weight after.


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    CathyMoran
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    I have been actively encouraged to gain weight with my daughter after her brother was so small at birth - as it was he was only 4lb 11oz when he was born so I am trying to make sure that my daughter is not as small - I lost the weigth with him a month after he was born, would like to take longer with her. The way that I look at it I just want my children to be happy and healthy, so what if I carry baby weight around for a while afterwards.


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    Truley
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    Not a parent but I thought I'd share this. It's a website called 'Shape of a Mother' where women can discuss their pregnancy and post-pregnancy bodies. At the very least it should reassure that you're not alone in feeling insecure about baby weight.

    http://theshapeofamother.com/


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