Weight Gain

Wow lulu I am jealous, what is preggie bellies?

Ok this is embarrasing, but I can't really swim, I dont feel comfortable in water strange I know. I panic and have difficulty breathing.

I have just found out about preggie bellies which looks really good,

Man it is difficult to find classes fro pregnant women.

I have been searching high and low today.

The only one I have found is for preggie bellies, however there contact means you need to attend 2x per week.

This is kind of hard especially that it will take me 30 min to get there.

Does anyone know of any classes in the south auckland area

LNN - I purchased the preggi bellies DVD and I do it at home. I have borrowed my Sister's swiss ball. Don't buy the preggi bellies ball as it's really expensive. If you don't have one, you use to be able to get them at the Warehouse. I couldn't make the commitment to go to an actual class twice a week, but I find it easy to do it at home twice a week. Especially with winter coming...! Warning though - it's quite physical and hard, I reckon I would have had trouble with it before I got pregnant, so just take it easy while you are learning if you go ahead with it!

nzpiper wrote: I think you put more weight on if you are little to start with

Not necessarily, I was 54kg before my first pg and gained the average 13kg. Somehow your body figures out what it needs. It's true, pg is the only time you can put on weight without feeling guilty! Still, it can be a bit stressful to see your beautiful curves fill out. A new clothing style helps me feel better - especially once the baby comes and then everything needs to be bf-friendly.

The battery on my scales ran out a few weeks ago, but I was up to 79kg then. When I found out we were expecting bubs I was around 72/3kg. I dread to think what I'm up to now!!

I find it hard to get my head around. I've noticed lately that my ankles are disappearing! It must be fluid retention (please let it be fluid retention and not just fat!!!!!!) and also my hands and wrists. How on earth can you put weight on your wrists i ask you!!

I think I have got off lightly. I am enjoying my pregnant shape because now I know I dont look fat...just pregnant..I've always had a bit of a tummy. Still I have high hopes for this breastfeeding lark. I have a wedding to get ready for after bubs is born so I hope he/she will suck my fat stores dry!!

I've put on 12-13kgs so far (started at 54kgs), but about 5kgs of that came on between 20-26wks. The biggest weight gain is meant to happen between 20-30wks. The rest has been very steady from day 1 (ie I put on 3kgs in the first trimester!). 10-15kgs is recommended, and the "norm" in NZ is meant to be about 11.5 - 16kgs but heaps of woman seem to put on over 20kgs and manage to lose the weight afterwards. I think it depends on how much extra fluid you are retaining. I wouldn't worry about how much you've put on, it should slow down towards the end, and in my opinion (as a nutritionist) I would be more worried about not gaining much weight (unless you start out overweight) than gaining the normal amount! Just eat heathily, and worry about any extra weight afterwards.

I put on over 20kgs ( not sure exactly,..didnt weigh myself for the last 5 weeks of pregnancy, but was 20Kg then), I was 54kg to start with tho, with a low BMI. I lost it all after about 4 months, just by breast feeding. I have hardly been excersing and are still eating way more than I used to pre-preg.

Kellz wrote: I put on over 20kgs ( not sure exactly,..didnt weigh myself for the last 5 weeks of pregnancy, but was 20Kg then), I was 54kg to start with tho, with a low BMI. I lost it all after about 4 months, just by breast feeding. I have hardly been excersing and are still eating way more than I used to pre-preg.

kellz, lucky thing you! just out of interest - to get this result, did you eat the same as you did when you were pregnant - when you b/fed?