Goal weight gain:

My 1st : I had so many cravings & ate nonstop.

This time? I would give anything to want to eat. I’m 19 weeks and the only craving I’ve had is cotton candy grapes which isn’t exactly filling. 🥲

If I didn’t eat my kid would kick me in the stomach and make me puke 🙄 whole pregnancy, it was fun. Didn’t have any serious cravings though.

My cravings weren’t as specific as my icks if that makes sense.
I have been craving Mexican and Asian food constantly.
But my icks- I had an aversion to meat for a while unless it was hidden in a skillet meal or a sauce. Certain forklifts at work made me vom when I smelled the exhaust as it drove by. Certain textures of food killed me.

Zofran has been my best friend

I ate every couple of hours for the first trimester as I felt sick constantly, so I did small plain meals
After that I ate normal healthy food but I craved double deckers and ate at least 2 a day 🤣🤣

I gained 40. Tell them to F off.

I must be crazy first trimester all I did was sleep so I actually last weight 😅

I craved cheeseburgers, coco pops and the saltiest chips from McDonald's ever.

I gained 9lbs my entire pregnancy, I ate what I wanted all the time

If you eat a lot of protein, it helps with not gaining too much weight. I’ve gained 22 lbs and I’m about to be 34 weeks on Saturday.

I’m sorry but I’m extremely concerned about this thinking. Every body and every pregnancy is different. For some, 25 pound weight gain is normal, for others 80 pounds is. I really, and I mean really, would not set a goal for how much weight you gain, but rather focus on honoring your changing body and nutrition needs and staying active. Let your doctors worry about the scale.

I always recommend Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols. She is the top pregnancy nutrition expert. I wouldn’t be as concerned about weight gain as what you’re actually eating because it’s more important than you might think.

You literally have the rest of your life to diet/worry about your body size etc. Listen to your body and let it do what it needs to do!

I would say now is not the time to be looking at your weight. If you already work out, keep that up as it’ll help you throughout pregnancy. Eat healthily and intuitively - if some days are vegetables and proteins and other days are fast food that’s fine. Just listen to your body.

Remember that the “weight” you put on in pregnancy is down to an increased blood volume, the placenta, amniotic fluid, growth in breast tissue, milk and the baby. Sure, you’ll also gain a little fat but that is fine and healthy!