Weight gain in the early first trimester

OK, so I'm SO bloated and feel like my pants don't fit :( I'm almost 7 weeks and feel like I am BIG! I went to teh doctor's three weeks ago and then this week and am up 3 pounds...is that typical at first or am I being a pig? lol

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I wouldn't sweat it! For me, alot of it was gas Try to get healthy and get a little exercise when you can.

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I gained 5 lbs by 6 weeks, they said not to worry and its probably all water.

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I have gained 2lbs in 12 weeks...eat lots of fruit!

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I weigh myself at home 1x/week.

Here's my gain from the first 13 weeks (the gain is the total gain, not the weekly gain - it's cumulative)

4 weeks - +.5
5 weeks - +.3
6 weeks - +1.9
7 weeks - +2.9
8 weeks - +2.9
9 weeks - +4.9
10 weeks - +4.7
11 weeks -+6.1
12 weeks - +5.9
13 weeks - +6.3

So basically I gained 6.3 lbs in my first trimester, but as you an see.. it went up and down at different points.

Don't worry about it! Just try to eat the right things and you'll be fine

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Thanks for sharing your experiences! I've been soooo tired and haven't had energy after working all day and haven't found time to go out and walk :( I know we aren't supposed to get our heartrates up past a certain point, so not quite sure what exercises I can do. Any tips? Also, other than water, what is a good thing to drink throughout the day? Thanks!

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@ 10 w ... -7lbs

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I was SHOCKED that at my 11 week appt I was only up 2lbs. I was eating constantly (to control the nausea)
Then at my 16 week appt I had only gained 2 more.

So as of 16 weeks I was only up 4lbs. And I was eating a ton of food. My doc said not to worry

I can only imagine though what my next appt in 2 weeks will bring

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I look like i've gained at least 10 lbs because my stomach is much bigger, but according to my scale at home, I have only gained 2lbs since getting my BFP at 3w4d. I am 10w5d now. Everyone will gain different amounts. I am under strict orders to not gain more than 18 lbs throughout the whole pregnancy and I have no idea how I will stick to that!

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Dont worry, I gained like 5 lbs pretty quickly but I lost it around 8-10 weeks. It just felt like I was bloated. I was so nervous about how much weight I would gain during the entire pregnancy if the beginning was that bad, but now I'm 26 weeks and I only gained 11lbs total.