weight gain question

i am 22 weeks pregnant and i have gained about 17 pounds....im just curious to know....is this more or less than most?? i feel like im at a good pace..but i wonder if i could all of a sudden gain like 20 pounds overnight?? im just curious to know your stories..so i can know what to expect!! thanks sooooooooooo much guys!!

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I think that's fine. If you're average weight you should aim to gain no more than 35 lbs during your whole pregnancy.

So that's 40 weeks, one lb. per week after the first 5 weeks. ;)

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I am 26 weeks and I gained 17 pounds too...
Not sure if you/we are "normal" but doesn't seem like TOO much to me

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I was normal weight before and gained 10 now at 24 weeks. I think it just varies for every one.

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I think every one is different - you can't really gage yourself based on others or you'll go crazy re: did I gain enough/too much -

I have gained 1.5 lbs at 18 weeks -
My good friend has gained 15 and is due 5 days before me .......

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At 21 weeks, I was up 20...and I was an average weight before. My doctor was perfectly fine with it (and even told me I look terrific!).

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I'm 20.5 weeks and am down 4 pounds.

I had originally lost 10 pounds so I'm up 6 pounds from my "lowest" weight.

My good friend is 24 weeks and is up 22 pounds. Everyone is different.

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I'm not even going to say how much I gained!

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Posted by leighdvm

I'm not even going to say how much I gained!

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I'm 27 weeks and as of last week, I gained 14lbs. I was also overweight to begin with.

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I'm 21 weeks and up 9 lbs.

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I think that is normal.

I was up more than that at 22 weeks!

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Everyone is different. Some people put on weight gradually while others go through spurts. The baby gains more weight towards the end so you may see a larger increase during the 3rd trimester. If you have severe swelling like I do, you may see a large weight gain over a short period of time. It sounds like you're doing well, but there's really no way to predict how much weight you'll gain during the second half of your pregnancy.

I wouldn't worry about your weight gain unless your doctor says something.

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I'm 33 wks and have gained almost 30 lbs. I don't know if people are just being nice but they say "it doesn't look like I've gained weight at all". I hope they are right...........it "seems" to be all baby and my a$$ has also increased in size........no swelling though fortunately.

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Everyone is different. Some gain in the beginning, middle or end. All of my friends gained at different preiods and ended up around the same at the end.

My Dr. said I started out slightly under weight, and I have gain 19 lbs. at 28 weeks (9 of that was in the last five weeks!!!) the month before I had only gained 1 lb in the month, so it changes. According to my Dr. you may have growth spurts in the middle and then slow down.

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I think everyone is different. I have gained 34lbs so far and I am 30 weeks.
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