How much weight did you gain during pregnancy? I recall I maxed out the allowable (or was it recommended?) normal weight I should gain during the whole pregnancy.

I don't remember now how much exactly (it has been more than 5 years!), but it was around the lines of 175-185 lbs. For someone who barely stands 5 feet, that's a lot of weight to reach by the time you reach a full time pregnancy.


© Mrs. Flinger



Of course it won't be good too if a pregnant woman don't gain much weight as she progresses. Pregnant women are supposed to gain weight, though not too much because you put yourself and your baby at risk to some medical conditions.

Every woman to got pregnant at one time or another, have been told these by their Ob-Gyne.

But of course, we all know that packing additional weight while pregnant can get out of hand, but then that's a totally different story.

Meanwhile, according to this report from Science Daily:

Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center.

From the said report, the following caught my eye:

• Strong association between high maternal weight gain and increased fetal growth and infant birth weight, which can contribute to complications during labor if a baby is too big, and can lead to long term health effects for the child


• High maternal weight gain also is associated with cesarean delivery and weight retention by mothers after childbirth.


• The review also confirmed that gaining too little weight during pregnancy can be a problem.


• Low maternal weight gain is associated with poor fetal growth, lower birth weight, and the chance of a baby being born prematurely.

Hmmm...no wonder I couldn't give birth normally! ;-) Ha ha.