Ive been wondering about this topic, and I thought I should just blog about it and hope to hear stories from fellow moms (ie. How it was for you, etc)
Well. It’s about pregnancy weight gain.
Before I share a little more on my third pregnancy’s situation, here’s how the first two went:
1st Pregnancy – Anya
Baby was born when I was 38 weeks pregnant.
Total weight gain : 12.5 kg
Baby’s weight : 3.97 kg
Note:
– Normal delivery, no epidural
– Pain relief : Injection into thigh – Pethidine, and Entonox – ‘Laughing gas’
– Did not experience any weight loss during pregnancy
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2nd Pregnancy – Vai
Baby was born when I was 37.5 weeks pregnant.
Total weight gain : 8 kg
Baby’s weight : 3.42 kg
Note:
– Normal delivery, no epidural
– Pain relief : Entonox – ‘Laughing gas’
– Experience slooowwww weight gain during pregnancy, but no weight loss
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Now you see, some people tell me how we generally gain ‘less’ weight when we’re pregnant the 2nd or 3rd time round, because we’ll be physically more tired from looking after the elder kid(s).
I experienced that when I was pregnant with Vai. I gained less in total, compared to when I was pregnant with Anya.
The thing is, with this 3rd pregnancy, I’m experiencing ‘weight loss’. Something which I did not experience in my first two pregnancies.
Three days ago, when I had my usual check-up, I found out that I lost about 2kg over 2 weeks (ie. Between week 33 and week 35). I lost about 1kg too when I was about 29 weeks pregnant.
From the scan, baby looks to have gained weight steadily and is about 2.5kg now. But, all in all, I’ve only gained a total of 6.5kg so far.
[Click HERE to read Baby no. 3’s week-by-week pregnancy Journal]
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I asked the Doc if this means the baby is absorbing MY stock of vitamins, iron and etc. He nodded. But then, as to the question of : ‘how much’ was taken away and whether I was ‘unhealthily’ affected by this … no one could really tell.
(Anyway, I’ll continue with my daily multi-vitamin intake etc, for sure).
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Now I’m just wondering … how was YOUR pregnancy like?
At which week was the baby born? Total weight gain? Baby’s weight at birth? Any weight loss during pregnancy? Any advice given by your Ob/Gyn regarding your condition?
I really hope many of you can share your stories, so I can learn from you and your experiences too.
Thanks, everyone!
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