I have always had problems with keeping my weight within healthy bmi weight and I finally got there before getting pregnant with weight watchers. I was on the maintanence plan until I got pregnant. I have been told that I can't do that anymore while pregnant and im now 21 weeks pregnant and have put on 7kg ( 1.1 stones) and im getting worried about getting over weight again. is there any other system like weight watcher maintaince plan (to only maintaine not to lose weight! ) that I can do to keep track of what im eatting easier or can I contiue with weight watchers plan but with more points? help!

Ofcourse the baby is my first priority but keeping healthy weight is also important for me and the baby.

I'm almost 30 weeks and have put on 3 stone , I've tried to be as healthy as I can but it can't have helped much apart from feeding the baby

Hi- I put on about 4 stone during pg, i thought i would find this really depressing but now she is here i feel so much fitter and u really cannot help the amount u put on at the end (it piled on me) i had a lot of fluid and my baby weighed 9lb 4oz, im just over the moon that i have a healthy baby girl and i know i will get back to my pre- preg weight with a bit of time and effort and much needed excerise!!
As long as you are eating a balanced diet and getting enough calories and not overloading on fatty foods im sure u will do just fine and not put on too much. Im not sure about diet plans im afraid but i would just advise u to keep an eye on it and try not to get to down if it suddenly creeps on at the end as most of this is the babies weight.

Good luck
Hannah xx

I had lost a stone with WW before finding out I was pregnant. Had intended to carry on with WW for next couple of months but was so starving all the time I couldn't manage it. I am going to go back to WW as soon as I have the baby.

Hi there, I am 31 weeks today and have put on 2 stone so far. Like you I lost weight before getting pregnant. I lost mine with Slimming World and it's safe to follow during pregnancy because it is recommended by the Royal College of Midwives so I feel quite safe doing it. (Not that I am sticking to it as much as I could - I keep eating sweets!) I can go back to group 6 weeks after having bump even when breastfeeding.
Try not to worry about your weight too much (even though I know from experience when the scales start going the 'wrong' way it feels terrible!). You have lost weight before and can do it again. Just make sure you are eating well for yourself and the baby. If you were eating well before your body will know if and when you need to start eating better again because you will feel so different.
Tracey
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Hi Michi

I heard that Slimming World have a pregnancy plan though didn't look into it.

I'm the same, was at WW lost nearly 2 stone then found out that I was pregnant! I've tried not to worry too much about the weight but have tried to be fairly sensible with food choices etc (though my pre WW habit of a choc bar a day has returned I'm afraid). I'm 24+4 now and have put on 1&1/2 stone. My friend is 32wks and has put on 4 stone. I jsut keep convincing myself that I'll lose some water/bump weight at the birth then breastfeeding will help me lose a bit more before I start WW again.

i lost weight after my 1st, shes 2, coz i put on 4 stone with her, im 35 wks with my 2nd and ive put on nearly 2 stone, i think every1 does but if ur eating healthy u sud b fine so dont worry to much hun x

I know that the media and too many health care workers focus on how much/too much weight gain. But to be honest I think they have lost the plot. It is not worth the stress it cause poor mums. Being told you are not doing everything you can for your baby is gutting, and simply not true. I don't believe they know what they are speaking about. My friends who had babies and gained very little had the complications, the ones who ate heartily had healthy thriving babies. With my first daughter I was only 7 stone 3 pounds, when I became pregnant. The midwife told me I should't gain more then 15 - 20 pounds. I gained 70 pounds, and my midwife made me feel terrible about it every appointment. I didn't eat to excess though, and I exercised evryday, but still the weight came on, and my daughter was healthy. I think both her and I needed it. If I hadn't put on the weight maybe it wouldn't have been so lucky. I also found the weight comes off with out too much stress after because it's different then just normal weight gain. I lost nearly 30 pounds the first week. My friend was about the same weight and height as me and only gained 1 stone her whole pregnancy. She worked out intensivly and ate next to nothing the whole time. She just tried to stick to the midwife's weight charts, and her daughter spent the first 2 months in hospital and had brain developement difficulties. She was absolutley devestated becuase she worked so hard to do it "perfectly". Believe in your body and trust yourself, if you are hungry please eat and don't be guilty. Your baby would rather have a cuddly mummy and a full tummy.

[Modified by: abeasley on August 07, 2007 12:16 PM]

abeasley i completely agree with u, eat wot u want, b happy its so much better 4 the baby x

As long as you try to eat about 2200 calories a day you shouldn't put on any weight (that isn't baby).

Hi there,
I understand that putting on weight isn't fun for anyone. But your doctor is right. Don't worry too much about the scales right now or any diet plans just eat healthy to get your nutrients. As long as you are pregnant your first priority should really be nutrition. You've lost weight in the past so you are in a good shape to be able to do it agian. Good luck

As long as you are eating a nutritional diet then I wouldn't worry too much, 1.1 stone and 7 months pregnant is very good, most of the weight you put on from now should be down to baby putting on extra weight in the last couple of months.

When you have your baby, most of the extra weight you have now will be gone, the average baby weighs half a stone, then there's the placenta and the waters which are pretty weighty too.

Will you be breast or bottle feeding your baby? I read a leaflet in the clinic the other week that breast feeding burn up to 500 calories a day.

I think you'll be fine, you've lost the weight before, so if you do find you have extra weight to shift after the birth you should have no problems

xx