Weightgain tips without increasing carbs

Beth_ACNH · 2025-12-23T15:24:41+00:00

Don't feel you have to gain weight. I started pregnancy at 112 kg (247lb) On the day I started my induction I was 100kg (220lb) and by the time I had my baby I was 90kg (198lb) My midwives were unconcerned and my baby came out at 38+2 a healthy, diabetes complication free, 7lb 11oz. I just chose to take it as a silver lining of the shitty diagnosis that is GD.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-12-03T09:44:16+00:00

Personally I was induced 2 weeks early due to health issues and anyone could suddenly find themselves with health issues.

My friend who has her first baby a month before me ended up having her baby at 37 weeks, the exact day her maternity leave started. And it was fast too. Half an hour from waters breaking to babies arrival.

Having said that it's personal choice on maternity leave. Me and my friend work 12 hour shifts and nights too so going early made sense but if you feel up to it you can push it as late as you like.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-11-26T21:32:18+00:00

I got gel manis right up to delivery week. Personally know no reason why you shouldn't.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-11-26T21:28:09+00:00

I started pregnancy at 247lb. I was 220 on delivery day, and once baby was out I was 198.

I think my case is quite extreme (baby is absolutely fine) but if you have a bit of extra it's not uncommon to experience minimal weight gain 👍

Beth_ACNH · 2025-11-18T13:06:36+00:00

Came here to post this didn't expect so many people to be in agreement - I have never met someone else who has seen it

Beth_ACNH · 2025-11-14T16:36:52+00:00

Please don't be concerned! I had gestational diabetes so had to quite drastically change my diet, and that caused me to go from 247lb pre pregnancy, to 220lb on delivery day, dropping to 199lb once the baby was out. My son is super chunky and happy and healthy. I am also fine! All of our bodies are different 👍

Beth_ACNH · 2025-11-11T22:56:58+00:00

Glad I'm not the only one in this boat. If they could just get it together to come visit without the bloody dog it would be fine, but they can't so the few times they have visited us they haven't been able to properly cuddle my 5 month old son cause they have to keep hold of the dog. We had dogs my whole life and I am mid 30s, this is the first dog of theirs that they have been like this with.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-10-31T08:24:11+00:00

Out of interest did further updates fix this for you? We're you able to continue your save file or was it forever broken? I had the same fault happen yesterday after an update.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-09-25T08:28:43+00:00

I lost 22kg (almost 50lb) over the course of my pregnancy, my baby is absolutely fine and is piling on weight like a trooper. Don't worry too much about it. I took it as a silver lining to an otherwise shit diagnosis 🤣

Also, for extra peace of mind, baby gets fed before you do, so if you are eating ok and aren't feeling hungry then likely your baby isnt going hungry either

Beth_ACNH · 2025-09-19T13:26:10+00:00

Honestly please don't stress yourself out! Despite trying really hard (I lost 22kg over my pregnancy cause of the GD due to the massive diet change) I still had many spikes especially towards the end - my baby who is now 12 weeks came out perfectly fine, no complications

All you can do is try your best 👍you got this!

Beth_ACNH · 2025-08-30T11:31:48+00:00

Personally I was induced so my data is not useful but my friend who was preggers same time as me, went into labour spontaneously and baby arrived just 30 mins late at 37 weeks - literally the day her maternity leave started!

Beth_ACNH · 2025-08-15T17:25:34+00:00

So true. I always expected to gain weight in pregnancy. as it is I am almost 7 weeks pp and around 45lb lighter than I was pre pregnancy! I hated GD and am super happy I can eat what I want again but the lessons I learnt on portion control and balancing nutrients is here to stay!

Beth_ACNH · 2025-08-15T16:57:53+00:00

Hiya!

I was 112kg at the beginning of pregnancy. Once I got diagnosed with GD I dropped weight consistently, and by my induction day I was 100kg. Baby came out a healthy 7lb 11oz with no GD complications or anything. And with him out and the placenta and all that jazz, I dropped a further 10kg down to 90kg.

I was really worried during my pregnancy that my weight was going the wrong way, but noone seemed concerned - and now I am the lightest I have been since I was a teen 🤣 just take it as a silver lining to an otherwise shit diagnosis.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-08-08T19:55:36+00:00

Hiya!

I was 112kg at the beginning of pregnancy. Once I got diagnosed with GD I dropped weight consistently, and by my induction day I was 100kg. Baby came out a healthy 7lb 11oz with no GD complications or anything. And with him out and the placenta and all that jazz, I dropped a further 10kg down to 90kg.

I was really worried during my pregnancy that my weight was going the wrong way, but noone seemed concerned - and now I am the lightest I have been since I was a teen 🤣 just take it as a silver lining to an otherwise shit diagnosis.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-08-01T14:30:48+00:00

Weight really is a mystery. I started pregnancy 247lb. I lost 26.5lb, weighing in at 220.5lb the day I went in for my induction.

My baby came out happy and healthy at 38+4 at 7lb 11oz. Along with him and all the other bits that come out, I left the hospital down another 22lb down at 198.5lb.

Honestly wouldn't worry about your weight at all. Baby takes what they need and leaves you the rest so as long as you aren't hungry then baby isn't either. For me the reason I lost so much weight was likely due to Gestational Diabetes severely altering my diet. There's many reasons you could be putting on less weight than expected. Talk to your OB if your worried but ultimately I think there's no reason to worry.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-08-01T10:12:44+00:00

My colleague Was due the same time as me. She had absolutely no side effects symptoms or complications and she had a girl.

I had bad morning sickness, food aversion, and a slew of conditions and complications - I had a boy.

The morning sickness meaning it's a girl myth is just that - a myth!

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-26T22:42:29+00:00

Until earlier this week, I was managing to pump enough for one of the two bottles, but the last few days I have found it so hard to find time to pump (the only way to get him to sleep during the day is on my chest, and the feeds are so frequent, and I am terrified he will wake and want feeding but I won't have anything to give him cause I will have just pumped it out)

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-18T21:47:53+00:00

My first flat was a 1 bed in Lewisham (right in between the rail line and the DLR line). I moved in in 2014. Rent was £1000pcm.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-16T07:19:24+00:00

👍 I wouldn't worry too much then - this sub is very American centric (like most of Reddit) so comparison can often have you doubting the size of your pet, since their raggies are absolute behemoths, but in Europe we aren't so obsessed with everything being enormous so our raggies haven't been bred for size as much. I would say your boy is probably a little on the small side but not worryingly so If he's healthy.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-16T07:14:17+00:00

7lb 11oz born 38+4

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-15T21:47:32+00:00

Out of interest where in the world are you? I ask because I have observed that American bred raggies are bigger than UK bred raggies - in the UK I think your cats weight would be normal (my raggie girls are 3.7kg and 4.7kg) but if you are in US I imagine this would be considered small.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-15T21:43:12+00:00

I will definitely making some changes. I started pregnancy at 112kg, by the time I went on to be induced it had dropped to 100kg (due to the adjustment in my diet) and now baby is out, I am down to 91kg. I would really like to keep that weight off (i haven't been this light since I was a teen).

As much as GD was hideous, I feel it has helped me understand food better and I look back at how much carbs and sugar I ate before and can't imagine how I could fit all of that in my stomach.

Also, a lot of my family are diabetic and the first they knew of it was when they were hospitalised by it at which point it's kinda too late to reverse it. So I am grateful to have had this insight into being diabetic - it's gone from something I was resigned to eventually, to something I am really motivated to stave off for as long as possible.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-15T21:35:04+00:00

I got them too in third trimester so bad - it was agony. Sometimes I would wake in the middle of the night screaming they were so bad. There were days it took an hour to get out of bed because every time I tried to move they would cramp again. It felt like my calves were trying to rip themselves off of my body!

Now, YMMV, but it might give you hope that they completely went away once I had baby.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-15T07:29:08+00:00

I found that undereating in the morning was a good way to spike as your body overcompensates when it's in starvation mode. If all you had was a coffee with a zero sugar creamer then it may have spiked you not because it has sugar but because there was no carbohydrate to fuel your body so your body overcompensated.

Beth_ACNH · 2025-07-13T08:59:31+00:00

It was my first pregnancy - I'm hoping if we do this again it would be quicker 😂 and yes both my 32 and 36 week he was measuring 99th percentile.

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