The biggest concern we had during my pregnancy was my weight gain. We could not explain it, but I was gaining a lot of weight, very quickly. My doctor was concerned with all the added complications of such a weight gain, but all the tests we ran ended up coming back fine. I had to gestational diabetes, no pre-eclampsia (until the very end), and my babies were growing perfectly. She had me see a dietitian, who said my diet was great. Like most pregnant women, I had my days where cravings took over and I pigged out on crap, but for the most part we tried to keep my diet pretty healthy. So where did my 110 pound weight gain come from???
The answer is easy.. water weight. Seriously. I was absolutely huge. The bulk of that weight was actually just edema. I was so swollen. My feet stopped fitting into my shoes, my legs were permanently stuck together, my gums were even so swollen they would start bleeding for no reason. By the end of my pregnancy, it was so hard to walk around, I did all my shopping in those motorized shopping carts and I could barley fit in the cart.
I have to say, the extra weight was one of the hardest parts of my pregnancy. It was so uncomfortable, and quite frankly, HEAVY.
Here is a breakdown of my weight:
Pre-Pregnancy - 190
Delivery Day - 301
After Delivery - 275
It took three weeks after I came home from the hospital to loose all the water weight. When all that extra weight came off, I was 216 pounds. I literally had 59 pounds of water weight! I did everything I could to avoid it, but there was really nothing I could do to stop it. For any other women that may be going through this same issue, all I can say is to listen to your body and your doctors. You will get through it. As hard as it was, in the end, I had my babies. Those beautiful smiling faces make it all worth it.
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