RO's: How muc did you gain with the 2nd DC compared to the 1st DC?

[bensgirl1222]

I'm just wondering as we are TTC #2 and I REALLY dont want to gain another 40 pounds like the first time... Also, if you gained less, what did you do different?

[LRL]

With both kids I gained exactly 40lbs- I think that is just what my body needs to make a baby. I was the same weight pre-pregnancy with both babies. DS#2 was nearly 2 pounds heavier than DS#1.

I say if you are eating well (ie. good foods, and not junk) your body will gain what you need.

[jennylou]

I gained a little over 20 pounds with each of the first two.

And, um, I didn't spend most of this pregnancy puking, so I've put on a bit more with this one and have about five weeks to go.

[PinkMartini]

I gained about the same amount with both but didn't have the chance to lose all of PG1's weight before getting pregnant again (got pregnant 3 months PP) So I was definitely larger with PG2.

[E&O]

With DD, I gained 32 lbs
(she was born 5 weeks early, so who knows what i would have gained in those last 5 weeks.)

With DS, I gained 35 lb
(He was full-term)

[Kim]

I gained 35 lbs with #1, 30 lbs with #2, and 25 lbs with #3. I still have 3 months left with this one and I've had very minimal weight gain so far. The only difference I can think of is the fact that with each pregnancy I've had another kid to chase after and take care of .

[mkvh]

#1 -- 30lbs.
#2 -- 45lbs.

I ended both pregnancies at the same weight, though. I just started out the 2nd one 15lbs. lighter than the first! I'm now 20lbs lighter than my starting weight with #1, and I figure I'll gain 50lbs. the next time and hit that same weight.

[Megande]

My experience was pretty similar to mkvh's. I gained about 28 lbs with #1 and around 32 lbs with #2, but I started out my second pregnancy lighter, so I was about the same weight at the end of both of them.

[newmommy]

I gained 37lbs with both boys...they were both born at 7lbs, 12oz.

I started at 10lbs lighter when I was pregnant with DS#2.

[Bucktown]

DS #1: 42 lbs
DD #2: 19 lbs

The only 2 differences were that I was chasing #1 around and the second pregnancy I had no thyroid/on medication (removed after #1's birth).

ETA: #1 was 8lbs 10ozs; #2 was 8lbs 4ozs