Too much weight gain?? Help!

I had a monthly check up today, and I seem to have packed on 12 pounds since my last visit 4 weeks ago!!! I've always been pretty small, and was a size 5pre-pregnancy. I'm 6 months along, and afraid of putting on too much weight. I'm in a weekly yoga class, and I try to eat right, but I get all sorts of cravings at all times of the day, and I KNOW this is why I've packed on the pounds so quickly. I want to put on weight at a morenormal rate, but I dont want to be hungry or affect the baby negatively in ANY way. Any suggestions on healthy snacksor cardio that's good for pregnant women? 

Quoting Stephanie_Mommy2be:“ I had a monthly check up today, and I seem to have packed on 12 pounds since my last visit 4 weeks ago!!! ... [snip!] ... hungry or affect the baby negatively in ANY way. Any suggestions on healthy snacksor cardio that's good for pregnant women? ”

That's normal...you gain the most around your 6 month because that's when your baby has the biggest growth spirt.....I gained 9 lbs in 10 days...NO JOKE.....don't worry, it will slow down providing you don't eat too much and you try to walk at least a 1/2 hour per day.

well what i did was when i had cravings all the time i would substitute it for something healthy...like if i wanted something sweet id go for an orange....but the other girl is right...i gain the most in ur 6th month...i gained 15 pounds in one month

I packed on 9lb during that apt. (we're due the same time(ish))! I seriously cried, that matched the first 20 weeks!   I've decided to swear off candy for the month and try to watch my carbs. . . We'll see how that helps.

OK...Thanks! I don't feel so bad since most of you gained at 6 months. In the meantime, I will def try to cutdown onthe sweets and candy (it's my downfall)!

I gained like 8 lbs for that appt too (from 18 to 22 wks)! haha it must be a growth spurt time like she said. The next appointment I went to at 26 weeks I had only gained an additonal 3 lbs...so that was a relief! Good luck. Just stay healthy...eat healthy and the weight should come off easy at the end.

Quoting Stephanie_Mommy2be:“ I had a monthly check up today, and I seem to have packed on 12 pounds since my last visit 4 weeks ago!!! ... [snip!] ... hungry or affect the baby negatively in ANY way. Any suggestions on healthy snacksor cardio that's good for pregnant women? ”

I'm 34 weeks and I weigh 160lbs. I always weighed 110-120lbs before pregnancy...

Quoting Stephanie_Mommy2be:“ OK...Thanks! I don't feel so bad since most of you gained at 6 months. In the meantime, I will def try to cutdown onthe sweets and candy (it's my downfall)!”

And remember that the more you gain, the more you have to lose....

I gained 63 lb total (yeah, I know a lot) and by 10 days PP, I lost 20 of it, and since then, have only lost 16 more pounds (mind you, I gave birth 13 weeks, 1 day ago)....I still have 27 lbs to lose, although I'd love to lose 35 more....the thing is that it's very difficult to get your weight off on account of hormones....although you can't help the weight gain around your 6th month, you can try not to gain too much more towards the end....and if you do, don't worry about it - it will come off eventually!

I just know that if we ever have more children, I will NOT let myself gain more than 30 lbs...a friend of mine is 15.5 weeks along & she's only gained 4 lbs...LUCKY! I gained 12 in my 1st trimester! ARRGH!

Quoting Stephanie_Mommy2be:“ I had a monthly check up today, and I seem to have packed on 12 pounds since my last visit 4 weeks ago!!! ... [snip!] ... hungry or affect the baby negatively in ANY way. Any suggestions on healthy snacksor cardio that's good for pregnant women? ”

ok well i just went up to my app. and they said i gained to much too...i gained 10 but my mom said not to worry because she gained 70 and my mom wears a double zero lol so im not gonna worry bout it

yes, the sixth month you will gain the most..during that month i gained 6 pounds...not too bad but thats the most ive gained in 1 month....i think what my doctor told me was that if i was craving sweets, something was missing in my diet! but you should try subsituting for healthier things..its hard at first but it becomes a habit? lol...you kinda gotta back off on the carbs and eat lots of protein..you wont gain "extra" weight by eating things your baby needs! good luck  

i put 12 lbs on in ONE WEEK! i was about 37 weeks at the time.
eeeeek. i gained 67lbs.... and now regrettttting it..

I think around my 6 month appointment I gained 10lbs in the 1 month. Thats the most Ive gained in a month, the rest of my weight gain has been much slower and steadier, just the one month I kinda packed it on. It sounds like thats normal for most of us ladies though so I wouldnt worry too much.