36 Weeks Pregnant - I’ve never weighed this much before!
My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall

36 Weeks Pregnant - I’ve never weighed this much before!

I weighed myself today and saw a bigger number than I have ever seen in my life before! And I am very unfazed. So far I’ve gained 4kg more than I did in my previous pregnancies, and we’ve still got a month or more to go! I feel like it’s pretty much all showing up in my belly, as I’m not experiencing swelling or fluid retention. Probably a bit on hips/thighs, but honestly I’m glad to have a bit of extra “padding” before going into breastfeeding, since that requires SO much energy!

So, let’s talk a bit about weight gain in pregnancy - what is normal and is it something we should be concerned about?

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