What is your height
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Topic: What is your height
Posted By: Oxy
Subject: What is your height
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 4:08pm
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Hi All
Just wondering what is everyones height on here. Can your height effect how much weight you grain when pregnant Im only 5 foot 1 Does that mean im not going to show that much when pregnant because im not very tall ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/250ed1" rel="nofollow">  TTC#1 Jan 2009 |
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Posted By: lillibit
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 4:54pm
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HI oxy I'm about that too I think 157cm. Think it means we will look about as wide as we are tall!!! LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lillibit
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 5:09pm
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hey heres a weight gain calculator you can try not know how accurate it is though. I think normall gain is around 14kgs.
http://www.babycenter.com.au/tools/weightgain/ - pregnancy weight calculator |
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 5:16pm
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I'm 5"7 and was a fit size 8 before I got pregnant with Jake. I'd been doing pilates which meant awesome core muscles. I didn't really show til close to 6 months and even when I was ready to pop him out I didn't look pregnant from behind.
I'd say it has alot more to do with the state of your muscles, how your baby sits and what, if any, weight you already have and then put on during pregnancy  -------------   
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 5:20pm
Im only 5 foot and still gained quite a bit with my pregnancies (didnt help having a 9lber) I think being short made me look like I have a giant sized belly, all in proportion. Taller people usually have more space for the bely to spread - me I just went straight out . ------------- 
 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 5:22pm
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I'm 5'6 and quite chubby so when pregnant with Sam I didn't show until 6 months onwards.
This time, I'm a little bit smaller than last time and I am not showing at all. I think I can probably get away with not looking pregnant for a few more months. 
I thought the shorter you were, the more you showed? I could be wrong, and I think it probably has to do with your body shape too. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 5:34pm
| I'm 5'1 (or 154cm) and I showed really early....but I am having twins. I think short people or slim people (but not necessarily ones with fantastic abs) may show sooner as there is less space for the baby to grow |
Posted By: Shezzey
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 7:10pm
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I am 171cm so on the tall side.... and have a bit of a pookoo (sp?) so don't think I will show early... |
Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 7:39pm
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I am 163cm, and naturally very slim, I weigh about 50kg normally.
When I got pregnant, I ate really healthily but still managed to put on 30kg! I showed at about 10 weeks. The weight was all gone within 3 months, without me making an effort to get rid of it though! |
Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 8:23pm
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I'm 163cm and was 53kg pre pregnancy i just did that weight calculator and it said i would probably put on between 11.3 kgs - 15.9 kgs......i'm impressed it's pretty accurate lol I put on 13kg ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: SnuggleBear
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 8:48pm
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i'm about 5'7 and have heard that tall people usually show less as have more room or something,
in saying that my sister-in-law who is due to give birth...umm in about 2 hours is a bit shorter and even tonight she looked like she had a basketball stuffed under her shirt! so i dunno what the hard and fast rule is ------------- Ds1 - 20 months old Ds2 - 4 months old |
Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 9:18pm
yep everyone carrys so differently, my pants started getting tight about 8 weeks, and by the time i was full term i was all out the front an ddefinatly looked preg lol, i was told you couldn't tell from behind that i was pregnant (i couldn't see my feet let alone what i looked like from behind  ) and he was 8lb4oz born ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 10:10pm
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Im 165cm and so far I've put on 9kg.
I read somewhere that 13 - 15kg is the average weight gain during pregnancy which once you minus your bubs weight and waters etc isnt too bad really ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 12:15am
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I'm 173, first pregnancy I started at 74kg & got to 80kg but not before I'd lost a heap of weight because of morning sickness. 2nd pregnacy I was 70kg & got to 77kg.
People didn't really know I was pregnant until easily 6 months ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 9:11am
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Im 167cm (i think) and was a size 8 before pregnancy. I didnt start showing properly till bout 20 weeks ( i had a small podge but nothing really major!) Started at 58kgs and put on 6-7kgs so far.
From behind i dont look pregnant though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 10 July 2009 at 2:57am
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I'm 5'2 and I put on 20 kgs ( went from 56kg to 76kg) ..my boy was (9lb) 4.08kg and I went back down to 65kg after birth and now sit around 58ish and he's 2 years old. Breastfed for 2 years which seemed to help with slowly losing the weight, haven't made any special efforts to exercise - don't have the time
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 18 July 2009 at 4:13pm
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5 foot 4 and i put on 10kg. ------------- 
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Posted By: PixieL
Date Posted: 18 July 2009 at 8:17pm
I'm 5 foot 2 (159 cm) and 67 kg. I put on 7 kg with my pg then MC in February at 11 1/2 weeks. The weight has stayed.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 July 2009 at 9:01pm
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Oxy I'm only 5 ft and here's a pic of me at full term with my son.
If I got any bigger I probably would have fallen over everytime I stood I think how much you show has a lot to do with the size of your torso, I have a small and short torso so there is nowhere for the baby to grow except outwards. I didn't weigh myself this time but with my daughter I only gained 10kg and I lost 8kg in the delivery room. So I didn't put on much but I looked massive from the front/side (never from the back tho). -------------  
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Posted By: Oxy
Date Posted: 18 July 2009 at 9:05pm
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Thanks MrsMojo
now I know what im in for lol ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/250ed1" rel="nofollow"> TTC#1 Jan 2009 |
Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 19 July 2009 at 4:25pm
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That's a great looking pregnancy body, Mrs Mojo. Hope I look that good! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 19 July 2009 at 6:45pm
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162cm, gained 20kg, showed early, Jody was 9lb 4oz. Very very uncomfortable after 40 weeks -------------   
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 20 July 2009 at 3:35pm
| IM six foot and gained a whopping 30 kg by time she arrived 9 lb 8 2 weeks early! I blame the milk cravings I had (up to 12 litres some weeks!) eek! |