Well...here is what I have learned from my experience.
I have friends who didn't exercise, had Doritos and milkshakes all through their pregnancies...and they gained 15-20 pounds total and had cute little 6 pound babies.
In my case, with my first child (I was much younger-early twenties) I didn't do anything, ate what I wanted to-and gained about 50 pounds. With my second and third, I watched what I ate, tested my blood sugar regularly (gestational diabetic) and I exercised ALL THROUGH MY PREGNANCY. Guess what? I gained right around 40-45 pounds with each of them. All of my babies were in the 9 pound 3 ounces-10 pound 4 ounces range as well.
You can try to do the right things-you can watch your diet, exercise, and sometimes, genetics DOES come into play. Seriously-in my case, the difference between sitting on my butt and eating whatever I wanted...and watching my diet like a hawk and exercising daily (I am a dance instructor) was a measely 5 pounds.
At this point, as long as you are doing the right things-eating healthy and getting regular exercise, I wouldn't worry too much about the gain. It will just stress you out too much.
In my case, I am predispositioned to having larger babies, gaining about 2 cup sizes in my bra during pregnancy and nursing, I have larger than average placentas and more amniotic fluid (making the gain more...) and it is what it is.
Keep on doing what you are doing, though-because my staying fitter, you will have more strength and stamina during labor and delivery and you will bounce back faster afterwards.
I just hate to see people trying to control their gain to the last pound...and then getting upset or feeling like they are failing if they can't.
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