Has anyone ever lost weight by being pregnant?

I am over weight. I have had 3 babies and each time i lost weight during my pregnancies. My first one i didnt lose that mush becasue i had to deliver at 30 weeks due to pre-eclampsia. It had nothing to do with my weight loss. In fact my doctors said that as long as i was eating well and not straving myself of calories they werent concerened that i was losing weight and it is normal for woman who are heavier to gain littel or lose during pregnancy. During my second pregnancy i lost 25 pounds and then additional 20 after giving birth. the same with my last pregnancy both of my last 2 pregnancies were healthy and one weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and the other 8 lbs 8 oz The biggest problem i had with the weight loss is that once my hormones and metabolism went back to the pre preganancy way i gained all the weight back that i lost plus some each time. So i think that if you gave birth to heatlthy baby then i wouldnt worry too much about the weight gain just because are not gaining weight doesnt mean that your baby isnt. Good Luck and congradulations

All three of my pregnancies were "textbook" babies. I did, however, lose at least 30 lbs. with each one. Assuming you aren't eating any more than you did before, you aren't adding extra calories to your body. your body, however is buring extra calories creating the baby. Since you are now buring more calories, you lose weight. I'm not a doctor, nurse, or have anything to do with the medical field. I don't know if this is fact, but it makes total sense to me. Don't fret over the weight loss. Eating healthy is the most important thing. If you are taking care of yourself, than your baby should be strong and healthy as well. :) Congratulations on your new bundle! I bet he was worth every pound lost!

Wit my first 3 I gained weight like mad then with my 4th I had a major case of morning sickness and only wanted to eat strawberries and drink things that had strawberries in it and were red. I couldent eat fastfood like McDonalds and I couldent be near any sodas cause they made me nautious. I firmly believe that because of that I lost weight during my pregnancy. My doctor didnt get too worried about it because I was doing it the right way and the healthy way. I didnt start gaining any weight till my 7th month. While I was loosing weight the baby was compinsating for it.

I am hearing this first time that someone looses weight at the time of pregnancy. And congrats for your baby.

my first time I gained 45 pounds! My second I actually lost 10. I had hypermesis and was hospitalized for it. I was sick about 8 1/2 months of my pregnancy. I think I would've rather gained the weight. But that is how it happened. Hopefully with this one, I will gain the normal amount =)