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Hey ladies--first let me say that I underwent 3 mos of insemminations before I was able to conceive, so I've always wondered if the drs. are correct on my due date..BUT--the situation is that my LMP was 7/11 (spotting) and from that they are counting my baby's due date as 4/14. (I do wonder if the baby could have been conceived sooner, to explain my inquiry)...but presuming the dates are right... My home scale weighed me at 176 the month we conceived...I'm now 200 at 21 weeks. (Keep in mind, one OB told me I was more like 23 weeks.) I know this sounds high and trust me, I look very very pregnant, but the thing I don't understand is..the drs. have said from the first ultrasound that the baby is 7-10 days developed ahead of schedule. I'm 5'8" and carry the weight well, but I keep feeling like I'm somehow doing something wrong. In my athletic mind, I always thought I'd exercise more when pregnant, but the first tri took me down and i had no time for anything but sleep--now, in the 2nd tri, I've developed plantar fascitis in both feet, knee pains, etc., and still tired... I don't feel like I'm eating that poorly, but yes, I do have the cravings for that choc chip cookie everyday (although I don't always cave).... I'm not a lazy couch potato, but, am concerned if I should be doing something differently. I asked OB who said i looked fine and that they had me weighting 184 when I came in first (which puts weight gain at 13 lbs at that time) (but I didn't see them until I was 8 weeks prego). So...what are your thoughts/experiences with the gain--how are you all doing--will it make labor harder; will the extra weight affect baby (or, will the baby's body still only develop at the pace necessary for its own development?)... Does it sound more likely that baby is further along than they suspect--since she's been ahead in development during every u/s? Or, am I just worrying unnecessarily? I do want to be careful so that I can lose it if possible after the baby.