Weight gain during pregnancy - gained too much?

[littleEDfamily]

I'm going to be a bit contrary here and suggest that if it's your first baby, you won't have a great idea how easy the weight is going to be to get off. Mine came off easily (with breastfeeding), but others really really struggle - it just seems to be that different metabolisms react differently. Unless you are the kind of person that is happy with yourself at any weight, I would try to stay in the recommended limits. There is so much that will knock your self confidence post natally, I don't think it's helpful to also have a mountain of post baby weight to worry about shifting.