Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 100 Location: Norfolk, VA USA
Posted: 06-05-06 13:24pm
megums1211
wrote:
iheartmybostonterrier
wrote:
everyone is different. In
the first trimester they like you to gain
only 3-4 pounds. Then it's a pound a
week until you deliver.
At 14 weeks i'd gained 5 pounds. At 17
I was up another 8(!). My doctor said
not to worry about it unless i've put on
another 8 pounds by my next appointment.
I just don't get it though, I haven't
been eating much more than normal. Oh,
the joys of
pregnancy.
i gained 6 pounds in the first trimester
and I am now 14 weeks (two weeks into my
second) and I haven't gained anything
more. Am I really supposed to be
gaining a pound a week? Wow, i'm a
little behind.... But I definately
should not increase my apetite
right?
the whole gaining a pound a week isn't
until the 3rd trimester....
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-05-06 13:28pm
Whew! I'm not behind afterall. Lol.
How much are you supposed to gain in the
second trimester?
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 06-05-06 13:45pm
My doctor said he likes to see 2 - 2 1/2
lbs. A month from beginning to end. He
said the only thing that'll happen if you
gain more is having to lose it later.
I'm 19 weeks and as of 15 weeks I had
gained 11 lbs.
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-05-06 13:56pm
Well, i've never heard that. 2 pounds a
month is only 18 pounds. Everything i've
read and discussed has always said that
healthy weight gain is between 25-30
pounds. More if you are underweight,
less if you are overweight.
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Sunflower_pie81
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 06-05-06 14:14pm
I still haven't gained....I spoke wtih my
ob and he stated that it will be ok as
long as the uterus and the baby are
measuring for you weekage.
I am still weighing in at 7 lbs strong.
I can't gain anymore.....I have even tried
eating more and more and adding snacks and
even if I am up for a midnight pee I
sometimes get more to eat but still can't
seem to gain anything.
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-05-06 14:20pm
Do you think it's ok that I haven't gained
any weight in like 3 weeks? I had gained
up until my 11th week and now i'm 14 and
have been holding steady.
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Sunflower_pie81
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 06-05-06 15:29pm
Unless your doctor starts to show concern
about it then I think you are fine. I
would ask him/her at your next vistit if
you have not gained and see what he says.
At first they showed concern (well one of
my ob's did, I am in a group) but now they
really don't. I am all belly and that is
it. Some doctors are more concerned than
others and if you have some weight already
on you then maybe you don't need to gain
too too much. I am not an expert on
this....Just if you are really concerned
you need to express this to your ob.
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Lalee
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 06-05-06 18:47pm
My sister-in-law found out when she got
pregnant that she has type 2 diabetes.
She will be induced in two weeks and has
lost weight throughout her entire
pregnancy due to the change in diet.
However, the baby is at a very healthy
weight and is perfectly fine.
My weight gain (i was told by the doctors
in my group) was right on track for the
longest time. At my last visit, however,
they said I had gained too much. However,
that's also when I learned that my blood
sugar levels are too high and i, too, have
to change my eating. Which reminds me,
does anyone know if gestational diabetes
tends to set in mid-pregnancy or later, or
is it something that occurs throughout if
you have it?
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Bridget
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Posted: 06-05-06 18:53pm
alanna
wrote:
megums1211
wrote:
iheartmybostonterrier
wrote:
everyone is different.
In the first trimester they like you to
gain only 3-4 pounds. Then it's a
pound a week until you deliver.
At 14 weeks i'd gained 5 pounds. At 17
I was up another 8(!). My doctor said
not to worry about it unless i've put on
another 8 pounds by my next appointment.
I just don't get it though, I haven't
been eating much more than normal. Oh,
the joys of
pregnancy.
i gained 6 pounds in the first trimester
and I am now 14 weeks (two weeks into my
second) and I haven't gained anything
more. Am I really supposed to be
gaining a pound a week? Wow, i'm a
little behind.... But I definately
should not increase my apetite
right?
the whole gaining a pound a week isn't
until the 3rd
trimester....
i was told at my last visit (17 weeks)
that I should be gaining a pound a week up
until the end.
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alanna
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 100 Location: Norfolk, VA USA
Posted: 06-05-06 19:50pm
Yikes! A lb a week? My doctor hasn't
said anything like that to me, and i'm not
even close to that. I'm 24 weeks, and
i've only gained 6 lbs. He said i'm on a
good track. But I did read that a pound a
week is what you should be gaining in the
3rd trimester, because the baby is growing
so much.
Different doctors, different opinions.
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-06-06 13:36pm
iheartmybostonterrier
wrote:
alanna
wrote:
megums1211
wrote:
iheartmybostonterrier
wrote:
everyone is different.
In the first trimester they like you to
gain only 3-4 pounds. Then it's a
pound a week until you deliver.
At 14 weeks i'd gained 5 pounds. At
17 I was up another 8(!). My doctor
said not to worry about it unless i've put
on another 8 pounds by my next
appointment. I just don't get it
though, I haven't been eating much more
than normal. Oh, the joys of
pregnancy.
i gained 6 pounds in the first trimester
and I am now 14 weeks (two weeks into my
second) and I haven't gained anything
more. Am I really supposed to be
gaining a pound a week? Wow, i'm a
little behind.... But I definately
should not increase my apetite
right?
the whole gaining a pound a week isn't
until the 3rd
trimester....
i was told at my last visit (17 weeks)
that I should be gaining a pound a week up
until the
end.
so should I be concerned about not
gaining? I don't see my doc for two more
weeks.... When i'm 16 weeks.... Should I
just continue to eat like I do? What if I
begin to lose?
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Lalee
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 06-06-06 13:39pm
If you're worried, just call your doc and
ask about it.
