weight gain in pregnancy question please respond!

[wanderlost]

With my son I gained 25 lbs and lost most of it within a few months.

With my daughter, I gained 20 pounds, but I started out about 20 lbs heavier than I was when I had my son and so I lost the 20 lbs from pregnany almost immediattely and the other extra 20 over the last year. I am at the point now where I eat ANYTHING I want to make sure I don't lose anymore (I am still breastfeeding, which I assume is what kept the weight sliding off).

 

[wanderlost]

With my son I gained 25 lbs and lost most of it within a few months.

With my daughter, I gained 20 pounds, but I started out about 20 lbs heavier than I was when I had my son and so I lost the 20 lbs from pregnany almost immediattely and the other extra 20 over the last year. I am at the point now where I eat ANYTHING I want to make sure I don't lose anymore (I am still breastfeeding, which I assume is what kept the weight sliding off).

 

[wanderlost]

With my son I gained 25 lbs and lost most of it within a few months.

With my daughter, I gained 20 pounds, but I started out about 20 lbs heavier than I was when I had my son and so I lost the 20 lbs from pregnany almost immediattely and the other extra 20 over the last year. I am at the point now where I eat ANYTHING I want to make sure I don't lose anymore (I am still breastfeeding, which I assume is what kept the weight sliding off).

 

[wanderlost]

With my son I gained 25 lbs and lost most of it within a few months.

With my daughter, I gained 20 pounds, but I started out about 20 lbs heavier than I was when I had my son and so I lost the 20 lbs from pregnany almost immediattely and the other extra 20 over the last year. I am at the point now where I eat ANYTHING I want to make sure I don't lose anymore (I am still breastfeeding, which I assume is what kept the weight sliding off).

 

[wanderlost]

With my son I gained 25 lbs and lost most of it within a few months.

With my daughter, I gained 20 pounds, but I started out about 20 lbs heavier than I was when I had my son and so I lost the 20 lbs from pregnany almost immediattely and the other extra 20 over the last year. I am at the point now where I eat ANYTHING I want to make sure I don't lose anymore (I am still breastfeeding, which I assume is what kept the weight sliding off).

 

[julie]

I gained 60lbs during my pregnancy, and lost 45 of it within 24 hours of delivery. With twins, you should have a goal of about 40lbs for the entire pregnancy.

From personal experience, it's only going to get harder to eat the bigger you get. SO eat all that you can now, foods high in calories and protein. I made a daily log to see how much I was eathing and so I could eat a bit more before bed if I hadn't had enough to eat.

Let me know if you need any ideas for eating. I remember I got so sick of food <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. I'd say your a little under on the amount of weight you should have on...

 

[julie]

I gained 60lbs during my pregnancy, and lost 45 of it within 24 hours of delivery. With twins, you should have a goal of about 40lbs for the entire pregnancy.

From personal experience, it's only going to get harder to eat the bigger you get. SO eat all that you can now, foods high in calories and protein. I made a daily log to see how much I was eathing and so I could eat a bit more before bed if I hadn't had enough to eat.

Let me know if you need any ideas for eating. I remember I got so sick of food <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. I'd say your a little under on the amount of weight you should have on...

 

[julie]

I gained 60lbs during my pregnancy, and lost 45 of it within 24 hours of delivery. With twins, you should have a goal of about 40lbs for the entire pregnancy.

From personal experience, it's only going to get harder to eat the bigger you get. SO eat all that you can now, foods high in calories and protein. I made a daily log to see how much I was eathing and so I could eat a bit more before bed if I hadn't had enough to eat.

Let me know if you need any ideas for eating. I remember I got so sick of food <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. I'd say your a little under on the amount of weight you should have on...

 

[julie]

I gained 60lbs during my pregnancy, and lost 45 of it within 24 hours of delivery. With twins, you should have a goal of about 40lbs for the entire pregnancy.

From personal experience, it's only going to get harder to eat the bigger you get. SO eat all that you can now, foods high in calories and protein. I made a daily log to see how much I was eathing and so I could eat a bit more before bed if I hadn't had enough to eat.

Let me know if you need any ideas for eating. I remember I got so sick of food <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. I'd say your a little under on the amount of weight you should have on...

 

[julie]

I gained 60lbs during my pregnancy, and lost 45 of it within 24 hours of delivery. With twins, you should have a goal of about 40lbs for the entire pregnancy.

From personal experience, it's only going to get harder to eat the bigger you get. SO eat all that you can now, foods high in calories and protein. I made a daily log to see how much I was eathing and so I could eat a bit more before bed if I hadn't had enough to eat.

Let me know if you need any ideas for eating. I remember I got so sick of food <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. I'd say your a little under on the amount of weight you should have on...

 

[Scarlett81]

at 24 weeks i had gained 8-9 lbs. i was worried, and the docs-oh lordy, forget about it. they were trying to shove as many cals down my throat as they could.
it wasn't that i wasn't absorbing my food-i wasn't eating. i had no apetite and if i forced it i just threw up. i carried high and the baby pushed on my stomach way too much to want to eat.
i knew after i had her that my apetite would return and id be fine-i never had trouble before w weight.
the docs were worried my weight troubles would stay but i knew things would be ok. perfectly healthy women can gain only 15 lbs w pregs! my mom was told to only gain 15-20 lbs in her day.
the babies will take from your nutrition so dont worry about them. instead of focusing too much on cals, which can drive u crazy and stress u out sooo much-i'd focus on the quality of your food. get in as much protein from whatever source you prefer-cheese, dairy, chicken, nuts, anything...for a preg woman they reccomend 80-100 grams a day-for twins I'd add on maybe 30-40 more grams at least.
with one protein shake in the morning made with yogurt, protein powder, fruit and milk you can get 25+ grams in. add a piece of whole grain toast with cream cheese and in you can squeeze in 3 pieces of bacon-thats another 12 grams or so.
lunch- a salad with chicken on top (panera has great ones), and glass of milk-another 25 grams....keep going and you'll see it is fairly easy to get the protein in.

when i was preg-eating 3000 cals a day-I didn't gain a lb myself-the baby got it all. and believe it or not, i lost all my weight within a week of delivering. i was 127 pre preg and 5 days after she was born i was 127! my total weight gain at 40 weeks of preg was 17 lbs. the baby was 8 lbs. my appetite is fine and weight is fine. i am 125-i think bfeeding has helped me loose a few. i'm only 5'3 so i can afford to lose a few lbs, its ok.

please dont stress about it! get yourself on a good diet. don't worry about what they say. (unless of course you start losing tons of weight) give yourself good nutrition, focus on that. stress can prevent u from gaining weight too.

why are you concerned about not carrying full term? (if u dont mind me asking)

 

[Scarlett81]

at 24 weeks i had gained 8-9 lbs. i was worried, and the docs-oh lordy, forget about it. they were trying to shove as many cals down my throat as they could.
it wasn't that i wasn't absorbing my food-i wasn't eating. i had no apetite and if i forced it i just threw up. i carried high and the baby pushed on my stomach way too much to want to eat.
i knew after i had her that my apetite would return and id be fine-i never had trouble before w weight.
the docs were worried my weight troubles would stay but i knew things would be ok. perfectly healthy women can gain only 15 lbs w pregs! my mom was told to only gain 15-20 lbs in her day.
the babies will take from your nutrition so dont worry about them. instead of focusing too much on cals, which can drive u crazy and stress u out sooo much-i'd focus on the quality of your food. get in as much protein from whatever source you prefer-cheese, dairy, chicken, nuts, anything...for a preg woman they reccomend 80-100 grams a day-for twins I'd add on maybe 30-40 more grams at least.
with one protein shake in the morning made with yogurt, protein powder, fruit and milk you can get 25+ grams in. add a piece of whole grain toast with cream cheese and in you can squeeze in 3 pieces of bacon-thats another 12 grams or so.
lunch- a salad with chicken on top (panera has great ones), and glass of milk-another 25 grams....keep going and you'll see it is fairly easy to get the protein in.

when i was preg-eating 3000 cals a day-I didn't gain a lb myself-the baby got it all. and believe it or not, i lost all my weight within a week of delivering. i was 127 pre preg and 5 days after she was born i was 127! my total weight gain at 40 weeks of preg was 17 lbs. the baby was 8 lbs. my appetite is fine and weight is fine. i am 125-i think bfeeding has helped me loose a few. i'm only 5'3 so i can afford to lose a few lbs, its ok.

please dont stress about it! get yourself on a good diet. don't worry about what they say. (unless of course you start losing tons of weight) give yourself good nutrition, focus on that. stress can prevent u from gaining weight too.

why are you concerned about not carrying full term? (if u dont mind me asking)

 

[Scarlett81]

at 24 weeks i had gained 8-9 lbs. i was worried, and the docs-oh lordy, forget about it. they were trying to shove as many cals down my throat as they could.
it wasn't that i wasn't absorbing my food-i wasn't eating. i had no apetite and if i forced it i just threw up. i carried high and the baby pushed on my stomach way too much to want to eat.
i knew after i had her that my apetite would return and id be fine-i never had trouble before w weight.
the docs were worried my weight troubles would stay but i knew things would be ok. perfectly healthy women can gain only 15 lbs w pregs! my mom was told to only gain 15-20 lbs in her day.
the babies will take from your nutrition so dont worry about them. instead of focusing too much on cals, which can drive u crazy and stress u out sooo much-i'd focus on the quality of your food. get in as much protein from whatever source you prefer-cheese, dairy, chicken, nuts, anything...for a preg woman they reccomend 80-100 grams a day-for twins I'd add on maybe 30-40 more grams at least.
with one protein shake in the morning made with yogurt, protein powder, fruit and milk you can get 25+ grams in. add a piece of whole grain toast with cream cheese and in you can squeeze in 3 pieces of bacon-thats another 12 grams or so.
lunch- a salad with chicken on top (panera has great ones), and glass of milk-another 25 grams....keep going and you'll see it is fairly easy to get the protein in.

when i was preg-eating 3000 cals a day-I didn't gain a lb myself-the baby got it all. and believe it or not, i lost all my weight within a week of delivering. i was 127 pre preg and 5 days after she was born i was 127! my total weight gain at 40 weeks of preg was 17 lbs. the baby was 8 lbs. my appetite is fine and weight is fine. i am 125-i think bfeeding has helped me loose a few. i'm only 5'3 so i can afford to lose a few lbs, its ok.

please dont stress about it! get yourself on a good diet. don't worry about what they say. (unless of course you start losing tons of weight) give yourself good nutrition, focus on that. stress can prevent u from gaining weight too.

why are you concerned about not carrying full term? (if u dont mind me asking)

 

[Scarlett81]

at 24 weeks i had gained 8-9 lbs. i was worried, and the docs-oh lordy, forget about it. they were trying to shove as many cals down my throat as they could.
it wasn't that i wasn't absorbing my food-i wasn't eating. i had no apetite and if i forced it i just threw up. i carried high and the baby pushed on my stomach way too much to want to eat.
i knew after i had her that my apetite would return and id be fine-i never had trouble before w weight.
the docs were worried my weight troubles would stay but i knew things would be ok. perfectly healthy women can gain only 15 lbs w pregs! my mom was told to only gain 15-20 lbs in her day.
the babies will take from your nutrition so dont worry about them. instead of focusing too much on cals, which can drive u crazy and stress u out sooo much-i'd focus on the quality of your food. get in as much protein from whatever source you prefer-cheese, dairy, chicken, nuts, anything...for a preg woman they reccomend 80-100 grams a day-for twins I'd add on maybe 30-40 more grams at least.
with one protein shake in the morning made with yogurt, protein powder, fruit and milk you can get 25+ grams in. add a piece of whole grain toast with cream cheese and in you can squeeze in 3 pieces of bacon-thats another 12 grams or so.
lunch- a salad with chicken on top (panera has great ones), and glass of milk-another 25 grams....keep going and you'll see it is fairly easy to get the protein in.

when i was preg-eating 3000 cals a day-I didn't gain a lb myself-the baby got it all. and believe it or not, i lost all my weight within a week of delivering. i was 127 pre preg and 5 days after she was born i was 127! my total weight gain at 40 weeks of preg was 17 lbs. the baby was 8 lbs. my appetite is fine and weight is fine. i am 125-i think bfeeding has helped me loose a few. i'm only 5'3 so i can afford to lose a few lbs, its ok.

please dont stress about it! get yourself on a good diet. don't worry about what they say. (unless of course you start losing tons of weight) give yourself good nutrition, focus on that. stress can prevent u from gaining weight too.

why are you concerned about not carrying full term? (if u dont mind me asking)

 

[Scarlett81]

at 24 weeks i had gained 8-9 lbs. i was worried, and the docs-oh lordy, forget about it. they were trying to shove as many cals down my throat as they could.
it wasn't that i wasn't absorbing my food-i wasn't eating. i had no apetite and if i forced it i just threw up. i carried high and the baby pushed on my stomach way too much to want to eat.
i knew after i had her that my apetite would return and id be fine-i never had trouble before w weight.
the docs were worried my weight troubles would stay but i knew things would be ok. perfectly healthy women can gain only 15 lbs w pregs! my mom was told to only gain 15-20 lbs in her day.
the babies will take from your nutrition so dont worry about them. instead of focusing too much on cals, which can drive u crazy and stress u out sooo much-i'd focus on the quality of your food. get in as much protein from whatever source you prefer-cheese, dairy, chicken, nuts, anything...for a preg woman they reccomend 80-100 grams a day-for twins I'd add on maybe 30-40 more grams at least.
with one protein shake in the morning made with yogurt, protein powder, fruit and milk you can get 25+ grams in. add a piece of whole grain toast with cream cheese and in you can squeeze in 3 pieces of bacon-thats another 12 grams or so.
lunch- a salad with chicken on top (panera has great ones), and glass of milk-another 25 grams....keep going and you'll see it is fairly easy to get the protein in.

when i was preg-eating 3000 cals a day-I didn't gain a lb myself-the baby got it all. and believe it or not, i lost all my weight within a week of delivering. i was 127 pre preg and 5 days after she was born i was 127! my total weight gain at 40 weeks of preg was 17 lbs. the baby was 8 lbs. my appetite is fine and weight is fine. i am 125-i think bfeeding has helped me loose a few. i'm only 5'3 so i can afford to lose a few lbs, its ok.

please dont stress about it! get yourself on a good diet. don't worry about what they say. (unless of course you start losing tons of weight) give yourself good nutrition, focus on that. stress can prevent u from gaining weight too.

why are you concerned about not carrying full term? (if u dont mind me asking)

 

[hopeforever601]

Thank you so much for all the replies. Please keep them coming.. Being pregnant with twins I worry so much about preterm labor though I am still able to walk 2 miles each day for airway clearance (I was walking 3 miles before pregnancy) yet still I want so much to get them the healthiest as possible..

Kel

 

[hopeforever601]

Thank you so much for all the replies. Please keep them coming.. Being pregnant with twins I worry so much about preterm labor though I am still able to walk 2 miles each day for airway clearance (I was walking 3 miles before pregnancy) yet still I want so much to get them the healthiest as possible..

Kel

 

[hopeforever601]

Thank you so much for all the replies. Please keep them coming.. Being pregnant with twins I worry so much about preterm labor though I am still able to walk 2 miles each day for airway clearance (I was walking 3 miles before pregnancy) yet still I want so much to get them the healthiest as possible..

Kel

 

[hopeforever601]

Thank you so much for all the replies. Please keep them coming.. Being pregnant with twins I worry so much about preterm labor though I am still able to walk 2 miles each day for airway clearance (I was walking 3 miles before pregnancy) yet still I want so much to get them the healthiest as possible..

Kel

 

[hopeforever601]

Thank you so much for all the replies. Please keep them coming.. Being pregnant with twins I worry so much about preterm labor though I am still able to walk 2 miles each day for airway clearance (I was walking 3 miles before pregnancy) yet still I want so much to get them the healthiest as possible..

Kel