Weight Gain...what is "normal" at 16 weeks?
Is there a normal? I was told at my midwife appt. last week that I should gain about 30 pounds, and I was scolded for losing a pound since my last appt. They kind of told me I need to pick up the pace with the gaining, and reminded me that I am almost halfway through and haven't gained anything yet.
I am 5'5, and started out at 137 PP, I've been hovering around 132-133 for-ever. But, I am definitely growing a prominent baby bump, at night my belly looks humongous to me. It's like the baby is taking all my excess weight everywhere else and using it for her/his own purposes.
I am eating plenty, working out moderately about 3 times per week (and walking other days). I feel healthy and the baby is actually measuring big, consistently about a week ahead.
Do you guys think this is okay? A sono tech said to me that she was 20 weeks along and had only gained 5 pounds. At the time, I thought, "Wow, that would be so nice, but she's really small". Now I'll be surprised if I put on 5 pounds in 4 weeks (it could definitely happen, but who knows?).
Did anyone else have slow or little weight gain in previous pregnancies and do just fine? This is my first.
Re: Weight Gain...what is "normal" at 16 weeks?
I wouldn't worry about it. My dr.'s rule on weight is if you feel fine you are fine.
With this pregnancy at 20 weeks I gained 5 pounds. I haven't been overly sick or not eating or anything of the sort. It's just how it was. Dr. told me to eat some more but don't stress either because it'll catch up with me. I've now gained 3 pounds in the past 2 weeks..so it's coming for sure.
In my first pregnancy I gained 15 pounds by like 19 weeks or something crazy. However I gained only like 6 pounds in all of the last 1/2 of second tri and 3rd tri. Dr. told me it was fine too.
Everyone's so different.
There is no normal, but this site has some guidelines.
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For #1, I was also scolded for losing a pound in between early appts and it put me into tears! This time, I had gained 1-2 lbs by week 18 and then 5 weeks later at 23w, I had put on an additional 10 lbs! In a month! I was a bit shocked (tall athletic, everyone keeps saying "Where is that baby? How can you be 6 months pregnant?!?"), but the OB said that it's not uncommon to gain minimally then have a big growth spurt. I gained 20 lbs the first time and that's my target this time, I suppose.
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I'm down 2lb from my PP weight, and I am 15 weeks today, and when I saw the doc yesterdays I asked him about it, and his exact words were "don't worry, keep doing what you're doing, your real weight gain should begin at 20 weeks... if you still aren't gaining anything then, we can talk".
He made it very clear that I WILL gain weight, and he said he'd rather me lose a few pounds in the beginning than gain 10lbs in the first tri. SO if that helps, I was worried too... I posted the same thing on the SEPT board yesterday because I was worrying!
I barely gained anything until 18 weeks.... Then between week 18 and 20 I gained 9 pounds... It just kind of all came on. My eating habits did not change nor my work out regime. Lots of women gain weight at different rates through pregnancy you may just be off to a slow start:-) Trust your body:-) It will gain as much as it needs too. GL!
I am almost hitting 13 weeks, still early. I have lost weight. I had lost 10, then gained and lost, gained and lost depending on MS and appetite which for me is almost on-existant. I weight myself this morning and I have gained 1 lb which puts me sitll at 6lbs under my PP weight. I think as long as we are eating, there no real problem. The baby will eat the fat out from between your toes before it starves.
I dont exercise at all right now due to Doc orders of complete rest, but looking forward to walking or something again soon.
I had almost no morning sickness but a huge Carb craving in the beginning. I was somewhere around 155-160 when I got pregnant and now I'm dancing around 172 so I have put on some lbs. However, I'm not gaining anything in the last few weeks and trying to walk as often as I can. My hope is to only put on baby lbs and not too much mommy weight but the truth is, this is my first and I really don't know what to expect. I'm just doing the best I can and that's all I can do!
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