Hi ladies! I just wanted to say hello and let you know I will be spending some time over here as we are expecting twins in July 2014. I will be a FTM and have no experience with pregnancy/babies in general so I am hoping I can get to know some of you here and share stories and advice.
I do have a question for you ladies, regarding pregnancy weight gain as a MoMs. I am about 10 weeks and have gained over 10+ lbs in this first trimester. I started out as a normal weight for my height and I guess I can attribute much of the weight gain to my ability to really only eat carbs the first few weeks, thanks to this nausea/food aversions, but I am a little concerned about how much I gained when comparing to others/moms of singletons. I don't want to blow up completely and I am worried if this could be a sign of things to come? Is it normal to gain so much in the first tri as a mom of twins? I know I will gain more in general because there are two babies, but I don't want over-gain in general for a MoMs. Will some of the first tri weight fall off as I begin to eat more fruits/vegetables (and less carbs) into the second tri (and be replaced by baby weight)? What was your experience?
Thanks ladies and Happy New Year!
Re: Introducing myself & a weight gain question for other MoMs
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As long as your doctor isn't concerned I wouldn't worry and I promise you once those babies come you are so busy i find myself grabbing sliced apples, bananas, and easy stuff to eat like that. The weight has just fallen off!
With my singleton I put on 45 pounds.
With the twins I was on a low carb /high protein diet from 24 weeks to 34 weeks because I had high amniotic fluid. Initially onthat diet I lost about 8 pounds and it took a good 6 weekd to put it back on. In he end I gained 38 pounds and delivered at 37.3. The girls were 6 and 6.7 pounds. They turned 4 weeks yesterday and I'm 5 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight.
Your body will gain what it needs but I do recommend watching your carbs and increasing protein. Greek yogurt, chicken, beef, avocado, peanut butter, etc. It helped me keep the swelling down and helped put healthy weight on the girls.
Good luck!