Holy Freakin' Weight

Andrea Isaacs

I just got back from a couple of dr. appts.  Everything is going great with the babies.  Baby A's heart rate is 155 and Baby B's heart rate is 147.  Baby A is head down.  And my cervix is still measuring at 4 cm, which is what it was 2 weeks ago.  But I had my OB dr appt too, and in two freaking weeks, I have gained 9 lbs. Oh my gosh!!  Is this normal?  I asked my dr. and he said that I had two babies in there, and he is not concerned, but if I wanted we could keep an eye on it.  I just think it sounds crazy!  Better cut back on the sweets and stuff.

bclspeer

Don't worry about it! I know it seems like a lot in a little bit of time. That actually happened to me with my first pregnancy with just 1 baby. I worry about my weight too every time I go in. Your babies probably just had a big growth spurt!!  The bigger they are the healthier! Hang in there!!

hopewill

over the term of my pg i have had two major weight gain weeks...one i gained 8 lbs and this past week i gained 6...

 in total i'm up 38 lbs at almost 33 wks...it's ok.  my doc didn't seem worried.

autumngigi

It also may be a little of fluid retention. You've got a lot of fluid circulating through your body to support the babies. As long as your doctor isn't concerned, I wouldn't worry.

jd0614

normal normal normal!!!    Happened to me once, and then the next week appt I was down 5 - could be a number of things, water/salt, etc.  I wouldn't worry about it.  I did have several appts where I gained 5 pounds at each appt. and that was ok by my doc too.

jd0614

By the way, I delivered at 34 weeks, 1day - and gained 51 pounds total!!!!!  (imagine if I had gone full term).  Anyway, my boys were almost 6 and almost 7 pounds at 34 weeks.  So that IS where the weight went!