GD and weight gain stopped

sunnybrook.

I was diagnosed with GD at 28 weeks and started the diet at 29 weeks. I'm on insulin 2x/day plus am continuing with the diet. The diet has me on 2400 calories a day which I meet for the most part but it's really hard with the restrictions. Since Oct. 27, I have only gained 2lbs (for a total of 37lbs so far).

The babies are doing great but they dropped from the 67th percentile to the 24th and 27th percentile for growth. The peri said its fine as long as they don't fall below the 10th percentile. I have another growth scan today and will talk to the peri and the dietician again, but I was wondering if anyone else had GD and struggled with weight gain b/c of it. I'm getting nervous.

nygrl79

I don't have experience with GD, but isn't is usually the case (i.e. normal) that twins drop off in the percentile for growth after 28 weeks because there is just very little room for them to expand?

sunnybrook.

The peri did say that it was normal for that to happen with twins and there is no reason to worry unless they fall below the 10th percentile. I'm still really concerned that I can't gain any weight. I know I shouldn't worry...as long as the babies are growing, I shouldn't care about my weight. I just can't get my peri's initial goal of a total 55lb weight gain out of my head.