Just wanted to see what you gals thought about Dr. Lukes weight gain recommendations. I started my pregnancy very thin 113lbs just like I did with my 4.5 yr old son & gained just over 40lbs with him but I also carried him to nearly 42wks. If all goes well, my OB has said he would schedule a c/s around 38wks. According to Dr. Luke I need to gain anywhere from 50-60lbs. WOW!
Re: Dr Lukes Book...Weight Recommendations?
This question is asked a lot. Most of us will say to try and gain 20lbs by 20 weeks as she suggests and to eat a lot of protein and her suggested trimester foods- power foods, I think she calls them?
The weight gain suggested is a lot.
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I too was underweight pre pg with my twins. I read dr. luke but also went to a nutritionist who specialized in pregnancies. She too wanted me to gain 55 lbs or so. I ended up gaining almost 47 lbs. and delivered at almost 39 weeks. One thing I found helpful (and wish I would have started earlier in my pg) was adding 2 protein shakes a day to my diet--I tried to drink them between meals or one before bed so I wasn't full. I found it best to just eat a lot of mini meals all day (healthy fats---nuts, avacados, cheese, etc.) vs. trying to eat large square meals.
GL!
I started off around 105 pounds. I carried my triplets to one day shy of 36 weeks and I gained 50-55 pounds.
I knew nothing of Dr. Luke or her book until after my triplets were born so I didn't follow her guidelines. I think it is important to eat when you are hungry - listen to your body. Everyone is different so don't stress about gaining X by X.
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