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Nurse comment at OB today

saskysasky member
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I had gained 2 pounds in the first 16 weeks, so the past 4 weeks is when the weight finally hit.  I hesitantly got on the scale and braced for the inevitable. 

The nurse sort of whispered the results to me, "You gained 9 pounds in 4 weeks. ... Are you eating a lot?"

haha...

Uhh, yes.  Yes I am.  I'm not gonna lie.

The doctor said 11 pounds in 21ish weeks is perfectly fine.  As long as I feel fine and I'm eating healthfully, my body will let me know if it's putting on too much or too little weight.

I told my coworker who recently had a baby about the nurse comment and she said she would get little comments about weight from the nurses all the time.  Anybody else experience this?

Baby Boy #1 born 1/15/2010

Babies #2 & #3 arriving Spring 2014 (EDD June 18)

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Re: Nurse comment at OB today

  • TwoBecomeOne2007TwoBecomeOne2007
    why should the nurse not comment on it? you are there for a medical visit and the nurse is a part/has input on that.
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  • 12bailey1812bailey18 member
    I've gained 20 lbs. in 22 weeks and no one has a word to me about it. Of course it's been very gradual and not all at once. No little comments just yet though, we'll see!

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  • mrs.priss7mrs.priss7 member
    I'm at 14 lbs now, I was gaining steadily and then the last appt I gained 5 lbs in 4 weeks so I think its fine! Even though it completely sucks watching the scale climb...
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  • LadyLu7LadyLu7 member
    I personally think it's a tricky topic.  I guess it depends on if it was a nurse practitioner or the nurse that checks your vitals.  I also don't think they really should have said anything especially because your doctor didn't seemed concerned with the weight gain.  They should stay get on the same page with what's ok and what's not, or just leave that stuff to the DR or NP.  That's just my opinion though.
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  • StylishMomStylishMom
    I had the opposite problem with DD.  I started out at 110lbs..As I went to my appt. I didnt gain any weight until about 7 months...so everytime i went in the nurse would put me on the scale and then ask if i was eating..and then mention how could there be a child in there. (Since i wasnt gaining any weight) I went to full term with a 7lbs. 1 oz child! thank you very much!!!!!! lol
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  • saskysasky member

    imageTwoBecomeOne2007:
    why should the nurse not comment on it? you are there for a medical visit and the nurse is a part/has input on that.

    Fair enough.  It was just the tone that I found odd, like "Whoa, 9 pounds!"  But maybe that's just me being defensive.

    Also this was the first time I had heard anything from a nurse there past weight, BP reading, and a request for urine.

    The doctor's reassurance was comforting though.  And this will make me rethink those after dinner ice creams though, so maybe it's a good thing!

    Baby Boy #1 born 1/15/2010

    Babies #2 & #3 arriving Spring 2014 (EDD June 18)

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  • Vuja_deVuja_de
    nope, i haven't gotten a nurse comment, and if i did i would be pissed. The nurse has no right to make any comments about your weight, that is your doctor's responsibility.
    Little E born 12.10.09 Little A born 04.19.12
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  • darters82darters82

    I didn't get a nurse comment, but I had only gained about 2 pounds at each of my first couple of appointments. When I went to my last one, though (at 19w4d), I had gained about 7! I was underweight before getting pg, so it wasn't a big deal, but my OB joked with me when he first saw it in the chart and said things like, "what have you been eating?" and "someone's been in the cookie jar!" But that only put me at about 12 pounds total at almost 20 weeks, so that along with the underweight thing was fine. He did say if that was the amount I gain at every appointment, we might have a problem. I have my next one tomorrow, but I think I've only gained about 3 since then, so I should be ok:) But yeah, as long as your dr. says it's fine, don't worry about the nurse comments.

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  • Mstalls16Mstalls16

    She probably could have phrased it more politely, but I wouldn't take offense to it. 11 lbs at your point in your pregnancy is completely normal, she was probably just surprised at the 9 lbs in 4 weeks. It seems like your body's way of catching up to where you should be, and you won't keep seeing 9 lb weight gains each visit, so I wouldn't put too much stock in her reaction (especially with the doctor's vote of confidence)

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