...are you following her weight guidelines? I think I am on track for the weight gain, but within the past few days it has become very difficult for me to eat frequently because the pain of being full is pretty intense.
For MoMs who have already given birth, how much did you gain in your pregnancy and how much were your twins born at?
I never thought I would have a hard time eating, but alas, I am struggling to get mere bites down.
Re: BTDT MoMs and those who read Dr. Luke's book...
I've read the book and am on target with her guidelines, but I've tried to eat more frequently, but healthier. In the past 4-6 weeks I feel like I gained too much too fast, so I'm trying to ease it up with healthy snacking. I think I was right at 23 pounds at 20 weeks. The swell is definitely starting to take a toll on my poor hands! Ay yi yi!
I'm also interested to hear what other MOMs experiences have been with weight gain and birth weight.
IVF #1 w/ ICSI 9/2012 (10M 6F), ET 9/24 (1 good pre-blast), BETA 10/4= BFN,
IVF #2 Microflare w/ ICSI 12/2012 (19M 7F), ET 12/16 (2 Good blasts),
BETA 12/26= BFP (356), BETA 12/28 (840) 2nd Ultrasound shows TWINS!!
I weighed about 150 when I got pregnant and lost all of the weight in about 4 months.
I dealt with HG though and lost around 15 lbs at first,was hospitalized and given a PICC line and zofran pump. My gain took a long time and a lot of work,but the girls always measured big.
I followed the weight recommendations as well as her protein guidelines. There was no way I was counting calories to try and get 4000cals per day though (rec. for triplets). I gained 67lbs, delivered at 36w1d, and my boys were 7lb5oz, 5lb12oz, and 5lb9oz.
ETA: Fats are important, so switch to full fat dairy and try to get a little in every meal. I also made sure to load up on protein. I found a protein powder that I used for making fruit smoothies and shakes and those gave me a lot more protein than any premade shake I found (ex. Ensure, Boost, Carnation, etc).
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
I did follow her weight gain guidelines. I had gained 2 lbs by 12w (when I found out I was having twins; I got her book about a week later), about 20 lbs by 20w and 54 lbs overall by birth at 37w6d. My babies were 6lbs10oz and 6lbs7oz.
As far as her nutrition guidelines, I ate all the recommended protein, most of the recommended dairy and about 2/3 the rec'd amount of servings in each other category. For me, that was enough to gain about 2 lbs/wk from 12w on so I couldn't have eaten more and stayed w/in her gain guidelines.
Emerson Lily 6 lbs 13 oz & Ellis Willow 6 lbs 9 oz