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early-pregnancy GD or Type II moms: how to gain weight?

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Hi!  Lurker here, who's always found this board helpful in dealing with GD issues. I'm a STM diagnosed with GD around week 7.  I had GD with my 1st pregnancy, diagnosed around 28 weeks and easily controlled with diet. 

I'm now 18 weeks, and have only gained 2(?) pounds, over the last 2 weeks.  That gain was after losing 8 lbs. in my 1st trimester due to an illness unrelated to the pregnancy, so I am still under my pre-pregnancy weight.  I was not even close to being overweight before my pregnancy.  My doctor is concerned that I'm not putting on much weight.  We agreed that I should increase my carb intake at breakfast, since my blood sugar is never high before lunch.  I've done that, and increased my calorie intake as a result, but it seems that my weight gain has stalled.

Has anyone been in this situation?  What did you doctor consider a healthy weight gain, especially if you weren't overweight before pregnancy?  I'm afraid that if I don't gain more before my next appointment in 3 weeks, I'll have to start insulin so I can eat more foods that will help me gain weight.

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    My OB also wanted me to increase my calories (but not my carbs). I just ate more fats. Pork (BBQ pork or bacon) chips instead of crackers, I added cheese to my eggs, I put extra butter on my toast, etc. 

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    I was borderline type 2 before I got pregnant but I lost 85 lbs and was free and clear. Now 7 weeks pregnant I am back on the borderline. I lost 12 pounds the first 2 weeks I was pregnant and my doctor was not only fine but happy with it (I am still way overweight). I am also seeing a high risk doctor and nutritionist who said given my specific case that I shouldn't gain more than 11 - 20 lbs this whole pregnancy and they count that from my starting weight (before I lost the 12lbs). They actually gave me a chart showing by week how much I should gain and basically it is 1 pound the first trimester, 5 - 9 the second and the rest the 3rd.

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    edited July 2013

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