Anyone else not gaining weight?

Re: Anyone else not gaining weight?

• hansen080620 member

  March 2020

  I have only gained like 3 pounds, realistically it was probably Christmas weight, my doctor hasn't said anything but I'm planning to ask at my appointment tomorrow. I'm 17 weeks and 3 days foday. 

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• coldlife member

  March 2020

  With my first, I didn't gain any until around that point. 
  
  If you're overweight to begin with, it's fairly common to gain less. And I have heard of very overweight or obese people gaining nothing at all the entire pregnancy. It makes sense if you think about it. You ARE gaining weight. You're gaining the 7.5 pounds of baby, the 1.5 pounds of placenta, the 2 pounds of uterus, the 4 pounds of increased blood volume, etc. You're simply losing fat at the same time you gain that other weight. Losing weight is about using more calories than you consume, so if you're suddenly eating healthier due to being pregnant or GD or whatever or if you keep your same diet that had allowed you to maintain your weight, you could gain little or no weight because your caloric needs increase while pregnant. 
  
  It's not necessarily a concern, but you can always ask your medical providers. If your baby is growing on track and you seem healthy, little or no weight gain shouldn't be an issue. 

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• cornichonmam member

  March 2020

  I wouldn't worry unless you were at a low weight before you got pregnant. With DS, I was borderline obese when I got pregnant and I didn't put on anything until 20w and I ended up 10lb lighter after I gave birth. This time round I've started at a healthy weight and I've put on 5lb so far. If you have a lot of morning sickness it's easy to lose a bit of weight in the begging too.

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• maelove member

  March 2020

  I wouldn’t worry too much! A lot of us are probably still recovering from the first tri nausea/vomiting. I Actually lost weight 🤷🏻‍♀️

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• jwhite3116 member

  March 2020

  I think its more common to have lost weight at this point due to morning sickness. I agree with the others, if you were underweight you need to be gaining at least some. I was underweight due to nursing for so long and have gained 10 pounds already. I am still "considered" underweight but this is what I consider normal for me. So I'm about 2 pounds over what I should have started at and I made a very conscious decision to get back to a healthy weight early for my and the babies health. If you were very overweight then considering the baby is only a handful of ounces right now you probably don't want to have gained much if any at all.

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• rainbow_baby9 member

  March 2020

  Thanks everyone. This really does put my mind at ease. My weight and BMI is within range, but yes, I’m definitely still recovering from first trimester nausea - so it makes sense that the weight gain is slow.

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• [Deleted User] member

  March 2020

  @knottie4e276ecd98b1c31e Welcome back!  There is a note to knotties on the main BMB page, please hop over to the knot and update your username, then log back in and out of the bump so it can update.  If you intro and join in, it'll be easier to tag and get to know you that way. :)

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• rainbow_baby9 member

  March 2020

  Just did Thank you!

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