Not gaining weight- advice REALLY needed

[Lusie123]

I'm 18 weeks pregnant just had my doc appt yesterday..  I got weighed again..
My pre-baby weight was 138 (I'm 5'10")   and now I'm 141
????   what is happening?  I'm eating everything (healthy stuff.. I'm a nutritionist)  and making sure I'm getting enough calories..  but doesnt seem to be enough..  The doc didnt seem to be worried..  said baby is measuring up fine..

How much weight have you ladies gained up to this week??  I'm just curious

[casandbaby]

i didn't weigh a whole lot more at 18 weeks myself i think i gained about 3 pounds at that point. you should gain between 2 to 5 pounds in your first trimester at least that was what i was told by my dr :D

[alaysha]

I didn't start gaining until a couple weeks before the third trimester. I think where you are is pretty normal.

[GreenEyedMama]

YOU GUYS ARE SO LUCKY I GAIN AT LEAST 30 SOMETIMES 40 EACH PREGNANCY...SIGHS..............TEARS..................

[misslollipop]

don't worry i lost weight during my pregnancy, you will gain baby weight but don't be in a hurry to gain it

[MOM23ANGELS25F]

Don't worry about weight...... Just because your pregnant, does not mean you have to gain weight..... I gained maybe a whole whopping 5 lbs during each pregnancy and most of that was water retention...... I don't know why gaining weight is such a big deal anyway.. I mean as long as your eating right, and not abusing your body, and your baby has a strong healthy heartbeat then I wouldn't worry about it.

[treazzure007]

YOU are one of the lucky ones.  

[kirby26]

my doc told me its normal to gain about 3 pounds every visit

[luv2bmommy]

i had problems putting on weight during my eighth month!!! in fact i lost a few pounds in between visits, stress was eating at me and i never felt hungry though. so they told me to drink carnation instant breakfast if i couldnt eat anything, and some ice cream! it worked!

[hanacabana]

I lost like 5 kg (i think thats around 11 pounds???) in my first trimester. Just from morning sickness and nausea causing me to eat little. I felt sooooooooooo guilty but my doctor (gp) was never worried. Im now 21 weeks (today) and i have only put on 3-4kgs but my doctor is extremely happy with my weight and weight gain. I think unless your doc is worried you shouldnt (not that its stopped me).

[martikadragoon]

I think your fine, I've only gained 5 lbs and I'll be 5mo pregnant next saturday.

[mom2quint]

Yeah I wouldn't worry.  I've gained almost 8 pounds and I'm only 12 weeks for some reason i gain in the beginning, I did with my son too.  Everyone's different and as long as the doctor said everything is ok, you're fine.

[MOM23ANGELS25F]

Like I said, I wouldn't worry too much about it... As long as your eating healthy and the baby is strong I would NOT worry about it......