Should I be trying to gain more weight?

[KStarr07]

I was wondering, since i had regrettably not been eating as healthy as i should have, or was, when i was under a lot of stress... and, i lost a pound since my last dr.s visit, when i was weighed on thursday.... it was only a pound, but.. i'm already 20 weeks along now... and i weight 116... i'm only about 5'3 what are your thoughts?

[ExpectingaRedhead]

If the doctor doesn't mention anything about your weight gain or weight loss, they probably aren't too worried about it. I didn't start gaining weight until I was 22 or 23 weeks and even then it was only a couple of pounds. At one of my earlier appointments, she saw that I hadn't gained any weight and mentioned that I should try to eat more calories, healthy calories of course. But even then, she wasn't worried. A lot of weight is gained in the third trimester and you are still 2 months away from that point. You will gain weight eventually, trust me.  :)

[KStarr07]

yeah..i kind of feel silly almost, worrying about not gaining enough, because i feel like it's inevitable, i'm going to gain weight eventually.. we asked about it and he said it's okay. so yeah i guess no i shouldn't worry. the baby is right on track with development as of now, too i guess... I was just curious..

[ExpectingaRedhead]

Ya, as long as your baby is developing normally, everything should be fine. I was worried about not gaining any weight around 20 weeks as well, but a month can make a difference!