my doctor is nuts lol

[pregoRita]

So at my ob appointment my doctor told me okay so far in 29 weeks 5 days u have only gained 9lbs .. I find that great btw anyways she tells me she wants me to gain at least 20 more pounds b4 I am due in October thats crazy now I know im going to put on more weight but 20 lbs seems to be alot especially since I already weigh 221 my baby is 100% healthy I dont see the reason why I should purposely try and gain more weight whatever I gain naturally will be ok buthonestly ill probably gain that or at least close to eat because I eat everything in sight lol

[Novembermommy1104]

My best friend and I have the same doctor.. she was told to gain no more than 20lbs , she was 160-170 before pregnancy (she ended up gaining 50 with both her girls)
I was 116 before becomming pregnant and my doctor told me 25-35lbs . I'm 26 weeks abd have gained 21lbs already, @ my last appt she said I was doing GREAT and I'll probably gain about 14 more! Seems like a lot to me, but it just depends on your body I guess.

[pregoRita]

Lol yea im overweight I like to say fluffy and yummy lol ..thats y i told her she was crazy for wanting me to gain 20 lbs

[MrsAmos]

My dr says the woman over weight he wants them to lose and the smaller woman to gain I'm small so he keeps saying I need to gain 20+ and just because some woman gain doesn't mean there baby is big!!!!

[ericatoday]

That sounds crazy if youre 221 lbs already. You should only really gain like 6 more lbs. I'm almost 29 weeks and I've gained 16lbs and I'm 183 right now andy doctor said try not to gain more than 9 more lbs.

[sjpolo]

Wow that's awesome!  I gained 50 with my first and 30lbs with my second lol but lost it quickly with both

[Mrs_English2]

Yeah, dont listen. If you are already overweight you should onky gain about 10 to 15 lbs total for entire pregnancy. Silly doctor. As long as baby is healthy that is all that matters.

[mummainoz]

I was 198lbs pre-pregnancy and have put on 13lbs. I'm 19wks. My dr doesn't care but the hospital told me that's extreme.

[rosealie23]

You would be considered over weight no offense I fluctuate between 165- 172 and am considered over weight.  If your baby is healthy so far do not gain that much weight on purpose. That is not good for you or baby. With my first I was under weight and gained almost 100 lbs I thought I would never recover. With my third I was a little over weight before I got pregnant from my first two so I lost weight while pregnant because I stayed active and ate a proper diet. My third baby was over 8 lbs and healthy. As long as you eat healthy your baby will be fine but stay active so you don't gain a lot of weight.

[deltagreen9913]

Ive lost a total of 18 pounds and im 29 weeks. My doctor is pleased since I'm already over weight as it is.

[giraffe1020]

It won't be hard to gain weight. You won't have to try. Your blood volume, maternal fat, and everything for the baby will increase without much effort and accounts for the weight. Keep eating nutritiously to make the most of those extra calories you need

[MamaMacMurtry]

My doctor asked me to try & gain no more than 15lbs because I started out overweight. I'm 34.5 weeks & have gained about 14lbs.

[2ndtimemoma927]

Honestly your weight gain sounds fine to me. Im almost 30weeks and I have only gained 11 pounds.  With my first pregnancy I only gained 10 pounds total and my daughter was a healthy and happy baby. She weighed in at 7lbs 13oz.