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I gained alot of weight

I gained about 10 pounds in about 8 weeks.will my dr be disappointed? Will she tell me I need to slow down?
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34 weeks and I've gained 19lbs
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36wks & ive gained 19lbs.
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15 pounds at 28 weeks is good.  =) I've gained 24 and I'm 33 weeks. Doc says I'm fine. =D
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32 weeks and I have gained 30 lbs :( I've gained 8 lbs in the last 4 weeks!
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It depends on your pregnancy but 15lbs at 28 weeks sounds about right, i doubt she will be disappointed. If you are tracking your food though you should only be adding about 300 calories extra a day to your meals, my doctor told me that will keep you at a healthy rate of weight gain for you and baby.

I have only gained 5 lbs in my entire pregnancy and I'm going to hit 30 weeks this friday. Up until week 20 I had lost 15lbs, than at 20weeks I gained 6lbs and at 24 weeks I gained 8lbs and at 28 weeks i gained 6lbs. So in total I have gained 5lbs and my doctor stillwants me to gain more weight.
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it would depend on what 8 weeks you gained your weight in.  my doctor broke it down like this for me.  35 weight gain is broken down  
1st trimester= 5 lbs total, but most people don't gain
2nd trimester 5 lbs a month= 15lbs
3rd trimester 1 pound a week = 13 lbs
im normal weight when i started and im 18 weeks along and have only gained 3 lbs, my doctor said not to worry about it, that i will gain it when the baby needs it.  the baby doesnt start putting on "baby fat" until the third trimester which is when most of your weight get's put on.  
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37w on friday have gained almost 50lb. Everyone's different I've gained 10 in a month and even 6 in a week towards the end.
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24 weeks and have gained 15 pounds total.
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I am 27 weeks and gained 35 total. I don't even know where it went :b
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I'm 28 weeks btw.i will have gained 15 pounds I'm total now
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I gained 7 pounds in  2weeks, so far 35 pounds since my pregnancy. My doctor told me to watch my calories since I'm gaining a lot of weight in a short time. But, I wouldn't worry too much about it, as long as baby is healthy and getting the nutrients he or she needs. Exercise helps too. :)
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