just got back from the doc and depressed...

i gained 10lbs this month!....i have no idea how....i talked to the doc......he thinks it might be all the fruit juices, fruit and ginger ale im eating and drinking.....so now im all food and rink cautious bc im scared to gain anymore weight......gained 30 so far and im 26wks

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Everyone gains differently. Concern yourself more with eating healthy than the number that the scale states. You really shouldn't cut down on your food or drink because the baby needs lots of nutrition.

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Aaw honey don't worry about it too much. AT my 28 week appointment I gained 10 lbs and I thought I was going to ... being that I was extra careful that month about my eating. The doctor told me that around that time the baby goes through a big growth spurt and it will all even out in a few weeks. She was right... at 29 weeks I lost 2 pounds and then stayed steady at gaining around 2 lbs each month after that. YOu are eating healthy - try not to worry too much about it!!!

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last month I gained 6 lbs

you know what was different about my diet that month? I craved iced tea... and drank tons of it!

I agree we shouldn't count calories since the baby needs nutrition, but if there's an obvious source of many empty calories (ex. ice tea!) you might want to limit it.

I'm hoping I didn't gain as much this month, now that I cut the tea out.

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on one of my pregnancy's i gained 16 lbs..dont stress it..

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girls you have no idea how much those stories made me feel......soooooooooo much better that im not the only one....i hope you're all right i hope it evens out as the weeks progress and cutting out the unwanted/empty calories will help

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As long as baby is healthy dont stress too much that is what you should be happy about. I asked my doc about my weight gain and even though he thought it was a bit much he said, "you look great, baby looks great, dont worry" (gotta love him )

PS - Since it makes you feel better, I am 22 weeks and up 32 lbs

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try not to worry too much. It is what it is!

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Posted by JenandMikey

girls you have no idea how much those stories made me feel......soooooooooo much better that im not the only one....i hope you're all right i hope it evens out as the weeks progress and cutting out the unwanted/empty calories will help

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Posted by 1stimemom

As long as baby is healthy dont stress too much that is what you should be happy about. I asked my doc about my weight gain and even though he thought it was a bit much he said, "you look great, baby looks great, dont worry" (gotta love him )

PS - Since it makes you feel better, I am 22 weeks and up 32 lbs

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Posted by 08BabySurprise

Posted by JenandMikey

girls you have no idea how much those stories made me feel......soooooooooo much better that im not the only one....i hope you're all right i hope it evens out as the weeks progress and cutting out the unwanted/empty calories will help

ANYTIME!!!! You are healthy and so is your baby! Try not to fixate on the number on the scale unless your doctor becomes concerned about your health or that of your child.

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Posted by JenandMikey

Posted by 1stimemom

As long as baby is healthy dont stress too much that is what you should be happy about. I asked my doc about my weight gain and even though he thought it was a bit much he said, "you look great, baby looks great, dont worry" (gotta love him )

PS - Since it makes you feel better, I am 22 weeks and up 32 lbs

ur so right about everything u said...i have to try not to stress out about it and look at the positive....the doc did say the baby is measuring good in my belly so obviously the weight is going elsewhere probably my assssss ok i have to joke/laugh or im gonna go crazy

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This was me on Monday. I gained 10 lbs in one month and I am up 15 lbs total at 17 weeks. Just eat as healthy as you can and maybe cut the fruit juice with water so it decreases the sugar/calories.

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Posted by 1stimemom

Posted by JenandMikey

Posted by 1stimemom

As long as baby is healthy dont stress too much that is what you should be happy about. I asked my doc about my weight gain and even though he thought it was a bit much he said, "you look great, baby looks great, dont worry" (gotta love him )

PS - Since it makes you feel better, I am 22 weeks and up 32 lbs

ur so right about everything u said...i have to try not to stress out about it and look at the positive....the doc did say the baby is measuring good in my belly so obviously the weight is going elsewhere probably my assssss ok i have to joke/laugh or im gonna go crazy

I told him it had to be 10lbs worth of boobies!

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Posted by twinkletoes807

This was me on Monday. I gained 10 lbs in one month and I am up 15 lbs total at 17 weeks. Just eat as healthy as you can and maybe cut the fruit juice with water so it decreases the sugar/calories.

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Posted by JenandMikey

Posted by twinkletoes807

This was me on Monday. I gained 10 lbs in one month and I am up 15 lbs total at 17 weeks. Just eat as healthy as you can and maybe cut the fruit juice with water so it decreases the sugar/calories.

this just stinks for the both of us, Gabi! But ur right thats what im gonna do

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Posted by twinkletoes807

This was me on Monday. I gained 10 lbs in one month and I am up 15 lbs total at 17 weeks. Just eat as healthy as you can and maybe cut the fruit juice with water so it decreases the sugar/calories.

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i gained 6 lbs in one month at my last check up. And i am still eating like a pig. I really need to stop but oh what the heck. I love eating!

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I gained 13 lbs. in the 1st trimester and got really worried that I would gain too much by the end. But then the second, I didn't gain much until month 6. So in the end, I gained almost exactly 35 pounds, which isn't bad.

Don't worry. Just try to cut things that may be too high in calories that aren't so healthy. You'll be fine!

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Dont feel bad - I've been told a lot of depressing things about how much people think I should or should not have gained.

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we are on the same path !!@ my 28th wk appointment I gained a total of 33 lbs its all good

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Awww don't worry about it. The same thing happened to me around that time and I still ended up gaining less than 40. In fact the last month I dropped a few pounds when the water went out of my ankles.

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Check out this website, the section about managing weight gain.

http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/messageboard.asp

Excellent resource. I was packing it on in the second tri and learned to how to slow it up by tracking my food intake. You can control the weight gain.

Good Luck!!!

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Oh no worries, I gained 9 lbs last month! It's even tougher for me to swallow because I was an avid runner and workout gal prior to being pregnant, so seeing those numbers freak me out. However, I tell myself that the health of the babies is more important - we have our whole lives to lose what we gained. Don't worry, you'll be fine!!

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