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Q: Massive Weight Gain - Is This Ok?
asked by: jillie81 on October 10th, 2006
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Well in the last 4-5 weeks i've put on 10 pounds. Is that ok for such a quick gain?

I'm just over 34 weeks and i've heard you put on weight at the end but i'm not at the end yet!
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megums1211
replied on October 10th, 2006
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I did that too... At my 28 week checkup I had gained 10 pounds since my 24 week checkup. When I went for my 32 week checkup, my weight gain slowed and I had only put on 2 more pounds. My doctor said that sometimes if the baby has a growth spurt, our bodies might go into fat storage overdrive thinking that maybe we'll need the extra. She told me that as long as the quick weight gain doesn't continue and I try to keep my weight gain to baby pounds from here to the end (like not gain more than 50 pounds all together, then things are ok) i'm 33 weeks right now and so far i've gained (according to my doc) 41 pounds (yikes!) and 7 weeks to go... I'm only allowed to gain 9 more pounds now.... Lol like that's gonna happen!
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Mabel
replied on October 10th, 2006
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I put on a heap of weight during my 6th month. About 10 lbs. My doctor said, "whoa! Slow down on the ho-ho's!" Wink the weight gain slowed down after that. I don't think it was what I was eating so much as how much my body had made me take things slower.

Although, I did have a healthy appetite!
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jillie81
replied on October 10th, 2006
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Ok so it's not just me - phew! I'm 34 weeks and i've now put on 37 pounds (10 in the last 4 weeks)! Hopefully that was the growth spurt from my lil boy and hopefully it slows down now!
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BabyGirlsMami
replied on October 10th, 2006
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I am 37 weeks and have put on probally over 35 lbs s total. And most of that has been in the past two months!
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jeannine_29
replied on October 10th, 2006
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Pergnancy And Weight Gain
I gained 80 lbs with my first daughter! Ackkkkk I lost pretty much all of it, then an additional 20 lbs when I found out I was pregnant with my second daughter. (my oldest was only 8 months old when I found out I was ob) good luck!

Jeannine
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