Only 20 lbs?!?!

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I had my confirmation of pregnancy appointment Thursday. She told me the goal is to gain 20 lbs through the whole pregnancy. She says this following, "Eat every 2 hours". Now how is that possible?!?! I have already gained 2.4 lbs in the past week and I'm only 4w4d!! 
I'm so stressed out and having anxiety over this! I gained 30 with my first, 35 with my 2nd and 85 with my 3rd!!

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Eat well, and your body will gain what it needs. Unless you are already obese, you shouldn't worry about your weight gain, as long as you continue eating healthy.

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Just do the best you can.

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In the first trimester you aren't supposed to add any calories to your diet, just eat like you normally would when you weren't pregnant, second trimester they generally say to add around 300 calories to your diet which is basically equivalent to about two glasses of skim milk so not a whole lot, and in the 3rd they generally say increase to 500 instead of 300. Just be sure to continue eating healthy and drinking your water and you should be fine I'm sure your doctor told you 20 pounds just because the "norm" is between 20-35 pounds so I'm sure you'll be just fine

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I'm 19 weeks and I've already gained 15 pounds, and I don't eat junk. That sounds impossible to me! I would just feed that little baby and not worry about the top weight that she suggested. That is just my opinion though 😊
Good luck and good vibes

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I have the same issue. I'm 5 weeks today and I've gained 4 lbs already. I'm freaking out but I don't know what I can do different. I haven't seen my ob yet so we'll see... Just do what you can! You're growing a human!

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I'm almost 19 weeks and I've only gained 6 pounds. I gained 4 of those pounds in the first few weeks until the morning sickness kicked in. We only need an extra 300-400 calories per day so think of that as an extra small meal per day based on a 2,000 a day calorie diet. You'll be fine don't stress over it! Everyone is different, whether you gain 20 or 30 pounds you'll be in range I'm sure.

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Eat healthy foods. Lots of proteins veggies and fruits. I gained 21 with my first baby and 50 with my second because I ate whatever I wanted. I regret eating like that with my second and this go round I only gained about 2 lbs the first trimester.

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It's possible I'm 37+2 and have only gained like 16 lbs so far. I haven't done anything crazy I have always eaten a healthier diet and walk regularly so maybe that has something to do with it.

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My goal was 20 pounds too and I did good until I started retaining water in 3rd trimester. I didn't gain at all to start of third.

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I only gained 10lbs my whole pregnancy nd I'm 34 weeks I'm ok lol

Only 20 lbs?!?!

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