Not gaining enough weight?

Question

I went in for my 28 week checkup yesterday and the doctor told me I’m not gaining enough weight. I’ve only gained 1 pound in the last month and he actually asked me if I’ve been skipping meals. I look like I have a basketball under my shirt and belly/baby are measuring on target. Has anyone else been told this?
I also failed my glucose screening yesterday so there’s that... 😩😩😩

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I’m 27 weeks and have gained 2pounds - or none really if you consider I lost over 16 pounds in the first trimester. Bump is growing though and baby is healthy and moving so my midwife is not at all concerned 🙂👍

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I will be 30 weeks on Monday and haven’t gained anything so far, my dr said she isn’t worried because I’m eating and he’s growing and I can feel him move all the time.

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With my son I didn't gain a single pound until 28 weeks, then kept gaining. By the time he was born I gained the full 25lbs. This time ivegained evenly. My son was 9lbs, 5oz at birth and they worried he would be small (lol, that's as big as some 6 month old babies)

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I was scolded by my midwife that I wasn’t eating enough cause i havent gained any weight. I told her I eat clean and when I’m hungry until I’m full. So I pigged out for a month and gained 4lbs for her. I’m
Overweight so my weight gain should only be 10-20lbs. But maybe she forgot that.

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Protein shakes! I wasn’t either until 20 weeks and I hated that bc the correlation of low birth weight and maternal lack of gain is higher so I drink ensure high protein once a Day sure enough.... the weight is piling on

Not gaining enough weight?

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