Diet and nutrition for twin pregnancy?

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I feel like everything I read is contradictory. Some things say gain 25 pounds by 25 weeks. Others say it’s basically the same as a singleton pregnancy but add in a couple hundred extra calories. What did your doctor tell you?

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There is a book and it goes over all of this! It’s very interesting and full of good information. 
“When you’re expecting twins, triplets, or quads”
Barbara Luke is one of the authors. 
Check it out. Or if you have the time, I can send you my copy; i won’t need it any more. :) 
Just let me know where to ship it .

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I just ate whenever I was hungry which was all the time! I tried to eat healthily but that didn’t always work. I didn’t worry about calories or how much weight I was putting on at all, as my doctor said it didn’t really matter as long as the babies were growing well. We lasted until 37 weeks and they are doing well and putting on heaps of weight now.

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Ya, everybody says something different. My dr said 50lbs. You definitely don’t treat it like a Singleton pregnancy though. Twins need to pack on the weight because they tend to be born early.

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My doc said I could expect to gain close to 40lbs with twins and I started at a normal weight. I'm 18 weeks and I've gained about 15. I eat when I'm hungry and try to stick to healthy foods, but I don't deny myself the occasional treat!

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My specialist said 24 lbs by 24 weeks. I’m at 25 lbs and at 21 weeks 🤷🏼‍♀️ oops! I eat when I’m hungry and I feel like that’s the most important. Also tryyyy to eat as healthy as possible... lots and lots of protein though