Anyone on the keto diet while pregnant with multiples?

Question

I've been doing keto for a year and loving it. I'm pregnant with twins (about 9 weeks). 
I asked my OB about nutricion and she said to speak to the specialist (high risk baby doctor). Every other doctor I've asked said to ask OB.
So I wait a couple weeks for my high risk doctor appointment and ask him the same line of questions. I explain I'm doing keto (he didn't know what that was so instead I just said low carb diet). I explain I'm at about 23 carb max and I'm not sure calorie and carb wise what I need as a goal for twins. I could tell he seemed a little out of his element and said he can send me to a diabetes nutritionist but since I don't have diabetes it really wouldn't help me but since I'm "a little overweight" the babies will get what they need and to just not change my diet.
I walked away feeling pretty defeated. Everything I've read does say you need to meet a certain amount of calories and carbs and to ask you doctor for the amount. Yes I am overweight a little right now but nothing crazy. I'm 2 pant sizes higher than my goal. 
With my son I had gestational diabetes and I know continuing my keto diet will greatly help my chances of not getting it again so I'm pretty set on staying on it. I'm just concerned that it's not enough for my babies. 
So I'm feeling like there's got to be some place I can get sound advice on what my keto diet should look like during this pregnancy. If it was one baby I feel like I could work it out but it's obvious everything is so so different with twins. 
Does anyone have advice?

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Gestational diabetes has nothing to do with diet. With multiples you are at a higher risk of having gestational diabetes anyway. Your placenta is what determines if you get gestational diabetes or not. Even if you were eating no carbs you could still end up with it. (Coming from a mom of twins who was super fit and healthy and still got it!)

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I’ve read a lot into Keto diet and I remember seeing it was not recommended while pregnant and during BF.
I’m not an expert at all so maybe you could see a nutritionist who could help you with it.

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My multiples pregnancy book from my doctor says 350 carbs for twins.  That's total carbs, not net.

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As a type 2 diabetic (and also pregnant with twins), I'm on a lower carb diet. So I've been trying to follow a loose version of the keto diet to stay under on carbs.
Breakfast  30 carbs
Lunch  45 carbs
Dinner  45 carbs
Snacks (2-3)  15 carbs each
I know this is quite a bit for a keto diet, but this is what my diabetic nutritionist recommended for me personally to get my numbers under control and maintain them.

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I have zero experience with a metro diet, but have had gestational diabetes during this pregnancy and therefore have been on a low carb/high protein diet for about 5-6 months now. I started out overweight and am currently (at 38 weeks) still 21 lbs under my pre pregnancy weight. I was concerned about the lack of weight gain and how my diet was impacting that, but my doctors have consistently stated that the babies will take what they need and I should focus on how I feel rather then numbers (pounds, calorie counting, etc) during the pregnancy. I found that the most important things for me were getting lots of protein during breakfast (a low carb protein shake helped me here when I couldn’t each much actual food) and taking my supplements daily so that I knew I was getting what I and the babies needed to be healthy. I’ve taken prenatal vitamins, magnesium sulfate, b complex, and iron supplements during most of my pregnancy and I’ve noticed that if I skip them for a day I feel horrible. Best advice I can give you is to trust and listen to both your doctors and your body, as one or both of them will alert you if the Keto diet isn’t working as you go along in the pregnancy.

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No advice while pregnant but I’m 10 months pp and doing Keto now haha! Any tips for me?! :)

Anyone on the keto diet while pregnant with multiples?

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