Weight gain so far??

Question

Ok so I had my 32 week ultrasound done today and everything looks super healthy with our baby boy. The only thing was that the doc said I have an extremely fast and high metabolism and uterine transfer of nutrients. Meaning that the baby is basically getting everything that I am eating. He has therefore got a really big belly and is pretty chubby for this stage. The doc said he would probably still be only around 7 1/2 lbs at birth because of his height but that his belly and shoulders could cause issues for me at birth with their larger size. I am so bummed out because no one told me I should have been watching a lot more about what I eat and i had no idea I should have only put on between 15 and 18 pounds the entire pregnancy. I have so far put on 24lbs all in my bump and thought I was doing so well. I'm happy baby is so healthy but would hate to end up with a c-section because of his size/shape! 
​Just curious if anyone else has had anything similar and how much weight you have all gained thus far?? 
​Thanks! X

Answer

I had seen a nutritionist at the beginning of my pregnancy and she said 30 lbs gain is normal so you are doing great!  I on the other hand have gained about 50 lbs and have been trying to keep a check on what I am eating to hopefully maintain.  I am at 28 weeks so I still have a bit more to go. Hopefully I don't have any problems!

Answer

I'm 31w and have put on 35 pounds. At this stage, whether they estimate on ultrasound or measure your belly, they do not know the accurate weight of your baby. Nor get an estimate of birth weight right every time. No matter what they claim! They are typically waaay out x

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Yeah my doc originally said I shouldn't gain more than 30 lbs and so I figured I was on track. When I saw her two weeks ago she made a comment that I was gaining a bit too fast and only had 6lbs left to gain over 10 weeks. The doc today made it sound like I should have been checked for high uterine transfer because that makes it so I should have gained max of 18! Frustrating when I feel like I could have made a difference if only I had known. Now attempting to not gain any more. This will be interesting! Good luck to you too, it's so easy to pack on a pound here a pound there. So long as baby is healthy I'm happy but would be nice if I could also have a less difficult delivery! :)

Weight gain so far??

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