Anyone else been told they are not to gain any weight?

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My consultant told me yesterday that she would prefer it if I didn’t gain a single pound. I’m a UK size 14 so not huge by any means. How can I possibly not gain a single lb!!?

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Ignoring that idiots comment underneath.. I haven’t been told that by my midwife & even though I’m ‘overweight’ myself I’m definitely aware that I will gain some weight in my pregnancy as everybody does. So not quite sure why she told you that. Seems a bit harsh to me 🤔

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That’s so strange. Everyone has to gain some weight, just others need to gain more/less depending on your starting size. Some of your gained weight will be your uterus, baby and boobs, so there’s not much we can do about gaining that weight, it’s just going to happen! That’s really harsh of her to say that, hoping you have a happy and healthy pregnancy

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I am overweight and I’m being instructed on new ways to eat an exercise while pregnant. The nurse told me to focus on healthy choices and not to weigh myself but they did say ideally those healthy choices would have me losing body fat while gaining pregnancy weight and I wouldn’t gain barely any weight while pregnant. So I’m giving it my best shot!

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That’s very weird... because technically you would need to lose weight during your pregnancy to maintain your weight to make up for the increase pounds in breast milk, excess blood to fuel baby, your uterus expanding oh and the human you’re growing! Hmm. I would get a second opinion on that one and not even listen to the first opinion. Crazy people.

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I'm a size larger than you and my doctor told me I should be gaining about 25 lbs.

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Actually it is possible to maintain your weight through pregnancy. My doctor told me that it would be best if I didn’t gain but that it’s ok to gain like 15 lbs. Anymore and she’d be worried. It’s not unusual to hear a doctor say that. Now granted I am a larger woman. I’m 4 days away from my second trimester and I’ve lost 20lbs due to morning sickness. Not sure what the rest of my first pregnancy will bring. I hope this helped a bit.

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I was 202 when I started. And was so sick that I actually got down to 195 and now I fluctuate between 196-198 I’m going to try and stay this weight until December. I’m due April 2019 my doctor said I should only gain 11 lbs for a Healthy pregnancy. There’s all kinds of diets you can do and less weight to lose in the end ! I’ve just been eating salads for lunch and eat less at my meals and I think all the water helps to!

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Im 108 kg and was told to try not to gain more than 6kg. They actually have a suggested chart of weight gain depending on how much you weigh.

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Because youre already overweight and overweight enough that you dont need to gain any weight.

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My ob said that if I didn’t gain weight it wouldn’t be of concern because I’m 197lbs to start. He said once women hit 200lbs they could potentially lose weight during pregnancy and it wouldn’t cause concern

Anyone else been told they are not to gain any weight?

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