Not gaining enough weight during pregnancy?

Question

I only have three months left in my pregnancy, and I only gained 15 pounds. I know you are supposed to gain 25 to 30 pounds. I was just wondering if thats ok. I know in your last month you gain about a pound per week. I just don't think I will gain all of it. Will my baby be fine?

Answer 1

Actually this depends on YOUR PREpregnancy weight.

If you're avg weight or overweight your fine. If you're underweight it might be cause for concern.

I only gained 9 lbs during my 2nd pregnancy and had an 8 lb baby and I had to be induced early.

Answer 2

I promise you that if you have a doctor whom you are working with or a mid-wife, they know you individually and will make sure your pregnancy is going as it should for you.

That 25-30 pounds is an AVERAGE. Some women gain only five to ten pounds and do well. If you have had Ultra Sounds and the doctor and/or mid-wife tell you that your baby is looking good, that's all that manners.

If you were over your ideal weight when you became pregnant you may not gain as much. If you are a very tiny woman, you might have a smaller child, so you may gain less throughout your pregnancy.

You have three months of growing yet to go through and the majority of the weight gain comes during those three months.

If you are thinking you need to eat more, you don't need to pig out to supply your baby with what it needs. Go by the guidelines your doctor has set for you. Many women can't eat three meals a day and get enough. Many find that eating several times throughout the day in smaller portions does better for them. It's called grazzing. Doing this often helps their Glucose stay even, instead of the ups and downs that many women get during pregnancy, so they end up feeling better. So instead of having ahuge breakfast, you may get up and have some nuts, a peice of fruit and some milk, then two hours later have an egg, with whole grain or oat toast and maybe some yogart, then again two hours later something else, make sure you get the types of foods the doctor recommends to supply the right nutrition to your baby and you.

Eat good quality food, continue walking and getting the kind of exercise your doctor or mid-wife suggests.

You are doing fine with the weight you are at for being at the end of your second tri-mester.

You are an individual and you may not gain 25 to 30 pounds. I've known many women who didn't gain any until the last three months and because they ate nutritiously and followed their doctor or mid-wife's nutritional guidelines, their babies got what they needed and were born healthy and of average weight, etc.


If you do what your doctor and/or mid-wife instruct you to do, go to your appointments, take care of yourself, eat healthy foods, stay away from caffiene drinks, etc. you're baby will be fine as far as what you are doing. Each pregnancy carries with it the realities that any child can have problems they are born with. Not gaining a specific number of pounds does not mean your baby will be born too small or that it will cause other problems. For you maybe you'll only gain 20 lbs for the entire pregnancy. Another woman main gain 40 and that's ideal for her and her baby.

Keep taking care of yourself and that is the best thing you can do for your baby.

You are going to be a MOM!

Answer 3

THAT IS DEFINTLY good the doctors say that if you are a low -weight when you get pregnant you should gain alot of weight thats a complete lie...bc the last three months is when you gain the most weight believe me i gained almost 24-27 pounds in the last three months (no joke), your body will run its course through-out your pregnancy, your baby will grow no matter what, I was little when I got preggy almost 107 pds and the doctor YOU NEED TO GAIN ALOT OF WEIGHT...i ate and ate and ate and only gained 11 pounds in my first six months just because your tummy is expanding you do not gain weight bc of that....although the more your baby develops the more weight you will gain and the more weight your baby gains the bigger you will get.....and the last 3 months is when your baby actually puts on all his-or-her weight so really I would not worry and stress out about it much...as long as you are eating and taking your pre-natal vitamins if there was something wrong your ob-gyn would let you know but Im sure you will gain alot of weight through-out the next 3 months until your delievery and you will then be asking how to get the weight off LOL well dont worry bc i was in the same situation I thought my baby would be catagorized as low-birth weight but she weighed 6pds and 4oz when she was born and 19 inches so therefore I think you have nada to worry about...
GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS

Answer 4

As long as you are eating, and the baby is growing, everything will be fine! 30 years ago if a woman put more than 20 pounds on during their pregnancy, they would put them in the hospital and get it off! It was considered very unhealthy to gain more than 20 pounds back then. Now we know different. I have 4 biological children and I gained 42 with the first one, lost all the weight
2nd-I gained 21 lbs
3rd- I gained 18 lbs
4th- I gained 12 lbs
All my babies weighed 71/2-9lbs at birth
I threw up the whole pregnancy, couldn't keep anything down. All my babies were healthy. Your baby will suck your body of everything it needs to thrive. It's amazing what your body stocks up on and keep in supply. Now, you may suffer. Not feeling well. You may need dental work, keep a close eye on your teeth! Otherwise, I pray that you have a very healthy baby and that all goes well! God bless you Both!

Answer 5

That's ok. You're doing fine! Most of the weight come in the last 2 months and at the very end. The last couple weeks your baby is putting on a whopping half pound a week itself! You are right on track for a healthy weight gain. :)

Answer 6

This is definately something your doctor should answer.....but from my experience, yes, your baby should be fine.

I gained 15 lbs total with my pregnancy, and now have a healthy 1 month old. My weight gain was low due to gastric bypass surgery, 5 years ago.

At 32 weeks, it appeared that she had stopped growing herself, but with weekly tests, we found that all was fine with the baby. At 38 weeks, we decided to induce, just to get her out and eating, and getting enough nurishment.

Check with your doctor. The main things to worry about are the placenta, the amount of amneotic fluid and the overall babys development.

Good luck to you.

Answer 7

Your doctor would tell you if you werent gaining enough so I wouldn't worry about it. I only gained 15lbs total through my whole pregnancy, but you still have 3 months to go and you could gain the other 10-15 in that 3 months.

Answer 8

25-30 pounds is the LIMIT for what you should gain, not a goal. As long as the baby is growing you are fine. If there was a problem with the baby's growth your doctor would let you know.

Answer 9

not everyone gains as much wieght as is recommended i have had 5 children and only gained 12- 17lbs each time. it doesnt mean that there is something wrong sometimes your body just doesnt let you gain the weight and sometime it does as long as your dr has no concerns about your size you will be okay. you still have 3 months to gain too and thats when most of my friends and i gained the most weight

Answer 10

There is no magic amount of weight you should gain. I lost 12 pounds during my pregnancy, because I was eating very healthy and drinking so much water to avoid becoming dehydrated.