I am 3 and a half months pregnant and I had my second appointment with my midwife yesterday. She told me I have put on 2kg (4lb) and said that was not good. Apparently I shouldn't be putting on that much that quick. Now the first time I went she said I had to lay off Pizza and fatty food, butter and sweet stuff like chocolate so I've been having healthy stuff like jacket potatoes and pasta but apparently now i have to cut out that stuff as well!! Problem is my weight fluctuates like that anyway even when im not pregnant. Surely 4lb is not a lot of weight to put on in three months. what exactly am I supposed to eat? I should possibly mention that i live in spain and the average size of a spanish baby is like 5.5lb and the average weight of a british baby is around 7.5lb. do you think this might have something to do with it?
2007-05-04 06:57:28 · 6 answers · asked by joolsnbump 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
4 pounds is just fine!!! in fact you should have gained more than that. 6 to 11 pounds is most common for the first trimester.
2007-05-04 07:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by Peachie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With my first one, I had gained over 12 pounds by then. I avoided sweets, fried foods, soft drinks and junk food. I still gained 55 pounds with my pregnancy. My baby was only 6 lb. 12 oz. I lost 60 pounds after she was born.
Later they found out that I had a marginal placenta. The doctor said that if I had been watching my weight instead of my diet that I would have been high risk for premature labor.
2007-05-04 15:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah 4 lbs is fine i would get another midwife/doctor, you need those pounds to have a healthy baby and do try and eat healthy and drink plenty of water about a gallon a day
2007-05-04 14:11:16 · answer #3 · answered by momof2girls and now a boy :) 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
4lbs is okay. When I was pregnant with my first child i gained a total of 54lbs!!!!!! The dr. tried to take me off sugar for a week and i gained 7lbs. but they think i had sugar. It sounds like your doing fine.
2007-05-04 14:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by nicoleelberton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-4 lbs is the average for first trimester since most people lose weight at first.
2007-05-04 14:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by Victoria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salad and bake dont fry and drink plenty of water and you will be fine
2007-05-04 16:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by lollyland21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋