My Doctor Has Become Concerned

[blklab70 1]

I agree with everyone else. You are doing great as long as the baby is growing and is where he/she should be. My daughter never gains anything during her pregnancys, in fact she always loses. she is not banded, but is a little chubby. Her doctors say that she is doing fine and she has healthy babies. I liked the suggestion that you find a doctor that has band knowledge. Not to change doctors but so you can talk to them to get some peace of mind. If you worry it is not good for the baby either. So, from this mom of 6, grandma to 14, you are just fine! Best of luck, enjoy for it does go so fast you will wonder where the time went.

[Donna113 2]

Just wanted to reply to Fairy and others and tell them that I, too, am probably gaining too much weight. The doctor hasn't said anything, but I'm 23 weeks and I've gained 25 pounds. I'm hoping that if I only gain the recommended 1 lb per week the rest of this pregnancy, then I'll ONLY gain 42 pounds this pregnancy, which seems like a lot given that I still had about 50-60 pounds to lose when I got pregnant.

So many people have told me that the body will gain what it needs, and I've met several women who ended up gaining 60 pounds and then eventually lost it just fine. But it's hard when I've seen friends only gain the recommended 25 lbs and realize that I've already gained that, and I'm only half way through this.

Both my babies were pre-banding but with the first baby, I gained 50 lbs, most of which I gained within the first 4 months and none in the last 3 months. He came one month early. With my second baby I gained 18 lbs, but none in the last 2 months. Once the baby gets bigger, there simply isn't enough room left to eat so your weight should plateau soon or even drop a bit in the latter part of your pregnancy.