Okay, so I am a little concerned about my weight gain. Well, to be specific, my lack thereof. Over my entire pregnancy I have gained about seven or eight pounds. That itself is on the low end. According to some charts I am behind by about eight pounds and I am back in the beginning of the second trimester as far as weight gain is concerned. This month (since my last doctor's appointment) I haven't gained any weight at all. Okay, that is a lie - I gained two pounds this past week, but I know that is all water weight and not real weight or baby weight because I gained it pretty much overnight.
My concern is that my baby might not be getting everything he needs to grow and be healthy or that if he is he is robbing it from me. Right now he is right on track for growth, perfect weight and length. Not too big. Not too small. Just right. My belly is huge and gets bigger every week, which is a good indication that he is growing fine. His kicks are strong and movement is plentiful. There doesn't seem to be any indication that baby wouldn't be fine. I'm probably just being an over-concerned first-time-mother.
I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday and I will talk to him about it then, if he doesn't mention it himself. Worse comes to worse, he tells me I'm not gaining enough and tells me to drink something like Ensure to make sure both I and the baby are getting all of the nutrients we need.
All I can do until then is eat healthy and maybe add a snack or two to get some more calories.
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