I know we have a ton of posts ab weight, but....

kfdecarie

So I know there have been a ton of posts about gaining and not gaining weight, and what not, but I am getting really worried that I am gaining too much too soon. I am a FTM and my Doc and MW only want me to put on about 20 lbs. total, and when I weighed myself this morning, I am up 8 lbs. Now I know this is still considered normal for 19 weeks, but I thought you were supposed to gain a pound a week in the 3^rd trimester, and that?s 12 lbs. alone! Which would put me at my 20 lbs. weight gain, and that means that I can?t gain any weight for the next 9 weeks! How is this possible? What should I do, beyond the obvious eating right and exercising, which I do now?

 

They told me 20 lbs. would be plenty for me and baby, and that they only like to see small weight gains on FTM?s, and not 40-60lbs. which I totally understand, but 20??? Why not 25-30 like I have been reading is normal? If I go over does that mean that my baby will be bigger? (not that I care, I just want her healthy)

 

Sorry for the amount of questions here, I am just wondering, and I can?t seem to figure it out. Any help would be very much appreciated?. ) And if I am freaking about nothing, please let me know, I can get over the weight thing real quick if it?s really not an issue I need to worry about at all?

 

Thank you for the help ladies!