Weight Gain with twins...

Charliexoxo · Mar 5th, 2013, 07:46 AM

I just wanted to get some advice/feedback from other twin mommas on how much you ladies are putting or put on when pregnant as i'm not sure if i'm putting on too much!

I had hyperemesis until i was 4 months so lost weight rather than gained it. From then, i've really piled on the pounds, but its all bump, i havent got any bigger anywhere else. I'm putting on 14lbs a month, so since xmas eve, i've put on 28lbs! It's all bump and babies but at 24+6 is that too much so quickly? I know everyone's different but the general guideline is 1.5lbs a week but mines more like 3lbs a week. I had a growth scan at 23+2 and Baby 1 was estimated at 1.6lbs and Baby 2 at 1.4lbs.

I've got another 3 months to go so am i going to put on another 40 odd lbs?!!

ttc1soon · Mar 5th, 2013, 10:01 AM

I am up 35 as of this morning but I am really swollen today so I think right now a lot of that is water because 4 days ago before I was swelling so bad I was only up 30lbs. But I will say that between about 20-24 weeks I gained probably 10lbs (total of 20) and then it slowed back down to a steady pace and i have actually been the same weight for 3 weeks and today was the first day I've been up anything.

san fran shan · Mar 5th, 2013, 10:05 AM

I gained 60 total. I think you are just making up for lost time with the lack of weight gain in the beginning. I lost 40 pounds in the first week. Now I have about 2 pounds to go and I haven't exercised or tried at all. Sounds like you are doing fine to me.

hopingforit · Mar 5th, 2013, 12:10 PM

I gained 61lbs by 34+6 (wasn't weighed after as delivery was unexpected) but I probably was at 65 or so. My drs never said anything about my weight being too much and when I told my nurse at the hospital how much I'd gained, she said it wasn't bad for twins. Honestly, I thought I put on so much fat while I was pregnant because I looked fat but it was just a lot of water weight and will go away after delivery. In the first 2 weeks, I lost 30lbs and looked so much thinner. I really wouldn't worry about it. Some people gain very little and some gain more. As long as your dr doesn't say anything, don't worry.

amjon · Mar 5th, 2013, 17:08 PM

I was told to be up by 20lbs at least by 20 weeks, but I was actually down some so the MFM had me really try to put some weight on. I started out with too much, but she still wants me to get 30-40 lbs min. I don't think it's too much weight gain for twins (especially if you're average or smaller to start).

Charliexoxo · Mar 6th, 2013, 03:16 AM

Thanks ladies, thats made me feel a bit better now!
To be fair they do say you should put on a bit more if you start at a low weight and i'm naturally quite slim and i'm tall so i'm on the verge of being classed as underweight on my BMI so maybe thats why.
It doesnt seem so scary now to think i might put on another 30lbs!

greeneyes0279 · Mar 6th, 2013, 08:09 AM

I'm up 31lbs.

cranberries · Mar 7th, 2013, 19:31 PM

I gained 41lbs. Erica was 6lbs 2oz and Stanley was 5lb 9oz.

Wind · Mar 9th, 2013, 17:48 PM

I was on the high end of the spectrum. I gained 100 pounds. I lost all of the weight in a little over a year with very little effort. Caring for twins is very hard work and you will lose the weight. I know it's hard, but relax and try not to worry.

CottlestonPie · Mar 9th, 2013, 17:57 PM

Last time I weighed, I was up 21lbs... That was around 26 weeks.

Mar 5th, 2013, 07:46 AM	#1
Charliexoxo Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Midlands Posts: 105	Weight Gain with twins... I just wanted to get some advice/feedback from other twin mommas on how much you ladies are putting or put on when pregnant as i'm not sure if i'm putting on too much! I had hyperemesis until i was 4 months so lost weight rather than gained it. From then, i've really piled on the pounds, but its all bump, i havent got any bigger anywhere else. I'm putting on 14lbs a month, so since xmas eve, i've put on 28lbs! It's all bump and babies but at 24+6 is that too much so quickly? I know everyone's different but the general guideline is 1.5lbs a week but mines more like 3lbs a week. I had a growth scan at 23+2 and Baby 1 was estimated at 1.6lbs and Baby 2 at 1.4lbs. I've got another 3 months to go so am i going to put on another 40 odd lbs?!!

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Mar 5th, 2013, 10:01 AM	#2
ttc1soon Other BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,686	I am up 35 as of this morning but I am really swollen today so I think right now a lot of that is water because 4 days ago before I was swelling so bad I was only up 30lbs. But I will say that between about 20-24 weeks I gained probably 10lbs (total of 20) and then it slowed back down to a steady pace and i have actually been the same weight for 3 weeks and today was the first day I've been up anything.

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Mar 5th, 2013, 10:05 AM	#3
san fran shan Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: California Posts: 2,344	I gained 60 total. I think you are just making up for lost time with the lack of weight gain in the beginning. I lost 40 pounds in the first week. Now I have about 2 pounds to go and I haven't exercised or tried at all. Sounds like you are doing fine to me.

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Mar 5th, 2013, 12:10 PM	#4
hopingforit Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,265	I gained 61lbs by 34+6 (wasn't weighed after as delivery was unexpected) but I probably was at 65 or so. My drs never said anything about my weight being too much and when I told my nurse at the hospital how much I'd gained, she said it wasn't bad for twins. Honestly, I thought I put on so much fat while I was pregnant because I looked fat but it was just a lot of water weight and will go away after delivery. In the first 2 weeks, I lost 30lbs and looked so much thinner. I really wouldn't worry about it. Some people gain very little and some gain more. As long as your dr doesn't say anything, don't worry.

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Mar 5th, 2013, 17:08 PM	#5
amjon Other BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United States Posts: 5,822	I was told to be up by 20lbs at least by 20 weeks, but I was actually down some so the MFM had me really try to put some weight on. I started out with too much, but she still wants me to get 30-40 lbs min. I don't think it's too much weight gain for twins (especially if you're average or smaller to start).

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Mar 6th, 2013, 03:16 AM	#6
Charliexoxo Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Midlands Posts: 105	Thanks ladies, thats made me feel a bit better now! To be fair they do say you should put on a bit more if you start at a low weight and i'm naturally quite slim and i'm tall so i'm on the verge of being classed as underweight on my BMI so maybe thats why. It doesnt seem so scary now to think i might put on another 30lbs!

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Mar 6th, 2013, 08:09 AM	#7
greeneyes0279 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 5,483	I'm up 31lbs.

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Mar 7th, 2013, 19:31 PM	#8
cranberries Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 79	I gained 41lbs. Erica was 6lbs 2oz and Stanley was 5lb 9oz.

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Mar 9th, 2013, 17:48 PM	#9
Wind Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,793	I was on the high end of the spectrum. I gained 100 pounds. I lost all of the weight in a little over a year with very little effort. Caring for twins is very hard work and you will lose the weight. I know it's hard, but relax and try not to worry.

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Mar 9th, 2013, 17:57 PM	#10
CottlestonPie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 3,337	Last time I weighed, I was up 21lbs... That was around 26 weeks.

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