Lost 10 pounds

[Carlito's_wife]

Hey should I be losing weight right now? I am at 34 weeks and I just got on the scale and I have lost 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks. I have not been sick I have not been eating any less that I have notices. I just don't understand why I am losing. The baby is moving just as much as ever if not more. I don't think anything is wrong with her. What could it be?

[kathywiehl]

I have no idea. Are you eating enough? I remember seeing your picture and IMO you don't have 10 lbs extra. I wouldn't be worried at all if I lost some weight but even me (weighing 210 currently) losing 10 lbs in two weeks would be worrysome even for me. That seems like too much in a short time.

Of course, I'm not an expert and for all I know this is okay, but if I were you I'd call the dr or midwife on Wednesday and just let them know and see what they say about it.

[flapjack]

Dehydration, or absence of water retention? Weight gain still isn't an indication of anything, but a big loss like that normally only comes in the last days before labour- and frankly, no matter how fed up you are, you still ain't there yet.
If you've suddenly changed your diet and added a lot of diuretics, you could theoretically be losing some water weight.

[Carlito's_wife]

Well I haven't changed my diet other than I am craving red apples so I have been eating about 5 day. : Maybe with the holiday I am just not paying attention to what I am eating and I am eating less than usual. I will monitor over the next few days and try to notice my appetite and things like that. I honestly don't feel like anything is wrong or off. Today though when I got up to go to the bathroom I happened to glance at the mirror and I noticed I looked smaller than usual so I got on the scale. Who knows, maybe the scale is off. IDK. I may give the doc a call though. I certainly don't mind going early but no earlier than 37 weeks.

[smokeylo]

Are you using the same scale to weigh yourself?

Eat up, girl! Weight should be going up up up right now.

(I'm also into apples, too! How funny!)

[flapjack]

An old wives tale says that an apple a day helps protect against asthma : I don't know if that's why I'm craving them or not.

[snozzberry]

I read somewhere that you can lose weight in the 3rd tri because you start to lose amniotic fluid. But I don't know when that's supposed to start. Maybe it would be best to call just to make sure?

[kathywiehl]

They say apples expand once you've eaten them and make you less hungry? Could the apples be acting as an appetite suppressant for you? I know you are supposed to lose in the third trimester but I thought that was only just 2lbs or so during the last month.

[BinahYeteirah]

I've been eating tons of apples, too. YUM, tart green Granny Smiths. I haven't been gaining, though not losing really, but that's been the story with me this entire pregnancy, so whatever...