[mama2toomany]

Lost that is.... hmmm whered it go? I got pretty sick a few days ago and still feel ikky today but when i went to the Peri and jumped on the same scale as always my Peri shreeked and said "your going backwards!"

Now to date I had only gained ten pounds with twins... so now I am freaking out about a 4 pound loss at 26 weeks....

How do I put on some pounds? All food tastes like mud right now

i feel like I got kicked back to the first trimester......

 

[gen_here]

Well, one of the recommendations for new-to-solids skinny babies is avacado. It's got a good amount of GOOD fat in it. So if you like that, throw it in salads, on sandwiches, make guac, etc.

If you're a milk drinker, go back to 2% (or whole if you can stomach it). I'd be totally unwilling to take my own advice... I can't stand anything other than skim myself.

Protein - if you can add more protein to your diet, that would be good for both you and babies for building muscles.

Other than that... just keep snacking. Not on junk (that's a good way to put on weight - but not the kind of weight you want), but if you don't think you can stomach a meal, keep eating really small snack-meals throughout the day. Keep a food log so that you can see exactly what it is you are (and are not) eating.

 

[boscopup]

Just curious... Did you start out overweight at all? I did, and I ended up losing some weight this time around too. At the OB's office, I weighed the same as last appt 4 weeks ago, but at home a few nights before that, I too had lost 4 lbs! I apparently gained it over the next few days, eating ice cream and cookie dough.

: I've had a cold, so middle-of-the-night ice cream helped my sore throat.

I started out with 50 lbs of "maternal cushioning", so I'm not too worried about a lack of weight gain when I have it. I have *really* slowed down in the 2nd trimester. First trimester, I gained 12 lbs, and so far 2nd trimester, I've only gained like 3 lbs.

But I imagine it's just the fact that you're not feeling well is why you've lost the weight. That can happen, but hopefully you'll gain it back when you get to eating again. Remember that the babies will get nutrients before you do! So they're probably ok at this point, but you do need to try to get enough food in you so YOU don't lose nutrients.

 

[mama2toomany]

I was 147 pounds when I had my transfer (5ft6)... lost 16 pounds in the first trimester... then gained 10 back.... now lost 4

I was thinking of trying insure or something calorie booster? anyone else do that?

 

[Herausgeber]

eh, it was probably just water. my weight easily fluctuates up to 3 pounds in either direction depending on how de/hydrated I am.

 

[marie1080]

Sorry you aren't feeling good, mama

I lost a few pounds (8ish) in less than a week during the first trimester due to hyperemesis. While in hospital for fluids, I saw the nutritionist. After a few minutes of really unhelpful conversation ("Are you eating enough??" Ummm... no. Anything that touches my lips including water gets thrown up. "So I see in your chart that you are a vegetarian. Are you getting enough protein?" Ummm... no. I throw that up too.) she did have a few good pointers. I probably would have done some of them on my own anyways if I was actually able to keep anything down

: , but I'll give the nutritionist some credit

Three things that helped me start regaining the weight after the vomiting was better controlled were:
1.)eating all the time
2.)eating things that were very dense in calories/fat/protein like nuts or avocado or a really dense bread with nut butter (I liked cashew a lot)
3.) always keeping something to eat in the car and in my purse

My doctor says that most of the time she doesn't really care about these silly weight gain formulas as long as you are eating healthfully and the baby is measuring at a good size. So you might not need to worry about it too much as long as you don't keep losing weight and the overall trend over a few weeks is ok.

Of course there are situations where you have to get right on top of it- it would make sense that twins could be one of those times.

I wish you a healthy pregnancy and chubby babies!

 

[eccomi]

This is my first pregnancy and I have gained only 6 pounds (25/26 weeks). It keeps me sufficiently worried, especially because I'm a skinny little thing to begin with. BUT, every midwife and obstetrician I've seen has told me that it's fine, as long as I'm eating lots of nutrients and baby is growing. My SIL told me that with her second she wasn't putting on weight and started eating a really high-calorie, high-fat diet. At the end the baby was fine but just small and she had all of those extra pounds to shed to get back to her normal weight.

 

[mama2toomany]

ok now we are down 6 pounds... but both babes are measuring fine? well thats ok with me lol

I started to drink one insure a day before bed on top of all the meals... I just feel so stretched like I can't fit food in me.

Peri keeps reminding me that nuts are good... but I am guessin she forgot to look in my chart every time and see that I am allergic lol

 

[Knittin' in the Shade]

this pregnancy has been wacky for me weight-weise as well. I lost about 10 pounds in the first trimester, and now (at almost 28 weeks) I'm only about 1 pound over my starting weight (so, have gained the ten back that I lost, plus one) By this point in all my other pregnancies I had gained at least 20-25 pounds, LOL! I asked at my last appointment and OB seemed to think it was probably becuase it was summer and I'm chasing after my other 3 all the time - so, burning more calories and just th heat is amking me feel like eating less.