Re: Not gaining enough?

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the doctors will probabyly respond more in depth than i. but, you do not state how much you weighed at the beginning of your pregnancy. this makes a huge difference as well as whether your eating habits have changed. with my son i began my pregnancy at 217 pounds (yes overweight by quite a bit) i changed my eating habits to the point where instead of eating candy or doughnuts i was eating fruits and veggies and grain. i did not begin wearing maternity clothes til the middle of my fifth month! i gained 27 pounds in all but most of it was in the last 5 months. what you should be most concerned about is how healthily you are eating. if you are eating a good diet with veggies, fruit, grains and protein and your vitals and the baby's vitals are good then dont worry about your weight.

i think the docs have said the average for feeling fetal movement is 20 weeks. might be wrong on that. anecdotally i have had the experience that the larger a woman is before pregnancy the longer it seems to take her to feel fetal movement. dont have a clue if that holds water inthe long run.

vicki

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