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Re: 16 weeks

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Nov 2001 19:55:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Aly wrote: >
>Hello,
>I was wondering if it is bad that I have not gained any weight since the
>start of my pregnancy? I am 5'3" and 175 lbs. I had morning sickness
>until two and a half weeks ago. I saw the doctor today and he said I
>should start gaining weight. The heartbeat has been audible with
>Doppler and it was really low in my abdomen today. Does the baby move
>that much at this point or does that mean that it is sitting low in the
>placenta? Anything to put my fears to rest would be appreciated.
>Thanks

Sounds pretty normal to me. Your height and weight yields a BMI of 30.4 which is a little overweight to start with. I would recommnd a weight gain of not more than 25 pounds to a similar patient of mine.

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