PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: 39 weeks and weight question

Re: 39 weeks and weight question

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:18:07 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 17 Jul 2002, kathy wrote: >
>I am 39wks today. My weight has been the same for about the past 6wks.
>I have asked my OB about this many times and she said that mainly she
>focuses on overall weight gain and mine is fine (38lbs)
>
>My fundal height was on the average a week ahead until a few weeks
>ago--where I actually went in for a two week visit and it had stayed the
>same. The next week it went up 1cm. (that was my 37wk 5d visit and it
>measured 37)

Normal variation.

>
>I am concerned about not gaining any weight in the past 6wks. I have
>not changed my eating habits at all. The only thing is about 6 weeks
>ago I started taking Chromagen (iron supplement) for iron def. could
>that be related?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>
>should I be concerned? I don't think she will do another u/s to measure
>the baby since she isn't concerned.

Sounds right.

>
>My weight gain prior to that was on the average 1 lb a week a couple
>times it was more...

Sounds right. The only way I would be concerned at all is if you weighed less than 110 pounds when you got pregnant.

>
>any help appreciated.
>Kathy

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