Hi,
I had my 24th week appointment this morning and to my surprise i have put on 4 kgs of weight in the last month.The doctor was not very happy with this though she was not worried. She asked me to drink Low fat milk and cut down on junk food. I am so worried after this. I think i need to start monitoring my diet.
We heard the heartbeat of our baby and she measured the fundal height.All is fine with baby.
I am scheduled for the Gestational Diabetes test on 25th Aug.A bit worried about that.i think i will start controlling the sugar intake though i am not a sugar-freak person.
In singapore, my doctor is doing the 3 hrs test directly not like in US first they do the 1 hr test and then the 3 hr test.Ihope thats fine.
Just wanted to share all these things going on in mind.
anyone with me in the same boat, putting on weight??have decided to go for long walk from today onwards. i have been walking but very little.
ok then all of you take care
rekha Simmi replied. Hi Rekha. I asked the doc yesterday about the weight gain and if she would even weigh me again. She said that they don't emphasise on it until the women r very small in structure or they are really overweight before they get pregnant. As they have found, women who gain too much weight have small babies too and vis versa. So there is no concern with weight till the time we eat healthy and not too much junk food. So here, that is confirmed that u should not worry about each bite u eat. Enjoy... Avi replied. Hey Rekha, glad to know that everything is fine with the baby and you.

Simmi said it all, you should not worry about your weight gain, if your doctor is not too concerned about it. Make sure you cut down on junk like Simmi said (eat wheat or multigrain bread instead of white, cut down on the sugar intake, eat fruits for snacks, get lots of vegies into your diet). Also, work out (walking and swimming are what my doc recommended)like you plan to for 30 mins a day. It will make you feel better too.

Worrying about putting on weight will also make you wanna eat more and thus put on more wait.

I have my doc's appointment in an hour and I am a little stressed about it myself...makes me want to eat some twinkies but I will keep away from them for a while :)

Take Care...and dont worry.
-Avi Simmi replied. Hi Rekha. Don't be alarmed. If your doc said all is in order, u have no reason to fear that weight gain will harm u or the baby. While u should try to cut down on junk food, u should not worry on what u r eating as that would kill ur apetite and not do any good to both u and the baby.
I have gained 4 kgs in the past mth too. I have my doc appointment today, I will be questioning this gain too but I'm sure like I asked last time, the answer would be if u r not an overweight person before u started pregnancy, 20 kgs or so is the expected gain over the period of 9mths. Some women gain it earlier than others. Go for short walks, drink plenty of water and fluids and don't stress urself. Stress makes u more hungry and u don't want to curb ur hunger at this stage. So relax and i'm sure things will get sorted soon. I have my Diabetes test around end of August too. It is a 3 hr test and I don't think it is anything to worry about whether it is 1 hr or 3 hr. All the best. And enjoy ur pregnancy without stressing.