weight gain and pregnancy

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I am pregnant and gaining weight rather quickly for me. This is baby #6 for

me, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what is " normal " weight gain for

me, but then again, I'm fairly sure by symptoms that I've had adrenal

problems and thyroid with all my previous babies. Now my lab tests are all

nice, my adrenals seem to be doing good (although once in a while if I'm too

tired, my daytime temps will get a little erratic). However, I'm gaining

tons of weight for ME for this pregnancy. I'm a very thin person, and I

usually gain between 18-25 pounds the whole pregnancy. This time, I'm 19

weeks along and I've already gained 34 pounds. I feel huge, but it's all in

my belly and not really all over me. My midwife is sending me for an

ultrasound for that famous " twins " check, but I just wanted to ask here if

it's possible that gaining a little more weight this time is actually

healthy for me? Maybe I've always been skinny and had worn-out adrenals,

and now my body is trying to make up for some of that? Any opinions on

this? Oh, I should mention that my blood sugar levels are fine as well.

Thanks for any advice,

~Anne

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Well they say if you're underweight to begin with, you're supposed to

gain between 35-40 lbs. I'm pregnant too and I started off

underweight and will probably hit the 40 lb limit. I did with my

first also. Maybe this time your body is doing what it's supposed to

do in pregnancy because your thyroid and adrenals are good.

Do you mind if I ask, with your other kids, since you had adrenal

problems, have you noticed any of them having this problems

themselves? I'm concerned that if I don't have enough cortisol, my

baby would be supplementing it for me and would in turn be born with

burnt out adrenals. Are you on HC? I'm not. What symptoms told you

that you had adrenal problems in your other pregnancies? I started

off with high cortisol levels but am not sure at this point if my

adrenals have burnt out.

Thanks!

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> I am pregnant and gaining weight rather quickly for me. This is

baby #6 for

> me, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what is " normal " weight

gain for

> me, but then again, I'm fairly sure by symptoms that I've had adrenal

> problems and thyroid with all my previous babies. Now my lab tests

are all

> nice, my adrenals seem to be doing good (although once in a while if

I'm too

> tired, my daytime temps will get a little erratic). However, I'm

gaining

> tons of weight for ME for this pregnancy. I'm a very thin person,

and I

> usually gain between 18-25 pounds the whole pregnancy. This time,

I'm 19

> weeks along and I've already gained 34 pounds. I feel huge, but

it's all in

> my belly and not really all over me. My midwife is sending me for an

> ultrasound for that famous " twins " check, but I just wanted to ask

here if

> it's possible that gaining a little more weight this time is actually

> healthy for me? Maybe I've always been skinny and had worn-out

adrenals,

> and now my body is trying to make up for some of that? Any opinions on

> this? Oh, I should mention that my blood sugar levels are fine as well.

>

> Thanks for any advice,

> ~Anne

>

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[Guest guest]

Can you find an ob/gyn that specialized in thyroid

issues relative to pregnancy? You need to have your

labs checked at least every 6 weeks and adjust your

thyroid meds accordingly (increasing) throughout your

entire pregnancy.

What do you mean that your labs are " nice? " Can you

give the results with the given ranges?

SAMMIE

--- Kraig and Anne Elliott

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> I am pregnant and gaining weight rather quickly for

> me. This is baby #6 for

> me, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what is

> " normal " weight gain for

> me, but then again, I'm fairly sure by symptoms that

> I've had adrenal

> problems and thyroid with all my previous babies.

> Now my lab tests are all

> nice, my adrenals seem to be doing good (although

> once in a while if I'm too

> tired, my daytime temps will get a little erratic).

> However, I'm gaining

> tons of weight for ME for this pregnancy. I'm a

> very thin person, and I

> usually gain between 18-25 pounds the whole

> pregnancy. This time, I'm 19

> weeks along and I've already gained 34 pounds. I

> feel huge, but it's all in

> my belly and not really all over me. My midwife is

> sending me for an

> ultrasound for that famous " twins " check, but I just

> wanted to ask here if

> it's possible that gaining a little more weight this

> time is actually

> healthy for me? Maybe I've always been skinny and

> had worn-out adrenals,

> and now my body is trying to make up for some of

> that? Any opinions on

> this? Oh, I should mention that my blood sugar

> levels are fine as well.

>

> Thanks for any advice,

> ~Anne

>

> Get to know me better... visit me online!

> http://www.AnneElliott.com

>

>

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