Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Hello to all, this is my first posting. I had a lap gastric bypass October 2002, and am now pregnant with twins due the last week in November. Is there anyone that has multiples that can talk to me about the weight they were able to gain during the pregnancy? I am now going on my 16th week and have not gained any weight despite eating like a mad woman ALL of the time. My doctor is not concerned. The size of the babies are measuring within normal limits. I would appreciate any information. Thank you, Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 CONGRATS! I do not know of anyone that has had twins after surgery. Keep in touch and let me know how things are going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Hi Kerry, welcome to the group and congratulations on your double blessing. I had surgery in Dec 2002 and am currently 34 weeks pregnant with twins (boy/girl * YEA). I lost 10 lbs in my first 14 weeks of pregnancy. I was nauseated 24 hrs a day and vomiting 2-3 times daily. All of a sudden the nausea went away and I started feeling like a half normal person. It took me a few months to gain even a pound and quite often, although I would show a slight gain at a previous appointment, I would show the same amount of weight loss at the next appointment. I was eating well... often, since I couldn't eat a lot at one sitting, not necessarily limiting my carbs, but getting them mostly from multi grains and fruits in some form or another. I was always expressing concern to my OB about my lack of weight gain while carrying twins, but my blood tests were coming out fine and the babies ultrasounds were showing that their weights and sizes were ideal. My OB wasn't a bit concerned since everything looked fine medically and would mention that it just seemed as if the babies were " hogging the groceries. " He told me he wouldn't be a bit surprised to see me walk out of the hospital, after delivery, weighing less than I did when I conceived and that I should be glad to see the scale move so little, because the amount of weight I was likely to gain in my last couple of months would probably freak me out. My OB was right. In the last couple of months I have finally gained back the original 10 lbs lost and an additional 11 lbs. 21 lb weight gain, so far, with twins isn't all that bad, especially since an average sized woman can expect to gain around 35-45 lbs during a twin pregnancy. I know (or I hope) I still have at least another 2-3 weeks left before the babies get here and I expect, at the rate they are growing, that I will gain at least another 5-10 lbs before they get here. Since my butt and hips seem to have actually shrunk during my pregnancy, I'm not really worried about my weight gain. We calculated the total weight of pregnancy, i.e., additional blood, bags of water, placentas, uterin growth, body fluids, and babies (around 4.5 lbs each right now), and determined that the total amounted to more than what the scale has been showing. I'm praying we get these little one to around 6 lbs each and I'll gladly pack on another 10 lbs if they can just be at a healthy enough weight to come home with me when I am released. Good luck and be sure to keep us updated. Toi -- In OSSG-pregnant , " kerrybeecher " wrote: > Hello to all, this is my first posting. I had a lap gastric bypass > October 2002, and am now pregnant with twins due the last week in > November. Is there anyone that has multiples that can talk to me > about the weight they were able to gain during the pregnancy? I am > now going on my 16th week and have not gained any weight despite > eating like a mad woman ALL of the time. My doctor is not > concerned. The size of the babies are measuring within normal > limits. I would appreciate any information. Thank you, Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Welcome Kerry & congrats moms times 2!! In my 15 weeks, I've stayed the same weight, though doc says my uterus is much larger & higher up than it's supposed to be. (We find out in 9 days what the story is, gulp!) Docs, fortunately, are not being preachy, so far, regarding weight since of course my years of having been heavy have left me a little touchy about the beeping scale, hehe. Not to mention the deflated skin, but that's another story for another day;-) HTH! WlsMomma > Hello to all, this is my first posting. I had a lap gastric bypass > October 2002, and am now pregnant with twins due the last week in > November. Is there anyone that has multiples that can talk to me > about the weight they were able to gain during the pregnancy? I am > now going on my 16th week and have not gained any weight despite > eating like a mad woman ALL of the time. My doctor is not > concerned. The size of the babies are measuring within normal > limits. I would appreciate any information. Thank you, Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Hi Toi. I hear your concerns, believe me. I have the regular 1st time jitters PLUS the malabsorption deal. But on the other hand, if I hadn't had surgery, I wouldn't, couldn't of, gotten preggo. So my trust is in the Good Lord. Hey, how's the bed rest? Your bee-bees are gonna be big & strong & ready for the world! WlsMomma EDD 12/20ish/04 > Since my butt and hips seem to have actually shrunk during my > pregnancy, I'm not really worried about my weight gain. We calculated > the total weight of pregnancy, i.e., additional blood, bags of water, > placentas, uterin growth, body fluids, and babies (around 4.5 lbs > each right now), and determined that the total amounted to more than > what the scale has been showing. I'm praying we get these little one > to around 6 lbs each and I'll gladly pack on another 10 lbs if they > can just be at a healthy enough weight to come home with me when I am > released. > Toi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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