I was finally diagnosed with hyperemesis for my pregnancy, I lost 13 pounds total, by week 16 I had regained 3 and she told me to come back in 4 weeks. Now I am almost 20 and I have only gained 1 more pound, which still puts me at -9.
At what point do we worry? What are the potential issues? Anything I should ask I particular? Is working out an issue? I am mainly walking but often for 2+ hours a day in addition to general daily activity.
honeydew / 7091 posts
Hmmm... I'm 27 weeks and only up 4 pounds. BUT, I started overweight. My Dr. isn't concerned, but again, I have plenty to lose and then some. She thinks I should only be gaining 10-15 pounds this pregnancy.
But, if you're at a healthy weight, then I have no idea 
Hopefully your Dr will have some better insight! And if you have to just sit around eating a carton of ice cream each day... I suppose there are worse problems 
Are you still having nausea problems?
watermelon / 14206 posts
I only gained 10 pounds my whole pregnancy and they never got worried. But, I was over weight to begin with.
coconut / 8498 posts
I started at a normal weight (115) and gained 18 lbs. didn't start gaining until week 23-24. The nurse always fussed at me, but my doctors were never concerned.
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
I never worried. I lost in the beginning and didn't start gaining until 20 weeks. I ended up gaining 28 lbs.
pomegranate / 3791 posts
Did you start at a normal weight? I'm 19 weeks and still down around 5 pounds (also thanks to hypermesis gravidarum) and my doctor isn't worried, but I was a bit overweight to start out with because I still hadn't lost all the baby weight from my first pregnancy. I know I gained most of my weight in the third trimester last time, and baby's size has always been where it should be when I've gotten ultrasounds, which is the main thing.
apricot / 429 posts
I started both of my pregnancies overweight (186) though I look much smaller. I only gained 14 pounds with my daughter, and a couple weeks after she was born I was 10 pounds less than when I started. This time around I'm at 13 weeks and down 9 pounds.
I think technically I'm only supposed to gain between 11-20 pounds, so I wouldn't be too worried about it as long as baby is growing well.
kiwi / 548 posts
Agree with all that it totally depends on where you started. I was the same as @weagle and they were more concerned with fundal height than weight. If your fundal height is off, they will do extra ultrasounds to make sure things are okay.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
My dr never said a word about weight. I lost ~7 in the first 20 weeks then ended up about 15 from my prepregnancy weight at the end.
grapefruit / 4649 posts
@wonderstruck: @swurlygurl: That's the tricky part, I started just barely overweight and losing 13 pounds put me easily at my happy weight (1 pound more than when I graduated high school). Since technically I was overweight to start which counts? I feel like looking at those charts online 4 pounds up from my lowest point at 20 weeks is still below where someone who started overweight should be.
I see my midwife again on Friday so I will obviously chat with her about it then, last time I saw the one person in the practice I can't stand so I think mostly I am feeling like I was left in the dark about what I should be doing.
@wonderstruck: Has your doctor talked to you about how much they want you to eat or upping your medication until you are eating normally? I am definitely on the low end of the medication spectrum for HG and I take enough so that I can eat some and not throw up much if at all, but I eat very little, like it's 2:00 and I have had maybe 450-500 calories today with no plans to eat anytime soon...
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