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amother

Today at 5:49 am

How much did you gain with twin pregnancy?

Finding myself really anxious and scared to gain too much...

amother

Eggshell

Today at 6:05 am

I didn't gain much more than my other pregnancies and lost it quite quickly with nursing (I am naturally thin, gain a lot in pregnancy then lose it all in six months to a year). The loose skin however I couldn't do anything about and never went away completely.

amother

Valerian

Today at 6:33 am

Twins.
Starting weight 136 went down to 117 at full term I was 161.

amother

Camellia

Today at 7:03 am

I gained about 30lb which was less then my singleton pregnancy. But it was not such a good thing as my babies were born. Very small and had to spend time in the NICU.

amother

Dustypink

Today at 7:34 am

With twins there's a lot more for the weight to go to. There's another placenta, more amniotic fluid, even breast tissue and overall blood volume increases more then a singleton pregnancy.

I'm due now and I gained 45 with this twins pregnancy. I think I lost body fat, my arms got very thin.

Read the book by Barbara Luke on twins pregnancy. She makes a strong case for gaining well by 28 weeks to produce best outcomes for multiples. I couldn't gain as much as she recommended although I did try, bh I made it to full term and they're measuring well.

amother

Tuberose

Today at 12:14 pm

amother Valerian wrote:

Twins.
Starting weight 136 went down to 117 at full term I was 161.

Almost like me except for the going down part. Started at 128, gained steadily and ended at 161 day of delivery. Don't forget you have two babies, two placentas, and two water sacks, plus your own blood volume increases to handle the extra oxygen they need. Don't worry about weight gain unless your ob thinks you're putting on too much. Oh, and if you're underweight to begin with, you need to put on even more. You'll need the extra fat because you'll be nursing two babies, not just one.

amother

Cobalt

Today at 12:33 pm

I gained a ton. There is data showing that if you gain more especially early on your babies are born at higher weight. I knew mine would be born early and need nicu and wanted to gain a lot early to ensure good birth weights. I gained close to 50 lb and babies were 7 lb at 36 weeks but now stuck with a lot of extra weight to lose.

rzab

Today at 1:07 pm

This is going back 16 years. But I gained 50 pounds. And I gave birth at 33 weeks.
I lost most of it pretty quickly. I found I had a harder time losing weight with each subsequent pregnancy. Nothing to do with twins or singleton

amother

Phlox

Today at 1:12 pm

Found out in fith month I’m having twins
They were born in the 7th month healthy

amother

NeonYellow

Today at 2:22 pm

I was the slimmest I’ve been before. I lost 10 during the first trimester, ended in my 8th month with 70 lbs gained total. Lost 40 within two weeks of having them…mostly water.

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