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Low weight gain.

Im 5 1/2 months (22 weeks) along and have only gained 6 pounds. Is this normal? Im barely showing and its kind of a bummer cause I want the cute round belly!!
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1399033 tn?1449587779
I got pregnant when my son was 10 1/2 weeks old (scary I know lol)... so I didn't get a chance to lose all the baby weight I had with him. I gained 44 pounds with that pregnancy. I lost a little because I was breastfeeding. So when I got pregnant this time, I was 186. I got to the doctor finally in January and weighed 183. At my appointment last Monday, I weighed 182. Every pregnancy is different and woman. It all depends. I'm 27 weeks pregnant now.
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1947316 tn?1337300930
I am 33weeks3days and have only gained 2 pounds. I am not a skinny girl to begin with. With my 14 month old I gained 7pounds. It was kinda nice because I left the hospital skinnier than I was pre pregnancy. Lol As long as the baby keeps,measuring on track the doctors dont worry
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1947316 tn?1337300930
I am 33weeks3days and have only gained 2 pounds. I am not a skinny girl to begin with. With my 14 month old I gained 7pounds. It was kinda nice because I left the hospital skinnier than I was pre pregnancy. Lol As long as the baby keeps,measuring on track the doctors dont worry
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I'm also 22 weeks along and have currently only gained 5.6lbs. I do have quite a bump, but this is my second child. I was barely showing at this point in my last pregnancy. Don't worry though. You'll have quite a baby bump soon enough. And be glad your weight is coming on slowly now. If your anything like me, it is almost impossible to slow down the weight gain in the end.
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2050045 tn?1343153733
I wish I wasn't gaining as much as I am, so if the baby is growingi wouldn't worry!
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1181036 tn?1367368640
As long as baby is gaining & growing you are fine! You are a lucky one! You will get a cute bump eventually and it will probably be much easier for you to loose the baby weight.
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Im about to b 34 weeks and losing weight but my stomach keeps getting bigger. It doesnt matter if ur not gaining weight as long as babies healthy u will get a cute round belly. Plus ur supposed to gain the most weight at the  end around 8-9 months.
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Some ppl jus dont gain as much..jus take it as bein lucky....im 28wks and started gaining..some ppl even thought i lost weight but im all belly. I heard u gain most of yo weight durin yo 7 and 8th month
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I'm 30w n have gained only 12 pounds but my doctors say the baby is growing perfectly fine!! As long as.your baby is growing still you shouldn't have anything to worry about! :-)
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Same here i am 6mths 1 week and have not even gain 1 pound same weight as pre pregnancy my doct. Said not to worry that i will gain but closer to the end!!
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I'm 25 weeks and I'm showing a whole bunch but have barely gained anything. I'm still the same weight I was two months ago lol. As long as the Dr says you and baby are okay, I wouldn't worry :)
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1712422 tn?1443337501
I am 20+3 and haven't gained any weight at all. Some people just don't gain and some gain alot. I'm showing already but I started out a little overweight. I know someone who finally started to show around 26-28 weeks but looked to be around 16 weeks. It all depends on the person and genetics
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