I have read thru all the posts in here and although i am on the small side, most of my friends are not. normal weight gain in pregnancy for any size woman is 13 - 18 kg. As long as you are eating healthy and exercising there is nothing that can stop you gaining what your body needs. I'm glad you have now found a doc that actually knows this and if I were you, I would make a formal complaint about the other one because he should know that Dieting while you are pg is a HUGE NO NO as it can deprive bub of nutrients needed for a healthy bub.
I gained around 15 Kg with my Daughter but I wasn't watching what I ate so this time round I have been a lot more careful, eg. when I have a chocolate craving instead of buying a family block I will buy a freddo or something and I am eating a balanced diet with lots of fruit n veg.
Just a reminder, BMI non pg should be 20 - 25 pg should be 25 - 30 at the end but up to 35 is considered fine but a little high. Who cares what docs think about your weight. If you got pg without needing to lose tons of weight then obviously your body can handle it with the weight. I am 5'4" and @ 24wks 71.6kg so for my height i'm still slightly big but I don't have as much fluid retention as I did with Sarah so overall I havent gained as much as I did with her but I was lighter at the beginning with her than I was this time round.
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