Congrats Anna T on being in your Third Trimester of your pregnancy - I'm just behind you! Very exciting times....

I've also been thinking about the rate of bub's weight gain in the last trimester also. My first bub was 4.156kg, so I'm a little concerned about what everyone says about each bub getting bigger :eek:

I wonder if the amount of weight gain/food intake of the mother affects the birth weight of bub??? Obviously the mum eats sufficiently and doesn't deprive herself (and therefore bub too) of any nutrients etc, but by limiting the calories etc could it have an influence on how big the baby is? I'm not suggesting dieting, just not overindulging in everything in sight, which is often easier said than done

My SIL has two boys - first pregnancy she put on 27kg and had a 10 pound bub, second pregnancy she put on 15kg and had a 8 pound baby. Coincidence maybe....? Both babies showed the same physical growth development at each of their clinic checks (ie. 6mth, 12mth etc), just grew differently in the womb.

Probably should have posted this as a new discussion. Interested to know if others think there is any evidence to suggest that mothers weight gain and babies birth weight could be related.

Cheers