I went to see my perinatologist last Friday. The babies are both looking great, but I did find out that the baby girl is not gaining weight fast enough. So, for the next three weeks until I go back, I am supposed to lay down at home any time I am not at work and eat as much high calorie, high protein foods as possible. So, here's what my diet consists of right now:
Breakfast: Carnation Instant Breakfast and a nice big piece of cheesecake
Lunch: As much food as I can eat!
Dinner: Same as above
Snacks: protein shakes, ice cream more cheesecake and anything else that is packed full of calories and protein
I wish I could be enjoying this diet more, but I am just not ever hungry. Probably because I have two kiddos squishing my stomach. I mean really, there is probably never going to be another time in my life when I can feel good about eating like this. But I'm trying as hard as I can!
My prayer is that when I go back on the 30th to the doctor, that baby girl will have gained tons of weight and the doctor will not be worried anymore. I am not in any danger of preterm labor, so that is great. I just need the baby girl to gain weight like a champ!
5 comments:
Wow - that is a lot to eat...I'll be praying that baby girl's weight is much improved when you go in at the end of the month!
that diet sounds perfect to me at 16 weeks :) i am starving all the time and i LOVE my protein shakes :) cheesecake sounds pretty good right now, too! praying for both of the babies!
Hope it works, but just have to wonder won't it make the boy bigger too?? (can't wait to find out their names :-) )
It probably will make the boy bigger too, Lynn. But the girl needs all the help she can get right now and since twins typically come early, the more weight they can put on earlier the better.
Stephanie,
This happened to me with the twins. I just got more uncomfortable. BUT if you pump/bf you are supposed to eat MEGA calories. You wouldnt believe the amt of food I ate to keep the supply up. Nice excuse too, and I lost two pant sizes! Good all around.
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