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Originally Posted by Katigre

I had my monthly midwife appt yesterday and I was sure I'd have gained a lot of weight b/c I've been eating a LOT, not skimping on fats, etc... I was overeating last week. And I only gained 1/2 lb over the past 4 weeks. I don't know that I'm happy about that. I've gained 15 lbs total this pg but 10 of those lbs were in the first trimester b/c I felt so sick and the only thing I could really stomach was white flour bagels - so I ate a LOT of bagels and that led to the rapid weight gain. Once I felt better in the 2nd tri I've only gained 5 lbs total and I'm now 26 weeks so the highest period of weight gain needs to start happening. I think that a 25 lb total weight gain would be healthy for this pregnancy (I gained 35 and 40 lbs with DS and DD but a lot of that was due to eating whatever I wanted) - so somehow I need to put on 1 lb/week for the next three months.

Do you think we could have a list (or anyone have a link) to high fat/make-you-gain-weight recipes that are sugar-free/grain-free? I'm really not enjoying grains when I eat them now and would prefer to avoid them - I feel like it's improved my anxiety a lot from what it was and don't want to go back there. But I want to be healthy and gain all the weight needed for this pregnancy too.

Did you see this article at MDA about pregnancy "super foods"? He often has recommendations for athletes who want to bulk up too... I'd think that would apply too. What about upping some of the nutrient-dense carbs, like sweet potatoes and bananas?