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crystalbivens · Oct 1, 2007, 12:55 PM

OK so I'm 5 months pregnant (21 weeks) to be exact and I can't stop losing weight.
In may I couldn't fit in to a lot of my pants in fact I wore a pair to my sons birthday that were so tight it hurt to sit in them and today I am wearing them and they are literally falling off, in fact all of my regular clothes are to big now.
Before I got pregnant I was over 170 (that was when I found out I was pregnant) and today at 21 weeks I'm only 150.
Every time I go to the doctor and they weight me they always say oh wow you've lost 5 more pounds or oh you lost 6 pounds.
With the first trimester I didn't vomit I was somewhat nausea but was able to eat some and keep it down, now I eat all the time with no nausea and I'm losing so much weight.
Is this normal or should I be concerned.
Thanks

GlindaofOz · Oct 1, 2007, 01:26 PM

Have you had a blood screening? Have you ever had a thyroid problem? I'm hypothyroid and I have been told all my life that when I get pregnant I will have to be carefully monitored because pregnancy can cause severe fluctuations with my thyroid hormones.

I wonder if you had a slight thyroid problem prior to getting pregnant and its not manifesting itself like this. It might be worth it to talk to your doctor about it.

I hope everything else is going well with your pregnancy!

crystalbivens · Oct 1, 2007, 01:30 PM

Well this is my third and the other two I didn't lose just gained but now I can't stop losing, I'm eating all the time and not working out, I called the doctor and they told me to eat 500 more calories a day.
This is so frustrating.
I will ask them about the thyroid.

GlindaofOz · Oct 1, 2007, 01:36 PM

Its like the one time in your life where you definitely do not want to lose weight.

I would definitely ask and I would maybe sort of demand that they test your thyroid. It can cause some nasty issues while pregnant if that's the case (things like the cervix opening, miscarriages - not to stress you out though!! Don't stress about that just ask for the blood test :) )

kamaver · Oct 2, 2007, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by crystalbivens

OK so i'm 5 months pregnant (21 weeks) to be exact and I can't stop losing weight.
In may i couldnt fit in to alot of my pants in fact i wore a pair to my sons birthday that were so tight it hurt to sit in them and today i am wearing them and they are literally falling off, in fact all of my regular clothes are to big now.
Before i got pregnant i was over 170 (that was when i found out i was pregnant) and today at 21 weeks i'm only 150.
Everytime i go to the doctor and they weight me they always say oh wow youve lost 5 more pounds or oh you lost 6 pounds.
With the first trimester i didnt vomit i was somewhat nausea but was able to eat some and keep it down, now i eat all the time with no nausea and i'm losing so much weight.
Is this normal or should i be concerned.
Thanks

That happened to my sister but everything was fine so I wouldn't worry too much if I was you but go to the doctor just in case