"Weight gain during pregnancy is based on your pre-pregnancy BMI, but typically a healthy weight gain in women who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy is 25 to 35 pounds (11.5 to 16 kilograms). For women who were underweight, recommended weight gain is 28 to 40 pounds (12 to 18 kg), and for overweight women, it is 15 to 25 pounds (7 to 11.5 kg).
Here is a more specific breakdown:
Underweight (BMI < 18.5): 28 to 40 pounds (12 to 18 kg).
Normal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9): 25 to 35 pounds (11.5 to 16 kg).
Overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9): 15 to 25 pounds (7 to 11.5 kg).
Obese (BMI 30 or more): 11 to 20 pounds (5 to 9 kg)
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For most women, a twenty to thirty pound weight gain, not loss, is ideal. It's not so much about losing weight during pregnancy, but eating healthy foods and getting physical activity.
25-40 pounds. Your doctor can tell you if you're in the right weight range or not.
One can find a pregnancy weight gain chart by visiting the BabyMed website. Other places that one can find a pregnancy weight gain chart are WebMD and Baby Corner.
It is a necessary biological response for a woman to gain weight during her pregnancy. The weight is added from fat that holds nutrients and water that both provide for and protect the baby. It is not possible to not gain weight during the pregnancy without harming the baby, but there are ways to lose the weight after the birth of the child.
Around 13kg or 28lb is generally considered acceptable if your pre-pregnancy weight is close to the healthy weight range. If you are overweight on becoming pregnant, a smaller weight gain of around 10kg or 22lb is the safer option.
If your pre-pregnancy weight was in the healthy range for your height (a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9), you should gain between 25 and 35 pounds. This weight will come off after the baby comes with hard work.
No, significant weight gain does not occur 3 weeks after conception. At this early stage of pregnancy, the embryo is still very small and not yet developed enough to cause noticeable weight gain in the mother. Weight gain during pregnancy typically starts becoming more noticeable around the second trimester.
Depending on ethnicity, heredity and nutrition given during pregnancy, average weight gain should be some where between 10 to 12.5 kg.
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I have found an excellent website that will answer all of your "weight-gain-during-pregnancy" questions. The link is: http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/eatingfortwo.html It's The American Pregnancy Association's website's section on weight gain during pregnancy, but I think the advice there is good all over the world!!!