What is the average weight gain for pregnant women?

Question

I feel on top of the world today cause I'm 95% pregnant.

Answer 1

25 lbs is best weight gain, about 6 lbs in the first trimester, 7 lbs in the second trimester and 11 lbs in the third.

If you began pregnancy at a normal weight, you should gain 25–35 pounds over the nine months. Adding about 300 extra calories a day to your diet will help you reach this goal. (One extra healthy snack, such as four fig bars and a glass of skim milk, will provide these calories.) Most women gain four to six pounds in the first trimester, and then average a pound a week in the second and third trimesters.

If you began pregnancy underweight, you should probably gain a little more. That's because underweight women are more likely to have small babies. A 28- to 40-pound gain is usually recommended, so you should try to gain slightly over a pound a week in the second and third trimesters.

If you began pregnancy overweight, you should gain only 15–25 pounds. This means you should put on one pound every two weeks in the second and third trimesters. While you don't want to gain too much weight, you should never try to lose weight during pregnancy because that could harm your baby.

Where does it all go?
Approximate breakdown of a weight gain of 29 pounds
Blood 3 pounds
Breasts 2 pounds
Womb 2 pounds
Baby 7.5 pounds
Placenta 1.5 pounds
Amniotic fluid 2 pounds
Fat, protein & other nutrients 7 pounds
Retained water 4 pounds
If you're expecting twins, you should probably gain a total of 35–45 pounds. That translates into about 1 1/2 pounds a week in the last two trimesters.

To find out if you were underweight or overweight before pregnancy, learn your Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.

Putting on weight slowly and steadily is best. But don't worry if you gain less than four pounds in the first trimester, and make up for it later, or vice versa. Also, many women have one or two "growth spurts" during which they gain several pounds in a short time period, then level off. Again, this is not worrisome unless it becomes a pattern. The important thing is to keep an eye on your overall gain.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

How can you be 95% pregnant?
Average weight gain during pregnancy ranges between 20 and 30 pounds. Some women, however, gain much more, especially with their first child.

Answer 4

What do you mean that youre 95 % pregant? Are you not completely pregnant; just a little bit? LOL

Anyway, the averege weight gain is from 10 to 20 kg. depending on the baby and depending on you; each body is different but anything between these amounts is considered healthy.

Good luck!

Answer 5

The average weight gain for a healthy woman is 30 to 40 lbs, which she will lose within 6 months of birth. However, with most women being overweight, due to sedentary lifestyles and choices, the gain can be as high as 100+ lbs. How you take care of yourself is a direct reflection as to how you will care for your child. If you've let yourself go, then you are in no way responsible enough to be raising another human being who will depend on you for their physical health. (as well as mental) Hope this helps.

Answer 6

It depends on the woman , I gained 15 and was back to normal weight soon after.....for all 4 of my pregnancies

Answer 7

my doctor said it depends on your weight before you are pregnant. I was overweight and he said for me to only gain 18 pounds but my sister was told to gain about 25 pounds

Answer 8

30 lbs, with my first pregnancy I ate two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners and gained 60lbs with the second baby I gained 70lbs and with the second baby it was so much harder to lose all that weight but I eventually got down to a thin weight once again.

Answer 9

avg weight gain is 27lbs, they allow 3 lbs a month

Answer 10

25lbs is perfect. 40 is more like it over 50 is going to be hard to lose
congrats!