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On average, a healthy amount of weight gain during pregnancy is 25-35 pounds for normal weight women. This is usually accomplished by gaining 4-6 pounds during the first trimester, and about one pound a week during the second and third trimesters. Where does this weight come from? According to the Nemours Foundation, this is how a 30-pound pregnancy weight gain is typically distributed:
- 7.5 pounds: your baby’s weight
- 7 pounds: your extra stored nutrients
- 4 pounds: your extra blood
- 4 pounds: your extra body fluids
- 2 pounds: breast enlargement
- 2 pounds: enlargement of your uterus
- 2 pounds: amniotic fluid surrounding your baby
- 1.5 pounds: the placenta
- If you are underweight, you should gain 27-40 pounds.
- If you are overweight, you should gain 15-25 pounds.
- If you are obese, you should gain about 15 pounds or less.
- And if you are having multiples (e.g., twins, triplets), you will gain more weight, so talk to your doctor about the amount of weight gain that will be best for you.
