Pregnancy And Baby Care Conditions During Pregnancy Normal Weight Gain During Pregnancy

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...water in the body but also the weight of the little baby, the placenta, the amniotic sac and the amniotic fluid. Hence, women should not worry too much about their total weight gain as most of it will be lost on delivery.

A normal weight gain during pregnancy calculator is beneficial as it helps to keep a check on weight gain during pregnancy. By using a pregnancy weight gain calculator, a pregnant woman can keep a check on weight gain by assessing if she is gaining too much weight, too quickly, or on the other hand, she can check if she needs to gain more weight. As per the general norms, a woman who is of normal weight (with a body mass index falling between 18.5 and 24.9), prior to getting pregnant, should gain approximately 25 to 35 pounds during her entire pregnancy term. Underweight women, with a body mass index of less than 18.5, would need to put on more weight, depending on the recommendations of their medical practitioners. Women with a high body mass index should ideally not gain more than 25 pounds and those who were obese, must not exceed a total weight gain of 11 to 20 pounds. However, these parameters may vary from woman to woman based on body structure, the progress of the pregnancy as well as recommendations of the gynecologist.

Normal weight gain during pregnancy, week by week, need not be monitored as it may lead to an obsession with weight gain. Monthly valuation of weight gain is sufficient. The normal weight gain during pregnancy - month by month is distributed as approximately a pound for the first three months of pregnancy, the next three months see an increase of roughly three pounds per month and most pregnant women put on around three to four pounds per month during the last three months of pregnancy. Hence, the normal weight gain during pregnancy by trimester would be around three to four pounds in the first trimester, nine to ten pounds during the second trimester and around twelve pounds by the end of the third trimester.