How much weight should you be gaining during pregnancy?
How much weight should you be gaining per trimester? Or monthly? My first doctors appt I weight 221 and that was when I was about 8 weeks.. I still weigh the same so I haven’t put on any weight and I am almost 4 months. What is the normal? I am overweight so I know I will not gain as much as others but I was wondering when/how much I should gain. Thanks!
When you add the weight to the placenta and the baby and the extra fluids it comes out to around 20 pounds and the majority of that is not gained until late 2nd trimester and into the 3rd. Anything over that is the myth that you are eating for 2. I am/was over weight and lost weight with all 3 pregnancies. 25 with the first, 40 with the 2nd and 30 with the last. The babies grew fine and everything that needed to develope did. I just ate healthier, had a faster metabolism, and a lot of nausea. So unless you are under weight or there is a concern that the baby isn’t developing or getting what it needs there is nothing saying you have to gain weight, especially if you have some to lose.