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How much is proper weight to gain during pregnancy?

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Doctors recommend 20-25 lbs.

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How is it possible to not gain weight in pregnancy?

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.


How much weight gain during pregnancy is normal?

The amount of weight you gain during pregnancy may depend on the weight you were before pregnancy, it also varies heavily for different people. A woman of average weight should gain approximately 25 - 35 pounds during pregnancy, underweight women often gain 28 - 40 pounds whereas overweight women may gain as little as 15 to 25 pounds.


What is the littlest weight you can gain during pregnancy?

10 lbs


How do you gain weight during a pregnancy?

A baby grows inside of you


How much weight should a 5.0 115lbs woman gain during pregnancy?

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!!!


What causes weight gain to stop during pregnancy?

Usually what stops weight gain in a pregnancy is that your baby is not getting anymore nutrition causing it not to grow anymore.


What is the typical gain weight for pregnancy?

Depending on ethnicity, heredity and nutrition given during pregnancy, average weight gain should be some where between 10 to 12.5 kg.


Can you gain weight 3 weeks after conception?

Yes, average weight gain during pregnancy is about 1 kilo per week.


Is it possible to gain 15 to 20 pounds within the first trimester of pregnancy?

Yes, it is possible, but it is not recommended and it is not healthy to gain that much weight during the first trimester. Most of your pregnancy weight gain should happen during the second trimester.


How do you gain more weight during pregnancy?

Ensure! Good for baby too!


What is a general guide to weight gain during pregnancy?

I have heard that it is a good idea to aim between 20-25 pounds of weight gain.


Is pregnancy cause gain weight?

Yes, this is normal. The amount of weight-gain will vary. If you were of an average weight before you became pregnant, you will probably gain about 25-30 lbs. during your pregnancy; if you are expecting twins, that number will be higher-- 35-45 lbs. The weight a woman gains during pregnancy usually will come off gradually, through diet and exercise, after the baby is born and her body recovers. Celebrities who seem to be extremely thin days after giving birth are not the norm; and doctors generally do not recommend extreme weight loss measures after a pregnancy.