How much weight does a pregnant women suppose to gain
By miminav239
@miminav239 (9)
United States
February 13, 2011 2:40pm CST
I went to WIC and they weighed me and im already 27 weeks pregnant and i gained 28 pound the girl from there told me that i its too much what i'm gaining. I go to my doctor and he said I'm doing fine that my weight is fine My babies are not 6lbs there all 8lbs babies. I have 3 other children and there doing fine i don't get this so can u please tell me how much weight does a pregnant women should gain threw the pregnancy thanks
3 responses
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
13 Feb 11
Depends on your starting weight. Most Dr's want you to gain between 25-30 lbs total during pregnancy unless you start out underweight (they want you to gain more) or overweight (they want you to gain less). At 27 weeks, that seems like a lot of weight to have gained to me. I started off underweight with my son and gained 40 lbs and that was okay since I was 15 lbs under what the average weight for my height was at the time. With my daughter I gained about 20 pounds, but I was average weight for my height.
If you are all baby, I wouldn't worry too much, but if you are gaining fat, you should start exercising, eating a bit more healthy. You don't want to gain 60 pounds and not loose any of the weight because you gained the weight, not the baby.
@miminav239 (9)
• United States
13 Feb 11
Thanks for responding for my daugther i gained 37 pounds it was all baby i went back to the my weight i started so yea i have all baby this is not a little baby at all its a big baby like i said all my kids are 8lbs. my doctor said that i was doing good. when they do the synogram the baby always is 1 week ahead shes a big baby and i dont look like im 6 months at all i look like im 7 to 8 months i havent gained at all myself just belly its all i have
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
14 Feb 11
You just sound like a person who carries big babies to me lol My neighbor was that way. She gained 70 lbs during pregnancy and within a month it was all about gone. She ended up smaller than she was pre-pregnancy at about 2 month after birth.
@nova1945 (1612)
• United States
14 Feb 11
Everyone is different. They just can't put a general number on every woman. Listen to your doctor as he/she knows your body best. I gained 49 pounds with my baby and she weighed in at 7 lbs. I lost about 20 lbs after delivery. 38 years later I still blame pregnancy for the extra weight. Lol
But the baby was healthy and well and that's what counts.
Gool luck and congratulations on your future bundle of joy.
@Fire10 (293)
• United States
14 Feb 11
You could probably gain 40-50 lbs and your baby would likely be perfectly fine. So your doctor says you're doing fine - and you are. Seeming as you can have a perfectly healthy baby while only gaining 20-30lbs, you'd do fine by being careful. How much weight you gain in between is up to you, it just depends on what you want.
What your doctor is trying to help you avoid doing is freaking out and becoming anorexic during your pregnancy - which would be bad. Your baby still needs you to eat healthy food.
You're right though, you probably won't end up too far off from where you were before!
