On average, women who start pregnancy at a healthy weight gain 0 to 5 pounds in the first trimester. In the second and third trimester, many women gain about half a pound to 1 pound per week.

If you begin at a healthy weight, your aim is to gain 1 to 4 pounds (0.5 to 1.8 kilograms) in the initial months of pregnancy. There's no need for extra calories, just a nutritious diet.

Gaining Weight During Your Pregnancy The Centers for Disease Control have created a comprehensive pregnancy weight gain chart by your body mass index (BMI), which you can calculate here. Here's a ...

I'm pregnant and the weight gain is freaking me out. I've only put on a few pounds so far, on track with recommendations, but I know my belly will only get rounder and the number on the scale will ...

Current guidelines from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommend different weight-gain ranges for women—anywhere from 11 to 40 lbs, based on their pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI).

For women who are considered of normal weight before getting pregnant, the recommended weight gain during pregnancy is 25 to 35 pounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fat tissue in children and adolescents – at least if those children are girls ...