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Pregnancy weight gain: What's healthy?
When you're carrying twins or other multiples
Working with your health care provider
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Pregnancy weight-gain guidelines
When you're pregnant with twins or other multiples
When you're overweight
When you're underweight
When you gain too much
Where does pregnancy weight gain go?
Putting on the pounds
Working with your healthcare professional
Working with your health care provider
Content
Pregnancy weight-gain guidelines
When you're pregnant with twins or other multiples
When you're overweight
When you're underweight
When you gain too much
Where does pregnancy weight gain go?
Putting on the pounds
Working with your healthcare professional
Where does pregnancy weight gain go?
Let's say your baby is born weighing 7 or 8 pounds (about 3 to 3.6 kilograms). That accounts for some of your pregnancy weight gain. What about the rest? Here's a sample breakdown:
- Larger breasts: 1 to 3 pounds (about 0.5 to 1.4 kilogram).
- Larger uterus: 2 pounds (about 0.9 kilogram).
- Placenta: 1 1/2 pounds (about 0.7 kilogram).
- Amniotic fluid: 2 pounds (about 0.9 kilogram).
- Increased blood volume: 3 to 4 pounds (about 1.4 to 1.8 kilograms).
- Increased fluid volume: 2 to 3 pounds (about 0.9 to 1.4 kilograms).
- Fat stores: 6 to 8 pounds (about 2.7 to 3.6 kilograms).
