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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
When you gain too much
You can ask your healthcare professional what amount of pregnancy weight gain might be too much for you. Gaining too much weight during pregnancy can raise your baby's risk of health issues. These concerns include being born much larger than average. They also include complications at birth such as the baby's shoulder becoming stuck after the head is delivered. This is called shoulder dystocia. Too much weight gain during pregnancy also can raise your risk of holding on to extra weight long after pregnancy. This is known as postpartum weight retention.
