Pregnancy weight gain calendar

Some women love their swollen bellies and full breasts during pregnancy while others feel depressed at their changing figures.

Weight gain is an inevitable part of being pregnant something that pregnant women have to grin and bear. Try to remember that most of the weight you carry will be your baby, amniotic fluid, the placenta, your breasts expanding and fat laid down to help prepare for breastfeeding.

With this in mind, there is light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to losing weight after the birth, and most women return to somewhere near their original weight during the first year of their baby’s life, especially if they follow a healthy, well-balanced diet.

How to use the pregnancy weight gain calendar
With our pregnancy weight gain calculator you can work out roughly how much weight you should gain each month. Simply type into the boxes provided what weight you were before you fell pregnant, what week of pregnancy you are in and your height.

A chart will then display showing results for what is normal, under or overweight for each week of your pregnancy.

Dieting is extremely dangerous during pregnancy because it means you deprive your baby of essential nutrients he needs to grow. Always follow a healthy well-balanced diet.