Pregnancy Weight Gain Chart For Bmi
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2Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Pregnancy weight gain chart for BMI > 25kg/m
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How much weight gain is recommended?
The weight you should aim to gain depends on what your weight
(and body mass index - BMI) was before you became pregnant.
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Why your weight is important?
BMI is the number used to work out the recommended amount of
weight gain for you. If you were given a handheld record from
Pregnancy is an exciting time for you and your family. It is a great
Women who are underweight or do not gain enough weight have a risk of preterm
antenatal clinic you may find your pre-pregnancy BMI in here. If not
time to focus on your health. Weight gain is an important part of
birth and a baby small for its gestational age. Women who are overweight or gain too
ask your health care provider to help you work it out.
any healthy pregnancy. Gaining too much weight or not enough
much weight during pregnancy have a higher risk of:
Following is the recommended amount of weight to gain based on
weight can affect your health and the health of your baby, not just
BMI numbers. Choose the weight gain range that matches your
during pregnancy but also for many years to come.
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high blood pressure
pre-pregnancy BMI.
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gestational diabetes
Monitoring your weight during pregnancy can help keep you on
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a large baby (macrosomia)
Pre-pregnancy BMI
Pre-pregnancy BMI
track for a healthy weight gain. This weight gain chart can be
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25 to 29.9 kg/m
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Above 30 kg/m
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customised just for you. Bring this chart with you to each visit to
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difficulty losing weight after their baby is born. This can also increase your
discuss with your health care provider what your weight gain
long-term risk of diabetes, heart disease and some cancers
goals for this pregnancy should be and to monitor your progress.
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a baby who is overweight in childhood and as an adult.
Gain
Gain
7 to 11.5 kg
5 to 9 kg
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If you are having twins or triplets the recommendations are a bit more.
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Talk with your health care provider about how much is right for you.
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Pre-pregnancy Weight
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How to use this tracker:
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Height
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Every pregnancy is different. What worked for you last pregnancy or
for your mum may not work for this pregnancy. This tracker will help
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you work with your health care provider to customise a weight gain
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BMI
plan that is right for you.
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Healthy range for BMI
Write down your weight before pregnancy in the two spaces
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25 to 29.9 kg/m
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provided- first in the box inside the chart and second at the
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Healthy range for BMI
starting point at the left hand side of the chart
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above 30 kg/m
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Ask your health care provider two things- your height, and your
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pre-pregnancy BMI- you can work this out yourself using a BMI
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calculator found online at
healthyactive/publishing.nsf/Content/your-bmi
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Starting from your pre-pregnancy weight add 1kg and write this
number on the line above where you wrote your pre-pregnancy
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weight, follow this pattern until you reach the top of the chart
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and all the empty lines are filled.
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Start recording your weight as early as you can. Place a dot at
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your current weight and your week gestation. Connect the dots
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every week to track and compare your weight with the
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recommended weight gain chart lines for you.
Write your
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Discuss your progress when you have a health care visit. If you
pre-pregnancy
are falling above or below the chart turn over for some quick tips
Weeks of Pregnancy
weight here
to get back on track.
Adapted and reprinted with permission from the National Academy of Sciences, Courtesy of the National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
Version: 1 Effective date: 12/2014 Review date: 11/2017
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