Pregnancy Weight Gain Chart In Pounds
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1Pregnancy Weight Gain Chart in Pounds
Pre-pregnancy BMI
>30, 11-20 pounds
If your pre-pregnancy BMI is 30.0 or greater, then the recommended weight gain range for your
pregnancy is 11 to 20 pounds. The purple area shows the weight gain recommendation.
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40
38
38
Name:
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36
Date of Birth:
Due Date:
34
34
Height:
32
32
Pre-Pregnancy Weight:
t
30
30
BMI (Body Mass Index):
28
28
26
26
24
24
22
22
20
20
18
18
16
16
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
0
0
Pre-Pregnancy Weight
-2
______________Pounds
-4
-6
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
Weeks Pregnant
You have gained too little weight if:
• Your weight gain is below the purple area on the chart OR
• You weigh less during your rst trimester of pregnancy (from conception through week 13 of
pregnancy) than you did before you became pregnant OR You have lost more than 2 pounds
between week 13 of your pregnancy and delivery
You have gained too much weight if:
• Your weight gain is above the purple area on the chart OR
• You have gained more than 7 pounds per month (1 month equals 4 weeks)
Talk to your health care provider if you fall above or below the recommended weight
Adapted from the National Academy of Sciences. Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2009
rev.2/11
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