How much weight gain can I expect?

Yuuhuu. Salam hari Jumaat ! Biasalah, kalau Friday aku mmg ceria satu macam. Warna-warni rasa kehidupan.

Well, I am now at 14+ weeks preggie. It was supposed to be 16+ weeks kalau ikutkan period date, tapi bila scan baby comel ni kecik by 2 weeks. Dr Marsita kata, maybe aku conceive lambat. So mmg kena ikut size dan umur scan, because it is more accurate katanya.

At 14+ weeks ni, Alhamdulillah sickness dah beransur hilang. Dah tak muntah sangat (tapi semalam terbluekk jugak sekali), just feeling feeling pening tu the the whole day ade. As long as aI can eat whatever I want, I am a happy woman already :)

But saya sangat risau dengan weight gain ni weh. Masa pregnant Aryan, I gained freakin' 19kgs uols ! Hoih takut aku tgk perut and of course mesin penimbang after deliver Aryan adalah musuh ketatku. Rasa seksa sangat nak back to pre-pregnancy weight. And the fact is sampai pregnant second ni pun, still tak dapat that weight. Choiii! Ada 3 more kgs to shed off, tapi sebab dah pregnant ni, lupakan saja hasratmu itu.

This time around, I am trying hard to be really picky in terms of food intake (kot?). Trying my best to eat healthily and not necessary to be eating for TWO pun. Janji makanan itu menyihatkan. Additional calories utk preggie mommies hanyalah dalam 300 kCal per day only. Bukan 3 pinggan nasi berlauk extra per day ok. 300 kCal tu macam sebijik potato bun je.. Igt tu igt tu Erin !

Pe lagi. Eh and I also registered to this program - EMpowering pregnancy by Pitter Patter. Wakaka dah second pregnancy pun sibuk nak gi program cenggini kheenn. But we never stop learning kan. And every pregnancy is different. So do not expect kalau kau dah anak 4 pun, macam dah terrer sgt and you know everything already. There are lot more to learn mommies.

 

Based on the weigh gain calculation kat Pitter Patter website ni, I should be gaining weight between 11-16 kgs. So masa Aryan dulu terlebih 3 kgs. Oops.

How much weight gain is normal during pregnancy?

You are expected to gain approximately 25 – 35 lbs (11 – 16kg) in pregnancy. However, the appropriate weight gain in pregnancy actually depends on your pre pregnancy weight or body mass index.

Body mass index (BMI) = your weight in kg

your height in meter²

For Asians, the BMI are categorized slightly different compared to the Caucasian populations.

BMI	Classification	Risk compared to normal weight
<18 .5="" font="">	Underweight	Increased
18.5 – 22.9	Normal	Normal
≥ 23	Overweight	Increased
23 – 24.9	At Risk	High
25 – 29.9	Obese Class I	Severe
≥ 30	Obese Class II	Very High

Table 1: WHO Guidelines on Asian BMI values ¹

Therefore, depending on your pre pregnancy weight, the ideal expected weight gain in pregnancy is shown below. As you can see the higher your BMI pre pregnancy, the less weight you should be gaining during pregnancy.

Pre Pregnancy BMI	Expected weight gain in pregnancy (in lbs)
Underweight	25 – 37
Normal	25 – 35
Overweight	15 – 25

* 1 kg = 2.2 lb

The expected rate of weight gain throughout pregnancy also depends on your BMI:

Pre Pregnancy BMI	1st Trimester	2nd Trimester	3rd Trimester
Underweight	5- 6 lb	1 – 2 lb / week	1 – 2 lb / week
Normal	3 – 5 lb	1 – 2 lb / week	1 -2 lb / week
Overweight	1- 2 lb	1 lb / week	1 lb / week

*1 kg = 2.2lb

Where does all the extra weight go to?

• Baby: 7-8 pounds
• Placenta: 1-2 pounds
• Amniotic fluid: 2 pounds
• Uterus: 2 pounds
• Maternal breast tissue: 2 pounds
• Maternal blood : 4 pounds
• Fluids in maternal tissue: 4 pounds
• Maternal fat and nutrient stores: 7 pounds