Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator

Calculate the expected increase in your weight during pregnancy with the pregnancy weight gain calculator. It helps you plan a weekly weight schedule by considering your pre-pregnancy body mass index. With that, get to know how much weight you are likely to increase week by week in every trimester.

Let’s promote a healthy pregnancy journey!

How Much Weight Should You Gain During Pregnancy?

It depends upon your BMI which is the minimum amount of calories your body needs to stay alive when you are at rest. However, our pregnancy weight calculator gives you a proper insight into how much increase in weight per week is considered good while you are carrying a baby.

If your goal comes up with manual tracking of weight, then you need to go through the following guide:

Managing Your Average Weight Gain During Pregnancy:

During pregnancy, most women experience an increase in weight of up to 35 pounds. While on the other hand, most increase their weight by a maximum of 4 pounds in the first trimester. After that, the weight increases at the balanced rate of 1 pound every week.

Weight Gain Recommendations:

The following pregnancy weight gain chart by week gives you an idea of normal weight gain during pregnancy journey:

If Carrying One Baby:

If Carrying Twins:

How To Use Our Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator?

Our calculator functions to tell you how much weight gain during pregnancy is good for you. It needs you to provide a few information to estimate results. These include:

What To Do?

• Enter your height and weight in their respective fields with units selected
• Now enter the running pregnancy week
• Select if you are carrying twins or not
• Tap Calculate 

What You Get!

• Minimum & maximum pregnancy weight gain by week
• Detailed trimester weight gain stats

Faqs:

How Many Kg Is OK To Gain During Pregnancy?

During pregnancy, most of the women gain 25 - 35 lbs of weight. However, using the pregnancy weight gain calculator will let you know that the weight increases by 2 - 4 lbs in the first trimester.

For the rest two trimesters, the weight increases at the rate of 1lb per week.

How Is Fetal Size Measured?

The size of the fetus is measured using two methods:

• Ultrasound
• Fundal Height Measurement

And if you are interested in knowing the weight of the fetus with increasing size, this pregnancy weight gain calculator can absolutely get it done for you. 

It tells you your body weight before and after pregnancy so that you can subtract the current weight from pre-pregnancy weight to know the exact weight of your baby.

Is It OK To Gain 20 kg During Pregnancy?

If your weight before conception is normal, then an increase of 10 - 15.8 kilograms will be a good option for you all. To get a better idea, you may use the tool that gives you the best estimations regarding pregnancy weight gain by week.

Does a Fetus Double In Size Every Week?

Not at all! A fetus never doubles its size during every passing week of the pregnancy.

Pregnancy Weight Gain Table:

Citations:

Wikipedia: Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy, Endocrine function tests in pregnancy, Breast changes, Cardiovascular, Hematology