Weight gain in pregnancy by month
The first weeks of pregnancy are practically notaffect weight gain. For some women, toxicosis has a completely negative effect in terms of weight gain. During the first trimester, accompanied by constant nausea and morning vomiting, such women even lose weight. While the body gets used to the changes, there are no significant changes associated with weight. The expectant mother gains no more than 2 kg in the first 3-4 months, and naturally fragile women even less.
Inadequate or excessive weight gain whenpregnancy is dangerous to the health of the mother and the fetus. Photo: Getty With the beginning of the second trimester the situation is changing. Every week, a woman will recover by 280-300 grams, for a month the increase will be 1 kg. The entire third trimester daily increase on the scales will be about 50 g, that is, weekly scales will show approximately 350-400 g more. In gynecology, it is customary to observe the development of pregnancy not by months, but by weeks. Therefore, weight gain during pregnancy by months can be conditionally represented as follows:
- the first 4 months (17 weeks) - 2.3 kg;
- 5-5,5 months (from 17th to 23rd week) - 1.5 kg;
- The 6th month (from the 23rd to the 27th week) - 2 kg;
- The 7th month (from 27th to 31st week) - 2 kg;
- The 8th month (from 31st to 35th week) - 2 kg;
- The 9th month (from the 35th to the 40th week) - 1.3 kg
Undoubtedly, these are average values. The actual increase in body weight depends on many factors, including the type of physique. And fragile female asthenics gain weight more than the original full. In general, during pregnancy, weight gain is normally within 10-12 kg. But the mother of twins for birth can weigh 18-20 kg more than before conception. And what is the "extra" weight of a pregnant woman? Take the average indicators:
- fruit - 3 kg;
- amniotic fluid - 1-1,5 l;
- uterus - 1 kg;
- accumulation of circulating fluid - 4-5 liters.
The last indicator is very important. Doctors call it a compensating volume. It is a natural protective mechanism that provides the female body with the ability to cope with blood loss in labor. The doctors fairly calmly refer to sharp, within 1.5 kg, weight jumps, if they occur for a short time. This can happen in just a day: overeating, lack of stool, and extreme fatigue. Such kilograms are lost as quickly as they appear. But if the weight has increased sharply in a month, this is a sign of ill-being. The flows, the increase in weight in geometric progression, the excess of the upper limit by 10-13 points is a serious reason for hospitalization.
What is dangerous for poor weight gain during pregnancy?
Obstetricians and too many others are equally negative about it.small and too much weight. If the pregnancy is going perfectly, there are no jumps: the body of the expectant mother gains weight smoothly and evenly. If a woman has gained less than 8 kg, this is bad. It is strictly forbidden to fast during pregnancy. If a pregnant woman eats poorly and her body does not receive enough nutrients, there is a high probability of miscarriage. When in the 2nd-3rd trimesters the scale arrow does not move or regularly falls, you should immediately sound the alarm. Poor weight gain during pregnancy is a serious risk of giving birth to a baby with intrauterine pathology, mental or physical. In addition, this may signal that the very compensatory volume of fluid - circulating blood - is not accumulating, that is, something is going wrong. However, excessive obesity is also bad. If a woman gains more than 2 kg within a month at any stage of pregnancy, urgent measures must be taken. Excessive weight gain poses many dangers:
- development of diabetes mellitus;
- fetal hypoxia;
- increased pressure;
- varicosity;
- early aging of the placenta;
- late toxicosis.
All this can lead to complicated childbirth,death of mother or child. Therefore, it is important to observe the gynecologist throughout the gestation period, without missing routine examinations. Weight gain during pregnancy is individual, but at the same time has clearly limited values. Exceeding the upper or lower limits of the norm is equally dangerous for the health and life of the mother and baby.
