Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Projected Weight Gain.....Per BabyCenter.com

Pregnancy weight gain estimator

You should gain roughly 28-40 lbs. during your pregnancy.Over the last two trimesters you should gain about 5 lbs. every 4 weeks.

How it breaks down
If you gained the average of range above, this is where the weight would go (totals are rounded):
Maternal:
Uterus - 2.82 lbs.
Breasts - 1.17 lbs.
Blood - 3.64 lbs.
Water - 4.89 lbs.
Fat - 9.74 lbs.
Subtotal - 22.26 lbs.
Fetal:
Fetus - 7.5 lbs.
Placenta - 1.89 lbs.
Amniotic Fluid - 2.32 lbs.
Subtotal - 11.71 lbs.

Total - 33.97 lbs.

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