how much weight should be gained by 20 weeks?
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You may have gained around 8 to 10 pounds by this point. Expect to gain ½ a pound to one pound (. 23 to . 45 kg) per week during the rest of your pregnancy.
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And overweight women may need to gain only 15 to 25 pounds during pregnancy. In general, you should gain about 2 to 4 pounds during the first three months you're pregnant and 1 pound a week during the rest of your pregnancy. If you are expecting twins you should gain 35 to 45 pounds during your pregnancy.
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27 Weeks Pregnant Belly Healthy weight gain at 27 weeks pregnant is around 15 to 30 pounds. If you've gained more quickly than recommended—two or more pounds per week—your OB may tell you to slow it down a bit.
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During the third trimester of pregnancy, women can expect to gain around 0.5 to 1 lb per week. Some ways to gain weight safely during pregnancy include eating a healthful and diverse diet and getting regular exercise.
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You may have gained about 5 to 10 pounds by now. It's normal to gain about 1 to 2 pounds per week in the second trimester.
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Weight gain in pregnancy varies greatly. Most pregnant women gain between 10kg and 12.5kg (22lb to 26lb), putting on most of the weight after week 20. Much of the extra weight is due to your baby growing, but your body will also be storing fat, ready to make breast milk after your baby is born.
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This week, you may look in the mirror and wonder, “Where did I go?!” By the time you reach 21 weeks pregnant, you may have gained around 13 to 14 pounds, and around 21 pounds if you're 21 weeks pregnant with twins.
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At 29 weeks pregnant, your total pregnancy weight gain at this point should be between 19 and 25 pounds (8.6 to 11.3 kg). The top of your uterus can be felt somewhere between 3 ½ to 4 inches (8.9 to 10 cm) above your belly button.
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In the first few weeks, your baby will probably gain about 175g to 225g (6oz to 8oz) a week in weight. By about six months, they will probably have doubled their birth weight, and after this their weight gain will gradually slow down. The centile charts used to measure growth are just guidelines.
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Second Trimester Weight Gain Gain about 1 pound per week for a total of 12 to 14 pounds.
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At 20 weeks pregnant, baby is the size of a banana. They weigh about 10.2 ounces and measure about 6.5 inches from crown to rump. (Starting next week, baby will be measured from head to toe.) Baby's still got a lot of growing to do but has an excellent start!
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That's OK, as long as your appetite picks up and you make up for those pounds in the second trimester. In your second trimester, your baby starts to grow in earnest. Your weight gain should pick up so that, if you started your pregnancy at a normal weight, you'd gain a total of about 14 pounds.
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Fetal weight gain At around 11 inches long and just over a pound, this week marks the beginning of some serious weight gain. Your baby should double his weight over the next four weeks alone — and you may feel as though you do, too.
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20 weeks is about 4 1/2 months, which put you in the 5th month of your pregnancy.
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Most pregnant women gain between 10kg (that's about 1 stone 8Ib) and 12.5kg (that's around 1 stone 12Ib) throughout their pregnancy, most of it after week 20, however, the amount of weight gain can vary a great deal.
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Ask your health care provider how much weight you should gain. A woman who was average weight before getting pregnant should gain 25 to 35 pounds after becoming pregnant. Underweight women should gain 28 to 40 pounds. And overweight women may need to gain only 15 to 25 pounds during pregnancy.
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Your uterus now extends about 1 ½ inch (3.8 cm) above your belly button, and your weight gain should be around 12 to 15 pounds (5.4 to 6.8 kg). Friends and family may comment on your size, telling you that you are too big or too small for your gestational age.