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When Should I Gain the Most? Although no two women are going to gain weight at exactly the same rate, there are some guidelines to follow: In the first trimester, you should gain 3.5 pounds if you're of normal weight. Underweight women need to gain 5 pounds, while overweight women should gain just 2. In the second and third trimesters, your weight gain begins to speed up. An average-weight woman will gain about a pound a week between weeks 14 and 28.
If you were overweight before becoming pregnant, healthy weight gain will be more in the 15 to 25 pound range. If you were underweight before your first trimester, you should probably be gaining more like 28 to 40 pounds over the course of your pregnancy.