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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.
Q: I gained a lot of weight early in my pregnancy. Is that a problem? A: While putting on the bulk of your pregnancy weight in the first trimester isn't the end of the world, it does cause some concern. If you started your pregnancy at a healthy weight, you should plan to gain 25 to 35 pounds total throughout your pregnancy. If you gain the majority of that early on (say, 20 pounds in the first 20 weeks), it may be hard to slow down your weight gain, and you'll end up packing on much more that what's recommended.