Prenatal Weight Gain Grid in Pounds (Normal Weight)
Name ______________________________________
E.D.C._________
Prepregnancy Weight ________
BMI________
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
Normal weight (prepregnant BMI 18.5-24.9)
Recommendations:
2.2 – 6.6 lb gain in 1
trimester
st
1 lb gain per week in 2
and 3
trimesters
nd
rd
25 – 35 lb total gain
Multifetal:
1.09 – 1.68 lb gain per week in 2
and 3
trimesters
nd
rd
37 – 54 lb total gain
Date
Wt
Wk Gest.
Low gain (single)
Hi gain (single)
Low gain (multifetal)
Hi gain (multifetal)
Pregravid Weight
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
Gestation (Weeks)
IOM, 2009. Weight Gain During
Inadequate weight gain =
weight that plots below the appropriate line OR weight gain of < .08 pounds per week in the 2
or 3
nd
rd
trimester
Pregnancy: Reexamining the
Guidelines. Washington, DC:
Excessive weight gain =
weight that plots above the appropriate line OR weight gain of > 1 pound per week.
National Academies Press.
Revised 9/2010