Why do pregnant women Gain Weight?

Many women are concious about gaining weight while they are pregnant. They can't help viewing their expanding abdomen with alarm.

Pregnancy is not the time to try and lose weight or prevent weight gain, unless medical supervision, as your baby requires energy as well as nutrients to grow. Women who are really concious about their body figure will have to exert a lot more effort to understand that dieting during pregnancy will surely affect your baby as it will affect you.

Weight gain during pregnancy

First Trimester
There is a very little (1-2 kg) or no weight gain during this period. You may experience lose weight during this period due to morning sickness.

Second Trimester
There will be an average weight gain of 0.5 kg per week. This is equal to 7-9kg.

Third Trimester
There is a slow down rate of weight gain to about 1 kg per month during this period.

Gain
3kg Maternal stores(fat, protein and other minerals)
2kg Increased fluid
3kg Baby
1 kg Amniotic fluid
1 kg Uterus
1 kg Breast growth
0.5 kg. Placenta