Weekly Pregnancy Weight Gain

Calculator of Weekly Pregnancy Weight Gain

Online health calculator, which helps to calculate how much weight, should gain weekly during pregnancy period.

Height
Weight before pregnancy
Current weight
Current week of pregnancy
Please, Enter all values correctly.
You were (Based on Pre-pregnancy BMI)
Comparing to current weight you were
Weight gain at 40th week
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pounds
Weight gain at 1 week
kgs
pounds
Weight at 40th week
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pounds

Formula of Weekly Pregnancy Weight Gain

Body Mass Index = Weight / Height2

Example of Weekly Pregnancy Weight Gain

Sarah’s pre-pregnancy weight was 60 kg and her current height is 170 cm, current weight is 70 kg. She wanted to find her weight gain at 17th week. Calculate her weight gain for 40th week and 17th week.

Given :

Pre pregnancy Weight = 60 kg Current Height = 170 cm = 1.7 m Current Weight = 70 kg

To Find,

Weight gain for 17th week and weight gain for 40th week

Solution

Step 1:

Calculate the BMI of Sarah before pregnancy BMI = 60 / (1.7 x 1.7) BMI = 60 / 2.89 BMI = 20.76

Step 2:

Find Category of Sarah based on BMI from the following table

BMI Category Weight gain (kgs)
< 18.5 Underweight 12.7 – 18.1
18.5 – 24.9 Normal weight 11.3 – 15.9
25 – 29.9 Overweight 6.8 – 11.3
> 30 Obese 5 – 9.1

Sarah was Normal weight. So, Sarah will gain weight between 11.3 – 15.9 kgs at 40th week.

Step 3:

Sarah’s Weight at 17th week is calculated as follows:

Weight gain at 17th week = 2.5 – 4.9 kgs
= (60 + 2.5) – (60 + 4.9) kgs
Weight should be = 62.5 – 64.9 kgs

Step 4:

Sarah’s Weight at 40th week is calculated as follows:

Weight gain at 40th week should be = (60 + 11.3) – (60 + 15.9) kgs
= 71.3 – 75.9 kgs

Step 5:

Sarah’s current weight is 70 kgs, but the current weight should be between 62.5 -64.6 kgs. So she is considered as overweight.