Pregnancy Weight Gain Graphs for Singletons (Underweight or Healthy Weight – Pre-Pregnant BMI)

Step 1: Assess and Advise Step 2: Consider Referral to a Step 3: Support Registered Dietitian When • Calculate pre-pregnant BMI • Woman has a concurrent medical • Reassure weight gain is at initial visit condition with an impact on nutrition an important part of • Provide individualized (e.g. hyperemesis, bowel diseases) pregnancy related to fetal weight gain recommendations • Woman has an eating disorder, or a development based on BMI category history of an eating disorder • Reinforce consistent and • Discuss an appropriate rate • Woman is less than 20 years old appropriate weight gain nd and pattern of weight gain • (especially in the 2 and Woman expresses concerns around rd weight gain or body changes 3 trimesters) • Pregnancy weight trend indicates inadequate or excessive weight gain

lb kg 51 23 48 22 Underweight 46 21 Pre-Pregnant BMI: less than 18.5 44 20 Total weight gain for pregnancy: 28–40 lbs (12.5–18 kg) 42 19 Mean weight gain rate in 2nd & 3rd trimesters: 1 lb/week (0.5 kg/week) 40 18 40 lbs (18 kg) 37 17 Pre-Pregnant BMI: 35 16 33 15 31 14 29 13 28 lbs (12.5 kg) 26 12 24 11 22 10 20 9

Weight Gain Weight 18 8 15 7 13 6 11 5 9 4 7 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 -2 -1 -4 -2 -6 -3 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Weeks of Pregnancy

Inadequate Weight Gain Excessive Weight Gain • Weight gain below the shaded area • Weight gain above the shaded area • Loss below pre-pregnancy weight in 1st trimester • Gain of 7 or more lbs (3 kg) per month • Loss in 2nd or 3rd trimester

Prenatal Nutrition Guidelines for Health Professionals: Gestational Weight Gain. Health Canada. 2010. Reproduced with permission from the Minister of Health, 2011.

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Step 1: Assess and Advise Step 2: Consider Referral to a Step 3: Support Registered Dietitian When • Calculate pre-pregnant BMI • Woman has a concurrent medical • Reassure weight gain is at initial visit condition with an impact on nutrition an important part of • Provide individualized (e.g. hyperemesis, bowel diseases) pregnancy related to fetal weight gain recommendations • Woman has an eating disorder, or a development based on BMI category history of an eating disorder • Reinforce consistent and • Discuss an appropriate rate • Woman is less than 20 years old appropriate weight gain nd and pattern of weight gain • (especially in the 2 and Woman expresses concerns around rd weight gain or body changes 3 trimesters) • Pregnancy weight trend indicates inadequate or excessive weight gain

lb kg 51 23 48 22 Healthy Weight 46 21 Pre-Pregnant BMI: 18.5–24.9 44 20 Total weight gain for pregnancy: 25–35 lbs (11.5–16 kg) 42 19 Mean weight gain rate in 2nd & 3rd trimesters: 1 lb/week (0.4 kg/week) 40 18 37 17 Pre-Pregnant BMI: 35 16 35 lbs (16 kg) 33 15 31 14 29 13 26 12 25 lbs (11.5 kg) 24 11 22 10 20 9

Weight Gain Weight 18 8 15 7 13 6 11 5 9 4 7 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 -2 -1 -4 -2 -6 -3 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Weeks of Pregnancy

Inadequate Weight Gain Excessive Weight Gain • Weight gain below the shaded area • Weight gain above the shaded area • Loss below pre-pregnancy weight in 1st trimester • Gain of 7 or more lbs (3 kg) per month • Loss in 2nd or 3rd trimester

Prenatal Nutrition Guidelines for Health Professionals: Gestational Weight Gain. Health Canada. 2010. Reproduced with permission from the Minister of Health, 2011.

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