hi....i just completed 17 weeks today...this is my first baby....m a working woman....can somebody tell me how much weight m i suppose to put on by this time??how much total weight does one gain at the end of nine months?....i hav put on just 2kgs n my stomach is not showing at all except for a slight paunch....everybody says i need to start showing by now and i need to eat more n more.....my appetite is still the same except my liquid intake in the form of juices, buttermilk etc has increased....can somebody experienced help me to relieve my anxieties??

thank u so much swathi replied. hi rita,
iam swathi,i have read ur question.one should gain 12-13 kgs of weight during the pregnancy period.from 6th month onwards everyone will put on weight.in the last four months u have to put onto max 8 kgs.eat healthy food ,take more fruits,juices,and also saffron from 6th month for ur baby colour.only a small pinch of saffron in a glass of hot milk ,let the milk absorbs the colour wait for 5 mts and then intake the milk only after your dinner. bye. rashmi replied. hi rita
weight gain varies from person to person.some ladies donot gain weight in the first trimester becos of nausea,morning sickness etc.some don' t feel anything and start putting on weight from the first month itself.so u need not worry about ur weight untill and unless ur doctor tells u that ur weight is less.about ur tummy ,it also varies from person to person.for example i am preg for my second child ,i started off showing my tummy from 2 nd month itself where as my cousin sister who was preg for first time didnot show her tummy until she was 4 months preg.so u don' t worry about ur weight n tummy,until n unless doctor says that everything is ok,u need not worry abt these things.may be as u are working u are not gaining too much weight but ur baby will be growing properly inside.
about ur food keep continuing the way u r eating.gradually without ur notice ur apetite will be increased.
all the best
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