Overweight women have a higher risk than normal of developing diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to terminate their pregnancies with cesarean section. Furthermore, the risk of underweight women having babies is too small and too low birth weight.

Try to achieve a healthy weight before getting pregnant. Trying to lose weight after conceiving is not advisable, even if you are overweight. And if you’re underweight to begin with weight gain when the baby is growing can be difficult.

“Being overweight is harmful to the baby?
Being overweight can jeopardize your life and the baby as it is associated with pregnancy complications as preeclampsia and diabetes, especially if overweight is greater than 20% of recommended weight. Besides being overweight increases the risk of having babies of high birth weight, which increases the incidence of cesarean section at delivery.

What is the weight that should be the end of pregnancy?
Ideally in pregnancy is increased between 9 and 15 kilos in nine months of pregnancy when started at a normal weight. If you start weighing less than ideal, the more likely it is to raise some extra kilos, and if you start with optimum excess weight would not increase more than 6 to 9 kilos.

In pregnant women with less than 1.50 meters tall, young or in cases of multiple pregnancies is best to consult the medical team for follow-up controlling you more personalized.

Weight gain is not level for nine months, usually in the first trimester does not increase or even weight can be lowered due to the usual malaise of the period. It is during the second quarter and even more during the last quarter when there is a considerable weight gain, which is when the baby actually grows.