Weight gain..

[user16111111]

Hi just curious to know how much people have put on during their pregnancies. I don't really know what the norm is. I'm 36 weeks and have gained 10kg which to me sounds a lot but my midwife said it's on the lower side.

Completely depends on your starting BMI. Women who start at a higher BMI need very little weight gain (or sometimes none) and at the other end of the scale underweight women expecting twins need to put on an absolute shit load.

If your BMI was healthy weight before you were pregnant, the average healthy weight gain is around 10-11kg by 40 weeks pregnancy.

If you were healthy BMI your gain seems bang on. Maybe your midwife meant "on the low side for what she sees in a lot of women"? So lower than average rather than lower than the healthy ideal?

Thank you. I was probably a bit underweight before falling pregnant so going by what you are saying it sounds completely normal

Ah if you were underweight (BMI under 18.5) pre pregnancy then your midwife is right and you should expect to have gained more than 10kg. There are risks such as low birth weight.
In addition to the potential baby issues, you won't have any stores at all for breastfeeding, so if you are intending to breastfeed you'll need to eat 500cal per day over and above your maintenance calories.