Read that we need to gain approx 0.5kg per week from week 13, and I haven't grown more than 2kg at 22 weeks (even though it looked like Ive grown so much fatter), but doctor says everything is progressing well! So I think this is likely normal~
Went back to research more, and find out that actually this weight growth does not need to be linear growth - it just means by the end of your pregnancy growth is around 13+kg (thus avg 0.5kg/wk). Heard from other pregnant friends that 3rd trimester will start exponentially growing.
Not sure if this is true, but one site brokedown the weight gain into components:
baby - 3.5kg
womb, placenta, amniotic fluid and breasts - 4-7kg
body fat - 2.5-4kg
additional blood supply - 2kg
total - 12-16kg
At 22-23weeks baby isn't even a kilogram yet, and have a lot more to grow, same for the rest of the weight gain, that's prolly where our weight will come from in the future, so I guess no need to worry for now. 😆
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