However, this can vary widely. If you have gained more weight than this, talk to your doctor. You may need to see a nutritionist. You still have more than half of your pregnancy ahead of you, and you re going to gain even more weight. Gaining more than the recommended weight can make pregnancy and delivery harder on you.
Extra pounds are hard to lose afterward.
It s important for your baby to get proper nutrition from the foods you eat. Choose food for the nutrition it provides you and your growing baby. Your baby is continuing to grow and to develop, but now the very rapid growth rate slows down a little. As you can see in the illustration on page 154, your baby has a very human appearance now. Development of the Heart and Circulatory System At about the third week of fetal development, two tubes join to form the heart.