How much weight gain during pregnancy is considered normal/healthy?

Hey mummies, how much weight gain throughout pregnancy is considered normal or healthy? I’m only just 6 weeks pregnant but have gained quite a bit of weight that I’m starting to feel insecure about my body already and fear for the next 34 weeks to come.. I used to engage in intermittent fasting (16-8) and workout quite a bit (HIIT and strength training mainly), but was told to refrain from any of these during pregnancy. So now I try to briskwalk on treadmill and do light stretches instead, and snack on fruits, yogurt, and granola oats in between meals.. but my weight has gained from 49kg > 53kg… I don’t think it’s normal to be gaining 4kg at just 6 weeks. Any advice?? #insecure #weightgain

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I was similar to you! And I gained 5-6kg in my first trimester. I was scared I would gain more than 20kg total! I gained about 16kg total and quite quickly lost it thankfully. I couldn’t exercise due to medical conditions until mid 2nd tri, then I would do Pilates and treadmill to keep healthy. I think it did help! But don’t worry about gaining weight, it’s totally normal

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