Pregnancy Weight

Don't forget to factor in that if you have any sort of morning sickness/exhaustion in the first trimester or longer, it will seriously impact your progress going forward.

The healthier you are when you get pregnant will help you and the baby through the process and in 9 months.

Good luck!

Give your doctor or obgyn a call. They should be able to tell you over the phone what your "ideal" weight should be. My obgyn told me the last time I was in for a checkup, but I did have to ask. After two kids, my advice would be to be as close to or at your ideal weight as possible. If you breastfeed after, you'll probably loose it all without an issue but it only gets harder to loose weight after having a child. You taste this and that to see if it's too hot/cold/salty, etc., or lick the dripping icecream cone, and before you know it you've put on 15 pounds or so. And right after you have a kid, you're too tired to loose weight. Not trying to be negative, just realistic, since I've been there and done that. My oldest is now 5 and I'm trying to loose the weight before I hit 40. Not easy, but I'm thankful that's all I had to loose and that I was at my ideal weight before I got pregnant or it would have been worse. Good luck though and I hope you are blessed with easy conception, pregnancy and birth!

You should be fine. I was 5'6, 160 pounds and fairly fit when I first found out I was pregnant. I now have a very healthy and happy eight month old! Congratulations on deciding to expand the family!