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Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Recommended Weight Gain in Pregnancy

The recommended amount of weight gain in your pregnancy is dependent on your pre-pregnancy weight.  If you are overweight, you should gain less weight than average and if you are under weight you should gain more. The recommended amount of weight gain is calculated using your BMI (body mass index).  You can calculate your BMI by using an online calculator using your height and weight. The following are weight gain recommendations by BMI:
 

BMI before pregnancy Recommended amount of weight gain
Less than 18.5 28-40 pounds
Normal BMI of 18.5-24.9 25-35 pounds
Overweight BMI 25-29.9 15-25 pounds
BMI over 30 10-20 pounds

 
During your first trimester it is normal to gain very little weight or no weight at all.  You do not need to increase your caloric intake during the first trimester.  Just make sure you are eating a balanced diet. 
 
Being overweight during your pregnancy can increase your risk of complications such as:

  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Pre-term birth
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Large baby
  • Birth injury during vaginal delivery
  • Cesarean birth
  • Birth defects

 
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Sacred Heart Doctors Building
105 W. 8th Avenue, Suite 6060
Spokane, WA 99204

(509) 838-4211 | GET DIRECTIONS

Spokane Valley

Valley Mission Professional Building
12509 East Mission Avenue, Suite 201
Spokane Valley, WA 99216

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Construction Notice

The City of Spokane Valley is improving the Pines & Mission Intersection near our Spokane Valley location. 

Starting April 15th, 2024, most of the work will happen between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM, with some daytime work too.

They’ll try to limit traffic disruptions, keeping the intersection open and businesses accessible but please plan accordingly when visiting our Spokane Valley office.

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We can expect minor traffic changes mostly around the northeast and southeast corners of the intersection. This involves digging for the wall, upgrading traffic and pedestrian signals at Pines & Mission intersection, and improving its northeast and southeast corners.

Traffic revisions involve closing westbound Mission Avenue and the northwest shoulder of Pines Road near the 190 offramp, with ongoing modifications to traffic signals, retaining wall construction, sidewalk improvements along northwest Mission Ave, and prep work for repaving Pines Road and Mission Ave.

Traffic changes will close westbound Mission Avenue and part of the northwest Pines shoulder, limit center lanes on the east side of Mission and the south of Pines, pave parts of Mission Avenue and Pines Road, and reconstruct the traffic island at the Pines Road and Mission Avenue intersection.

Mission Avenue will be fully closed from the Pines intersection westbound to just before Applebee’s parking lot’s west driveway, with center lane restrictions on eastbound Mission. The project involves grinding existing asphalt, paving new asphalt, adding traffic islands, installing new road markings and signs, and landscaping the northwest quadrant of Mission and Pines.

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