Where Does the Extra Weight Go?
Muscle and Fat - 2.7 kg (6 lbs)
- to help your body during delivery and breastfeeding
Breasts - 1.1 kg (2.5 lbs)
- to prepare for feeding your baby
Average Baby - 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs)
Amniotic Fluid - 0.9 kg (2 lbs)
- the water in which the baby floats and grows
Blood and Extra Fluid - 3.2 kg (7 lbs)
- to help bring food and air to your baby
Uterus - 1.1 kg (2.5 lbs)
- increases in size about 20 times to hold your growing baby
Placenta - 0.7 kg (1.5 lbs)
- formed to bring food to your baby and take away waste
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