[header] How to satisfy hunger during pregnancy [title] Speak with your physician about healthy weight gain. [step] Underweight women will need to gain more pounds during pregnancy. Women with higher body mass indexes (bmi), will need to add fewer pounds. 
General guidelines suggest : [substeps] If you possessed a bmi of less than 18. 5 before becoming pregnant, you should gain 13 to 18 kilograms (28 to 40 pounds).