A couple of extra bags of rice every time you go to the grocery store makes stocking up easy. Vacuum sealed mylar foil bags full of rice with a few oxygen absorbers placed in an air tight 5 gal bucket will last for 20 years. You can make several 5 gal buckets for under a hundred dollars.
If you start out your pregnancy over or under-weight, you will want to talk with your health care provider about what your weight gain rate should look like. 1  1-4.5 pounds during the first trimester. 2  Approximately 1-2 pounds per week in the second trimester. 3  Approximately 1-2 pounds per week in the third trimester.
Pregnancy weight gain. You are more likely to get stretch marks if your weight gain is more than average in pregnancy. Most women gain between 10kg and 12.5kg (22 and 28lb) in pregnancy, although weight gain varies a great deal from woman to woman. How much weight you gain depends on your weight before you were pregnant.