Are overweight. hey, you are obese. if you are going to have a baby, you better do something. well, they don t, i understand, and you ve told me this before dr. samadi, the patients don t want to hear they are overweight. that s one thing. and i also want you to tell me how much should on average it differs for every women i m sure, but how much is the average amount of weight a woman should gain. normally 25 to 30 pounds. if you are obese going into pregnancy, it s about 11 to 20 pounds. we always say if you catch obesity early on, i used to say age 2 or 4, then we can do something bk before they become diabetic or obese. now i m going to change my mind. obesity and diabetes is actually starting from birth. and when someone goes into pregnancy they should prepare themselves and try to lose the weight. so this is a very important one. talking to the patients about their weight i think is important. there is a finesse and art of medicine to tell your parent how ....