Sunday, February 22, 2009

How Much Weight Should I Gain During Pregnancy?

By Ricardo d Argence

Many women do not mind becoming pregnant, what they do mind is the weight gain they have to experience during the 9 months and a couple of extra months after the pregnancy. Gaining weight during pregnancy is a must, it helps give the embryo its vitamins and minerals to ensure a healthy growth pattern.

During previous years, it was thought that pregnant women should not gain any weight, however, that has changed as pediatricians understand more about the embryo's growth. Now the big question pregnant women are asking themselves is how much weight should I gain during pregnancy?

Some exercise and a proper diet is extremely important for the mother and her child. The weight gained during pregnancy is distributed throughout a woman's body; most of it is the baby, some the placenta, some to the breasts (for milk production), and some as extra fluids needed during pregnancy.

A minimumof 15 lbs is the weight pregnant women can. Very thin women that come to be with child, is good for them to gain 45-50 pounds during that time.

Usually with the help of a ultra sound some women find out they are going to have more than one baby. Because both embryo's need nutrition, it is natural for the pregnant woman to gain even more weight. Women who tend to maintain their weight usually have problems with the development of the embryo, which in turn can cause problems for the newborn baby and possibly make them quite sickly.

Pregnant women do not need to eat more than 300 calories per day. Junk foods are not really good for pregnant women. Expecting mothers will usually see a little weight gain during the beginning of the pregnancy, and then they may not experience a large amount of weight gain until later in the pregnancy.

If you gain too much weight than its tough for you to lose your weight. In order to not cause your baby some future troubles you should not eat salt while pregnant.

If a woman is overweight while she is pregnant she will most likely have higher blood pressure readings and be at a risk for gestational diabetes along with many other issues. They also increase the chances of having a miscarriage.

With her doctor's approval, the pregnant woman can engage in light exercise, including swimming. Swimming is a great way to burn calories; for further help in proper pregnancy development you can also take short walks or perform some of the exercises that your pediatrician can instruct you on.

Never forget that proper diet and exercise is important to facilitate healthy growth.

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