How not to gain extra pounds while carrying a child and is it worth worrying about it so much?
Pregnancy is not a disease! There is no reason to change your lifestyle or sit on diet.
Doctors call an increase in body weight while carrying a child physiologically justified only within certain limits:- no more than 2 kg per month.
- no more than 400 g per week
However, not all women gain weight this way. Someone is losing kilograms due to toxicosis, someone is gaining weight very smoothly. But in general, an increase in mass of 10-15 kilograms is considered normal.
Why does weight gain so rapidly during pregnancy?
Due to drowsiness, weakness and limited physical activity woman gaining weight faster.
Eating habits also matter, because many women in position do not deny themselves goodies. Weight will naturally gain more if you start eating buns and chocolate while sitting on the couch.Rapid weight gain during pregnancy is fraught with many negative consequences, diseases of the heart, blood vessels, endocrine system, varicose veins. We also note that overweight women in labor often give birth not naturally, but with the help of a cesarean section.
Recall
- overweight in a child: TOP-7 causes of obesity.
- What three diseases does excess weight indicate?
- 5 signs of pregnancy while breastfeeding.
