How Not to Get Fat in Pregnancy?

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What is the woman who does not want to go through the experience of pregnancy, beautiful, wasting health and parading her beautiful belly with several models of clothes without worrying if there is fat left over and still look stunning in the photos that will register this moment. The task of maintaining weight is difficult and complicated throughout life, do you imagine during the phase that hunger triples and the desire to eat everything at the same time increases even more?

Is there a secret formula for not getting fat in pregnancy or at least maintaining weight gain during this period? And the answer is unfortunately no! But the good news is that through healthy habits you can control, even though those extra pounds are inevitable as your body will grow and change completely to be able to develop a healthy fetus and properly nourish it. The problem is not to gain weight in pregnancy, but to gain excess weight in a way that will harm the mother’s health and also cause disorders after childbirth, in addition to becoming totally uncomfortable to walk, sit, lie down and do all the routine activities being overweight and with a huge belly. For this reason, doctors at the first prenatal consultation already check the initial weight and usually do the BMI calculation indicating how much weight gain is indicated until the end of pregnancy, and how much should be gained monthly, making a control regularly through of the prenatal card.

For those who have a BMI below obstetricians recommend weight gain around 15 kg within 9 months of pregnancy, for those whose BMI is considered normal the weight gain can vary between 11 and 15 kg. But for the fatter women with the BMI above, the weight gain cannot exceed 11 kg during the whole pregnancy. The control of weight gain will also serve to reduce the risks of health problems during pregnancy such as eclampsia or even gestational diabetes. One thing that women rarely stop to think about is where all that weight gained in the 9 months of pregnancy is going. If you gain 10 kilos during pregnancy and your baby is born with 3 kg, what about the rest? Has everything become localized fat? And the answer is, of course not!

Normally babies are born weighing an average of 3 kg, their uterus that will have tripled in size will weigh around 1 kg by the end of the gestation, the placenta that is responsible for nourishing the fetus also reaches the average weight of 700 grams, in addition to the breast augmentation that are preparing for breastfeeding that can increase weight by up to 400 grams. The volume of blood circulating through the body is also doubled and can be considered a gain of 1 kg more. All this combined with the amniotic fluid where the baby is and all fluid retained by the body, in addition to the fat that the body needs to generate energy and ends up accumulating during this phase. Okay, answered where did so much weight go?

What to do to control weight gain?

Pregnancy is not the time to start a weight loss diet, much less indicated to get a grip on the gym by doing heavy aerobic exercises in order to burn all the body fat. Obviously if you already have an exercise routine, you can continue after your obstetrician evaluates and releases, but never start after discovering the pregnancy.

There are exercises suitable for pregnant women and indicated to ensure fitness and health during this phase. These are exercises that do not compromise the health of the mother and baby, let alone the gestational progress and also help in preparing the body for delivery. Water aerobics, light walks, yoga, pilates and swimming are some of the options indicated for pregnant women, but they must take care and look for gyms or instructors specialized in pregnant women, after all it is not all types of exercise that a pregnant woman can perform.

In addition to the exercises, an adequate, healthy and excess diet will guarantee a weight gain without exaggeration. A phrase that you must delete from your mind, is the old saying of eating for two, after all that does not exist. You should eat nutritious and vitamin-rich foods that will meet your body’s needs and act on the development of the fetus. A tip is to make several meals a day in small portions including fruits, vegetables and greens, this will make you not feel hungry and are eating properly and do not overdo the amount of the next meal.

Be more demanding with the foods eaten at this stage. Preferably to foods rich in fiber, which in addition to helping with better intestinal functioning offer a feeling of satiety faster than other foods. Reducing the amount of salt and sweets is also a way to control your weight. Of course, eating chocolate sometimes doesn’t hurt anyone! Chew all foods several times to aid digestion and drink plenty of fluids to hydrate the body. In general enjoy your pregnancy without neuras, eating healthy and enjoying this unique and magical moment !!

See also:  Pregnancy Diet – Generating with Health

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My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.

Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.

Dr. Alexis Hart

My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.

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