Every woman's worst nightmare, weight gain!
Weight gain during pregnancy is unavoidable and you should not be too concerned with your weight gain during this time providing you stick with a healthy pregnancy diet plan. However, if you suddenly gain a lot of weight during your pregnancy, make sure you seek medical attention immediately as this will be likely be water retention and need medical advice.
Ladies often panic when the scales show a gain of a pound or two from one day to the next but what you must realize is that we are made up of about 70% water and our weight naturally fluctuates, especially per-menstrual weight gain for non-pregnant women.
This is the reason we are always advised to weigh once a week at the most, never daily! It really does help stop you fretting too much over your weight.
The concern of many new mothers-to-be is how much weight gain on average they can expect and how can to monitor it to avoid piling on excess fat pounds. Pregnancy is a time when you can all too easily pack on excess weight all in the name of pregnancy cravings.
Whilst you are supplying vital nutrition for your baby's healthy growth and development, that doesn't mean you need hundreds of extra calories every day, certainly not in the first two trimesters of your pregnancy. Very often the last trimester is when you feel the urge to eat more as your baby's demands are at their highest at this time.
Let's look at the average weight gain you can expect during your pregnancy. In the first three months, often referred to as the first trimester, on average you need to gain around two to four pounds. For the second and third trimester it is expected that you will gain about a pound a week for a healthy pregnancy and delivery.Where does this extra weight go? It certainly is not all baby weight! Nature always ensures the survival of our young by fattening up the mother. Therefore you may notice your stomach, hips and thighs become heavier or fuller.This weight gain is generally the 'problem areas' for weight loss after your baby is born. However, this is not the sole weight gain area, apart from your baby's weight the placenta is enlarged and therefore weighs considerably more, but this will return to normal after the birth. Your blood volume increases during pregnancy and of course the amniotic fluid. These natural weight gain areas will look after themselves after the delivery.
Putting on excess weight during your pregnancy will just add more pounds to the 'padding' areas so you must monitor your food intake and maintain a healthy pregnancy diet plan.
If you already have a good amount of padding in these areas prior to pregnancy then careful monitoring of your daily diet can help ensure you do not gain excess fat. In fact if you are over-weight when you get pregnant then you don't need to gain as much weight as an average sized woman would. Speak to your health care practitioner for advice on this.
Carrying extra weight can make you feel fatigued and have low levels of energy. This makes it all the harder to get around so careful weight management is essential.
Eating too much of the wrong type of foods can also affect your cravings, so by minimizing fast, processed foods from your diet can help control pregnancy cravings.
Your perfect pregnancy diet plan is all about balancing the right amount of good, wholesome food with proper rest and relaxation. Be sure not to under-eat as it could be detrimental to your baby's overall health and development.
Remember you can fill up on whole raw vegetables and fruit that have a very low calorie count. This also provides maximum nutrition for your little one. For more information on a healthy pregnancy diet plan visit us here
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