The Institute of Medicine's guidelines for
weight gain during pregnancy say that if you start pregnancy with a body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 to 24.9, 25 to 35 pounds is a reasonable weight gain.
Not exact matches
«The health of your baby and its
weight at birth are directly related to how much
weight you
gain during pregnancy,»
says Lindsay Brin, author of How to Exercise When You're Expecting.
Still, there is not a well - established formula for
weight gain during twin
pregnancies,
says Monga.
Ciara
gained 60 pounds
during her
pregnancy with daughter Sienna, despite
saying she would not
gain that much
weight.
«In our study, the amount of
weight a woman
gained during pregnancy was not associated with her
weight at one year postpartum,» Dr. Guess
says.
«Some of what I would do
during that care,» Capezio
says, «is make sure that this woman is not anemic, instruct her to decrease her activities around 24 weeks of
pregnancy and discuss the need for appropriate
weight gain.»
He
said that lifestyle modifications such as healthy eating, physical activity and behavioral modifications
during pregnancy have had limited benefits on improving adverse perinatal outcomes, with the exception of reducing excessive gestational
weight gain, on the average of two to five pounds in obese women.
«One in three women start
pregnancy at an unhealthy
weight, and more than half of women
gain either too much or too little
weight during pregnancy,»
said lead author Lisa Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., associate professor in Pitt Public Health's Department of Epidemiology.
«This study suggests that sufficient
weight gain during pregnancy may help to dilute certain chemicals that store in fat, reducing exposure to the fetus,»
said Jonathan Chevrier, an epidemiologist at McGill University in Montreal who did not participate in the research.
«Women who closely monitor their
weight gain during pregnancy can prevent future complications,» Chuang
said.
Staying cool
during hot weather is probably a smart idea,
says Dr. Booth, but women can also protect themselves from gestational diabetes by following strategies that have been proven to lower their risk — like achieving a healthier body
weight before they conceive, and avoiding excess
weight gain during pregnancy by consuming a healthy diet and being physically active.
• Helps you balance yourself with the expanding belly • Improves your stamina and energy levels • Ensures healthy
weight gain • Could help to prevent gestational diabetes • Helps to keep stress under control • Helps you sleep better • Could help to prevent fluid retention and bloating • Could prevent gestational hypertension • Helps you connect with your little one • Improves circulation • Helps you nurture and take care of yourself • Helps to prepare you physically and mentally for a smoother labor
Said that, you can now read about some of the yoga poses that are safe to be practiced
during pregnancy.
This is the first study to investigate the potential effect of consuming artificial sweeteners
during pregnancy and infant
weight gain, Azad
said.