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Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Should I panic if I gain too much or too little weight while pregnant?No, I don't think panic is necessary! On average, a woman should try to gain 15-30 pounds when pregnant, with the vast majority of this weight gain occurring in the second and third trimesters. This total gain is related to pre-pregnancy weight. It's better if thinner patients aim for the high end and heavier patients aim for the low end of the weight spectrum.
Gaining the recommended amount of weight is far better than gaining too little or too much—both of which can contribute minimally to poor fetal growth. But while excessive weight gain is undesirable, I think of it as "spilt milk"—something that the patient and caregiver can deal with after the baby is born.
Gaining the recommended amount of weight is far better than gaining too little or too much—both of which can contribute minimally to poor fetal growth. But while excessive weight gain is undesirable, I think of it as "spilt milk"—something that the patient and caregiver can deal with after the baby is born.
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Dr. James Hinshaw
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I am 6' tall and I gained about 45 - 50lbs when I was pregnant... but alot of it had to do with the fact that before I got pregnant I was a workout junkie, and due to some bleeding in the first trimester, was told to stop. I was very strict with the KIND of food I ate while I was pregnant because I was eating actual real food, and not "workout shakes" for the first time in years. My doctor said gaining weight because I was eating high-fiber/protein/calcium natural food, was different than gaining weight cause I was "living in a drive-thru". I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, full term 9lbs6oz baby (we have a family history of large babies, I was 9lbs10oz and my husband was 10lbs 2oz). I think that stress of obsessing with your weight during pregnancy is more dangerous and harmful to your unborn child than eating nutritious healthy food, and putting on a few extra lbs.
(P.S. large babies are usually the result of gestational diabetes... which is not related to the amount of weight gained during pregnancy)
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