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During
pregnancy, it is essential to have more weight gain. Don’t be afraid to experience
more weight gain than you might have in your entire life, because that’s
exactly what you will need, depending on your weight before the pregnancy.
A
pregnant woman needs to have more weight gain for the proper nourishment and
development of the baby. The body needs to store fat that are important for the
delivery and breast feeding.
But
the mother-to-be also needs to pay attention to the fact that becoming
overweight does not mean even better nourishment of the baby. In fact, it might
result in the opposite.
Being
overweight may present complications during the delivery. And the diet the
mother consumes should also be a healthy one, with all the minerals and
proteins, and should be taken in proper amounts.
Generally,
a woman expecting a child must (or will) gain around 26-28 pounds. While, a
woman expecting two babies (twins) will need to gain approximately 10 to 15
pounds more than a woman expecting a single child.
The
total baby weight comprises of several tissues that develop to support the
birth of the child. Normally, the proportion of the baby itself to the overall
baby weight will be around 8 pounds.
Other
things that contribute to the baby weight include the placenta, which adds 2 to
3 pounds; the amniotic fluid adds another 2 to 3 pounds to the mother; the
blood needed for the child weighs around 4 pounds; the breast tissue
contributes 2 to 3 pounds to the total baby weight; 2 to 5 pounds by the
uterus, and around 5-9 pounds are added by the fat stores.
The
baby weight that a woman gains, is gained in stages. In the first trimester,
the mother-to-be will gain around 2 to 4 pounds, after which she will gain 1
pound every week till the day of the delivery.
Women
think that they will need to eat a lot more during their pregnancies, but it’s
not true. To gain the appropriate baby weight the mother-to-be need only
consume 100 to 300 calories more than they would every day.
But
most women over indulge themselves and consume around 500 to 1000 calories
daily. This over eating leads to gaining more weight than is necessary.
The
next question that might arise in the minds of the pregnant women is that where
does the extra weight that they might gain appear?
There
are places in which it is normal to find the new weight appearing, such as on
your hips, thighs, buttocks, stomach and chest.
If
the weight gain appears in other places then you should probably watch the
foods that you are eating and start counting your calories or performing some
baby-safe exercises.
If
you consume more calories than are needed, they will turn into body fat and
start storing up in places or areas of the body that aren’t typical during a
pregnancy.
But
if you’re consuming the correct amount of calories, the typical areas where
your weight is most likely to appear are on your hips, upper thighs, the butt,
breasts and of course the stomach.
Sometimes
you may even gain a little weight in your arms, but women are still able to
maintain a great upper body.
You
may want to watch this Video HERE – More Weight Gain in
Pregnancy (Q&A) and this Video TOO – More Weight Gain
in Pregnancy and What Things to Avoid
By Alicia Pennington, author of Trim
Pregnancy – a newborn weight program
that is designed to be suitable for pregnant women who want to get the body of
their dreams.
This program
guides women gradually through the process of discovering a secret method to
keep their body sexy and make it look better than ever before while maintaining
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