How many calories to eat while pregnant so i don't gain weight?
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Doctor Doctor doctor.
May your first child be a masculine child..
huh???
may your first child be a masculine child? is that like a blessing of some sort?
Congrats OP, you will gain weight, but you likely won't struggle to lose it, you need to ask your doctor how much you should gain and go from there. You're not eating for two, but you do need a little more calories than normal.
if you choose to breastfeed, and I hope that you do, you'll burn a loooot of calories in the beginning and provided you don't gorge yourself over and beyond, you'll drop the weight.
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veganbettie wrote: »Doctor Doctor doctor.
May your first child be a masculine child..
huh???
may your first child be a masculine child? is that like a blessing of some sort?
Congrats OP, you will gain weight, but you likely won't struggle to lose it, you need to ask your doctor how much you should gain and go from there. You're not eating for two, but you do need a little more calories than normal.
if you choose to breastfeed, and I hope that you do, you'll burn a loooot of calories in the beginning and provided you don't gorge yourself over and beyond, you'll drop the weight.
duh- dont' you know men are better?
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veganbettie wrote: »Doctor Doctor doctor.
May your first child be a masculine child..
huh???
may your first child be a masculine child? is that like a blessing of some sort?
Congrats OP, you will gain weight, but you likely won't struggle to lose it, you need to ask your doctor how much you should gain and go from there. You're not eating for two, but you do need a little more calories than normal.
if you choose to breastfeed, and I hope that you do, you'll burn a loooot of calories in the beginning and provided you don't gorge yourself over and beyond, you'll drop the weight.
duh- dont' you know men are better?
<cough cough>
Haha. I missed that comment before. My first child is a boy actually.0 -
DawnieB1977 wrote: »veganbettie wrote: »Doctor Doctor doctor.
May your first child be a masculine child..
huh???
may your first child be a masculine child? is that like a blessing of some sort?
Congrats OP, you will gain weight, but you likely won't struggle to lose it, you need to ask your doctor how much you should gain and go from there. You're not eating for two, but you do need a little more calories than normal.
if you choose to breastfeed, and I hope that you do, you'll burn a loooot of calories in the beginning and provided you don't gorge yourself over and beyond, you'll drop the weight.
duh- dont' you know men are better?
<cough cough>
Haha. I missed that comment before. My first child is a boy actually.
obviously- because your a good woman to produce a strong heir first.
otherwise we would have had to knock you up again- then if it was another girl just stone you to death. Because women aren't useful.
at all.
<thankshuckabee>
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Talking to your doctor would be the first action you should take and the link below will help you to know where you should be on your food intake. Put all your info in and tell it what trimester you are in. Ask you doctor about your findings and see if the findings are agreed upon.
Here's the link to the Interactive DRI used by professionals. I used this to set myself up using MFP.
fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interactiveDRI/0 -
DawnieB1977 wrote: »veganbettie wrote: »Doctor Doctor doctor.
May your first child be a masculine child..
huh???
may your first child be a masculine child? is that like a blessing of some sort?
Congrats OP, you will gain weight, but you likely won't struggle to lose it, you need to ask your doctor how much you should gain and go from there. You're not eating for two, but you do need a little more calories than normal.
if you choose to breastfeed, and I hope that you do, you'll burn a loooot of calories in the beginning and provided you don't gorge yourself over and beyond, you'll drop the weight.
duh- dont' you know men are better?
<cough cough>
Haha. I missed that comment before. My first child is a boy actually.
obviously- because your a good woman to produce a strong heir first.
otherwise we would have had to knock you up again- then if it was another girl just stone you to death. Because women aren't useful.
at all.
<thankshuckabee>
Lol. I have 2 girls too. Such a random thing to say....0 -
Congrats!
The standard recommendation (from nutritionists) for calories while pregnant is:
1st trimester: maintenance calories
2nd trimester: maintenance + 250 calories
3rd trimester: maintenance + 500 calories
As for where you gain weight: this is highly dependent on the person. Some women gain all over while others gain only in the stomach.
Most people would recommend not starting a new workout routine now that you're pregnant. I'm no doctor, so this isn't medical advice, but I would assume walking should be ok.
This is what I've read as well. Obviously when you're at a healthy weight at the beginning of your pregnancy you shouldn't be trying to lose weight, but you don't have to gain more than 25-35 pounds if you don't want to. There is nothing wrong with watching your weight in pregnancy and controlling it to a reasonable gain if you can as long as you're eating well and getting the right nutrition.0 -
You are going to gain. You're supposed to gain; you've got a baby, the placenta and everything else. If you're concerned about a healthy diet while pregnant, talk to your doctor, not the interwebs.
Gaining weight for this will not negate what you've done so far in the getting healthy process. Enjoy this time. Be easy on yourself! And congrats!0 -
Just wanted to add that some of the extra weight gained during pregnancy is water. And you pee a ton of it out after the baby is born.
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Congratulations!!
Try not to stress about the food. This is a time that you don't want to worry, stress or fret over what you're consuming and how much. Stress affects many of your hormones and you really need that stuff working right now, more than ever. It really makes a difference on the health of your little one. Remain calm and enjoy that little extra food the little one is going to force you to eat. Seek out healthy options that you really enjoy, and make it a double.
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I gained only 33 pounds while pregnant. I actually lost weight the first 2 months. I ate chocolate.. And more chocolate .. I lost it right away. You'll do great!0
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MoiAussi93 wrote: »
Nobody should gain 60 pounds during pregnancy. As others have said a healthy weight woman SHOULD typically gain only 25-35. An overweight woman needs to gain even less. Obviously many people gain more, but this is not because the baby needed it. Yes, she needs to eat more, but not that much more. http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/healthy-weight-gainhannahbethbing wrote: »Congratulations, first and foremost!
Talk to your doctor, but don't be afraid of weight gain. You'll find an average woman gains anywhere from 30-60 pounds while pregnant (I gained 100-- I made a big baby!). Breastfeeding will take the weight off fast, as will running on no sleep and half-eaten meals in between a crying baby! That sounds like a prison sentence-- it's not. You'll look back and not even think about how stressed out you were.
In any case, weight is weight. Nutrition is everything. Start taking a prenatal vitamin. They make gummies if you're iffy about swallowing pills. If you're already exercising, continue! If you haven't exercised, walking is good, but don't overdo it, ESPECIALLY in the first trimester. Make sure to drink lots of water, and stay away from deli meats, sushi... They'll give you a whole list of stuff not to eat.
Enjoy pregnancy! It was the happiest I've ever been. Like my hormones have always been out of whack and they finally evened out.
This doesn't make me grind my teeth at all. *eye roll* No, nobody 'should' gain 60 lbs while pregnant. But I did while on bed rest for 8 months. Technically nobody 'should' gain any of the extra weight we have but people don't generally running around saying that...
OP, congrats on your baby! Please don't worry about the weight gain. Talk to your doctor about a healthy diet and calorie amount and I'm sure they will help you out Also if you were 2 weeks pregnant you wouldn't get a positive test yet, so I think you may be a little off there haha. 0 -
LuckyStar813 wrote: »Just wanted to add that some of the extra weight gained during pregnancy is water. And you pee a ton of it out after the baby is born.
And sweat! I used to wake up drenched in sweat when my babies were newborns. I fell asleep on our leather sofa once. Yuck.
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Talk to your doctor. Congrats on being a future mother.0
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Not to mention that a lot of the projected weight gain form pregnancy includes the baby's weight, placenta, amniotic fluid, your own body's water retention, increase in blood volume, and then a few pounds gained due to increase in calories to nourish your baby as he or she grows.0
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I am 20 weeks pregnant myself, and very similar height to you, just shy of 5;0". (4'11.8", if you want to get technical.) I work out at least 4 times a week, and am gaining in the belly on 1750 (the last few weeks I've gone over a lot, but at this point I'm listening to my body and giving it what it needs.) I got pregnant at around 115lbs and weigh 125, now, and am just about the same pants size, minus the waistband, 'cause this kid is riding exceptionally low. 0
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LuckyStar813 wrote: »Just wanted to add that some of the extra weight gained during pregnancy is water. And you pee a ton of it out after the baby is born.
This is accurate, there is a LOT of fluid in in there, (not just amniotic fluid, but also in your joints and soft tissue)--it all accumulates water. I myself must have lost a full pound when my water broke with my first kid. It seriously was like a water balloon exploding, just like in the movies. Ha!0
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