pregnant but want to still be healthy?

reaolliemama

Everyone keeps saying eat 300-400 extra calories a day...well that's okay if you're just eating what you need, but if you're already overeating by 300-400 calories and you add more that's NOT good...you need to consult a dietician who can advice you of the actual number of calories you need, not just "300-400 EXTRA"...the fact is you already may be overeating!

Kenzietea2

You need to gain weight while this life is inside you, he or she needs the added nourishment.

Nourishment for baby comes from food, not from stored weight on it's mother! Mom gains weight (2-5 pounds) as the uterus changes size to accommodate the growing baby! Also extra (2-7 pounds) in breast tissue and increased blood volume.

Um is that the ONLY part of my post you read?? I said the exact same thing as you. Weight is a measurement of how much gravity you need to hold you to the earths surface. I didn't say she needed to gain FAT, at all!

1Timothy4v8

I agree with those who say to talk to your doctor. The weight gain recommendations are loosely based on what you weigh before getting pregnant. I have one friend who was obese when she got pregnant and she was told to try to gain only 10 lbs. Generally, though, the guidelines are to gain about 25 lbs but eating 300 more calories than you need to maintain your weight. Eating healthy and listening to your body's hunger cues will be helpful in gaining what you and baby need. Like another poster said, much of the weight you gain goes to increasing blood volume, placenta, weight of baby, etc. Focus on being healthy rather than on the amount of weight you are gaining/losing.

As for this:

"I just want to add one more thing, I know a lot of woman who gained weight during pregnancy and their doctor kept telling them they need to lose it, cause it is MORE dangerous to be in a unhealthy weight during pregnancy, with high blood pressure, and deibetes, the list goes on and on, people really do use this as an excuse to let go but for your and your baby health this is the time you really need to show control, they healtheir and more fit you are the easier and faster labor will be for you, and the LESS likely you will have complications

The thing is too you can lose wieght and have your baby still get what it needs, cause as you lose fat you will weigh less and if you lose more fat then the baby is gainning you will see it on the scale, but of course come up with a healthy plan for you from your doc, so he/she can monitor you "



This is the most inaccurate info given on this thread so far. Yes, going into pregnancy at a higher weight can put you at a higher rate of some pregnancy problems, but it is still not advisable to LOSE weight in most circumstances. You don't want to overdo it and take license to eat whatever you want every single day and gain 50+ lbs, but you also don't want to feel restricted and like you are on a diet. Some people have huge appetites when pregnant (I was one of them) and others can't eat anything without throwing up. Some people eat all the time and only gain a small amount of weight while others are careful and still gain 40lbs. At this point you don't know which group you will be in. Eat healthy and know that you will be in a good spot to lose it quickly afterwards.

I suppose you know more then a doctor, RIGHT!

I am not saying restrict to 1200, but deff unfer s certain amount, thats why I said talk to a doctor, and yes I knwo woman who were told to lose weight and cause they didnt they got daibeties

Moodymona

Thanks everyone I talked to my dr she said to walk walk lol and don't worry about losing weight I only gained 19 lbs with my son . So I'm going to try to aim for a lower gain if I can with this pregnancy but if not then I will have mfp to help me to lose the weight I gain after this pregnancy

ImaSongbird

Thanks! I just will eat healthier

That's the ticket!!! Try to eat food as close to its original sources as possible/practical.

abyssfully

This is probably an older thread but I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents worth anyway. There are different suggested weight gains for different BMI ranges. For example, those who are underweight (less than BMI of 18.5) are suggested to gain 28 - 40 lb, normal weight (BMI 18.5 - 24.9) to gain 25 - 35 lb, overweight (BMI 25 - 29.9) to gain 15 - 20 lbs, and obese (BMI 30 or more) to gain 11 - 20 lbs. Of course those are just suggestions. The point is that weight gain during pregnancy is normal and, if you eat healthy and get adequate exercise, all is accounted for by baby. For example, here's an estimate of weight gain for someone in their normal BMI category:

At birth, a baby weighs about 3.3kg (7.3lb)
The placenta, which keeps your baby nourished, weighs 0.7kg (1.5lb)
The amniotic fluid, which supports and cushions your baby, weighs 0.8kg (1.8lb)
The muscle layer of your uterus (womb) grows dramatically and weighs an extra 0.9kg (2lb)
Your blood volume increases and weighs an extra 1.2kg (2.6lb)
You have extra fluid in your body weighing about 1.2kg (2.6lb)
Your breasts weigh an extra 0.4kg (0.9lb)
You'll store fat, about 4kg (8.8lb) helps with breastfeeding, among other things

Notice fat is only 8.8 lbs out of the 27.6 lb total. Pretty minimal.

What I'm trying to say is just eat healthy (from all the food groups - whole grains, fruits & veggies, lean meats, diary and healthy fats) and exercise (exercise amount depends on your routine pre-pregnancy, whether you have complications or not, etc.). Listen to your body - if you are extra hungry, then eat, but make it a healthy, mindful choice for you and your baby! Take a good prenatal multivitamin but know that that is just an extra boost of nutrients - but nutrients from your diet are best and still needed.

abyssfully

Sorry, you asked about calories. As for calories I switched mine to maintenance plus the 300 cal pregnancy boost for the 2nd and 3rd trimester - However, I try to focus more on listening to my body than counting calories per se, so I log about 2, maybe 3, times per week!