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Tracking whilst pregnant

mrsnorbury2017
mrsnorbury2017 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
Hello everyone I wonder if you can help me. I’m 8 weeks pregnant with my second baby and want to avoid the 3 stone weight gain I did with my first. Especially after losing it all. There isn’t an option to say im pregnant etc so wondering how to calculate calories etc thank you for your help

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  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    Congrats on the baby! Only thing I could think of is to eat at maintenance to start, and maybe talk to your ob/gyn about any concerns of too much weight gain. Maybe they might have some info.
  • BMsJourney
    BMsJourney Posts: 106 Member
    MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »
    Congrats on the baby! Only thing I could think of is to eat at maintenance to start, and maybe talk to your ob/gyn about any concerns of too much weight gain. Maybe they might have some info.

    ^This! :) Especially about talking to the ob/gyn. There's no reason not to track while pregnant, but I would set a kcal level for maintenance, preferrably one recommended by a health professional
  • Ready2Succeed2019
    Ready2Succeed2019 Posts: 30 Member
    I tracked during my first pregnancy. I stuck to maintain and my midwife said it was fine as long as I didn't go below and ate the right foods.
    I actually didnt put on any weight at all (piled it on in the 2 years after) and baby was healthy and a nice weight.
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