A healthy, balanced diet helps the future mother of the child in utero getting enough nutrients. However, in an effort to provide your child with all the necessary, many pregnant women go beyond the norm. Since pregnancy and overweight may be a problem.

It is believed that during pregnancy can allow yourself culinary excesses, and this opinion is totally wrong. Calorie daily diet of pregnant women, on the average, be increased by 300 kcal diet compared to pre-pregnancy. This will help avoid weight gain during the childbearing.

About what kind of weight gain during pregnancy it is normal for you, it is best to ask your doctor. In typical cases, women with normal weight gain of 11-15 kg, women with low body mass index (BMI) - from 13 to 18 kg. For those who have been pre-pregnancy weight, weight gain is the norm by 7-11 kg. In the first three months from the moment of conception weight pregnant women normally increases by 1-2 kg, and for the remainder of the pregnancy is normal weight gain of 450 g per week.

Weight of a woman who bears twins, may increase by 16-20 kg; in the first trimester weight gain they do not deviate from the average, and then they start to grow 600-700 per week. When multiple pregnancy women are advised to consume 3000-3500 calories on a daily basis.

If weight gain in pregnant women going faster than normal, there is reason to worry about excess weight, and take measures, which will be discussed below.

Whereby the weight increases during pregnancy

• The child - an average of 3.6 kg.
• Placenta - 0.9-1.3 kg.
• Amniotic fluid - 0.9-1.3 kg.
• Breast tissue - 0.9-1.3 kg.
• The increase in blood volume - 1.8 kg.
• Subcutaneous fat - 2.2-4 kg (subcutaneous fat in pregnant women is deposited as an additional energy source for childbirth and breastfeeding).

Is it safe to lose weight during pregnancy?

If at the time of pregnancy a woman is overweight or obese, her doctor may recommend it to slightly reduce the weight. This can be done only under medical supervision, and adhering to the plan drawn up by them food and physical activity. In this case, weight loss will not pose a danger to the unborn child. Weight loss during pregnancy is advised when it is feared that the extra weight could badly affect the process of fetal development - this is quite rare, and most patients begin to lose weight only after birth.

What to do if you gain weight during pregnancy

If you notice that your weight increases too quickly, be sure to talk about this with your doctor. Timely measures will help prevent the emergence of problems with excess weight after childbirth. Of course, to stick to a strict diet and intense exercise for pregnant women should not be, but the doctor can give you the following advice to help prevent the appearance of extra kilos during pregnancy:

Exclude from the diet of the most high-calorie foods and replace them with less calories and more useful. For example, instead of French fries, fried chicken wings and salads with mayonnaise eat baked potatoes, vegetable salads Vegetable salads: the generous gift of nature   vegetable oil, and vegetable soups. As a snack, instead of biscuits or fast food take it with you on the work of sandwiches Sandwiches. Pros and cons   Whole-grain bread with chicken breast, a packet of nuts or dried fruits. Think about what you accustom your child to a particular mode of supply at a time when he was living in your body, and you're unlikely to want to become a fan of burgers and overweight.

Avoid fatty dairy products. During pregnancy, dairy products should be eaten at least four times a day, but if you have problems with excess weight, you need to make sure to get the milk the minimum amount of calories. Buy milk with a fat content of 1-2%, cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt with a minimum fat content. For salads, use instead of sour cream Smetana: untold riches of Russian cuisine   yogurt or cottage cheese - they are similar in taste and contain significantly fewer calories.

Limit consumption of sugary drinks. Lemonade, various powders for making beverages, green tea with various additives, which today is a popular soft drink, rich in so-called empty calories, ie, high caloric they contain a minimum amount of nutrients. Drink mineral water, green tea and fresh juices. Herbal teas are also useful and good taste, but before they drink, talk to your doctor - some herbs are contraindicated for pregnant women.

Use less salt for cooking. Because salt water accumulated in the body, and this leads not only to increased weight, but also to edema.

Exclude from the diet of high-calorie snacks. Cakes, sweets, cakes, potato chips, too, are the products with empty calories. If you can not completely abandon them, then at least try not to eat them more than twice a week. Instead, eat fruit, berries, yogurt and whole-grain bread.

Eat less fatty foods. This primarily relates to products containing harmful fats, among them - margarine, butter, mayonnaise, sausages, grilled meat. Use vegetable oil instead of butter, eat fish and meat stew, boil, bake, fry and as little as possible.

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