How to Avoid Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy

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Im only about 3 months pregnant, ive had one other child and blew up like a ballon with her.now im scared ill gain the weight back, I really dont want too so helpful tips would be great.

April of KY 10:54AM May 03, 2012

Obese is hat people think every woman is if they aren't skin and bones!!!!

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c of NC 6:39PM March 21, 2011

this is absolutely wrong doctors advice eat well en drink well what are yu takin about?
Merab

merab of UT 10:01AM November 05, 2010

Basically what the article is saying is eating 500 calories of junk food (ie; mcdonalds donuts and chips) is not the same as eating 500 calories of fruits and vegitables. So if you gained 70 ilbs and only ate junk food the CHANCES are your child will be obese. Also how you raise them alters the CHANCES! DURR

Ashleigh of NJ 8:43AM November 05, 2010

I gained so much weight from pregnancy and it was really hard to work it off, once I managed to lose about 20-30lbs my breasts looks saggy and tired, I tried to use some natural breast herbs http://breastenlargementcream.ca/natural-breast-enlargement-herbs/ but it didn't have too much effect.
Does anyone know something that works?
Thanks xoxox

Jacky 1:04PM October 23, 2010

I too don't agree with the generalisation that weight gain across the board has to do with later obesity. It's lifestyle. We put so much focus on how much a mum gains during pregnancy, but what is truly important is that she eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle rather than focus solely on the weight gained. The calories you get from a donut and from a salad aren't equal.
Parents who lead healthy lifestyles themselves will pass that on to their children as they grow.
I would like to know all the factors they considered in the study. If they just looked at weight gain, I doubt there was much accuracy in HOW the excess weight was gained as well as what their lifestyle was like before and afterwards. Also, did the mother breastfeed? For how long? Did the parents teach their children healthy eating while young? How much sugar did they consume and when did they start consuming it? If a child is given sugary drinks and treats as soon as they start solids this can certainly have an impact on their future health and weight. I highly doubt that their mother's weight during pregnancy was directly related to their weight as they grew. That just makes no sense.

Mary 5:02PM August 07, 2010

I don't agree with this statement. My mother actually lost weight while pregnant with me. I weighed a little over 6 lbs. My two sisters were also under 7 lbs. We all are obese or morbidly obese (Two years ago I lost 110 w/o an operations). As an overweight 30 year old female, when I got pregnant I used the Bradley Childbirth method. They stress eating nutritionally while pregnant and you should put on between 25 - 35 pounds. I have had two children. I put on 31 with the first and 33 with the second. They weighted respectfully 8 lbs. 14 1/2 oz.(24" long) and 9 lbs. 2 oz (22" long). As adults of 31 and 27, they are 6'1" and 6'4" talk and weigh around 200 and 190. They are talk muscular men. Since obesity runs in both my husbands and my family, I was always concerned about their weight. I nursed both and introduced them to the good, nutritional foods. According to your statements they should be overweight and they are not. They probably will have to watch it, but we as their parents cared enough to learn and feed them properly!!!

Pat Beattie of OH 1:08PM August 06, 2010