How to control weight gain during pregnancy

Women will gain weight during pregnancy, which is a normal physiological phenomenon. As the fetus develops, the weight of the pregnant woman will continue to increase. Pregnant women need to pay attention to a balanced diet and exercise appropriately during pregnancy to ensure the healthy development of the fetus. If women want to control weight gain during pregnancy, they can adopt the method of eating small meals frequently to control weight gain. Women can learn about dietary adjustments during pregnancy.

How to control weight gain during pregnancy

For example, for a slim woman, it is enough to gain 14 to 15 kilograms during the entire pregnancy. Otherwise, the fetus will grow extremely large due to excessive nutrition. When women give birth, if the fetus still cannot be delivered smoothly after the elasticity of the birth canal has expanded, it will easily get stuck in the birth canal. If it is not delivered for a long time, it is likely to die.

Pregnant mothers always feel greedy and feel weird if they don’t have something in their mouths. Therefore, when shopping in a supermarket, our hands always unconsciously put snacks (such as biscuits, chocolates, cakes, etc.) into the shopping cart. After bringing these snacks home, pregnant mothers always habitually take out a few packs of snacks to eat when they have nothing to do or are watching TV. It is easy to eat too many snacks at once without paying attention, and the result is that your weight starts to soar.

If you want to control your weight, the first thing you need to do is to measure your weight regularly. Only by constantly monitoring your weight can you adjust various weight control plans at any time. Especially for pregnant women, if they control their weight too much and lose weight, it may cause fetal malnutrition. Therefore, measuring your weight regularly can effectively avoid the occurrence of these two problems: being overweight or underweight.

If you haven't done it before, try controlling your weight. If you do it suddenly during pregnancy, it will definitely be very difficult. So it is best to slow down and have one day of relaxation a week, which can not only satisfy your appetite but also help you control your weight better in normal times.

What are the dangers of obesity during pregnancy

Obesity refers to a certain degree of obvious overweight and excessive fat layer. It is a state caused by excessive accumulation of body fat, especially triglycerides. Excessive accumulation of body fat due to excessive food intake or changes in body metabolism causes excessive weight gain and may lead to pathological or physiological changes or latency in the body. Many pregnant women will eat as much as they want for the sake of their future babies. Many people also believe that the fatter a pregnant woman is, the better. In fact, this statement is very incorrect.

The chance of dystocia is high: obese expectant mothers usually give birth to larger babies. The heavier the baby, the greater the chance of a difficult birth. In addition, excessive body fat will weaken tissue elasticity, which can easily cause uterine contractions during delivery. High perinatal fetal mortality rate: When the weight of an expectant mother increases by more than 13 kg compared to before pregnancy, the perinatal fetal mortality rate is 2.5 times higher than that of an ordinary expectant mother.

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy will cause excessive growth of the fetus and macrosomia, increasing the risk of dystocia; while too little weight gain, in addition to affecting the health of the mother, will lead to fetal malnutrition, low birth weight, etc., thereby increasing the risk of chronic diseases (such as obesity and diabetes) in adulthood.