tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post2321334386246097936..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: A Little Historical Perspective on Weight Gain in PregnancyWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-39126482754417635632011-10-01T15:39:17.970-07:002011-10-01T15:39:17.970-07:00It is essential to get your 80 grams of Protien da...It is essential to get your 80 grams of Protien dailey to avoid pre eclampsia. But instead, women vulnerable are told to diet, when what they really need to do is nutrient-up!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777762771365230674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-5450004375359323962008-10-08T15:58:00.000-07:002008-10-08T15:58:00.000-07:00I'm 29 weeks pregnant right now and currently weig...I'm 29 weeks pregnant right now and currently weigh 225, which is 15 lbs under my starting weight. But it's through no fault of my own. As you've mentioned before, some people do lose weight during pregnancy. But if I were trying to lose more, I can promose it wouldn't work. I lost the 15 lbs because of morning sickness, and then I've fluctuated up and down between -15 and -10 lbs for the last 2 months. My doctor congratulates me on eating healthier and being more active. That's not it at all. I think my body is at the weight it wants to be at right now. In fact, this is the weight I was when I delivered my first and second children (with the third I weighed a little more, but that baby was 12 days "late" and I put on a few more pounds in those last couple of weeks). I think this is the weight my body likes to be at when it's pregnant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-88127842364946014002008-10-08T14:57:00.000-07:002008-10-08T14:57:00.000-07:00Cowshark:I have gone from 449 lbs to 429 lbs this ...Cowshark:<BR/><BR/>I have gone from 449 lbs to 429 lbs this pregnancy. I lost weight in both of my previous pregnancies as well (the first one I gained back 13 of the 20lbs lost in the last three months and the second I gained back 20 of the 45 lbs lost, most of which I lost to hyperemesis). <BR/><BR/>I am not on any restrictive diet...I just eat better and more often and more intuitively when pregnant than when not. <BR/><BR/>Basically, my adjusted and more conscious eating habits during my pregnancies as well as the child utilizing calories I intake just simply cause weight loss. I say again I am not trying to lose weight the amount of fast food cheese burgers I put away in the first few months can attest to that. I also don't think women should be forced to lose weight or put on a weight loss program while pregnant. I'm just illustrating how it can happen naturally and still result in healthy babies and mothers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-21682530591243636042008-10-07T17:18:00.000-07:002008-10-07T17:18:00.000-07:00K, this is prolly gonna sound stupid, but how can ...K, this is prolly gonna sound stupid, but how can a woman either gain 0lbs or lose weight during pregnancy and have a child? Cuz if a woman who is, say, 200lbs gets pregnant, she's gonna gain at least 5lbs of baby, right? Or do these weight gain guidelines count weight beyond baby weight. Cuz you can't really predict how big a baby will be until s/he's born, right? So, if a woman's aiming for 0 weight gain or even loss, wouldn't that increase the risk of miscarraige? This just makes no sense, man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-38587114310356089082008-10-07T09:28:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:28:00.000-07:00This is terrifying to me. I am convinced that BMI...This is terrifying to me. I am convinced that BMI is not representative of anything connected to health. My BMI is a point or two over the "normal" range, and I am sure that, were I in the normal range, I would be underweight and unhealthy.<BR/><BR/>To recommend so little weight gain, not to mention loss, just seems so obviously irresponsible. Is there a way to lobby the Institute of Medicine? Who is making these decisions? Who can influence them?Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237519213629097820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-30602260589490781432008-10-07T06:26:00.000-07:002008-10-07T06:26:00.000-07:00... I'm sure it's very healthy for the baby that m...... <BR/>I'm sure it's very healthy for the baby that mummy's on a strict diet to not only remain the same weight despite a growing baby and liquids and other stuff making her gain weight with pregnancy, but to also lose more weight to that during pregnancy she weighs less than she normally does. Yes, high intensity work-out and a starvation diet is veeery healthy, especially when pregnant! <BR/><BR/>I can only hope that most pregnant women know not to listen to doctors when they come with rubbish like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-13447877414978729312008-10-07T03:40:00.000-07:002008-10-07T03:40:00.000-07:00...speechless....speechless.Rebekah Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796386818330396947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-9791313281424507322008-10-06T23:54:00.000-07:002008-10-06T23:54:00.000-07:00I find the obsession with weight gain during pregn...I find the obsession with weight gain during pregnancy kind of odd.<BR/>I really do believe that your genetics will pre-determine how much weight you gain.<BR/><BR/>I didn't eat that much different during pregnancy than before I was pregnant, and I was always active and I still gained 46 pounds. <BR/><BR/>I know women also who gained 70 pounds but most of it was water retention that they had no control over. After they had the baby it disappeared.<BR/><BR/>I think doctors need to monitor individuals and if they show signs of pre clampsia than deal with it. Stop whining about things to women before they even happen to them. From what I know about being pregnant when you put someone into a fear of something all to often that's what causes complications.<BR/><BR/>Like I've said before, women of all sizes can have preclampsia, so I don't think weight on it's own is a good enough indicator for the condition.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704702129882460378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-64278237443048113462008-10-06T23:09:00.000-07:002008-10-06T23:09:00.000-07:00All I can say is thank Maude for the midwives who,...All I can say is thank Maude for the midwives who, looking at my 5'-10", 215 lb. frame when I was two months pregnant, said "yeah, you should gain about 30 lbs. or so during your pregnancy", and followed it up with "we'll be checking your weight at every visit to make sure you're gaining enough, so that we'll know the baby is growing".<BR/><BR/>Lo and behold, that's just what I did. My last weight before the baby was born was 245.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing this.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286619848356396425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-62372210350330513902008-10-06T20:32:00.000-07:002008-10-06T20:32:00.000-07:00When I was pregnant my doctor told me I could gain...When I was pregnant my doctor told me I could gain up to 40lbs before she would say anything. I put on roughly 35 and lost most of it after. Its' impossible to lose weight when your pregnant! What are these doctors thinking? Between the placenta, fluids, extra blood, bigger boobs and the actual weight of the baby-to-be how can you lose weight without harming yourself and the unborn child? This makes me sad.MigiziNse-ikwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096526211377597403noreply@blogger.com