How Much Weight Gain Need During Pregnancy:
According to Researchers it is said that it is very hard to measure baby’s Weight by measuring weight of a mother .
We need to check baby's growth by regular check up by proper testing method like a Ultrasound scanning and other testing methods.
Because in mother's weight increase may be due to women's body fat, baby weight or fluid of gains.
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The total number of calories needed per day during pregnancy depends on a woman's height, and her Weight before pregnancy and also with her daily activities.
Normally a underweight woman need more calories and overweight and obese women need fewer calories.
According to Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines:
A underweight women, who have a Body Mass Index(BMI) below 18.5, should gain 28 to 40lbs (12.7 to 18 kg).
Normal weight women who have a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 should gain 25 to 35 lbs(11.3 to 15.8 kg).
Overweight women, who have a BMI of 25 to 29.9 should gain 15 to 25 lbs (6.8 to 11.3 kg).
Rate Of weight gain during first trimester of pregnancy is between 1 to 4.5 lbs.
For underweight and normal weight women is about 1 lbs every week during their second and third trimester.
Overweight and obese women weight gain during their second and third trimester is about ½ lbs per week during their 2nd and 3rd trimester.
For The Twins;
Women who are going to born twins their weight gain is as follows.
For Underweight: 59 to 62 lbs( 22.6 to 28.1 kg)
Normal weight: 36 to 54 lbs+16.7 to 24.5 kg)
According to American College Of Obstetrician and Gynocholegist (ACOG)
The Most Important Pregnancy Nutrition:
Folic acid:
It is known as a Folate is a source of Vitamin B which is crucial in helping to prevent birth defects in baby's brain and spinal cord known as neural tube defects.
To prevent birth defects it is recommended that women should take 400 microgra of folic acid per day atleast one month before concieve.
Doctors advice a folic acid vitamin tablet contain 600 miceogra per day during pregnancy.
Foods Containing Folic Acid: Leafy greens vegetables, fortified or enriched cereal , breads and pastas, beans, Citrus fruit.
More information Please Read:
http://www.acog.org/patients/faqs/nutrition-during-pregnancy
http://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/take-folic-acid-before-youre-pregnant.aspx
Calcium:
Calcium used to build a baby's bones and teeth.
If a pregnant woman does not consumed enough Calcium then Calcium will be drawn from the mother's store in her bones and given to the baby.
Pregnant women of 19 years and above need 1000 milligrams of calcium a day.
Pregnant teens of 14 to 18 years need 1300 mg calcium daily.
Food Contain Calcium:
Milk, yoghurt, cheese, calcium fortified juice and foods, sardines or salmon with bones, leafy greens (kale, book choy).
More information please read:
http://www.eatright.org/public/content.aspx?id=6808
Iron:
Pregnant women need 27 milligrams of Iron a day.
Iron used to make blood to supply the baby with oxygen.
Less iron during pregnancy can cause anemia.
Foods Containing Iron:
Meat, Poultry, fish, dried beans, and peas, iron fortified cereal.
To increase iron consumption in the body we need to eat vitamin C reached foods.
Protein:
Pregnant women need to eat protein reach foods plenty. It's helps to build important organs in the baby such as the brain and heart.
Foods containing Protein:
Meat, Poultry, fish, dried beans, and peas, eggs and nuts, tofu.
General Foods to Eat:
Fruits, Vegetables, lean Protein,Whole grains and dairy products.
During pregnancy, the goal is to be eating nutritious foods most of the time, Krieger told Live Science. To maximize prenatal nutrition, she suggests emphasizing the following five food groups: fruits, vegetables, lean protein, whole grains and dairy products.
Foods to Avoid/ limit During Pregnancy:
Avoiding sea fish that contains Mercury:
Albacore or white tuna, Swordfish, shark, king mackerel,tilefish.
Alcohol: pregnant women should be avoided alcohol. It's affected baby's health, fetal spectrum disorders.
Unpasteurized Foods:
Unpasteurised milk and foods like feta, Brie, Camembert, blue veined cheese, queso blanco and queso fresco should be avoided by pregnant women because of infections of bacteria and parasites..
Foods without heating/cooking properly are unpasteurized foods.
More info please read:
http://www.acog.org/resources-and-publications/committee-opinions/committee-on-obstetric-practice/moderate-caffeine-consumption-during-pregnancy
Caffeine: High consumption of caffeine may cause miscarriage. 200 mg of caffeine a day is acceptable during pregnancy.
Researchers advised that pregnant women need 200 calories of diet during 2nd trimester and 300 calories of diet in their 3rd trimester.
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