he weight gain in pregnancy is very normal, and it was never given much importance until recently in India due to some reasons.The important three driving factors which plague the gynecologist about weight gain are as follows:
Firstly, the average age of mother has increased in the metro and the category B-towns. Secondly, the sedentary lifestyle of the mother which increases the body weight even before conception.
Thirdly after becoming pregnant, most women carry on the unhealthy food habit even more.
All these factors when combine it proves to be deadly harmful for the baby development and the unnecessary complications of high-pressure nd diabetes.These could endanger the life of bot mother and the child.
For many of us being pregnant are a passport to eating anything and everything we desire it. This concept is fed to us by stories and pictures of pregnant women gorging food and even our films where it is romanticised to an alarming extent. All these makes us mentally immune to the challenges and diseases we would bring to our child and ourselves.
Firstly, the average age of mother has increased in the metro and the category B-towns. Secondly, the sedentary lifestyle of the mother which increases the body weight even before conception.
Thirdly after becoming pregnant, most women carry on the unhealthy food habit even more.
All these factors when combine it proves to be deadly harmful for the baby development and the unnecessary complications of high-pressure nd diabetes.These could endanger the life of bot mother and the child.
For many of us being pregnant are a passport to eating anything and everything we desire it. This concept is fed to us by stories and pictures of pregnant women gorging food and even our films where it is romanticised to an alarming extent. All these makes us mentally immune to the challenges and diseases we would bring to our child and ourselves.
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The actual weight gain required by pregnant women depends upon individual body weight and height and BMI. Here is the ideal break up of where the weight is packed
Baby: 3kg to 3.5 kg, (7 to 8 pounds)
Breasts tissue Development: Around 1 kg more than the normal weight () 2 pounds
Larger uterus (the house of your baby): Increases to about a kg or roughly 2 pounds
Placenta (the lifeline of your baby ): Around 1/2 a kg or 1.5 pound
Amniotic fluid: Around 1 kg (2 pounds)
Increased blood volume: Around 1.3kg to 1.8 kg (3 to 4 pounds)
Increased fluid volume: Around 1.3kg to 1.8 kg (3 to 4 pounds)
Fat stores: Around 2.5 kg to 3.5 kg ( 6 to 8 pounds)
So it 's incredible to know how the body grows in pregnant mothers. The calculations of the ideal weight gain are already available to us by many applications on the internet or by the information given by your gynaecologist. The ideal weight gain chart is available, and as it depends on your body weight and BMI, it varies.
Here’s a list of suggested pregnancy weight gain related to a healthy woman’s BMI.
Underweight (BMI less than 18.5) – 12.5 kg to 18 kg (28 to 40 pounds)
Normal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) – 11 kg to 15.5 kg (25 to 35 pounds)
Overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9) – 7 kg to 12.5 kg (15 to 25 pounds)
Obese (BMI 30 or more) – 5kg to 9kg (11 to 20 pounds)
Baby: 3kg to 3.5 kg, (7 to 8 pounds)
Breasts tissue Development: Around 1 kg more than the normal weight () 2 pounds
Larger uterus (the house of your baby): Increases to about a kg or roughly 2 pounds
Placenta (the lifeline of your baby ): Around 1/2 a kg or 1.5 pound
Amniotic fluid: Around 1 kg (2 pounds)
Increased blood volume: Around 1.3kg to 1.8 kg (3 to 4 pounds)
Increased fluid volume: Around 1.3kg to 1.8 kg (3 to 4 pounds)
Fat stores: Around 2.5 kg to 3.5 kg ( 6 to 8 pounds)
So it 's incredible to know how the body grows in pregnant mothers. The calculations of the ideal weight gain are already available to us by many applications on the internet or by the information given by your gynaecologist. The ideal weight gain chart is available, and as it depends on your body weight and BMI, it varies.
Here’s a list of suggested pregnancy weight gain related to a healthy woman’s BMI.
Underweight (BMI less than 18.5) – 12.5 kg to 18 kg (28 to 40 pounds)
Normal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) – 11 kg to 15.5 kg (25 to 35 pounds)
Overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9) – 7 kg to 12.5 kg (15 to 25 pounds)
Obese (BMI 30 or more) – 5kg to 9kg (11 to 20 pounds)
The two important aspects of weight gain which needs a constant monitoring during pregnancy
Weight gain should be at a steady pace. The first trimester may be none or little for overweight or obese. For an underweight or normal around a kilogramme every week For the overweight and obese mother it should be around 0.5kg to 0.6kg. The steam of weight gain takes place during the 2nd and the 3rd trimester when your baby starts to develop with great speed. Though at nine months the pace seems to slow down and may even see the drop in a pound or two as the food intake goes down. It may happen due to the pressure of the growing uterus on the stomach and intestine which slows down the digestion process considerably.
Sudden increase or loss in weight should immediately monitor by your obstetrician. The red flag is raised when in the second trimester the weight gain is more than 1 kg to 1.5 kg in a week between four months to eight months.Excessive weight gain can be a warning of preeclampsia. Similarly, low weight gain or no gain of weight is the risk of developmental problems with your baby.
All you need is to watchful of what you eat and dense energy food which is rich in protein, fibre and minerals. So hunger pain is normal, nothing bad.
Weight gain should be at a steady pace. The first trimester may be none or little for overweight or obese. For an underweight or normal around a kilogramme every week For the overweight and obese mother it should be around 0.5kg to 0.6kg. The steam of weight gain takes place during the 2nd and the 3rd trimester when your baby starts to develop with great speed. Though at nine months the pace seems to slow down and may even see the drop in a pound or two as the food intake goes down. It may happen due to the pressure of the growing uterus on the stomach and intestine which slows down the digestion process considerably.
Sudden increase or loss in weight should immediately monitor by your obstetrician. The red flag is raised when in the second trimester the weight gain is more than 1 kg to 1.5 kg in a week between four months to eight months.Excessive weight gain can be a warning of preeclampsia. Similarly, low weight gain or no gain of weight is the risk of developmental problems with your baby.
All you need is to watchful of what you eat and dense energy food which is rich in protein, fibre and minerals. So hunger pain is normal, nothing bad.
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