Pregnancy and Diet

Bleaching Hair As your tummy gets bigger, you may wish that there was something you could do to slim down a bit. This may be even more of a concern for you if you had any weight to lose before becoming pregnant. Pregnancy, however, is not the time to shed any extra pounds. And while you really don’t have to eat for two, your body does need extra calories to sustain the growth of the baby. Most doctors recommend approximately 300 extra calories each day during pregnancy.

Dieting during your pregnancy not only robs your body of essential nutrients, it also poses many risks to your baby. Babies born to mothers who diet or fast during pregnancy are at a much higher risk for birth defects, impaired organ development and various problems later in life. Studies show that dieting during the first trimester of pregnancy doubles those risks and fasting during that same time period increases the risks by six-fold. Studies also show that taking vitamins and supplements to make up for the lack of food does not help.

While losing weight should not be your main concern during pregnancy, there is nothing wrong with watching your weight. Making healthy choices during pregnancy will make weight loss that much easier after your baby is born.

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