GAIN DURING PREGNANCY: GOOD OR BAD???

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GAIN DURING PREGNANCY GOOD OR BAD???
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• Motherhood has been a blessing to the womanhood.
  Pregnancy generally causes weight gain and it is
  quite normal for baby bumps to remain after the
  delivery.

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• Depending on the weight gain, side effects to
  these are also quite prominent. Weight gain after
  pregnancy can be categorized as healthy and
  unhealthy weight gain.

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Healthy weight gain (for underweight) A boon for
underweight moms

• Weight gain in pre-delivery phase could continue
  even after the delivery phase. Due to the
  hormonal influence, weight gain can happen as a
  side effect to the vitamins, food craving and the
  water gain.

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• As of the cases of underweight mothers at the
  pre-pregnancy level, weight gain has been a
  bang-on. Body mass index for these groups of
  people has been shown quite improved and
  stabilized. BMI can be measured accordingly to
  the two primary factors individual's mass and
  height.

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• BMI generally displays the accurate weight for
  the corresponding heights and indicates the scale
  of underweight to overweight. The below chart
  displays the BMI for women according to the
  Harvard health

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• Doctors usually recommend the acceptance of the
  healthy weight gain for the underweight category
  moms to avoid any complication in their
  deliveries and for a healthy motherhood.

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• Weight gain at this phase would be more advisable
  as the weight which the mothers at this gain
  would be including the baby weight.

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• The average acceptable weight gains for the
  underweight mothers which are advised are from
  25-35 pounds and weight gain is gradually
  incremented with corresponding semesters of the
  pregnancy.

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Extra-Weight gain (over-weight) A disaster for
the motherhood

• Extra weight gain usually happens in the case of
  healthy motherhood phase, whether the
  mother-to-be herself is beyond the BMI suggested
  weight, i.e. obese. Obesity in generally terms
  isnt as healthy as of being in suggested BMI
  range.

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• Especially during pregnancy, obese mother-to-be
  women face many medical complications such as
  high blood pressure, diabetes, diets could
  probably change according to the weight gain and
  which could inversely affect the baby.

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• According to medical researches and surveys,
  obese pregnant ladies have faced quite a few
  complications during the last semester of the
  pregnancy.

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• Usually issues were a prolonged labor or increase
  in difficulty level of pushing the baby out which
  leads to caesarean method, i.e., operating the
  baby surgically.

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• Obesity in the phase of pregnancy can be equally
  dangerous to both mother and the baby. Doctors
  and researchers have suggested that the obese
  mothers can take up few yoga classes or a healthy
  diet to reduce weight without affecting the
  nutrition intake for the baby. In few cases,
  obesity can also cause pre-mature deliveries.

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• The post effects of an obese pregnancy can extend
  for a longer duration than the birth of the
  child. Based on surveys, many surgically operated
  mums have constantly complained about abdominal
  pains, back aches as the side effects of the
  obesity during pregnancy.

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• Weight gain during pregnancy cannot be avoided
  but maintenance of the weight gain can be done
  effectively and efficiently. Based on your
  pregnancy BMI, pregnant mums are suggested to
  take up activities for a healthier baby and ease
  of delivery procedures.