Tips for Losing Your Surrogacy Weight - Physician's Surrogacy

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Tips for Losing Your Surrogacy Weight
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Along with recovering emotionally from your
surrogacy journey, your body will be on the road
to recovery as well. One of the drawbacks to
being pregnant is the potential to gain weight.
We are going to discuss a few ways to deal with
the inevitable weight gain and help that
surrogate weight fall off quickly. This is
especially important if you want to potentially
start another surrogacy journey.
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Pump your breast milk regularly

• Its no secret that breast milk contains
  essentially all the nutrients that babies require
  to maintain their health through the first 6-12
  months of their life
• However, being a gestational mother, this can be
  a little tricky. What should you do since the
  child will not be staying with you and you are
  unable to feed them?
• The best way is to get a breast pump and pump
  breast milk as often as a child would eat. We
  recommend every few hours. The reason is you
  will burn around 200 to 500 calories each day by
  pumping your milk.  Pumping will cause the fat in
  your body to be sucked out, which would normally
  contain the nutrients to feed a child. It has
  been reported by many women that pumping has
  helped them lose the baby weight in as little as
  5 weeks.

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• To achieve the best results for weight loss, you
  should pump breast milk consistently and
  regularly. This will keep up the milk supply,
  thereby burning more calories and keeping up the
  weight loss.
• Another question related to pumping is whether
  women should increase their daily calorie intake
  during this period. Our suggestion is that, if
  you are trying to lose pregnancy weight, you
  should maintain your normal calorie intake. Your
  focus should be on maintaining your normal
  calorie intake.
• It may be hard to understand why you dont need
  to increase your calorie intake.  When you think
  about it, taking in more calories to compensate
  for calories lost during breastfeeding, may
  increase your chances of gaining weight.  You may
  end up overcompensating, therefore eating more
  than necessary.

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Find a yoga class

• Even though it may seem simple, its totally
  true. Group fitness and yoga classes are an
  excellent way for a gestational carrier to lose
  her surrogacy weight.
• Yoga can also help you deal with the emotions
  youre feeling after your surrogacy journey, and
  help your body heal.
• Since you have just given birth and might be a
  little busy, yoga and instructed classes can be a
  great alternative to help you lose weight.   You
  might not have the time or energy to go to the
  gym and workout according to your normal
  schedule. You might need an instructor to take
  the burden off your shoulders so you can have a
  great workout.

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Eat properly

• Its a given that you wont lose weight without
  eating. Not to mention while being a surrogate,
  youll be under a lot of emotional stress. There
  will be hormones running through your body which
  is not going to help you lose weight.
• If you want to get back to your pre-pregnancy
  weight, going right for the donuts that you were
  craving throughout your pregnancy will slow the
  process down. You may find that donuts and other
  sweets will not help you along your journey. If
  you maintain a healthy diet that is rich in
  protein and have properly portioned meals while
  you are pregnant then it should be much easier to
  lose weight after the birth of the child.

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• You can fill your diet with protein and nutrient
  rich foods such as the following
• Spinach
• Avocados
• Assorted blackberries and blueberries
• Eggs/Egg whites
• Bell peppers and onions
• Protein filled meats such as chicken and fish
• Protein filled grains such as quinoa

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Schedule a check-up with your doctor

• At Physicians Surrogacy, we understand how hard
   it can be for surrogate mothers going to all
  their appointments constantly for 10 to 12
  months. So, the last thing you want is to do is
  go back to the doctor and wait for an
  appointment. But a few weeks after your delivery,
  some blood tests  could help you understand your
  hormone levels, where there is a need for
  improvement in your diet, and how you may be able
  to change those numbers.
• Recently, we have been informed by few
  gestational mothers that theyve been stressed
  after birthing the baby, and its difficult to
  get their life back on track.  Having a blood
  test done, can also give you an idea of how high
  your cortisol levels are. It turns out that a
  high level of cortisol increases belly fat and
  causes all kinds of imbalances. This can easily
  be addressed with treatments that your doctors
  suggest such as an adrenal supplement.
• If youre struggling to lose your pregnancy
  weight, dont hesitate to contact your physician.

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Use a calorie tracker

• Over the last decade, there have been many
  technological advances and innovations. One such
  advancement is a daily calorie tracker. There are
  many applications available for free that you can
  use on your smartphone.
• We not only encourage surrogate mothers, but
  everyone to use such applications to track their
  daily calorie intake. Its a healthy practice to
  do so and a fundamental part of losing surrogacy
  pregnancy weight.
• A surrogacy journey is an emotional and complex
  medical process that can change lives and bring
  joy to all involved. Our team of physicians and
  other medical professionals work diligently to
  ensure a smooth journey.

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Physicians surrogacy is committed to finding
motivated surrogate candidates. If you are
thinking about embarking on another surrogacy
journey, dont hesitate to reach out. You can
visit us at www.Physicianssurrogacy.Com or call
[phone] to schedule a free consultation.