The amount of weight to gain during pregnancy varies from woman to woman. Therefore, even though there are suggested amounts that women should gain during pregnancy, the best plan of action is to see your doctor or midwife and follow their recommendations. They will determine an amount based on your current weight and medical history.
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I gained 28 pounds and my baby weighed 5 pound 9 ounces at birth, full term. She was considered small for gestational age. The average baby weighs seven and a half pounds. So, with my next pregnancy my doctor suggested that since I was in the low normal range for weight and had some medical issues that I should try to gain forty pounds in order to have a larger baby. Well, it worked because; my next baby was six pounds eight ounces. Thankfully, with breastfeeding and running after my two year old, the extra pounds were gone within about three months with very little effort.
If after visiting your
Posted by: Sarah in Weight Gain on
Apr 20, 2009
I'm no exercise queen. Not by a long shot! But over the past several months, I've been trying something new. Exercise the old fashion way - on the floor with my kids, at home. We make a game of it. "Okay let's do exercises," I exclaim. Then it's a free for all. My four year old runs and jumps with excitement. He makes up all sorts of wild positions and movements. My 21 month old daughter chases after him trying to get her little body to act like his. The laughter is infectious; the energy palpable.
Then there is me. Like I said, I have never been a gym rat. I have however, been blessed with good genes and that has carried me a long way - until the kiddos came along.
So it's back to basics for me. Push ups, sit-ups, squats, lifting weights (the hand weight variety), running up the stairs, good-old-fashion stretching, etc. While I have to watch out for the occasional kid landing on my back or jumping on my tummy, I figure that just adds a little weight to my activity.
I'm
