Pregnancy is a special menstrual period for women. During this period, expectant mothers will gradually gain weight as their gestational age increases. Today’s pregnant women pay too much attention to nutrition and generally gain too much weight during pregnancy, which greatly increases the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and macrosomia. So, what is the appropriate amount of weight gain throughout pregnancy?
Dong Ling, a maternal and child health expert in this city, said that if healthy women do not diet, it is generally believed that the total daily caloric intake of normal pregnant women should be maintained at 23,002,700 calories, and the weight gain during pregnancy should be 11.5 to 16 kilograms. At the same time, according to the physiological needs of pregnant women and fetal growth characteristics, there should be different emphasis on diet in early, middle and late pregnancy. Pregnant women should aim to gain only 1 to 2 kilograms in weight during the first to third months of pregnancy. An increase of about 45 kilograms, and an increase of about 56 kilograms in 710 months. It is best to keep the weight gain during the entire pregnancy at about 12 kilograms, and not exceed 16 kilograms at most.
Dong Ling said that due to the slow growth and development of the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy, the weight gain is generally small. Some pregnant women will suffer a slight weight loss due to early pregnancy reactions. The nutritional focus of pregnant women during this period is to consume more high-quality proteins such as eggs and milk, as well as multiple vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively promote fetal cell division and prevent miscarriage, teratogenesis, abnormal fetal brain development, etc. Since the nutrition required by the fetus is very limited at this time, unless the pregnancy reaction is extremely severe, there is no need to take various nutritional and health care products. It is suitable to be light and easy to digest and absorb. Vegetables, milk, eggs, beans and nuts are all good choices. The second trimester of pregnancy, 1327 weeks, is a period when maternal weight increases rapidly and the fetus grows rapidly. Most pregnant women are overweight, and this is also the period when gestational hypertension and diabetes are most common. During this period, pregnant women should monitor their weight frequently. Pregnant women with normal weight should gain 0.4 kilograms per week;
If you find that you have gained too much weight, you must correct your diet, appropriately control high-fat and high-sugar foods, and reduce your caloric intake. At this time, the staple food of pregnant women should be mainly rice, noodles and miscellaneous grains, and the non-staple food should be comprehensive and diverse, with a mix of meat and vegetables. The fetus grows most rapidly during late pregnancy (28 to 40 weeks), and many pregnant women still experience dramatic weight gain. In addition to the normal diet at this stage, pregnant women can appropriately reduce the intake of staple foods such as rice and noodles, and eat less fruits to avoid excessive weight gain and rapid fetal growth.