Tips for Keeping Your Baby in Shape

For most women, pregnancy means eating a lot, craving a lot, and gaining weight, a lot of weight that is. With the body changes that occur during pregnancy, mothers-to-be often experience different discomforts especially during the first trimester. This includes morning sickness, vomiting, and nausea. But after that, most pregnant women experience cravings on all sorts of food. Without keeping a close eye on your diet and food intake, you might be dealing with too much weight gain not only for you but also for your unborn child.

Read along this article and determine healthy tips and tricks to keep your baby in appropriate weight.

Have a wide range of food

If you're one of the many women who experiences changes on the taste buds, most probably you will consider every food as something stale. Due to this, you may end up eating extremely sweet food. A wise tip to fix such problem is to opening yourself to a wide range of meals. Do not stick with your typical diet, but cook different types of meals more often. You should also stuff yourself with healthy meals.

If it still won't work, go for sweet fruits like watermelon or satisfy your taste buds with few sweet candies. This way, you won't be consuming too much sugar, but you're still able to eat right.

Substitute

At least 2 months before you give birth, it's highly advisable to make diet changes. This is to keep your baby's weight stable. Having him grow too much in your tummy will make it difficult for you to have a normal delivery. You should focus more on fruits and vegetables and less on salt and sugar. If your baby is already at a proper weight, you should refrain from eating big meals. Instead, substitute it with smaller meals rich in fiber. Worry not because you don't have to erase the snacking hours.

Get moving

A common mistake of most pregnant women is that they dwell too much on the thought that they should rest throughout pregnancy. If you and your baby are both healthy, there's no need to be a couch potato. Walk around every now and then to help yourself lose weight. Just refrain from having heavy workouts since this can result to miscarriage. You can also ask your Ob-gyn for workout exercises appropriate for pregnant women. This is also a great way keep your baby well-balanced and weighing properly.

Milk and dairy products

Technically, milk cannot be erased in every pregnant woman's diet. Before, during, and after pregnancy, you should be consuming enough milk or other daily products to ensure that your body and your baby get the appropriate nutrition both of you need. This is also a great way to keep your baby healthy without gaining too much weight. Nevertheless, you should still consume solid meals.

Bear in mind that the weight you gain during pregnancy is not all your weight. Aside from sharing your baby's weight, your muscles, placenta, and body fluid also add to your weight. Hence, do not under or over-estimate everything.

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