GAIN DURING PREGNANCY: GOOD OR BAD???

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.

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.

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.

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.

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;

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.

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

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.

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 isn’t as healthy as of being in suggested BMI range.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.