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woman should gain weight during pregnancy by 14 to 18 kilos. Some woman fear if they have not gained more weight. But still, after the test indicates healthy growth of the baby, she need not worry. Usually, excess weight gain during pregnancy leads to complications. After delivery such woman cannot lose weight easily.

If the baby within the womb is gaining weight correctly, even if the mother does not gain weight then she need not fear. A woman should consume healthy food during this period to provide nutrition to the growing fetus. She should avoid the intake of ghee, butter and the other nutrients that provide fat. She should consume foods that provide hemoglobin such as spinach, green beans, salads, coriander and fruits. There should be sufficient amniotic fluid in the body of the woman.

The weight gain for the mother is more pronounced after 20 to 24 months due to the growth of the fetus. After 18 months the woman feels the movements of the baby. As advised by the medical experts, a woman should gain weight during her pregnancy, whether she is overweight or underweight. A woman who is considered to be clinically overweight must gain ideally 15 pounds and those woman who are underweight are expected to gain 25 to 30 pounds. The following weights that are mentioned are applied for the woman who are carrying a single baby. If the mother is carrying two or more babies, then she must gain more weight. Till, today, the medical experts have not been able to prescribe standard weights for woman.

It is really essential for a woman to gain weight because she shall give birth to a new human being. Mothers who do not consume enough nutrition during this period are most likely to produce sick babies who will require more time in hospital.

Nutrition For Pregnancy 0 comments

proper functioning of the growing fetus. A woman should consume healthy and wholesome food during her pregnancy. She must not necessarily eat sufficient food that does not add any nutrition to her body. she may unnecessarily accumulate fat in her body and lose her figure later on.

Protein is also one of the most vital nutrition during the time of pregnancy. Protein is very important to the woman’s body, especially during the first three months of her pregnancy. During the first three months, the proteins accumulate in the body and help the foetus to grow. After three months, the foetus grows very rapidly. If she has sufficiently consumed proteins during the first three months, then growth of the foetus will be rapid. Because, the proteins that are already accumulated in the body help the baby grow.

Calcium during pregnancy is required for the bone and the teeth formation. Therefore it is essential for the healthy bone formation of the foetus also. Iron is required for the body formation. Vitamin A improves the eye vision and also maintains nervous equilibrium.

During the nine months of pregnancy you must eat the type of food that is wholesome and brings physical as well as mental growth during pregnancy.

Every woman must try to reduce her intake of junk food as it only adds calories to the body and does not release any energy into the body. For the first six months a woman need not consume more than 200 calories per day.

Eat according to your routine appetite. You may not have the habit of eating more food right from the beginning. In such cases, consume only the quantity of food that can cause digestion to your body. usually, for few months your appetite falls down very drastically. Some woman cannot even consume water. Most of the woman face problems such as nausea or sickness during the first few months of your pregnancy. Then later on, say after two months, you can regain your apatite. During the last few months of your pregnancy, your appetite will still increase. But if you are suffering from problems like heartburn, nausea, then you can have small meals frequently.

When you are pregnant, just eat something, the moment you feel hungry. Do not fear eating anything unless doctor has recommended you not to eat the particular food. If your doctor has advised you to consume only particular food, then follow the guidelines of the doctor carefully.

Fresh fruits add many type of nutrients into the body. she may even consume processed and canned fruits. Fruit juices prepared from fresh fruits will also add a lot of energy to her body.

Certain types of meats also release energy to her because they contain proteins in rich quantity. If the woman is a vegetarian, then she can consume 1.5 ounces of nuts, 2/3 cup of legumes. ½ ounce of nuts is equivalent to one egg and one ounce of meat is equivalent to ¼ cup of legumes.

Pregnancy 0 comments

Pregnancy is a boom for women. It’s an important stage in her life in which she is giving birth to a new being.Though the span of pregnancy is nearly 10 months, and lots of difficulties and pain gone through she will be utmost happy when she delivers her baby.

This is the process initializing for pregnancy. It involves the fusion of male gamete(spermatozoa or sperm) with the female egg or ovum.

Sperm(23 chr) +ovum(23 chr)=zygote(46chr).

Chr---chromosome, genetic material.

The egg released every month is viable only for 24 hrs. Hence fusion has to take place within two days of release of egg. Sperm once entered the vagina is viable for 5-7 days depending on the body condition.