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Pregnancy pounds put weight on your baby too
By Kimberley Smith on 05/08/2010 14:01:05
Gaining too much weight in pregnancy linked to bigger babies - who are more likely to suffer from obesity later in life
Following the release of guidelines to manage pregnancy weight gain last week, new research has found a connection between excessive pregnancy pounds and larger babies.Researchers in the US have found that for every 2.2lbs a mum-to-be gains, her
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Mums-to-be expect to lose their baby weight within six weeks
By Kimberley Smith on 31/05/2011 14:51:33
Unrealistic post-baby weight loss expectations blamed on celebrities as most new mums admit shifting pregnancy pounds is harder than they expected
Celebrity new mums have given pregnant women an unrealistic idea of post-baby weight loss, according to a new survey. A poll of 1,421 mums who had given birth in the past six months found that 84% wanted to lose their baby weight but 51% admitted
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High weight gain in pregnancy linked to heart risks for baby
By Kimberley Smith on 02/06/2010 15:16:47
Children born to mums who put on more pregnancy pounds than recommended have higher risk of cardiovascular problems
the same unhealthy eating habits that led to excess weight gain in pregnancy.This study furthers the case for regular exercise during pregnancy to keep you and your unborn baby healthy, prepare you for labour and help you shift your baby weight more easily
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Caffeine in pregnancy link to smaller babies
By Kimberley Smith on 21/05/2010 13:17:09
Mums-to-be who drink more than 6 cups of a coffee a day have smaller babies with lower birth weights
Pregnant women who get through 6 or more cups of coffee a day have smaller babies throughout pregnancy, a Dutch survey has found. Compared to mums-to-be whose caffeine intake was less than three cups, babies were shorter and weighed slightly less
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NICE obesity guidelines encourage doctors to help mums’ manage weight
By Kimberley Smith on 28/07/2010 13:56:09
Doctors to give more info help to overweight mums-to-be and new mums, to lose weight between pregnancies
when celebrities drop their pregnancy pounds with apparent ease whilst claiming not to have tried! Stunning shots of Colleen Rooney recently appeared accompanying her claims that her baby weight “just fell off.”“I put weight on and thought, ‘Oh no, am I
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Too much pregnancy weight harder to lose
By Kimberley Smith on 14/07/2010 14:45:27
Mums-to-be who gain more weight than recommended during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese 20 years after giving birth
to the babies,” Professor Philip continued. “Now we have a huge amount of evidence that weight gain in pregnancy is important. We have to have obstetricians on the alert and seeing how do we control this weight gain,” he said.With findings that obesity
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Exercise during pregnancy stops new mums gaining weight
By Kimberley Smith on 07/05/2010 14:33:48
New mums are struggling to avoid piling on the pounds after giving birth, says new survey
A study in Australia has shown that this generation of mums is finding it harder to maintain a healthy weight after having children. They have been found far more likely to be overweight in the 10 years after giving birth than their own mums were
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Pregnant Chantelle Houghton: “I’ll get as fat as a house
By Kimberley Smith on 13/12/2011 13:44:02
Baring her bump, Chantelle doesn’t care “how fat she gets” now she’s expecting a baby with fiancé Alex Reid
anything else, least of all putting on baby weight.“I don’t care how fat I get. I’ll get as fat as a house as long as everything’s OK,” She told New! Magazine. “I’m not worrying about losing weight afterwards,” she added. “I’ll just do it gradually
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Iron in the first trimester leads to bigger babies
By Kimberley Smith on 04/03/2011 15:30:28
Pregnant women who get more iron in their diet during the first trimester have heavier babies, finds new research
Having a high-iron diet in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to an increase in the birth weight of babies, according to a new study. However, getting less than the recommended levels of iron doesn’t lead to underweight babies
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Asthma and teen obesity connected to smoking in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 28/04/2010 16:35:23
Studies link smoking while pregnant to baby’s asthma risk and teen obesity
in Canada which also linked its findings to low birth weight. It found that older teenagers who had been exposed to cigarette smoke in the womb had 26% more body fat than those born to non-smokers, that babies of smoking mums are more likely to have
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