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Plus-size pregnancy
By Anna Lewis on 16/02/2012 10:45:55
How your weight could affect you and your baby
Most plus-size women can expect to have a happy and healthy pregnancy, but you still need to be aware of how your weight could affect you and your baby. There are complications that come with being a plus-size mum-to-be and though there’s a good
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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
to eat for two.The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, compared the weights of more than 500,000 mums with two children. Women who gained excessive pregnancy pounds were more likely to give birth to big babies. These babies were then more
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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
number of pregnancy complications including low birth weight, premature birth, stillbirth and gestational diabetes. The NICE guidelines aim to help health professionals give weight management advice to women who are planning a pregnancy or have given
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What is too much pregnancy weight gain?
By ThinkBaby on 31/07/2007 01:58:37
Although pregnant women should not diet, what is the average extra weight you should expect to put on?
-up (these check-ups start sporadically and get more frequent as the birth approaches), so you do not need to become a weighing scale addict in your bathroom.What is too much weight gain?The average weight gain is around 11 to 12kg. Beyond this, there is a
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Weight gain in multiple pregnancy
By Sarah Lawson on 03/12/2007 01:09:09
Any pregnancy will bring on extra weight gain, but what is safe and what should you expect, if you are expecting at least two babies?
on 15 to 20kg over the course of the pregnancy (mostly in the second and third trimesters). If you were overweight beforehand, you might not put on as much weight (cutting back on creamy cheese etc, and other excesses like alcohol and fizzy drinks, which
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How Much Weight Will I Put on in Pregnancy?
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/10/2009 00:41:27
How much heavier can you expect to get when you are having a baby?
the following rate of weight gain through your three trimesters:First three months: about 1 to 2kg (2 to 4lb) You are not likely to see any serious change in weight in the first trimester. Four to six months: about 6kg (About 13lb) Now that your bump has started
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How much weight will I put on in pregnancy?
By Susie Boone on 25/02/2010 10:42:35
How much heavier can you expect to put on when you're having a baby (though not eating for two!)
the following rate of weight gain through your three trimesters:First three months: about 1 to 2kg (2 to 4lb) You are not likely to see any serious change in weight in the first trimester.Four to six months: about 6kg (About 13lb) Now that your bump has started
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Baby weight and growth charts explained
By Roisin Johnson on 24/11/2010 12:36:34
How your baby's growth chart works, plus when your baby will be weighed and what's normal when it comes to baby weight and weight gain.
to drinking milk rather than getting food through the placenta,” says independent midwife Joy Horner. Which means she can lose up to 15% of her birth weight in the days following birth, but ideally at 2 weeks you want her weight back to where she started from
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Dads-to-Be Put on Weight Too
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/05/2009 01:52:34
A new poll suggests males put on an average of a stone in weight when their partner is pregnant
. Apparently, around 20 per cent of those asked said they were only aware that they were putting on weight when they found some of their clothes no longer fitted – suggesting there could be a market for a 'paternity wardrobe'!Staying healthy in pregnancy
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Too much and too little pregnancy weight gain
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/08/2006 01:57:35
How do you get the balance right and what is a healthy average weight gain during pregnancy?
lot, too.) However, it is generally considered that pregnant women who do fail to put on at least 9kg are more likely to have low birth-weight or premature babies.What is too much weight gain?The average weight gain is around 11 to 12kg. Beyond this
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