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How To Maintain Healthy Weight During Pregnancy?
Question: im pregnant and obese I also have diabeties and high blood pressure. my question is the doctors don't want me to gain any weight so far im 18 weeks and ive gained 3 pounds are my doctors being strict how can no weight gain be good for a fetus
Brief Answer:
keeping weight under control is vital
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
I completely understand the issue.
Weight gain during pregnancy is an important aspect for fetal growth. However there is no strict rule about weight gain and it needs to ba according to every womens specific needs.
You are already having diabetes and high blood pressure. These conditions tend to be aggravated by pregnancy. Uncontrolled diabetes and blood pressure are harmful for the baby. So it is very important to keep them as much under control as possible and prevent them from worsening.
Weight gain leads to worsening of both diabetes as well as high blood pressure. It may lead to a condition called preeclampsia that is extremely harmful for the mother and baby. Diabetes may lead to excessive growth of baby, cause birth defects as well as even death of the baby if not controlled.
You already have a lot of reserve in your body to provide for the baby. It only needs a few important vitamins and micronutrients as well as maybe some protein to help its growth. A baby weight of 2.5-3 kg is optimum in your case and it is not difficult to achieve this with a proper diet. As of now, please do understand that if there is additional weight gain, it may be more harmful then helpful for the baby.
I suggest that you please talk with your doctors and seek the help of a dietician to draw a proper diet plan that will help you provide proper nutrition to the baby but also keep down the calories. Also, add regular exercise as a part of your pregnancy regimen after discussing it with your doctors [ as they have examined you and will know better about what type of exercise is needed and how much]. This will help control blood pressure as well as sugar. Also relax in betweeen, listen to good music and read good books with positive thoughts as this boosts up the good hormones in the body and help fetal well being.
I hope that I have clarified the issue to my best.
All my best wishes are with you.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Thanks for using HCM.
Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
[You may also ask me direct questions at the following link. http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-madhuri-n-bagde/66844 Thanks!!]
keeping weight under control is vital
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
I completely understand the issue.
Weight gain during pregnancy is an important aspect for fetal growth. However there is no strict rule about weight gain and it needs to ba according to every womens specific needs.
You are already having diabetes and high blood pressure. These conditions tend to be aggravated by pregnancy. Uncontrolled diabetes and blood pressure are harmful for the baby. So it is very important to keep them as much under control as possible and prevent them from worsening.
Weight gain leads to worsening of both diabetes as well as high blood pressure. It may lead to a condition called preeclampsia that is extremely harmful for the mother and baby. Diabetes may lead to excessive growth of baby, cause birth defects as well as even death of the baby if not controlled.
You already have a lot of reserve in your body to provide for the baby. It only needs a few important vitamins and micronutrients as well as maybe some protein to help its growth. A baby weight of 2.5-3 kg is optimum in your case and it is not difficult to achieve this with a proper diet. As of now, please do understand that if there is additional weight gain, it may be more harmful then helpful for the baby.
I suggest that you please talk with your doctors and seek the help of a dietician to draw a proper diet plan that will help you provide proper nutrition to the baby but also keep down the calories. Also, add regular exercise as a part of your pregnancy regimen after discussing it with your doctors [ as they have examined you and will know better about what type of exercise is needed and how much]. This will help control blood pressure as well as sugar. Also relax in betweeen, listen to good music and read good books with positive thoughts as this boosts up the good hormones in the body and help fetal well being.
I hope that I have clarified the issue to my best.
All my best wishes are with you.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Thanks for using HCM.
Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
[You may also ask me direct questions at the following link. http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-madhuri-n-bagde/66844 Thanks!!]
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