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Is Low Weight Gain In A Pregnancy Normal?
my wife gained weight only 8 kg till now.she is going to complete her eighth month of her pregnancy. at the beginning she was 45 kg and her ht is 5.1".Now she weighs 53 kg. now Dr gave arg9 for her. her amniotic fluid was sufficient in the report. what could be the reason. her stomach is not that big. but doctor said everything is normal. kindly help
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
Hi,
I understand your query.
Average weight gain in pregnancy is 11 kgs. Your wife was 45 Kgs to start with, She should be 56 kgs by 9 months- at present she must be 53 Kgs- & has one more month to go. Please donot worry she will make about 2 Kgs in remaining time for that-
* - She should eat more caloric & nutritious diet these days.
- to get good appetite & digestion she has to eat small multiple servings in a day. She should do walking exercise - which will help digestion.
- Arg 9 is an amino acid preparation, & is used to enhance baby weight / to normalize amniotic fluid
* Abdominal size depends on laxity of abdominal wall- so in 1st pregnancy baby growth may be normal,even if abdomen is not much distended.
I understand your query.
Average weight gain in pregnancy is 11 kgs. Your wife was 45 Kgs to start with, She should be 56 kgs by 9 months- at present she must be 53 Kgs- & has one more month to go. Please donot worry she will make about 2 Kgs in remaining time for that-
* - She should eat more caloric & nutritious diet these days.
- to get good appetite & digestion she has to eat small multiple servings in a day. She should do walking exercise - which will help digestion.
- Arg 9 is an amino acid preparation, & is used to enhance baby weight / to normalize amniotic fluid
* Abdominal size depends on laxity of abdominal wall- so in 1st pregnancy baby growth may be normal,even if abdomen is not much distended.
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