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What Causes Weight Gain After Delivery?
Hi doc I have two kidz first is 2&1/3 year old which was normal delivery and i ws on my normal wt after delivery which was sixty kg. My second baby is six month old and it was caisore section i was 62kg after twenty days of delivery and now i gained another 5kg Is it coz of lactational amenorrhoea? I eat brkfast as one cup tea with five good day biscuits and in lunch i eat four chapatis and again in the evening i hv tea with four biscuits and at nyte three chapatis with two bowl of dal rice I am continuously busy in babies su su pottys .giving them food bath.make them to sleep wake up and everything Why i am gaining seven kg wt very fastlt??
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
HI,
I understand your concern.
The weight gain after delivery is an indication of less physical activities as compared to the diet taken.
It is an accepted fact that a feeding mother should take 100 calories more than normal. But these calories should be in form of proteins( mixed pulses, milk, sprouts,vegetables, fruits )
* I observe you are taking more of carbohydrates in your diet ( bickuites made of refined flour & sugar & fat/ chapatis/ rice )it's lacking in vegetables, salads, fruits, milk.
Actually feeding mother should take high protein,vitamin, calcium & iron rich diet. Please get your diet planned by a dietitian.
* A nursing does need exercises in form of light walk/ yoga exercises to manage her weight gain in pregnancy as well as health.
* Thyroid function test & blood glucose level should be checked & treated as per need.
Thanks.
I understand your concern.
The weight gain after delivery is an indication of less physical activities as compared to the diet taken.
It is an accepted fact that a feeding mother should take 100 calories more than normal. But these calories should be in form of proteins( mixed pulses, milk, sprouts,vegetables, fruits )
* I observe you are taking more of carbohydrates in your diet ( bickuites made of refined flour & sugar & fat/ chapatis/ rice )it's lacking in vegetables, salads, fruits, milk.
Actually feeding mother should take high protein,vitamin, calcium & iron rich diet. Please get your diet planned by a dietitian.
* A nursing does need exercises in form of light walk/ yoga exercises to manage her weight gain in pregnancy as well as health.
* Thyroid function test & blood glucose level should be checked & treated as per need.
Thanks.
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