Pregnancy - How To Avoid Gaining Weight And Lose Extra Pounds After Labor

By: Vladimir Skirga

Very often people around us spoil our perception of reality, saying that now we must eat for two people, allow ourselves everything we want, etc.

Of course, there is always a lot of sympathizers, who remember themselves, friends, girl-friends, who gained during pregnancy 40, 50 and even 60 pounds - "and nothing terrible happened". But what is in reality? Difficult labor? The whole body is in terrible stretch marks, which are almost impossible to get rid of? Shapeless masses instead of the previous shape? Who enjoys it?

It is natural that during pregnancy a woman is hungry more than ever. Hormones influence the body heavily. In addition, the physical activity reduces. And you begin to grow, like at yeasts... How to keep within the recommended 20-26 pounds of gained weight?

First of all, limit your eating of fat, sweet, baked food. Believe me, an extra bun will benefit neither you nor your future baby. Eat a complete protein food. Meat, vegetables, fruits, dairy products are in the basis of a healthy diet. Do not manage to keep the weight normal? Try to keep fasting days. Once a week diet only with kefir, nonfat cottage cheese or fresh fruit. Refuse hearty dinners. The last meal is to be at least 4-5 hours before a bedtime. In addition, it helps to cope with insomnia in the past months of pregnancy.

We should talk separately about the liquids. It is useful in the first trimester, but can cause harm to a mother and a child in the last months of pregnancy if taken excessively. You gain a few pounds a week? A wedding ring squeezes your finger? Favorite peep-toes became small? Congratulations, you have a fluid retention in the body. Now you are to move the bulk of liquids in the first half of the day. Add a cranberry or a red bilberry juice, a cranberry leaf decoction, which are soft diuretics and not only help to egest excess fluid, but also compensate a vitamin C deficiency.

The full-fledged sleep also helps to suppress overeating. Very often we are trying to stifle fatigue from lack of sleep with favorite sweets...

You followed all recommendations, but the figure after labor is still far from being perfect? Go in for a physical activity. Walking is a great way to saturate blood with oxygen and lose extra pounds during and after pregnancy. In the hospital you can make such useful exercises as "running a bicycle" or lifting the feet in a lying position. They will not only make your belly flatter, but will promote the faster uterus involution.

As well helping in the battle against a baggy belly is a postpartum bandage. You can put it on in a delivery room already. Get a hula hoop, a jump rope and some simple school exercises will assist you to get the previous figure back in a couple of months after delivery. Dancing is an excellent helper in returning shape. Exercises with your favorite music not only improve mothers' mood, but do not let their babies stay indifferent towards it.

Concerning post-natal diet I can say, that if you prefer breast-feeding, the fasting days are unacceptable, but this not equal to eating for two people at once. It is enough to increase the number of consumed calories only for 1000, so that the baby will receive enough nutrients.

Take care of yourself and be healthy.

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