INFORMATION

The weight increase during the pregnancy has to be from 0,9 to 1,4 kg for month of pregnancy, or 11 to 13,5 kg in a medium height wife.
A weight increase between 13,5 and 15,8 kg is excessive and it represents fat both of the fetus and of the mother.

It is necessary to bear in mind that it is more difficult to control the weight increase in more advanced phases of the pregnancy, therefore it is essential not to increase most of the entire weight during the first months; nevertheless, a scarce weight increase is a negative sign, in particular if it is minor than 4,5 kg.

It is never recommended to do diet during the pregnancy, not even in the very obese patients; it is essential that there is certain weight increase for the good fetal development, and the diet limits the nutrients contribution to the fetus.

The whole weight of more will get lost, at the latest, during the year following the birth, with a healthy feeding and the regular activity. Sometimes, the simple liquids retention provokes an increase of weight, which will get lost on the week following the childbearing.

DIET

Approximately 250 must add him to themselves to the daily diet of the woman kcal a day to provide a suitable fetal nutrition.

Most of these calories must consist of proteins, but the diet has to be well balanced, including fruit and vegetables of the station. Also free sugar cereals must be consumed and rich in fibre. The salt (especially the iodized one) can be used moderately, but the excessively salty meals must be avoided. The food must limit itself also with greasy and sweet: bakery, chips, gaseous drinks, cookies and sweets.

The acid fólico is a vitamin B that is principally in vegetables of green sheets, vegetables, asparagus and liver. All the pregnant women must consume 0.4 acid milligrams fólico per day, especially in the first weeks. This helps to protect the baby who is in formation against certain congenital defects of the spine or of the brain, like the forked thorn.

Do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, I nor took medicines that they have not prescribed to him, during the whole pregnancy.

SUGGESTIONS OF THE DIET IN THE PREGNANCY

• Vitamins: Eat different classes of food every day. Since it is difficult to obtain the acid quantity fólico recommended only by means of the feeding, it can be necessary to receive supplements (polivitamínico), to criterion of his doctor.
• Go out: His organism needs certain salt quantity when you are pregnant. The salt (especially the iodized one) can be used moderately, but the excessively salty meals must be avoided.
• Meals: Comma three meals every day. If it has pirosis (ardor) or the stomach bothers him, do from four to six meals with smaller quantities in the day.
• Morsels or snacks: The cheese, the yoghourt, the fruit and the vegetables are healthy morsels. To avoid the sweets, the pastries, or the sugary drinks.
• It waters down: On having been pregnant, his organism needs a lot of liquids. Take from six to eight liquids glasses every day (water, fruit juices, and/or milk).
• Caffeine: The caffeine is in the tea, in the coffee, in the gaseous drinks, and in the chocolate. Too many caffeine might be dangerous for his baby.

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