Weight loss in pregnancy
Not many women enjoy putting on weight. But during pregnancy, weight gain is inevitable.
For your baby’s health and your own health, most women need to put on anything from 6kg to 18kg.
Even if you begin your pregnancy overweight, weight gain is still recommended.
But weight gain during pregnancy can be confronting.
There are times when you feel fat and heavy rather than beautifully, blossingly pregnant.
The first day you can’t do up your favourite pair of jeans can be distressing.
And when you find out your baby is only responsible for three or four kilos of the 10 or 15 you’ve gained, well it feels downright excessive.
But trust that in pregnancy your body knows what it’s doing . Your body knows what you and your baby need to be healthy.
All you have to do is listen.
When you listen to your body you respond appropriately to its needs.
1. You eat healthy food when you are hungry.
2. You exercise when you need energy.
3. And you rest when you are tired.
That’s it - that is all you have to do.
Forget the scales. Don’t worry about weight gain.
Instead listen to your body - and your body will work its magic.
By Jodie Benveniste, Director of Parent Wellbeing
