Re: Gaining too much weight?
From: Christine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 May 1999 15:58:35 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks, Dr McIntosh.
Actually, I don't know if I weighed 114 or 118 before I got pregnant, so
the nurse wrote down 118. At that time (my first visit) I weighed 121.
Hey, that makes me feel even better! Using that I've only gained 4lbs.
he-he.
I've calmed down about this now, and just decided to come back to the
board to see what everyone had to say. I figure I'd better get used to
it, I'm just going to get nice and round no matter what, and I can go
for nice long walks with the baby once she/he comes.
I'm lucky I don't crave sweets, but I do SO ENJOY anything with cheese
or cream gravy on it. I'm trying to limit that.
--
Christine
At Fri, 14 May 1999, William D. McIntosh, MD wrote:
>
>At Fri, 14 May 1999, Christine wrote:
>>
>>Thanks, Karen! I need to learn that!
>>
>>:-)
>>
>>--
>>Christine
>>
>>>And IGNORE the busy bodies!!
>>>
>>>Karen
>>
>At the risk of being labeled a busybody (which I certainly am...its part
>of the job description!), I might add just a couple of things to this
>discussion.
>
>I have learned to take a woman's prepregnancy weight, recalled after the
>fact, with a grain or two of salt, and I generally ignore any reported
>weight gain prior to the first office visit. After that, I have some
>reliable data to follow. If I were you, I would let your doc keep up
>with it. I had a patient once that presented at 5w weighing 210#. She
>told me her pre-pregnancy weight was 125.
>
>There is too much emphasis placed on weight gain, and not enough on
>APPROPRIATE nutrition. One flows from the other. If you eat badly, you
>can gain too much weight, or not enough, or even the "right" amount, but
>still leave your baby malnurished.
>
>The idea to to eat the way the you are supposed to, with appropriate
>amounts of protein and carbohydrates, and relatively little fat. Limit
>your sugar and salt intake. In other words, eat the way you plan to
>feed your little one when he or she is eating table foods. There are no
>forbidden foods, but if you would limit how much of something that a
>child would eat, you would likely benefit by limiting it for yourself.
>
>Incidently, the old adage, "I'm eating for two", does not mean that you
>need to eat very much more than usual, but is rather an admonition to
>remember that when you are pregnant, your baby has to live and grow with
>whatever you eat. Don't go hungry, just chose your foods wisely, for
>baby's sake.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD
>Clarksville, TN
>
>This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended
> to replace consultation and examination by your physician
> or other health care provider.
>
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