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It is said By Health Day News that weight gain and loss, during and even in between pregnancies, can cause complications to occur for you and baby during your childbearing years. Today on the ISSA Member home page, www.issaonline.com, the featured article of the day was, “Extra Pounds During and Between Pregnancies Can Pose Problems.” They discussed how women should not, in a sense, be eating for two. They displayed that the actual calorie intake of your baby each day is only about 300 cal. Some of the complications mentioned in this article are gestational diabetes, high blood, pressure, labor complications, still birth, and delivery of a large-for-gestational age baby (March of Dimes). A recent study, also referenced in the article, stated that for every 1-2 point increase in the woman’s BMI (Body Mass Index) BETWEEN pregnancies, there is a greater risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and large baby. However, a 3 point increase of their BMI between pregnancies increased the risk of delivering a still born baby by 63%!!! How scary this is for childbearing women!

It seems, however, there is not much resolution regarding this topic. Many women are advised by doctors not to gain more than a certain amount of weight during pregnancy. Yet, these women are not advised the benefits of HOW weight maintenance, over time, can lower a womans risk of complications during her pregnancy. Educating ourselves about weight management can provide us with the information we need to have a safe and healthy pregnancy.

SO Listen up ladies! If you are pregnant or thinking about having more children do the following to lower your risks:

-Eat 5-6 times per day three Meals and a few snacks

-EAT 80-100grams of protein per day (lean meat like skinless chicken or fish, and lots of dark green veggies)

-Eat what you crave when you ABSOLUTELY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT IT

-Drink at least 1 gallon of water a day (if it doesn’t sit well with you try Propel, Or Vitamin Water)

-Take those PRENATAL Vitamins!

-Try not to add sugar/sweetener or excess salt to your food

-Try not to overload on carbs

-If you can do all of the hard stuff mentioned above then it will be EASY to exercise 2-3 times a week for 25-45 mins (something fun like Prenatal Pilates for strengthening and breathing techniques), Include cardio and light weight training to create muscle tone needed to carry your baby!

-If you already have complications, talk to your doctor about what dietary lifestyle changes you should be making at this point.

Women looking forward to more kids:

I really can’t talk when it comes to this, lol! My son, is about 5 months already, ask me if I have attempted even once to start getting back into shape? NO! Even though I lost an excessive amount of weight with him because I was so sick; after reading this article I will say that THAT is EXACTLY what I intend to do!!!

I actually just finished and passed my exam to become a Certified Fitness Trainer! I am in the process of creating Fitness Classes specifically for childbearing women. These classes will feature training techniques from Pilates, Ballet, & Modern Dance. Each class focuses on strengthening for birth preparation & core strengthening for women who are in postpartum (at least 12 weeks). For more details about this email me @ info@yourBondServant.org

Thanks HealthDay News for reporting relevant information that educates women in their childbearing years!

Author:

Founder of The BondServant Association & The BondServant Foundation

Vanessa A. Simmons, CFT
yourBondServant.com

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