2010/11/26

Starting from pregnancy to prevent obesity in children

If some of the key stages of the mother during pregnancy did not control diet, obesity can cause the baby in the future. Therefore, the prevention of obesity in children should begin during pregnancy.

Adhere to the three health habits

1. Keep the weight moderate

Throughout the pregnancy, the pregnant mothers gained an average of 12.5 kg. If the pregnancy weight, easy to make the fetus in utero growth retardation or low birth weight; If you increase too fast, easily lead to undesirable consequences such as fetal great.

2. Maintain a healthy diet

* Do not think that pregnant have to eat, otherwise it may affect fetal development. This not only easy to eat too fat themselves, but also easy to make your baby too big, affecting the future delivery. To eat more rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and folic acid in vegetables and fruits, can satisfy the sense of satiety, helps the body calcium, iron, cellulose absorption, but also to avoid excessive intake of calories.

* To develop the habit of eating regular meals quantitative, replace dessert fruit, brush your teeth immediately after eating, brush your teeth no longer eat at least 3 hours before going to bed is no longer eat, then it is easy fat accumulation in vivo, but can drink water.

* Diet eat salad, fat, fried foods; cooking less sugar, less starch, less plus wine; less use of sweet and sour, vinegar leavened, fried, fried cooking; as boiling, steaming, stewing , salad, stewed, roasted, boiled, braised, stewed, not to refuel, you can add soy sauce.

* When cooking more than the onions, garlic, ginger, allspice, peppercorns, star anise to add flavor.

* Record their daily consumption of the type and quantity, not overeating or excessive intake of calories of food.

3. To maintain moderate exercise

Pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon, and not a disease, there is no need not to work. In the appropriate doctors work under the guidance and movement, so that pregnant mothers can prevent obesity is also beneficial to fetal health.

3 are options

1-3 months of pregnancy

* Early stages of pregnancy, most pregnant mothers in the 2-3 kg weight gain. As half of the pregnant mother may have "morning sickness" performance seriously, can not eat, or even need to go to hospital for treatment, some pregnant mothers weight loss occurs. At this point, we should pay attention to changes in diet, Eat small meals a day suitable, such as eating 4-5 times.

* In the absence of evidence of the premise of abortion, you can do some sweeping, clean up the desktop, a simple household chores, and walking and other sports.

4-7 months of pregnancy

* Get up every morning or evening before going to bed a fixed time, measure and record their weight.

* "Morning sickness" symptoms, the pregnant mother should avoid eating too much after appetites. Meals should time, and quantity, try to control after 9 pm to avoid a lot of eating.

* Keep walking, swimming, gymnastics and other sports health of pregnant women, pregnant mothers can also help consume excess body heat and avoid obesity.

8-10 months of pregnancy

* Get up every morning or evening before going to bed a fixed time, measure and record their weight. Standard weight of the pregnant mother before pregnancy to be 5 kg weight gain; pre-pregnancy weight pregnant mother needs a low 6.5 kg weight gain, and high pre-pregnancy weight pregnant mothers only 3 kg weight gain, to avoid weight gain more than 500 grams per week.

* Avoid impetuous mood began to eat little of the irregular eating habits, diet should be laws, and should be concise.

* To ensure that caloric intake before labor, such as eating chocolate, fruit, bread, etc., because the natural childbirth is a strong physical labor, but do not eat too much.

* Although the body more and more cumbersome, but should still adhere to the exercise, and energetic, with walking and other light-based physical activity.

Knowledge of small link

* Baby likely to be obese in the three important period

The current study shows that the growth of human life, the accumulation of fat cells is a critical period of prenatal 3 months, 1 year old and 11-14 year-old three stages. To avoid baby body fat, it is necessary to avoid excess energy in the three phases, the formation of excessive amount of fat cells.

* Low body weight should not be pregnant mother

Overweight pregnant mothers in correct, we should also pay attention to weight gain during pregnancy is not too low. Because underweight pregnant mothers, prone to "low birth weight children," or babies suffering from "poor nutrition for children," the possibility of increasing, so the baby can also cause adult obesity, cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases.

Tell you the safety signals of the fetus

A new life in the belly of birth, people who feel overwhelmed by novelty. As long as you are determined to the mother, the baby will discover that every time you pass in to the signals that some of that he (she) is very comfortable very satisfied, while others indicate danger, need to pay attention to her mother.

1 a signal: abdominal distention

Security phenomenon: As the baby in the mother's womb was growing up, women in early pregnancy in the lower abdomen will feel slightly swollen. With the development of pregnancy to late pregnancy in the abdomen gradually elevated, abdominal distension is more and more.

Especially the labor one month before each meal will feel bloating after eating just anomalies, and even going to burst belly feeling (about 1 hour after the meal gradually weakened), but this was persistent abdominal distension is in will progressively increase throughout pregnancy.

2nd signal: breast swelling disappears

Security phenomenon: some mothers may feel breast tenderness after pregnancy, the Ministry of nipple and areola color deepened, etc. This is due to hormonal changes caused by pregnancy, hormones stimulate breast development, in preparation for the post-partum lactation, the change is normal, do not worry .

Dangerous situation: if the breast swelling disappeared, bra loosened, suggesting possible villous necrosis, dying or dead embryo.

3rd Signal: galactorrhea

Security phenomenon: some mothers have milk in the early stages of pregnancy will overflow, is a normal pregnancy.

Dangerous situation: if galactorrhea obvious and accompanied by abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding, etc., when to be alert, especially ever had a history of unexplained miscarriage mother but also to note that there may be hyperprolactinemia.

High prolactin levels can inhibit the hypothalamus - pituitary hormone secretion and affect placental function and fetal development, endocrine examination should be carried out, abnormal timely medication.

4 a signal: fetal movement

Security phenomenon: Most pregnant women start to feel fetal movement at 16-20 weeks. Start feeling fetal movement may be relatively minor, some people may feel like a fish's tail swing. Relaxation of the stomach than by the maternal, fetal movement will feel later in the primipara.

In the third trimester (≥ 28 weeks), fetal movement for 12 hours under normal circumstances should be greater than the number of at least 30 times

Dangerous situations: If you find that extremely frequent fetal movement (a sudden increase more than double) or fetal movement decreased (compared with nearly half of the average reduction in the number), 12 hours less than 10 times, you should pay attention to the existence of fetal hypoxia.

Not perceived as more than 20 weeks fetal movement, should go to hospital for examination, suggesting that there may be abnormal baby. 5 months pregnant, if not feel fetal movement, or had disappeared after fetal movement, suggesting that the fetus may die.

5th Signal: enlarged uterus

Security phenomenon: With the progress of pregnancy, the uterus grow and gradually increase the pelvic and abdominal rose. Uterus increases to some extent, reflect the growth of the baby, regular check-ups, measure fundal height and abdominal circumference.

Dangerous situations: If you find or stop the growth of slower growth in the uterus, should be timely to go to hospital for examination, which may suggest the baby dysplasia, oligohydramnios, and even fetal death.

If the uterus increases too fast, they should note the existence of twin pregnancy, fetal macrosomia or polyhydramnios and other issues. It should be noted fundal height measurement there will be measurement error, different inspectors have different measurements. Therefore, further ultrasound examination can help doctors confirm the diagnosis.

6 a signal: belly tighten

Security phenomenon: After trimester pregnant women will often feel tight belly fat, pregnant women do not feel pain, but will touch his stomach bulging belly hard, and continue to range from seconds to minutes, can be a natural ease and disappear. Occasional phenomenon can also happen a few times a day. This performance is called painless contractions, in the normal pregnant women can occur.

Dangerous situation: if there is a regular paroxysmal belly tight, gradually increasing abdominal pain, pathological need for attention and distinction between contractions, due approaching the hospital.

7th signal: see red

Security phenomenon: the term pregnancy and labor before the separation of fetal membranes and uterine wall caused by a small amount of bleeding, vaginal discharge mixture discharged as see red, this is the baby in a signal to tell her mother about to give birth, when mothers do not panic, it should be kept calm state of mind, adequate rest, to add energy to prepare for the birth, when there is regular contractions, the five minutes time, you should go to the hospital to be produced.

Dangerous situation: if the term before pregnancy (<37 weeks) the case, will have to pay attention to whether the threatened premature delivery should be promptly to the hospital and treatment, prevention of preterm delivery.

8 a signal: vaginal bleeding

Dangerous situation: vaginal bleeding or bloody discharge, which in early pregnancy may also be threatened abortion or ectopic pregnancy danger signals.

Third trimester of pregnancy if there is vaginal bleeding, not associated with abdominal pain, the most common cause is placenta previa.

Placenta previa affect postpartum bleeding, even if the uterus to contract well and can cause post-partum hemorrhage. Other common causes of vaginal bleeding can be inflammation of the soft birth canal, damage, etc., such as cervical polyps can also cause vaginal bleeding.

Science Plan easy birth

Some mother because the weight is too high, because the birth weight accumulation of fat so that the baby was delivered difficulties. Therefore, pregnant mothers should be science programs in weight, to ease childbirth.

No matter your height was 156 cm or 200 cm, with doctors and midwives will receive you the same way. Because of short stature children born to women is also small, so they do not seem to spend more difficult than other women during pregnancy.

But if your weight is no longer within the normal range, doctors and midwives may be some concern. During pregnancy, excessive weight can cause high blood pressure, lower extremity edema and pregnancy * 25120 *. In the delivery process, because the accumulation of fat, narrow pelvis, the baby was delivered in the process is slow. Fat pregnant women forced difficult, if not fully open his legs. Painless childbirth and cesarean section use are more difficult to implement, maternal obesity a greater risk of postoperative complications. The baby, if my mother put on diabetes, the risk of abnormal babies is also higher. Also, do not forget that maternal obesity causes stretch marks can not be restored.

If you have a little body fat or body weight is easy to increase, then you need to be vigilant during pregnancy. Because during pregnancy, a range of weight gain on fetal health and development is very important. This time is needed in the first place by adequate weight gain to ensure that mother and child health. And the weight to be increased during pregnancy depends on the scope of the mother's weight before pregnancy. But this lack of flexibility is that the consequences of the practice of too many pregnant women to control their appetite, and this is precisely during the period should be a strong appetite.

Weight Management pregnant mother:

The advent of the first day of life from childhood, your body will produce a physiological change, and body weight and obesity Ho is the most obvious.

The first stage: 0 to 3 months

Your body has not changed much, but the chest began to swell. Initially there will be frequent urination, dizziness and vomiting, but the appropriate conditions will slowly disappear. During this time some people may experience constipation, heart, lungs, kidneys feel the pressure. Weighing around 2 pounds.

Stage: 4 to 6 months

Gradually increasing the chest, abdomen, waist thicker and slightly elevated, the abdomen appears a black line down the center. Stretch marks and colostrum also began to appear during this period. Started to improve appetite, weight increase of about 1 pound every two weeks. But do not require special to eat more food, or easy to make weight increased dramatically.

Phase III: 7 months to produce

Your chest and abdomen rapidly increased, and the emergence of edema, the weight faster, until the pre-production increased by about 25-30 pounds. During this period there will be some people heartburn, indigestion and leg cramps, but these are all normal, so do not worry too much.

Ultrasonic disaster

For overweight pregnant women, pregnancy is also more difficult to check. 26-year-old Noemi told us about it: "I have been very fat before pregnancy, and when I went to a second B-ultrasound, I was quite proud of their own, because this 5 months pregnant, I weight increase of only 2 kg! However, ultrasound was carried out very badly. The doctor told me that he can not see my baby, because I'm too fat. In the report, he wrote, ultrasound is very difficult conditions, because the abdominal wall is too thick. I am very guilty of shame. "in overweight pregnant women, ultrasound would be more difficult to meet the ultrasonic beam thick fat will become weak.

Careful not to over-diet

If some peace of mind to face their own mothers rounded body, frankly, looked at his slim body and round, while some mothers have difficulty in accepting their changing body. Some pregnant women use the men to cover up his fat suit for a variety of sports activities or to avoid weight gain, the results have been made their own exhaustion.

Do not forget too thin can also cause complications and increase the risk of preterm children. "The United States Obstetrics and Gynecology," a study in the journal stressed that less weight gain during pregnancy in pregnant women or pregnant women are underweight prior to perineal tear and some other higher risk of complications. Fetus in the womb of their growth retardation. According to the person in charge of the study concluded that malnutrition may affect hormone secretion, causing fetal growth retardation, but this claim has yet to be confirmed.

Anorexia who glutton, pregnant change anything?

Although many women are living in a quest for social recognition of the self-restraint, but they often restrict their diet, fear of weight gain. In addition, some women will be confused with pregnancy and weight gain. They focus too much focus on numbers, leaving themselves in a very anxious state through pregnancy. Some women even develop into a phobia, fear of increased body weight and refused to pregnancy. And there are some women just the opposite, in that they are 9 months of pregnancy in the self-abandon, completely losing control of body weight that can let myself. Some very slim woman would be, but there are relatively plump woman or a woman will often in such a diet.

Reshaping the body, whether you are a full or thin, whether you are a glutton or a poor appetite, pregnancy can make you rethink your own lifestyle, which means your diet is to understand and re-shape their own good time. Of course, you should have "eat" the desire, not what you're difficult to resist the lure of a few pieces of chocolate and guilt, regardless of whether they are useful, at least you can soothe your anxiety. And do not forget to meet these desires are usually double your physical and psychological needs.