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Originally posted by LadyMischief
Apparently you aren't aware that a MINIMUM 30 pounds of weight gain in pregnancy is considered healthy especially in smaller women.. Especially if they are planning to breastfeed, their bodies need a bit of extra body fat to sustain giving out the nutrients.
Nice of all you folks to complain about a pregnant woman gaining weight and knowing NOTHING about the importance of doing so. Here, I'll break it down for you all.
Minimum of 1.1 pounds for breasts
Placenta 1.6 pounds
Amniotic Fluid 2.0 pounds
Fetus average 8.3 pounds (or thereabouts)
Uterus 2.4 pounds
Fat store (neccessary for healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding) 8.5-10 pounds depending on body size.
Blood 3 pounds
Other fluids 6.1 pounds
Total Approximately 33 pounds (give or take).
Now 70 pounds might seem like a lot, but at LEAST half of that is NECCESSARY weight gain... The rest may be more than she needs, but come ON folks.
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and pregnancy is a time when women worry about everything...one day they worry that they have gained too much weight and the next they worry that they haven't gained enough. i think we should let her be a happy new mom and the weight will come off in time. in the bigger scheme of things it's not that important anyway