At dinner, I asked her how she gained so much weight. She said: Eating more babies can be healthy, so I eat a lot every day, and it seems that my appetite has become particularly good after pregnancy, and everything is delicious.
Adequate nutrition during pregnancy is the key to fetal health, but the more you eat, the better. On the contrary, if you consume too much energy during pregnancy, the fetus will be overweight at birth, which will increase the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes in adulthood.
It is important for pregnant women to have enough energy, and it is even more important not to let the energy exceed the standard. If pregnant women blindly eat or take supplements, it may lead to excessive intake of energy and some nutrients, excessive weight gain during pregnancy, and may also lead to excessive fetal growth. Macrosomia is not only easy to bring birth difficulties, but also the incidence of chronic diseases will increase in adulthood.
Therefore, for the sake of their own health and the health of their children, pregnant mothers must control the total energy intake.
Generally speaking, the energy intake in the first trimester does not need to be changed, but gradually increases in the second trimester and about 15%-20% in the third trimester.
China Nutrition Society suggested that the daily total energy intake of pregnant women in the second and third trimesters should be increased by 300 kcal and 450 kcal respectively.
300kcal sounds abstract. Let me give an example of food, which will be more clear.
For example, the calorie of a banana is about 100kcal, a cup of yogurt (250ml) is about 175kcal, and the calorie of an apple is about 100kcal. An increase of 300kcal is equivalent to eating an extra banana or apple and drinking an extra cup of yogurt every day. The energy needed in the second trimester is only one banana and a cup of yogurt more than before.
I don't know how many pregnant mothers eat more than these at the beginning of pregnancy.
Women with different body shapes before pregnancy have different total weight gain during pregnancy.
Even a thin pregnant mother can't gain more than 35 kg, so pregnant mothers should control their daily energy intake to prevent excessive weight gain.
The general dietary principles of pregnant women are: controlling the intake of total energy; Often eat iron-rich food, choose iodized salt, and supplement folic acid 3 months before pregnancy; Smokeless wine; Increase the intake of fish, meat, eggs, milk, etc. In the second and third trimesters; Food is diverse and nutritious.