My husband thinks i can still diet during my first few months of pregnancy?

[brandy1]

Hey i would like some information on this topic. I have just found out i am pregnant and im really happy but there is a problem my husband still thinks and insisists i can still loose weight and diet through my first few months is this correct? i dont think it is see i had my d&c in january and i was three months pregnant and i guess u could say i was stuck with the baby weight i dieted and i lost a stone im not skinny yet i wouldnt see myself as over weight but now im pregnant again my husband is wanting me to still diet and exercise and i am up for exercise but he wants me to jog and run and do sit ups see the thing is i want to start of light but he thinkinks i can just normally work out. Im upset at him cause he doesnt seem to understand that im scared to loose anouther child and because i did the first time im more determend to take it easy especially untill i get past my three months. I dont know what to think can anyone help thankyou k

[who_is_this]

You should stick to your usual activities.  Now is not the time to begin new, unfamiliar, and rigorous new workouts or routines.  Not without your doctors approval, at any rate.  Moderate walking may help you feel as though you are keeping in shape, conditioning-wise.

Dieting depends on your definition of the word.  Eating a variety of nutritious foods, and limiting the junk or empty calories is often helpful, and you'll feel better for it.  But severe dieting or calorie restricitons are not called for unless again, recommended by your MD.

[fequick]

women who don't get any exercise during pregnancy become progressively less fit as the months pass by---mostly because they are becoming heavier and heavier.  A good exercise program (which can be built right into your daily lifestyle) can counteract this trend toward decreasing fitness. It can also give you more energy, as long as you dont exercise before bedtime.  Your muscles will be strengthened and increase endurance; help handle the imbalance of an enlarging abdomen; reduce backaches, constipation, bloating, and swelling ( of hands and feet for example) and help you get back into prepregnancy shape sooner after delivery. Strengthening your body and your endurance may even help you cope better with labor. Kegel exercises would be a great exercise routing through the fourth month. Remember starve your self, starve your baby like the comment posted before you can cut back calories if you ate more than 2000 before because a baby only needs 300 more calories than your average daily intake. Satisfy your hubby by switching out the bad things your use to eat with replacing them with good. The world is wireless so look up some stuff you eat now and what you can switch it out with. for example white bread can be replaced by wheat bread.  FRied foods can be replaced by baking or broiling.  got a lot of my info from What to Expect When Expecting

[crazyladi99]

get a new husband..obviously has no brain

[mandymoo1983]

i agree with crazyilady tell your husband to grow up yes some excersise is good however you shouldent be doing situps ect also your heartrate has to stay below 140 bpm if doing any cardio ect and no you should definatly not go on a diet while your pregnant healthy eating is the way to go not dieting.
since youve already had a miscarage if i were you i would be kickin back and taking total advantage of being pregnant to make sure my little bubba was not at any risk by any chance were you dieting when you had your last mc.
you should speak to your doctor about these issues anyway and best of luck with your new pregnancy

[cugirl]

My doctor told me that pregnancy was not an illness and I could do normal activities with exceptions.  He told me not to over exercise and push my self but just to do light stuff, like walking etc. The book What to Expect when your Expecting is great.  It has some exercises in it and shows you how to do them.  Its only like $12 and it tells you everything you possibly could want to know about a pregnancy.  As far as dieting when your eating, of course you should eat healthy foods, lots of veggies and fruits but you dont need to watch your calories your need to eat more calories since you are pregnnat, you dont want to starve your baby.  Again the book also shows you healthy foods you should eat.

[kally]

i think u should eat a healty well balanced diet and while i was pregnat i lost weight i was over weight when i start and after i gave birth i had lost a stone without any exercise or dieitng

[MandaJo111]

You should eat healthy and do non vigorous exercises.  Walking is a great one or low impact aerobics.  Do not put too much strain on yourself.  

As was said previously, you may actually loose weight if you are eating healthier.  

I lost my baby last year -- natural m/c.  I got pregnant again 2 weeks later.  I was overweight when I got pregnant -- namely because I had a desk job and stayed busy so I did not eat heatlhy and had no time to exercise.  

When I got pregnant after the m/c I left my job to be as stay at home mom with my 3 year old and prepare for the baby on the way.  I had more time to cook healthy meals (I love to cook!), so I was eating far healthier.  I did not exercise per se -- but chasing a 3 year old boy is a workout in itself.  

I started loosing weight while pregnant.  4 days before I had my daughter I weighed 9 lbs less than when I got pregnant.  And I kept eating healthy and 2 weeks after I had her I had dropped another 20 something lbs.  

This is not typical though.  For me, it was a natural thing, not something I set out to do.  

With my son I walked and did some basic exercises, but nothing major, walking was really the majority of what I did.  

Tell your hubby to lay off.  This is about you, and you don't need to overdo it right now.  No official diet is good right now.  You need to be taking your prenatal vitamins and eating healthy.  Keep any exercise light and let him know that you are supposed to be gaining weight -- not loosing it.  You don't want a malnutrouished baby.  

Best wishes to you!

Amanda

[faten]

My advice is dont go over doing it, does your husband want you to have another miscarraige, because if he was really concerned about you and the bubs, he'd tell to sit relax and put your feet up, not run around the block.

Dr Phil says to eat healthy and like the other person said, you only need 300 calories extra in you last trimester.

honestly go ahead and excercise, but do the light stuff, and enjoy your pregnancy, it will go by so fast, and then you will have this cute healthy baby in your arms, rather than an underweight baby.

mothers who diet vigorously during pregnancy, have underweight babies.

oh and go to www.babyfit.com

their great, you can get an email sent each week, about excercise and diet.