Friday, December 3, 2010

The skinny on pregnancy weight gain -- redux

As soon as you fall pregnant, suddenly everyone is an expert extolling advice, whether you want it or not. Whole bookstore shelves are jam packed with “manuals” telling you what to do and what not to do when you’re expecting. One such “commandment” recommends a 25-35lbs weight gain during pregnancy, regardless of your starting weight and general body shape. Unfortunately, like most one-size-fits-all guides, this approach fails to consider the individual woman. And even more unfortunately, it encourages pregnant women to obsess about the numbers on the scale at a time when they should be focusing on being healthy and happy.

Click here to read the full article, as featured on Adios Barbie.

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    It promotes expectant mothers to get stuck about the statistics on the range at a time when they should be concentrating on being happy and healthy.

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