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Weight And Weight Gain

What do you need to know about weight gain during pregnancy?

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Weight Gain

Weigh to Grow You're pregnant, right? So you get to eat as many french fries as you want, right? Wrong! You need to be careful about how much weight you gain during your pregnancy. Gaining too much ...

www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_153.asp

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Upside: Tailored advice based on your weight situation; helpful links to weight gain chart and BMI index
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Weight gain in pregnancy

How much weight should I put on during pregnancy? Your questions answered. * What if I'm overweight? * What if I'm underweight? * What if I'm diabetic?

www.babycenter.com.au/pregnancy/antenatalhealth/physicalhealth/weightgain/

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Upside: Detailed article covering many key questions; with user comments too
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The new-mom body survey: 7,000 women tell it like it is

The truth about baby fat Shape-shifting effect Weight-loss plateau The mommy metabolism myth Uncomfortable in the skin I'm in All in the family Free to be me

www.babycenter.com/0_the-new-mom-body-survey-7-000-women-tell-it-like-it-is_3653252.bc

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Upside: Detailed article summarizing survey from women on weight during and after pregnancy with helpful statistics
Downside: Click on 'See all on one page' to reduce clicking

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Plus-size and pregnant: Understanding and managing health risks

- BabyCenter Most plus-size women can expect a healthy pregnancy. But as with any journey as complex as having a baby, the ride may get a little bumpy from time to time.

www.babycenter.com/0_plus-size-and-pregnant-understanding-and-managing-health-ris_1504842.bc

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Upside: Detailed article on how to handle health and weight if you are plus-size and pregnant
Downside: Click on 'See all on one page' to reduce clicking

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How Much is Too Much?

Pregnancy weight gain You need to be careful about how much weight you gain during your pregnancy. Gaining too much or too little can be harmful to you and your baby. How many pounds you need to add ...

www.pregnancy-info.net/pregnancy_weight_gain.html

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Upside: Good summary weight gain recommendations
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All about Eating for Two

"Pickles and ice cream" conjures up a picture of a woman whose pregnancy has caused her food preferences to become a bit offbeat.

www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/pregnancy/eating4two/index.php

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Upside: Detailed article on nutrition and what to eat during pregnancy
Downside: Limited weight specific informaiton

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Pregnant women who gain excessive or even appropriate weight,

according to current guidelines, are four times more likely than women who gain inadequate weight to have a baby who becomes overweight in early childhood. These findings are from a new study at the ...

www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-04/hms-wgi032807.php

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Upside: News article on current weight gain guidelines
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Weight gain with Multiples

One that may be particularly important at this time is how much weight should you expect to gain during the next several months.

americanpregnancy.org/multiples/weightgain.html

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Upside: Discusses weight gain for multiples development
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Weight Gain In Pregnancy

"I'm going to look like the Good Year Blimp! How can I possibly add so much weight to my present frame?"

www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/Weight_Gain_in_Pregnancy.html

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Upside: Article on plus-size pregnancy weight gain
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Pregnancy, Nutrition & Weight Gain - womenshealthchannel

Pregnant women must eat well and are encouraged to eat a variety of foods. Weight gain is a normal and healthy part of pregnancy, especially during the second and third trimesters (i.e., the 14th ...

www.womenshealthchannel.com/nutrition/index.shtml

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Upside: Detailed article on how much to weight to gain and how much is too much
Downside: Many ads, busy page