As we approach towards the end of the first trimester pregnancy, for many expecting mothers, the pregnancy begins to show. A change that was earlier in your thoughts would be soon apparent and noticeable to all during your eleventh week pregnancy. It is now high time that you inform others about the good news especially the professional circle. The official commitments for the next few months need to be accordingly prioritized.
Another very crucial debate that hovers the entire idea of conception must now be answered. It is the growing argument regarding the right food intake and weight gain during pregnancy. Before looking into the right pregnancy weight gain parameters let us have a look at the 11th week of prenatal development.
Your baby is doing well. His head is exceptionally huge, about half of the body size, in this stage. But this of course is temporary and normal. Other developments include slight hardening of the bones, separation of fingers and toes and the cutest of kicking and stretching acts. The movements will increase as the baby grows and it is only after another 7 - 10 weeks that you would experience the first feel of your child inside you.
The child is doing fine and hope that you too are doing great on both personal and professional fronts. If the Dad is not very receptive about the dynamic changes within you, take him along for the next doctor's visit and make sure he hears the child live. It will help win the desired support and comfort from your partner.
Coming back to the weight gain issue, to begin with, stop thinking too much about it. Increase in the pregnancy weight is quite normal and in fact very much required. A pregnancy weight gain chart can confirm this. Slight weight loss during the first trimester of pregnancy, due to issues like nausea, is all right but eventually in the weeks that follow, weight increase must happen. It is essential for you and your baby. And any which ways the pregnancy weight gain is an issue, which would be naturally taken care in the post pregnancy period. Breast-feeding takes up ample calories and is the trick to get back in shape.
In case you are over weight, you still need to put on pregnancy weight. For the underweight pregnant mothers, the pregnancy weight gain is equally essential. The pregnancy weight however, must not increase because you are taking in too much of fats and sugar as provided by the junk food. It must increase by right intake of nutrition during pregnancy. The key: Pregnancy nutrition must be a synonym of pregnancy gain. This pregnancy nutrition is not dependent upon non-vegetarian foods and can be taken in, in required quantities through a vegetarian diet as well.
The mentioned should suffice all you pregnancy gain related queries and myths. So now relax and eat smartly over the next 29 weeks of week-by-week pregnancy.