While pregnant, it is expected that the average woman will gain 25 to 35 pounds. In general, a healthy pregnancy will consist of 2-4 pounds of weight gain during the first trimester and 1 pound of weight gain per week during the second and third trimesters. About 5-9 pounds of the weight gained will directly from the storage of fat; this fat will become crucial at keeping the mother healthy and energized during delivery and the months of breastfeeding that will come after.
Beginning when the mother becomes pregnant, the uterus will slowly begin to expand until it is 2-5 pounds heavier in order to accommodate a growing fetus. Approximately 4 pounds of the weight gained comes from the fact that the mother needs a larger blood supply to fuel both her baby and herself, and approximately 2-3 pounds comes from developing larger breasts while pregnant.
For most pregnancies, about 12-14 pounds will be lost at birth: 8 pounds from the newborn baby and 4-6 pounds from the placenta and fluids which are expelled at the time of delivery. This means that, after giving birth, the average woman will have to lose about 11-23 pounds on her own if she wants to get back down to her pre-pregnancy weight and figure.
While some women may find that they are able to lose the weight through proper diet and exercise alone, a good number of women will find that, while they are able to lose some or most of the weight gained during their pregnancies through exercise and dieting, the last few pounds of that pregnancy weight will stubbornly remain no matter how hard they try.
For women who are having a difficult time naturally getting their pre-pregnancy figures back, the Mommy Makeover can help. The Mommy Makeover, to put is simply, is a collection of surgical as well as minimally invasive cosmetic procedures that work in conjunction to help mothers get back the bodies they once had. Mommy Makeovers typically include liposuction, the tummy tuck, and breast augmentation in Boston.
The most attractive quality about the Mommy Makeover for most mothers is the fact that there specific procedures designed to address each specific effect their pregnancies had on their bodies For example, most mothers will gain the majority of their pregnancy weight on their abdominals. While working out the abdominals may have been effective before getting pregnant, sculpting the abdominals becomes much harder after its muscles have been stretched for months while pregnant; the abdominal muscle will simply have neither the elasticity nor the strength it had before. To address this, the tummy tuck in Boston can be used. The tummy tuck is incredibly effective at not only excising excess fat from the abdominals, but also at bringing about a tummy that is more firm.for more information you may contact specialists like christopherdavidsonmd boston or others
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