Your spouse will have put
on weight gain during the pregnancy. While this is normal, many women worry
about this increase in their weight following delivery.
These are important
things your spouse needs to know if she is trying to lose weight:
- Weight gain may be normal: It is important for your
spouse to determine whether the weight she has gained is within normal
limits. Pregnancy weight gain of anywhere between 15 to 30 pounds is
absolutely normal and she need not worry about it. However, if she weighs
over 30 pounds more than before she became pregnant, she may need to
consider losing some of it.
- Weight loss needs to be
gradual:
There is no truth in the popular belief that successful weight loss
program has to be speedy. Actually post-pregnancy weight gain may take up
to years to reverse and is dependent on many factors.
- ‘Quick fix’ methods do not
work:
Doctors do not generally recommend any quick techniques or drastic diets
to lose weight following pregnancy.
Your spouse can
effectively lose weight by:
- Staying away from any ‘fad’ diets likely to harm
herself and, if she is breastfeeding, the baby
- Combining a healthy diet plan with a sensible exercise
routine
- Aiming for a reasonable loss that she can maintain,
rather than a drastic loss that is short-lived
- Consulting a dietician if her own efforts do not show
results
Returning to
normal
During pregnancy, your spouse’s body went through tremendous
changes. Now that she has given birth, she will experience more changes as her
body returns to its normal state.
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