Many women who become pregnant hope to have good health and a normal weight to avoid excessive postpartum obesity. Therefore, some women will pay special attention to their weight after pregnancy. In fact, the weight change of pregnant women is also an indicator to determine whether their body is healthy. So, will women gain weight at 40 days of pregnancy?
Women are pregnant for 40 days, which belongs to the early stage of pregnancy. At this time, the fetal development is slow, and the weight of women does not change much. Some women may even lose weight because early pregnancy reactions are more intense, affecting women's gastrointestinal health and leading to weight loss. However, as women enter mid pregnancy, the rate of fetal development accelerates, causing their abdomen to gradually enlarge and their weight to increase.
At this point, women's early pregnancy symptoms have disappeared and their appetite will return to normal. So under normal diet, women will gain about one pound per week. During this period, women need to control their diet, ensure a diverse diet, ensure balanced nutrition in the body, and avoid rapid weight gain, which can cause fetal overweight and be detrimental to future production.
In late pregnancy, women's abdominal changes are very obvious, and their weight has increased by about 20-30 pounds compared to before pregnancy. Moreover, some women may experience edema in the late stages of pregnancy, and family members can help massage them before going to bed to relieve discomfort. If a woman is overweight at this time, she needs to reduce her diet and find ways to lose weight. If a woman is underweight, she needs to increase her diet and gain weight.