Show b t l by lu Hunt liz lj IJ REDUCING DURING PREGNANCY PREG PREG- Nf N NANCY v AND NURSING If Ie a woman Is overweight during pregnancy and the nursIng period Is It safe for her to reduce Yes it Is not only safe but safer than not to The thought that a woman must eat enough for tor two during pregnancy and nursing is responsible for a great deal of overweight over over- weight and worse than that is responsible re- re for illness and even deaths or c of pregnancy II s in many Instances undoubtedly un un- caused by the poisons arising from Crom overeating plus the I Infiltration of tat fat In the tissues We Ve base bast our conclusions that this is so soon soon on the following facts 1 Overweight full blooded women women wom- wom en are more frequently affected with than others 2 There Is less In the summer when more fruits and vegetables and less concentrated foods are eaten than In the winter and there Is less In the South than in the North Korth for the same reason 3 Obstetricians In Germany reported reported re- re ported that during the war when food was not so plentiful there was wasa n a great gleat lessening of the cases of Obstetricians are now watching the weight of theIr patients as carefully care care- tully fully as they watch the urine blood pressure and other things When there is an abnormal Increase in weight the patients patients' diets are immediately Im- Im mediately restricted There Is very little growth of the fetus during the first five months of pregnancy and no increase mat m 01 at the most a very slight Increase in the food intake by the tho mother is necessary for the growing babe un to this time After this about one fifth more than the normal diet should be taken unless the physical activities are lessened I In n that case a smaller increase will suffice A fifteen to twenty pound increase in- in In-I In crease in weight during pregnancy Is sufficient to allow for the baby fluids membranes etc The frame of the tho baby Is more or less determined determined deter deter- mined by heredity but the amount of fat on the baby can to a great extent be controlled by the mother Inasmuch as the same foods that fatten the mother will fatten the baby Surplus weight on the mother and babe causes more difficult dif dif- labor by narrowing the birth passage and increasing the size or of orthe the baby Occasionally In an over over- fat mother just the reverse will happen happen-a puny baby will trill result If a woman Is overweight she Is gOing to be benefited by reducing her weight both luring during pregnancy and nursing The first five or six m months the diet can he be restrIcted enough to lose weight and the last three or four months if The weight is stationary It will indicate that the reduction of fat Is still sUi going on In the prospective mother Naturally it is extremely important pOl tant that the elements necessary for the growth of the babe in and the proper propel nourishment of the mother while nursing be included In the diet These will be supplied by liberal amounts of fresh vegetables vegetables vege- vege tables and fruits one quart of mUk sonic some high protein foods such as nuts cheese or eggs The energy energy en- en ergy foods fats starches and sUgars are the only thingS thing'S that should shoud be cut down on I have had many letters from my followers who have ha reduced with great benefit both during pregnancy pregnancy preg- preg nancy and nursing You need not be afraid a at all in fact you ou should be encouraged d to redu reduce e if sary Your exercise e especially long walks with a brisk stride and exercises exercises ex- ex involving the abdominal muscles should be continued ul up to the last few months or so of preg- preg nancy Tho walks can be continued continued contin- contin beyond that tha t time There may be instances where exercise is inadvisable The pregnant pres- pres I nant woman should bo bounder under the supervision of nn an obstetrician and these genera genera rules I have gIven you may have to be modified to to suit the particular case You w will find there IS no modern obstetrician who will not tell you that a gainin gain gainIn In in weight bey beyond nd normal Is Is' harm harm- ful cul The baby takes tates n a quart of milk each day during nursing so the mother should increase her food intake In- In take to supply this quart of milk milka n. n of milk Is calories Gaining In weight during nursing does not improve the milk In fact it does just the reverse by making matlog the mother less he healthy We have an article on diet during pregnancy pregnancy preg- preg have nancy and nursing which you may have by sending the request accompanied ac- ac accompanied companied by a fully self addressed stamped envelope to me care of this paper Tomorrow Freak Diets Copyright 1925 by the George Matthew d l Service |