weight gain

Weight Gains

If you’ve worked long and hard to be fit and trim, you may not take kindly to the idea of pregnancy’s portliness. While you might envy a friend who slipped back into her old jeans a week ... READ MORE

All of me

Kelly O’Dea Landes, 35, a clinical social worker from Marion, Mass., struggled with eating disorders in her early 20s but, at 5 feet 1 inch, had leveled out at 98 pounds when she got pregnant ... READ MORE

the gain game

If you’re confused about pregnancy weight gain, it’s no wonder: In one recent study, 49 percent of doctors gave their pregnant patients the wrong advice, and 27 percent gave no advice at all. ... READ MORE

Does Size Matter?

When she got pregnant with her first daughter, now 5 years old, Christy McDonald weighed 160 pounds, which was 15 pounds over her longtime weight of 145. She never imagined that being ... READ MORE

Too Much Mama

Before Jennifer Griola, then 30, of West Orange, N.J., became pregnant, she weighed just under 300 pounds. Griola lost 30 pounds, but at 5 feet 10 inches tall, she was still considered obese ... READ MORE

Too Much Mama

When Moms-To-Be Binge

Getting pregnant makes some women susceptible to bingeing, even when they had no previous history of eating disorders. In a study of moms-to-be ages 25 to 34, University of North Carolina at ... READ MORE

Prenatal Calorie Cutting OK for Some

It's common wisdom that moms-to-be should be getting more calories—if not quite eating for two. But for certain women, it may be safe to cut calories during pregnancy. Obstetrician Raul ... READ MORE

Pound Wise

The average pregnant woman is advised to gain no more than 25 to 35 pounds, yet the average newborn weighs only about 7 1/2. So what's with those extra pounds? They're distributed to areas ... READ MORE

Weight-Gain Rx Set to Change

Until recently, guidelines for pregnancy weight have focused on helping women gain enough to avoid having babies who weigh too little. But that's about to change, according to participants in ... READ MORE