Went to see my gynae today, all was well. My babies each weight about 1.1kg now, while I weighted a whoopi 55.5kg… Where did the other 10kg goes to? I definitely don’t look fat but only slight water retention at my legs. According to an article that I have read, the additional weight gain during pregnancy goes to areas like: Placenta (0.45kg – 1kg), Amniotic Fluid (1kg), Uterus (1kg), Maternal breast tissue (1kg), Maternal blood (2kg), Fluids in maternal tissue (2kg), Maternal fat & nutrient stores (3kg) and; Baby (3kg – 4kg). Also from the article, if you were a healthy weight before pregnancy, you should gain about 11kg – 16kg.
Next time round when you or your wife gets pregnant, you will have to understand the slowness in action. It’s not something that we make an excuse out from it but it is really heavy! Even now if I am to walk for too long, you will see me carrying my tummy. But still there are pregnant ladies who do not feel a bit of different. Well! It comes down to different people experience different pregnancy.
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