Do you know that women who fall pregnant while already overweight and obese, put themselves and their baby's health at risk? So lose weight before trying to conceive.
You improve your chances of conceiving if you're at, or close to, your healthy weight before you get pregnant.
If you are overweight with irregular periods or no periods, losing weight may help to regulate your periods and make ovulation happen.
Losing weight will also set you up for a healthier pregnancy, once you do become pregnant. If you are overweight when you conceive, you are more likely to experience complications
After a woman becomes pregnant, obesity increases her chances of gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, long labour, labour interventions, miscarriage and ultrasound test difficulties.
Obesity can cause macrosomia, having too large of a baby, which in raises a woman’s chances of having a caesarean section.
Anaesthesia is more problematic for the obese woman, whether she has a vaginal delivery or C-section.
After pregnancy, the obese mom is more likely to haemorrhage and less able to drop her “baby weight.”
Diet and exercise can help you achieve a healthy weight before you get pregnant.
Eating a healthy diet that's low in fat and high in wholegrain starchy foods (carbohydrates), fruit and vegetables is the best approach to take.
Doing exercise like walking, jogging, skipping, swimming and running etc. can help you get rid of any excess weight that you may have.