safe to lose weight while pg?

amiamish

I need/want to lose about 15-20lbs... Would it be bad if I was losing weight while pg? Not that I would extreme diet, but if I start eating better and exercising more and weight just happens to come off (or not gain?) while pg...?

Does this make sense?

butterbeansmama

I would say any healthy eating and exercise (within limits) would be safe to do while being pregnant. Are you?

amiamish

No, I'm not pg now. I'm getting my IUD out in a couple weeks but I would like to start being healthier now and losing weight. I don't want worry about losing weight when pg... even though I lost about 5-10lbs when I got pg with Jake in the beginning and he turned out fine. LOL

EliseB0323

Talk to your doctor obviously, but he/she will probably caution you about dieting while pregnant. If you were 100 pounds overweight it would be different, but to lose 15-20 would probably require you to limit calories in a way that most likely wouldn't be good for the baby.

amiamish

I dropped 13ish lbs a few months ago by cutting out soda and sweets/snacks...so it's not that I would limit the calories, I would just eat the "better for you" ones.

penguingrrl

As long as you're listening to your body and making sure to get the nutrients and number of calories you need, losing a little weight while pg is not necessarily bad.  Many women who are on diets for gestational diabetes lose weight or gain very little total.  I lost weight in my first trimester this time despite having no morning sickness and my doc was fine with it since I wasn't underweight to begin with.