Calories needed while pregnant

Re: Calories needed while pregnant

• SFAug07 member

  July 2011

  I read somewhere you need to increase by 300 calories per day.

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• MrsClark8109 member

  July 2011

  Congrats

   Like PP said its usually 300 calories per baby per day in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters if you started at a normal rate. However, in the first trimester its usually recommended (provided you are not over or underweight) to add about 150 like an apple and light yogurt ...during first trimester the actual caloric needs of the baby are nearly negligible and you're mostly building up fluid stores/ placenta ect for your developing baby.

  You can check What to Expect When Your Expecting-- either online or the book and they have a guide for what to eat when your expecting if you like.

   As will be the case for the next 9 months-- your OB trumps everyone though pretty much in their reccomendations.

  

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• blu-eyedwife member

  August 2011

  I would wait and talk to your nutritionist.  My doctor told me they are no longer recommending women increase calorie intake for the sake of increasing calorie intake.  Therefore there is no magic number of calories to add. According to her, the new recommendation is to continue eating as you were, but increase as needed to curb hunger/nausea/etc.
  

   

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• Doozieanne member

  August 2011

  I'm a nurse and on the OB unit we tell women an extra 300 during pregnancy and an extra 500 when breastfeeding. It's very important those extra calories come from healthy foods though.  Just add something like an extra apple and some extra veggies etc. each day and you will be perfectly fine.  If you are overweight or obese you might not really need to add extra cals.

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• Karmalife member

  August 2011

  1200 is a restrictive diet intended for weight loss. It's basically the lowest a woman should ever go without risking metabolic slow down.

  Definitely talk to your nutritionist and do some online research- just google "calories to maintain weight" and you will find a calculator. Pregnant women are asked to eat 200-300 calories ABOVE the normal calories needed to maintain a healthy weight. 1200 is too low as would be 1400 or 1500 calories (this opinion is based on everything I have ever read about nutrition).
  

  

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• Joie80 member

  August 2011

  This. Eating for weight loss is not recommended during pregnancy.

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