DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD EAT FOR TWO?

Good question ssh. I really dont believe a mother to be should increase the quantity. She should watch out for quality food with a lot of nutrients. As I have heard, the baby will take the nutrients from the mother whether the mother consumes good food or not. In that way the mother loses a lot of strength. TO get that only the mother should watch her diat. I have seen mother lose their hair after child birth cos she has not taken necessary supplements. When I was pregnant with my second kid, I had a severe pain in my arm. When we went to see the doctor, he said that is because the baby is taking my minerals and calcium and since I am not taking any, I get such pains. Its very good to start this type of conversation, you can learn about different things. Thanks.

i am not give any answer of this topic

Of course. Pregnancy is a stage where a woman's a mother-to-be. And mothers are supposed to be loving caring and generous :)

well i think u should eat a little more than u would if u wasnt pregnant, u dont have to exactly eat for 2 , the baby is small and growing but now as big as a adult so would need as much hope this makes since. i do have 3 myself and i think just eat a little more than u normaly would of ate

Actualy from everything I have read a pregnant women should really be eating for one and a half. A women only needs to eat between 300-500 extra calories while pregnant. Durring the first trimester you do not even need to eat anything more. Cravings are the reason many women eat much more then they need. However it is the one timein life women can eat and get away with not worrying about their weight so if their doctor is happy with their weight gain who are we to say what is right and what is not.

i dont think so. there are pregnant women who dont eat much. sometimes lesser amount than thier normal consumption.

I truly feel that this is one of those Old Wives Tales or something along those lines. When you are pregnant you need to heat HEALTHY not OVEREAT. And eating for two people would most likely fall into the category of over eating.

sshhh , really you raise intersting topics. Achcha hai yaar. I will reply it in details but after some time. Thanx for this.

I was told that you eat when your hungry and even then only eat until you are satisfied. I was also told to make sure that most of my snacking was on fruits and vegetables. Did you know that when pregnant with a boy women tend to eat more than if pregnant with a girl.

I think that happens naturally. I don' think it's a matter of should vs. should not. It's just something that happens and I think if anyone were to say no.... well that's just ridiculous and it goes against nature.

eat til your full

donot know much but i also heard that statement

Well when I was pregnant my doctor said that I shouldn't eat for two. He told me that I should eat healthy nutricious meals. At times I felt like I wanted to eat for two but I didn't. You should take care of the baby inside of you by eating healthy foods.

Only if she wants to look like two mommies by the time she gives birth. I put on 45 lbs and ended up 165 lbs and it wasn't baby fat, it was mommy fat!

Yes I always agree. The would be mother should take care of the child inside.

Not to come off rude/mean--but if the mother didnt eat for 2 the baby inside wouldn't make it...you seriously are an idiot...and Im pregnant so it makes m want to strangle you...

No. Its unhealthy to eat for 2. You just have to get enough nutrients for your baby not eat for 2 people. You just have to eat healthier. :)

yea the mother shud eat for 2 people .. coz ther is tiny creature in her womb who needs energy.. teek

Pregnant women need to increase their calories to provide nutrients to the baby, but I think the term "eating for two" is taken too literally.

theres nothing to believe in it. its true universally.