The 24th week of the 40 week pregnancy calendar: beware of becoming a "sugar mummy"

At 24 weeks, the pregnant woman's body became heavier and heavier, and the baby's skin was thin and had many small wrinkles, covered with tiny hairs

Physiological changes of expectant mothers

At 24 weeks, pregnant women are getting heavier and heavier, and you will find yourself The pregnancy spots on the face and abdomen are more obvious and enlarged Sometimes pregnant women will feel dry eyes, photophobia, these are normal phenomena, do not worry.

At this stage, premature birth may occur in the fetus. We should try our best to avoid this from diet and exercise. After all, the congenital condition of premature infants is not as good as that of term infants.

Fetal development

The 24 week old fetus is now more than 25cm long and weighs more than 500g At this time, the baby occupies a large space in the mother's womb and begins to fill the whole space. At this time, the baby's body begins to be symmetrical. At this time, the baby's skin is thin and there are many small wrinkles, covered with tiny hairs.

Ideal weight for expectant mothers

As far as the whole pregnancy process is concerned, 0.1g can be increased every week before 14 weeks, and 0.45kg can be increased steadily every week after 15 weeks until delivery, with the principle of no more than 0.5kg every week.

The most standard calculation method is to take the original weight (that is, the weight before pregnancy) as the benchmark, and first measure your BMI before pregnancy, that is, the body mass index: BMI=weight (kg)/height (m) 2

·BMI is less than 19.8, belonging to low weight pregnant women, and can gain 12.5~18 kg.

·BMI is between 19.8 and 26, which belongs to normal weight pregnant women and can increase 11.5-16kg.

·If the BMI is greater than 26, it belongs to high weight pregnant women, so the increase range should be less, 7~11kg is appropriate.

Diabetes and pregnancy

Gestational diabetes mostly occurs after 20-24 weeks of pregnancy, with an incidence of 3% - 6%. It is a disease of abnormal glucose metabolism after pregnancy When the results of sugar screening test and sugar tolerance test reach the numerical standard of diabetes, gestational diabetes will be diagnosed; If the standard is not met, it is called abnormal glucose tolerance in pregnancy. How to deal with:

·Strictly control the balanced diet, comprehensive nutrition, control the intake of calories and sugar, eat less and more meals, and increase dietary fiber.

·Outdoor exercise and exercise therapy are very beneficial to the control of diabetes.

·If drug control is needed, we must strictly cooperate with the doctor's treatment and do a good job in self testing.

·Keep a good mood, take the illness seriously but do not worry unnecessarily.

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