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Should a healthy pregnant woman worry about eating too much sugar? Please read the notes before answering. Thank you.?
During pregnancy, if a mother produces healthy insulin levels and passes the pre-gestational diabetes test with flying colors (even though she eats a lot of sugar), can the baby be harmed by sugar intake? Say the baby is measuring correctly at ultrasound check ups and all blood work and urine tests are healthy. Also, her other meals are all very nutritional to herself and for baby development. Should she still worry if she's having trouble with often eating more sugary items due to her cravings? Or, should she just enjoy the desert foods or candy as she's pregnant and deserves it?
Edit: I didn't think to include how much I considered a lot. Sorry... I won't include grams of sugar as the healthy amount will vary per person. So I'll say 1-3 servings per day during gestation.
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 year ago
The bigger concern would be gaining too much weight.
If her body is correctly processing sugar (no signs of diabetes), then there is nothing wrong with eating sugar other than being concerned about gaining too much weight which would mean having more weight to work back off after the baby is born.
Healthy weight gain during pregnancy is usually considered to be between 25 to 30 pounds. (unless her doctor has recommended a different goal based on other health issues - such as already being a larger or smaller than average woman which might change that pregnancy weight gain goal) If eating sugary treats is causing the weight gain to happen too quickly, then back off a little and limit the treats. If the weight gain is on track to be in the normal range, then the sugar will not do any harm because the body is correctly processing what she is eating.
- Anonymous1 year ago
< even though she eats a lot of sugar >
Define 'a lot' in terms of actual measurements.