Weight Management and Fitness During Pregnancy

Every woman who has a baby worries about her appearance, especially weight gain during pregnancy and weight loss postpartum. This book aims to teach you everything you need to know to ensure maximum health and happiness for yourself and your baby. Focusing on the importance of a positive self-image, this book includes diet and exercise programmes and a wide range of practical advice to keep looking good and feeling your best before, during and after pregnancy. It includes: getting ready - how to shape-up for pregnancy; exercise and pregnancy - what can you do and when?; diet and weight gain during pregnancy - achieving a healthy balance; the first year postpartum - what to expect physically and emotionally; and motherhood and self-image - the importance of regaining control.