When one gets pregnant, she will get to hear several dos and don'ts for expectant moms. However, not everything you hear is true. While it's difficult to confirm the old beliefs, we can't deny that what they say is also interesting.
Per Yahoo! News, there is something about pregnancy that intrigues people. Many tend to make predictions and over-generalization about pregnancy. If you will soon be a mom, here are the common 5 myths that you will likely hear from the people around you.
- Pregnant moms look uglier when they are having a girl. When a woman is pregnant, she undergoes hormonal changes that affect her looks and mood. Have you heard anyone predicting if the pregnant woman will have a son or daughter depending on her looks alone? According to some, when a woman is expecting a daughter she looks terrible because her daughter steals her beauty. However, this is not true to all pregnant women.
- Pregnant women should eat for two. Although a pregnant woman has a little one inside her, it doesn't mean she should eat for two. Time reported that carrying a baby only requires extra 300 calories, which is not even half of your favorite muffins from Costco. If you eat more, you will have a bigger baby and will gain more weight, which is not healthy at all.
- Women with big boobs will experience easier breastfeeding. Some think that, when one has big breasts, it is an indication that she will have a good supply of milk, but that is not always the case. The report from Yahoo News! suggested that there are women with A-cup size that are rich with milk that they can even give it away for other babies, while there are moms with big breasts that still struggle to produce milk to breastfeed their little one.
- A pregnant woman should avoid exercise. When one is pregnant, people tends to be more considerate to her. For instance, there are lanes for pregnant women so they don't have to stand for long hours in queue and allocated seats in public transportation to assure that they could seat. However, pregnant women should still move and there are appropriate exercises for expectant moms.
- A bigger baby is better. This is not true at all. The average baby weighs about 7.5 lbs and babies that are too big are at higher risk of suffering from diabetes and obesity. Thus, it is important for soon to be moms to be aware of what they eat and their activities to have a healthy baby.
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