Don't Eat Too Many Sweets in First Trimester!

Well here is another twist!  As if there aren't already enough no-no's for the pregnant mum, we find yet another study, another no-no!  Apparently, there have been a few studies in USA about what happens when women eat too many sweets, sugary drinks, biscuits etc. during their first trimester of pregnancy.

Their findings were that women who consumed too many sweets were more likely to have obese babies, than those who ate fewer

sweet things.... uh huh ....

 They also found that mums of normal weight who drank sugary drinks in the first trimester were at a higher risk of having big babies than women who didn't have many sugary drinks. OK...

That overweight and (here's that word again) obese women who gained more than 20% of their calories from sweets, had more than twice the risk of having an overweight or obese baby at birth, and at six months. This was compared with heavier women  who consumed less than 20% of calories from sweets. Yep, ok again...

And, well we all know this eh?  If you do have too much of the good thing, just do a little more exercise, e.g. an extra walk or bike ride to shed some of the calories.

Reading all the information given, I had to giggle, because there is nothing new under the sun, is there?  And things we know without scientific studies suddenly gain immense weight and importance because someone does a few trials and studies - voila!   We all know that we have to watch our calories, eat healthily, and do at least some exercise whilst pregnant!  I guess I shouldn't laugh, but I can't really help myself.