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Women pregnant with boys eat more

post #1 of 11
6/16/03 at 12:23am
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Boys are, on average 3.5 ounces heavier than girls at birth. This may explain why women pregnant with boys eat about 10% more calories -- or about 200 more calories a day -- than women pregnant with girls, but don't gain more weight. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health evaluated the diets of 244 American women. They speculate that male fetuses stimulate the appetites of their mothers in proportion to their caloric needs for growth. The study is published in the British Medical Journal. Read the full AP story on USA Today:

Women Pregnant with Boys Eat More
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post #2 of 11
6/16/03 at 8:50am
Well this is pretty true of me...gained 35 pounds with Gavin..Gained 4 with Maddie.. And so far I have lost weight with this one!
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post #3 of 11
6/16/03 at 12:10pm
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I gained 21 with Drew and 7 1/2 with Ally. But I remember eating more with Ally for some reason.
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post #4 of 11
6/16/03 at 12:21pm
I lost weight with Kelsey but I ate more because I was it all up so I was trying to make up for what I was losing.
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post #5 of 11
6/16/03 at 1:35pm
Well I still had 10 extra pounds from having Rachelle, so I weighed more at the end of my pregnancy with Issac, but I think I did gain a bit more weight with him. I ate like a pig, too! I craved sweets so bad! Rachelle weighed 7.3 and Issac weighed 8.10!
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post #6 of 11
6/16/03 at 1:43pm
I heard this on the news and it didn't hold true for me. I ate healthier and craved water with Alexander. With Elizabeth, I craved chocolate, which is something I don't eat much of, and didn't want water at all, but I didn't eat anymore than I did with Alexander and gained about the same. They also were basically the same weight at birth (he was 8 pound 6 1/2 ounces, she was 8 pounds 8 ounces). So, while it may be true for some, it just goes to show it's not true for all!!
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post #7 of 11
6/16/03 at 1:46pm
This is so weird. I was just talking about this with my boss this morning. she is almost 3 months pregnant and showing big time. she thinks its a boy cause she is eating a lot more then when she had her daughter.
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post #8 of 11
6/16/03 at 1:59pm
I eat alot more this time (boy) but it is real food so healthier. With Italy all I ate was candy, chocolate, cakes... and more chocolate. I gained a buttload of weight with Italy and I so hope I don't gain that much this time!
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post #9 of 11
6/16/03 at 1:59pm
I know I ate a lot with Michael and weighed 308 pounds when he was born but he was still tiny at 2 pounds 6 ounces. I looked like I still a liter of more babies in there.
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post #10 of 11
6/16/03 at 2:06pm
Not sure what I think...I have all boys.
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post #11 of 11
6/17/03 at 12:20pm
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Drew weighed 7 pounds 8.4 ounces and Ally weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces. I didn't gain alot of weight with weight with either of them, but I know I ate more with Ally. I was hungry ALL the time!
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