Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I am not familiar with much research. I recall seeing one small report of a study a few years ago. From memory it was maybe involving a few sheep from down under, but the underfed group had shorter pregnancies which if I recall correctly was considered a negative factor. Nutrition and hormone balance is incredibly important during pregnancy. One common thesis is that a women's normal body composition has a higher percentage of fat for energy needs during pregnancy and for nurturing afterwards. I am uncomfortable with any amount of energy deficit not only during term but for some time before. A popular speculation about CR is that the body diverts resources away from reproduction during energy deficit. I have no idea if this is a sharp threshold that prevents even getting pregnant at all but I doubt it. So getting pregnant while hormones may not be at proper levels could easily have some consequence, I wouldn't expect it to be beneficial for the new life. I expect that how you eat and act during this time may impact your child for his/her entire life. JR Leanne Daharja Veitch wrote: > My husband and I are considering having a second child. > > Is there anyone on this group who is familiar with the implications of > CR while pregnant? > > I would appreciate any suggested reading that anyone can point me > towards regarding CR and pregnancy, as I have had no luck in my search > on the topic thus far. Contact off-list would be welcome - my username > at gmail is the best way to contact me. > > Thanks in advance. > > Leanne > (username daharja) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I am not familiar with much research. I recall seeing one small report of a study a few years ago. From memory it was maybe involving a few sheep from down under, but the underfed group had shorter pregnancies which if I recall correctly was considered a negative factor. Nutrition and hormone balance is incredibly important during pregnancy. One common thesis is that a women's normal body composition has a higher percentage of fat for energy needs during pregnancy and for nurturing afterwards. I am uncomfortable with any amount of energy deficit not only during term but for some time before. A popular speculation about CR is that the body diverts resources away from reproduction during energy deficit. I have no idea if this is a sharp threshold that prevents even getting pregnant at all but I doubt it. So getting pregnant while hormones may not be at proper levels could easily have some consequence, I wouldn't expect it to be beneficial for the new life. I expect that how you eat and act during this time may impact your child for his/her entire life. JR Leanne Daharja Veitch wrote: > My husband and I are considering having a second child. > > Is there anyone on this group who is familiar with the implications of > CR while pregnant? > > I would appreciate any suggested reading that anyone can point me > towards regarding CR and pregnancy, as I have had no luck in my search > on the topic thus far. Contact off-list would be welcome - my username > at gmail is the best way to contact me. > > Thanks in advance. > > Leanne > (username daharja) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I agree with . It's folly to try to eat less during pregnancy. I would eat ON and forget the CR. The embryo will take what it needs to develop and if that means leaving the mother at a deficit, well, that's nature. Nourishing your and the develping fetus's body during pregnancy and gaining weight is the natural order of things during pregnancy. It's only 9 months, and after lactation is over, you have the rest of your life to do CR. on 3/10/2006 9:12 PM, Leanne Daharja Veitch at daharja@... wrote: My husband and I are considering having a second child. Is there anyone on this group who is familiar with the implications of CR while pregnant? I would appreciate any suggested reading that anyone can point me towards regarding CR and pregnancy, as I have had no luck in my search on the topic thus far. Contact off-list would be welcome - my username at gmail is the best way to contact me. Thanks in advance. Leanne (username daharja) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I agree with . It's folly to try to eat less during pregnancy. I would eat ON and forget the CR. The embryo will take what it needs to develop and if that means leaving the mother at a deficit, well, that's nature. Nourishing your and the develping fetus's body during pregnancy and gaining weight is the natural order of things during pregnancy. It's only 9 months, and after lactation is over, you have the rest of your life to do CR. on 3/10/2006 9:12 PM, Leanne Daharja Veitch at daharja@... wrote: My husband and I are considering having a second child. Is there anyone on this group who is familiar with the implications of CR while pregnant? I would appreciate any suggested reading that anyone can point me towards regarding CR and pregnancy, as I have had no luck in my search on the topic thus far. Contact off-list would be welcome - my username at gmail is the best way to contact me. Thanks in advance. Leanne (username daharja) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Hi Daharja: I cannot provide you with evidence/literature on this issue. The reason is that I am not aware of any. This alone tells me that if I was in your shoes I wouldn't even for one moment consider EXPERIMENTING with something so important that the unknown results of the experiment would affect someone thoughout their entire lifetime. While there may, perhaps (perhaps not), be some 'upside' from doing it, consider what the consequnces might be if future studies in animals show the effects are negative for the baby. So if you want my advice, it is: NO. DON'T DO IT. When the baby becomes an adult they can apply CRON to themselves if they wish to at that time. Rodney. > > My husband and I are considering having a second child. > > Is there anyone on this group who is familiar with the implications of CR > while pregnant? > > I would appreciate any suggested reading that anyone can point me towards > regarding CR and pregnancy, as I have had no luck in my search on the topic > thus far. > > Thanks in advance. > > Leanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Hi Daharja: I cannot provide you with evidence/literature on this issue. The reason is that I am not aware of any. This alone tells me that if I was in your shoes I wouldn't even for one moment consider EXPERIMENTING with something so important that the unknown results of the experiment would affect someone thoughout their entire lifetime. While there may, perhaps (perhaps not), be some 'upside' from doing it, consider what the consequnces might be if future studies in animals show the effects are negative for the baby. So if you want my advice, it is: NO. DON'T DO IT. When the baby becomes an adult they can apply CRON to themselves if they wish to at that time. Rodney. > > My husband and I are considering having a second child. > > Is there anyone on this group who is familiar with the implications of CR > while pregnant? > > I would appreciate any suggested reading that anyone can point me towards > regarding CR and pregnancy, as I have had no luck in my search on the topic > thus far. > > Thanks in advance. > > Leanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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