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Female Polar Bears Need an Extra 220 Lbs. for Pregnancy
« on: December 25, 2017, 04:09:42 pm »
Female Polar Bears Need an Extra 220 Lbs. for Pregnancy

During seal hunting season, a female polar bear strives to put on up to 300 pounds of fat. That weight gain is a necessity - without it, her body won’t allow her to get pregnant. (3:01)

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Re: Female Polar Bears Need an Extra 220 Lbs. for Pregnancy
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2017, 04:55:37 pm »
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Pregnancy weight:  I weighed 110 lbs. when I became pregnant.  The doc wouldn't start counting my weight until I reached 120.  By the time the baby came, I was 140.  When I left the hospital, I was 120.  I went back to 110 shortly after that.

So, I lost 20 pounds in the hospital. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 2 ounces.  Where was the extra 12 pounds that went away?  Twelve pounds is a lot of weight to disappear in two days.
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