Getting the Necessary Nutrition While You are Pregnant

By Rey Vetangelo


When you want to have a healthier and a happier life you may want to try learning how to think in a more positive manner. There have been many studies done showing that positive thinking has a positive effect on an individual's life and health.

You are no longer eating just for yourself-everything that you eat, your little one eats as well. That may cause you to think twice about that coffee and donut in the morning, and reach for a banana and a yogurt instead.

The organs are formed, including the heart and the brain. If any kind of defects or abnormalities are going to occur, it is usually during these three months.

As you are thinking about the big picture or your ultimate goal you want to let small details roll off your shoulder. When you are letting the small details roll off your shoulders you will find that situations that used to be very stressful will have a lower stress level.

The more protein you consume in your diet, the better your baby will be able to grow and develop, and the more energy you will feel. After all, protein is a key building block in your body, and in the brain cells of your fetus.

The more healthy sources of protein that you consume, the better your baby's brain will be able to develop. This is critical to the health of your fetus, and you.

In general, you will need about seventy grams a day, to keep your levels where they need to be. There are many different ways that you can meet this goal in your diet.

You can find it in lean meats such as poultry, fish, and eggs. You can also find sources in dairy, such as yogurt, cheese, milk, etc.

Try eating whole-wheat bread instead of white bread, and opt for brown rice instead of white rice. You can also try to eat whole-grain cereals, instead of ones that are high in sugar and carbs.

Make sure that you are getting a certain amount in each meal and snack that you consume throughout the day. It may be hard for you to get seventy grams at first, but the more sources you find that you enjoy, the easier it will get.

The richest sources are found in fatty fish. However, many of the fish that are rich in fatty acids are also high in mercury, which can be harmful to the developing nervous system of the fetus.

Next, you need to make sure that you get enough calcium every day. This will help your fetus to be able to develop healthy bones.

You may also find that you have a significant amount of nausea during these first three months. There are ways that you can use your diet to help you combat these symptoms.

While you are trying to surround yourself with positive thinkers you want to make sure that you are wise about what you are taking in as well.

Although the healthiest carbohydrates are unrefined, during this phase, sometimes only a white diet consisting of pasta, rice, crackers, potatoes, and breads will make you feel better. Grazing, which is eating a little bit all of the time, can help keep nausea under control.

This is another area where you may want to consider taking a supplement, as it can be a little tough to get that from your diet alone. Iron is generally found in lean meats, dark leafy green vegetables, eggs, and whole grains.

Talk to your doctor about where you can get this supplement. The last nutritional powerhouse you need to be aware of is your intake of folic acid-you should have been consuming high levels of this in the months before you became pregnant.

Make sure that you are getting enough folic acid, which doctors have found may reduce the risk of birth defects by as much as half. This substance is found in rich amounts in spinach, Swiss chard, asparagus, broccoli, citrus fruits, or in a prenatal vitamin.

Taking a supplement here is also a good idea-it is usually packed into prenatal vitamins, which you should be taking right away. The more conscious you are about exactly what you are putting into your body, the healthier you and your baby will end up being.




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