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Eating Healthy During Pregnancy

Starting off your with a healthy wellbalanced diet is the best thing you do for yourselfand your baby. This way, you'll only need to makea few adjustments during your pregnancy.

Your first trimesterIf you find it tough to maintain a balanced diet during your first trimester, you can rest assuredthat your not alone. Due to queasiness, some women will eat all of the time and gain a lot of weight in the process. Other women have troublegetting food down and subsequently lose weight.

Preventing malnutrition and dehydration are yourmost important factors during first trimester.

CaloriesWhen you are pregnant, you need to consume around300 calories more than usual every day. The bestway to go about doing this is listening to your body when you are hungry. You should try to eatas many foods as possible from the bottom of thefood pyramid.

If you gain weight too slow, try eating small meals and slightly increase the fat in your diet.You should always eat when you are hungry, as youare now eating for 2 instead of one.

CalciumBy the second trimester, you'll need around 1,500milligrams of calcium each day for your bones andyour baby', which is more than a quart of milk. Calcium is something that's missing from many diets. Along with milk, other great sources forcalcium include dairy products, calcium fortifiedjuices, and even calcium tablets.

FiberFiber can help to prevent constipation, which isa common pregnancy problem. You can find fiber in whole grains, fruits, and even vegetables. Fibersupplements such as Metamucil and Citrucel are safe to take during pregnancy.

ProteinUnless you happen to be a strict vegetarian, yourprotein intake is not normally a problem for womenwho eat a healthy diet.

Iron A lot of women will start their pregnancy off witha bit of iron deficiency. Good sources of iron include dark leafy green vegetables and meats. Ironsupplements should be avoided, as they can causeinternal symptoms such as cramping, constipation,or diarrhea.

VitaminsSeeing as how you get a majority of the vitamins youneed in your diet, you may want to discuss prenatalvitamins with your doctor. Folate is one of the mostimportant, and if you are getting enough of it, youmay be able to avoid vitamins all together - just askyour doctor to make sure.

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