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Monday, April 13, 2009

The Importance Of Pregnancy Nutrition

By Corey Hatfield

How do you think your next nine months will be? Truly great, these 9 months will be full with joy, happiness, excitement, body changes and diet and maybe even mixed emotions. No matter what, this time of your life is surely something you will never forget and you will tell to your children time after time. As exciting as this might be, there's a lot of cautions that you have to remember because you are pregnant, especially with what you are eating.

Many women think that once they get pregnant, they are free to eat whatever they want. This is a common mistake. In fact, when you are pregnant, you should be more careful with what you take in as this goes to your baby as well. Your babys development is affected by your food intake so eating right while pregnant is something you should observe.

Because of your pregnancy, you can be at risk of aquiring gestational diabetes. Be mindful to not eat a lot of sugar. Caffeine shouldn't be eaten as well. Artificial sweeteners are not good either as there are studies showing that it could impair your babys development.

Even some fruits like mangoes should not be eaten. These have a lot of natural sugar content that is not good for your child. Choose things like bananas because of their potassium. You also should have fiber to help stay regular.

Make sure that you drink at least two glasses of milk everyday. Your doctor may also prescribe milk specifically designed for pregnant women. This has all the essential nutrients that you need like folate and calcium which is needed for your babys bone and brain development.

Oily foods should not be eaten. Also, eating of salty foods should not be too much because salt causes you to retain water. This could mean edema, or the swelling of your ankles or your feet, because of the water that retaining in your tissues from the salt that you consume.

Lastly, it is good to remember that eating right while pregnant involves drinking right. Take at least eight glasses of water everyday. Your baby floats in water and if you are dehydrated, he or she might not get enough fluids needed everyday. Just keep in mind, that the healthier you eat, the healthier your baby will be. - 17269

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