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Eating well during your pregnancy is
imperative.
First of all, fine-tune your diet, even
if you do feel that you are eating well.
All pregnant women have to increase their
intake of iron, proteins and minerals. If
you think that your diet is poor, you need
to take stock of the situation with
immediate effect, and start to eat
nutritious and well-balanced meals.
Do avoid junk foods, since they would
probably not give you the nutritional
benefits that you need at this important
time in your life. However, also remember
that eating well does not mean eating
more; experts say that a pregnant woman
needs only about 300 extra calories per
day at a minimum, to the 2,500-calorie per
day requirement.
 
Try to avoid, as far as possible, raw
and uncooked foods, for example, sushi,
oysters, cheeses, and so on. Also avoid
unpasteurized milk, and undercooked meat
and poultry. The reason is that these
foods may well carry bacteria that could
inadvertently harm your unborn
child.
You do have to give up that pre dinner
cocktail as alcoholic beverages can be
harmful to the unborn child, as they could
cause learning difficulties and emotional
problems in your child. In the same way,
it would be a great idea if you could cut
down on your daily caffeine intake, as
more than four cups a day of caffeine has
been known to lead to either a miscarriage
or a stillbirth. Simply shift your
preference to healthier drinks like fruit
juices or skim milk.
In summary, neither over-do nor
under-do things; always try to maintain a
balance in whatever you may do, including
eating all the foods that are right for
your baby. Follow all these guidelines,
and you will have a beautiful healthy
baby, and stay slim yourself.
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