Dietary considerations for a big belly during pregnancy

Many mothers who have just become pregnant will become worried as their bellies grow bigger day by day, especially those who are pregnant with their first child. When they find that their bellies are too big during pregnancy, they will worry whether it is abnormal or caused by some other reasons. In fact, this is all due to excessive amniotic fluid or a large fetus. Let's talk about what to pay attention to.

If your belly is too big during pregnancy, you will get better if you pay attention to your diet;

1. Crab: It tastes delicious, but it is cold in nature and has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so it is not good for pregnant women, especially crab claws, which have obvious abortion effects. 2. Soft-shelled turtle: Although it has the effect of nourishing yin and benefiting the kidney, the nature of soft-shelled turtle is salty and cold, and it has a strong effect of clearing blood vessels and dispersing blood stasis, so it has certain disadvantages of causing abortion, especially the abortion effect of turtle shell is stronger than that of turtle meat. 3. Job's tears: It is a food and medicine, and Chinese medicine believes that it has a smooth and slippery texture. Pharmacological experiments have shown that coix seed has an excitatory effect on uterine smooth muscle, which can promote uterine contraction and thus may induce miscarriage. 4. Purslane: It is both a herb and a vegetable, and its medicinal properties are cold and slippery. Experiments have shown that purslane juice has a significant stimulating effect on the uterus, which can increase the frequency and intensity of uterine contractions, and can easily cause miscarriage. Foods that are harmful to the fetus

5. Canned Food

A certain amount of additives are added to canned foods during the production process, such as artificial synthetic colors, flavors, preservatives, etc. Although these additives have little effect on healthy adults, excessive intake of them by pregnant women is harmful to their health. In addition, the nutritional value of canned food is not high. After high-temperature processing, the vitamins and other nutrients in the food have been destroyed to a certain extent. 6. Spinach

People have always believed that spinach is rich in iron and has the function of replenishing blood, so it is regarded as a good vegetable for preventing anemia during pregnancy. In fact, spinach does not contain much iron, but contains a lot of oxalic acid. Oxalic acid can affect the absorption of zinc and calcium. The calcium and zinc content in pregnant women decreases, affecting the growth and development of the fetus. 7. Chocolate and hawthorn: Eating too much chocolate will make pregnant women feel full, thus affecting their appetite. As a result, they gain weight while lacking necessary nutrients. Pregnant women prefer to eat sour things, so hawthorn becomes the fruit of choice.

From the above article, we learned some things that you need to pay attention to during pregnancy. In fact, if your belly is a little big during pregnancy, you don’t need to worry about it as long as you have regular prenatal checkups on time and make sure the baby in your belly is healthy and well developed.