My wife is pregnant, what should I eat?

For young couples, when you find out that your wife is pregnant, you should be very happy, but you don’t know how to protect the fetus during pregnancy. At this time, you need to learn more about parenting knowledge, such as what food you should eat after pregnancy for better fetal development. Mothers should pay more attention to their diet during pregnancy, eat more vegetables and eggs, and also pay attention to factors such as their emotional changes.

1. In the first three months after pregnancy, due to pregnancy reactions, pregnant women often have poor appetite and even experience severe nausea and vomiting. At this time, you should pay attention to adjusting your diet structure and eating habits, and change your diet appropriately. The basic principles should be:

1.1 Scientific dietary combination: Pregnant women should pay attention to the combination of fat and lean food, coarse and fine food, and staple food and side dishes in their diet. Just eat some lean meat, pork liver, vegetables and fruits. Such as eggs, milk, fish, lean meat, beans, vegetables and fruits. If you have indigestion or special needs, you can add appropriate amount of dry yeast, cod liver oil and calcium tablets to prevent fetal maldevelopment.

1.2 Pay attention to eating small meals frequently: For those with severe pregnancy reactions, pay attention to eating light, easily digestible, and less greasy foods. While preventing picky eating, try to provide pregnant women with foods they like. Eat some fresh fruits appropriately and add nutritious side dishes. At the same time, pay attention to eating small amounts and not eating too much at one time. In order to avoid adverse reactions such as vomiting, you can eat multiple times.

1.3 Prevent partial eclipse and overnutrition: During pregnancy, you should eat properly to prevent partial eclipse and overnutrition. Pregnant women should avoid hot foods: Pregnant women have a yang constitution and should not eat too much hot food. Dog meat, mutton, pepper, etc. should be used less, especially for those who are prone to getting angry or constipated. When taking supplements, they should pay attention to the principle of "cool and avoid hot". Even fruits should be eaten with a neutral and cool nature, such as tomatoes, raw pears, peaches, etc., to prevent improper diet from bringing adverse effects to the baby.

2. What should pregnant women eat in the early stages of pregnancy? Most pregnant women during this period have "early pregnancy reactions" and their nutrient requirements are basically the same as before pregnancy. During this period, you should first consider increasing your appetite and choose light, cool, refreshing and watery foods, such as fresh vegetables (amaranth, spinach, rapeseed, Chinese cabbage, mushrooms, etc.) and fruits (dates, citrus, oranges, strawberries, etc.) to regulate changes in digestive function. Choose foods rich in B vitamins such as animal offal (chicken liver, pork liver, beef liver, etc.) and nuts (soybeans, mung beans, soy products, peanuts, walnuts, cashews, etc.) to relieve vomiting. At the same time, try to take in a certain amount of cereal foods (whole wheat flour, barley, rice bran, wheat germ, brown rice, etc.) to prevent weight loss.

3. What should pregnant women eat during the second trimester? During this period, morning sickness has disappeared, appetite is better, the fetus grows and develops rapidly, and the body shape of the pregnant woman also begins to change. During this period, pregnant women need sufficient heat energy, protein, lipids, inorganic salts and vitamins. If there is a lack of heat energy, protein and lipids, it may affect the development of fetal brain tissue. During this period, the fetus needs a large amount of calcium and its need for iron also increases significantly. Emphasis should be placed on choosing high-quality protein such as beans and bean products, animal offal, lean meat, dairy products, fish and eggs. To supplement vitamins, you should choose to eat animal offal, lean meat, fresh vegetables and fruits, etc.