What should you pay attention to when you are pregnant?

If a female friend detects signs of pregnancy, she should adjust her diet and schedule. She should eat a light diet, avoid spicy foods, and take some folic acid in the early stages of pregnancy. This is helpful in preventing neural tube defects in the fetus. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women pay attention to their diet during pregnancy. During pregnancy, you can refer to the following information for diet and arrange your diet reasonably.

Dietary principles for early pregnancy Most pregnant women will experience severe morning sickness in the early stages. Expectant mothers with mild morning sickness may occasionally experience nausea and vomiting, which may occur once every few days. Some expectant mothers have strong reactions. They vomit whatever they eat, and they will vomit even if they don’t eat. The vomiting is no longer limited to the morning, but they vomit “anytime and anywhere.” In early pregnancy, you should pay attention to the following dietary principles:

1. Choose foods that stimulate appetite.

Most women in early pregnancy have a decreased appetite or a change in taste. Whether it is sour, spicy, salty or bland, you should cater to the pregnant mother's preferences and not avoid too many foods. The purpose is to ensure that the pregnant mother can get adequate nutrition.

2. Choose foods that are easily digestible.

Such as porridge, dry bread, steamed buns, biscuits, sweet potatoes, etc., can reduce vomiting.

3. Eat when you want to, and eat small meals frequently.

Especially for pregnant mothers who have severe pregnancy reactions, don't be bound by meal times, just eat whenever you want. For example, before going to bed and when getting up early, eating a few biscuits, bread or other snacks while sitting on the bed can reduce vomiting and increase food intake.

4. Supplement 400-600 micrograms of folic acid every day.

When the fetus implants in the mother's uterus, the neural tube begins to differentiate and develop. In order to avoid fetal neural tube defects, it is particularly important for women to start taking folic acid supplements when planning their pregnancy. Inadequate folic acid intake has a variety of negative effects on pregnancy, including low birth weight, placental abruption...

Diet in early pregnancy In the early pregnancy, most pregnant women will have strong pregnancy reactions such as vomiting, nausea, dizziness, and decreased appetite. Many pregnant women are worried that not eating will affect the development of the fetus, so they force themselves to eat. In fact, this is unnecessary.

During the first three months of pregnancy, the fetus develops slowly and there is no need to be too particular about nutritional supplements. The diet can be based on light flavors. The daily diet can be adjusted to small and frequent meals, and two or three complementary foods can be added a day. The amount of complementary foods should not be too much. When early pregnancy reactions are severe every morning, try to eat some easily digestible foods such as toast, steamed bread slices, etc.

In the early stages of pregnancy, the minimum daily nutritional needs of pregnant women include 4 taels of staple food and more than 40 grams of protein (equivalent to 1 tael of lean meat + 2 eggs), plus high-quality protein such as milk, eggs, poultry and fish. Avoid greasy food. At the same time, pay attention to supplementing vitamin C and eat more green leafy vegetables and fruits such as spinach and kiwi. In addition, please note:

1. When morning sickness is severe, the diet should be nutritious, light and delicious, and easy to digest. If the pregnancy reaction is severe, you can take vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 appropriately, three times a day, 10 mg each time, for 7 to 10 days to help increase appetite and reduce discomfort.

2. Eat simple food first and then diversify it, and try to take care of the eating habits and preferences of pregnant women...