Baby Care

Proper nutrition is the main thing that a woman who is preparing to become a mother should carry out. Every day, she should receive all necessary materials, trace elements and vitamins to maintain normally in her own body and to the development of the child. A few tips, guided by which each woman easily can make the best diet for all nine months of pregnancy, are required to learn.

Vitamin A in the form of carotene, which requires growing cells, healthy skin, eyes, bone, enters the body with yellow vegetables and fruits (sweet peppers, carrots, apricots, dried apricots, peaches) as well as herbs. In addition, yellow vegetables and fruits contain folic acid, which has a positive effect on the brain development of the future child.

Vitamins of B group are contained in thin porridges, particularly gross. It should therefore be mandatory to include porridge oats, buckwheat and dark unpolished rice in the diet. In addition, the vitamins of this group are contained in the black bread, cabbage, and beer, although this drink is not recommended for pregnant women.
 
Vitamin C is used by the organism in the process of regeneration, wound healing; a child needs all these for proper growth and development of a durable skeleton and teeth. The main source of vitamin C is a citrus fruit. Dietitians in this case particularly recommend grapefruit, which contains the highest dose of vitamin C and is less dangerous in terms of allergy development. In addition to citrus, this vitamin is found in strawberries and raspberries, tomatoes, and white cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli, sweet peppers, sorrel, and spinach.
Selenium, which often works in combination with vitamin E, is very important from the standpoint of prevention of cardiovascular, cancer and infectious diseases.

Iron plays an important role. During pregnancy, women need to have up to 40 milligrams of iron a day, because this time it is spent not only to meet the increased demand of the female body itself, but it is also used to provide it with sufficient developing fetus. The shortage of iron leads to anemia, decrease of immunity, in violation of the fetus (e.g., delay of growth and mental development), as well as premature births. It is not difficult to avoid such problems.

Iron is found in all foods, especially offal (liver, kidney, and brains), lean beef, poultry and some varieties of fish. Plant products, all seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs grown on the ground are also rich in iron. Especially it is found in fruit and berries with bright coloration. It is worth considering that iron is best absorbed in the presence of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Therefore, dishes from meat or fish should be combined with fresh vegetables, or with lemon juice.

Calcium is most important in the formation of bone tissue. From this perspective, it will be useful to include in their menu’s milk, kefir, cottage cheese, cheese, and fish. A large quantity of calcium is found in almonds, peanuts and dried fruits.

Naturally, protein must be included in the diet of pregnant women. Amino acids, that are included in protein, are a kind of building material of cells of human tissue, and contribute to the growth of the child. The daily rate is approximately 75-100 grams of protein a day. This is roughly equivalent to three glasses of milk, 0.5 kg of cottage cheese, 2 eggs and 100 grams of meat or fish. It will be superfluous to recall nuts and legumes. 

In order to maintain power, the body also needs carbohydrates. Gross bread, cereals, pasta, vegetables, potatoes are slow, unrefined carbohydrates. They raise the level of glucose and maintain it for a long time. These products contribute to good peristalsis, eliminating the problem of constipation and nausea. In addition, they do not lead to the weight increment.
Despite of popular belief, the menu of pregnant women should also include unsaturated fats, for example, butter. While grilling products use refined oil because it does not form carcinogens during the thermal processing. And for the filling of lettuce, use the crude oil, since it is more useful. Daily Dose – 4 tablespoons of butter or mayonnaise (because of oil used with hot food), or 400 grams of lean meat, 8 chicken eggs or 16 spoons of sour cream. Of course, the best way to obtain the necessary dose will be a combination of various fat products.  

In addition to natural products a pregnant woman should actively use the vitamin-mineral complexes.