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Matthew & Debbi
We have been on parentprofiles.com for about 2 months. We were contacted by an agengy 2 weeks ago and they were collecting profiles for a birthmom in our area. We sent ours in and she chose us. We met and she is wonderful, the baby is due Nov. 1 and we cant wait!! more ...
Pregnancy Diet
One of the most important things that you can do for your child is to eat right. The pregnancy diet has many different things provided in it. Basically, eating a well balanced diet is the ultimate benefit to keeping you and your baby healthy. Depending on any specific needs that you may have such as low iron, you will want to get your exact information for your case from your doctor but we will provide you with some basic information here to help you to have the best pregnancy diet that you can have. It's not all that bad, really!
Vitamins
Your first need will be vitamins. You will need to have your doctor prescribe them or you can purchase an over the counter prenatal vitamin. All women will need to take prenatal vitamins as you will need the extra help throughout your pregnancy.
Foods To Eat
You need a well balanced diet. But, what is that? Here are some basic guidelines to follow:
First, limit your intake of foods that are heavily fatty or sugary. Cut down the sweets!In grains, you will want to eat six to eleven servings per day.
In fruits, you'll want to eat about two to four servings per day.
Of vegetables, you'll need three to five servings per day.
Milk is quite important. You need calcium so milk or other calcium rich foods in four to six servings per day.
Proteins will be needed in the range of three to four servings per day.
Lastly, and one of the most important aspects is water. You will want to drink at least six to eight glasses per day of mainly water and juice but milk can be substituted. Stay away from soda!
Dieting
Dieting to lose weight during pregnancy is something that is touchy. In each case, your answers will be different. You will want to make sure that your doctor knows of your plans to diet and offers a recommended plan for doing so. And, you will want to include exercising in your daily plans as healthy amounts can help you to stay in shape without jeopardizing not providing enough well balanced foods for baby.
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