Nutrition

There's certainly a lot of food a pregnant woman can't eat: coffee, tea, alcohol, medium rare steak, fried eggs (semi-raw), soft cheese such as brie, cream, ice-cream, smoked food, pre-prepare salad, everything has to be cooked fresh & fully cooked, less sugar...etc And there's a lot of activities to be avoided, like running, dancing (with jerky movement), no bending to pick up things, cannot life heavy things, have to sleep on our sides.

At first I thought, really? Life will be a bit hard! But later when I think about it, let's think of this as a good chance to switch to a more healthy diet. And it'll be worth it, I could sacrifice anything for our baby. I enjoyed helping people but it's the first time in my life I feel that myself is not important anymore. The things I have or don't have, achieve or not achieve doesn't seem to matter anymore. I feel the most important thing now is to make the people around me happpy and fulfilling.

Some info on daily nutritional requirement:

Calcium - 1200mg/ day (about 4 cups of milk)
If you suffer from Leg Cramps, there might be due to lack of calcium

Folate or folic acid - 500mg/day
Food that contain folate:
- Green lefty vegetables
- Wholegrain breads and cereals
- Peas and dried beans

Fibre
- Vegetable & whole grain & bran

Iron - 25-36mg
For supporting this increase in blood volume for yourself and your baby

Protein - 55gm - 85gm
For the development of your baby and to the development of your breast tissue in preparation for breastfeeding.


Water - plenty
Water can help flush the bladder & prevent urinary infection
Also dehydration can cause problems with the development of the baby

Bottomline is that the baby will take nutrition from you no matter what, so it's better to take enough so our body won't have any problems later on.

The key is to eat for 'Quality', not Quantity as the old saying we're eating for two. Eating too much calories only makes it harder to lose after birth.

I'm taking a vitamins & minerals by elevit, which has a bit of every mineral & vitamins essential for pregnancy.