Friday, March 28, 2014

What to eat during pregnancy?




Ariyan


I am 2 months and I have been eating so much unhealthy food. I mean I know it's once in a while u can eat junk but I need some things I can buy at the store to have a healthy baby on the future.


Answer
Eat whatever you like. The more (healthy) calories the better. Meat, Fruit, Veggies, Breads, etc.

I'd avoid eating fish, as there is some evidence that eating fish while pregnant can lead to birth defects.

Stay away from soda, chocolate, fast food, etc.

Food during pregnancy?




Kay


So.. I started off this pregnancy underweight, but i'm 5 months now, and I've managed to gain 5 pounds... but all of a sudden, im getting hungrier and hungrier! It hasnt been like that before.. so I'm trying to snack throughout the day, and eat good things, instead of junk... is cheddar and crackers bad for me? I just cut a small amount of cheddar and eat it on a few crackers, which usually fills me up for a little bit... because my appetite has increased now, does that mean Im goin to gain unneccesary weight? Because I didnt have this appetite in the begininning, and i gained 5 pounds.. (normally 5'4 114 pounds)


Answer
I feel your pain - it is hard to keep eating healthy when you have to eat several times a day - you just run out of choices and start to get bored of everything healthy. You have to spend a lot of time buying groceries so you have plenty of good food in the house. I think cheese and crackers is pretty good. Cheese and apple slices would be even better. But you also need your carbs. I like frozen bagels and cream cheese. The key is having a variety of things that are easy to prepare and that appeal to you. I had to buy some low sodium cans of soup just so I'd have something easy on hand. And drink milk. Plain yogurt with honey and cut up fruit. Canned peaches. Carrots. Grapes. Healthy cereal. As you get into the 3rd trimester you may find yourself even hungrier, but I find it comes in spurts. Like you I was worried that I would gain extra fat because during a growth spurt, like around 16-18 weeks you have one - which is probably why you feel so hungry right now - I might gain 6 pounds in 2 weeks. But at 31 weeks I have gained about 29 pounds and I think that is pretty healthy for someone who was slightly underweight. If you gain 40 pounds for your pregnancy, it would be considered a healthy weight gain. The baby feeds off of your fat supplies in the last few weeks of pregnancy when they can gain as much as a pound of body weight each week. Some people lose weight at the very end because their stomachs are so squished they can't fit much in. And if you are breastfeeding, you need some body fat to produce adequate milk. The first 4 weeks postpartum the breastmilk comes from energy stored as your body fat. I was normally 5'4 and 116 pounds and I gained 8 pounds in the first 3 months because I had to eat constantly to keep away the morning sickness. And the crazy part is that if you breastfeed, your calorie needs go up even higher than they were during pregnancy. I can't even imagine eating more than I am right now. Good luck! Keep eating and make that baby grow strong.




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