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i need to know what is good and bad to eat while pregnant
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What You Should Eat
A child raised with a larder full of junk food is a prime candidate for health and weight problems, if not in childhood then later in life. Establishing good eating habits for yourself makes you better prepared to make smart decisions about what your family eats.
Pregnant women need about 1,900-2,300 calories a day, compared to 1,600-2,000 for other adult women (the more active the woman, the more calories recommended). That's not a big difference. The United States Department of Agriculture's food guide pyramid is a great reference tool that gives recommended daily servings of each of the major food groups. Pregnant women should generally eat in the high range of the recommended serving amounts (i.e., about 10 servings in the bread, cereal, rice, and pasta group per day), especially during the second and third trimesters. Look on the label of most canned or packaged foods for serving size amounts. Otherwise, using your common sense will probably work just fine!
Diversify your diet
You're only going to be able to make long-term dietary improvements if you know what is and what is not good for you. If you believe the french fries with your burger are a vegetable and think "legumes" are a type of candy, then you are in need of some serious food education. (Legumes are beans, by the way.)
Learning what is and what is not good for you is only the first step. The next step is widening your diet to include an appropriate diversity of foods. All of you picky eaters who think that a prenatal vitamin will cover your nutritional needs should think again. "A varied diet ensures that you are getting all of the nutrients you need," says Pari-Keener. "If you eat the same foods over and over, you may be missing out on important nutrients, especially when you're pregnant. I just don't believe that a multivitamin would cover you."
Expand your horizons
You may have certain food aversions when you're pregnant, but often picky eating goes way back to one's own early days. What chance do you have of preventing your kids from being picky eaters if you still turn up your nose at the foods you disliked as a child? Be a little adventurous. Just because you hated the canned beets your mother fed you doesn't mean you still don't like them. Reinvent foods with negative associations by approaching them with fresh eyes and new preparations. A great primer on the ABCs of food, nutrition, and food preparation, says Pari-Keener, is The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition: How to Buy, Store, and Prepare Every Variety of Fresh Food by Sheldon Margen, MD (Rebus, Inc.). Start buying new cookbooks or reacquaint yourself with the ones you've got. Make foods you've never made before and find more appealing recipes for foods you assume you dislike but haven't tried for a long time.
What You Should Not Eat
You may be surprised to hear this, but unless a food is dangerous to your health (like certain fish, for instance) when you are pregnant, no food should be considered forbidden. Remember, telling yourself you can't eat something is only going to make you want it more. The key is diversification and moderation.
An important benefit to bulking up your food knowledge is that you will have the know-how to replace high-sugar, high-fat cravings with more sensible, yet satisfying, alternatives. Here are some suggestions:
You crave: Cake
Choose instead: Graham crackers and a glass of skim milk
You crave: Soda
Choose instead: Seltzer with a splash of fruit juice, lemon, or lime
If it's just one of those nights when nothing but cake will do, then, by all means, let them eat cake -- just make it a small slice!
Eating for Two?
Don't fall for the old cliché that you are eating for two when you're pregnant. Eating well for one is more like it. Adding the necessary extra calories during pregnancy is almost too easy. Here are some ideas that will add about 300 calories to your daily diet.
One slice of whole wheat bread with one tablespoon peanut butter, and one cup of skim milk.
Fresh fruit cup: half a cantaloupe with half a cup of blueberries, a kiwi, half of a banana, and half a cup of grapes.
Burrito-size flour tortilla with half a cup of canned red or black beans topped with a quarter of a cup of shredded cheddar cheese (add salsa if you like -- it's low in calories and big on taste).
Pari-Keener urges pregnant women to think smart about adding calories during mealtime. Here are some commonsense suggestions:
Have a cup of soup with your sandwich at lunch
Eat an extra piece of chicken at dinner
Reviewed 11/02 by Elizabeth Stein, CNM
All content here, including advice from doctors and other health professionals, should be considered as opinion only. Always seek the direct advice of your own doctor in connection with any questions or issues you may have regarding your own health or the health of others.
UTI during pregnancy?
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I have a lot of UTI's during prrgnancy, and only during pregnancy have I ever had one. I hate getting them, getting put on pills to only get them again. Besides drinking cranberry juice and taking cranberry pills, I am doing both, what else do you do? I don't drink ANYTHING but water and cranberry juice and avoid sweets.I eat healthy I eat fresh fruits and veggies everyday. Do doctos ever have you take a antibiotic a day every day?
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Why are UTI's more common during pregnancy?
UTI's are more common during pregnancy because of changes in the urinary tract. The uterus sits directly on top of the bladder. As the uterus grows, its increased weight can block the drainage of urine from the bladder, causing an infection.
What are the signs and symptoms of UTI's?
If you have a urinary tract infection, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
Pain or burning (discomfort) when urinating
The need to urinate more often than usual
A feeling of urgency when you urinate
Blood or mucus in the urine
Cramps or pain in the lower abdomen
Pain during sexual intercourse
Chills, fever, sweats, leaking of urine (incontinence)
Waking up from sleep to urinate
Change in amount of urine, either more or less
Urine that looks cloudy, smells foul or unusually strong
Pain, pressure, or tenderness in the area of the bladder
When bacteria spreads to the kidneys you may experience: back pain, chills, fever, nausea, and vomiting.
How will the UTI affect my baby?
If the UTI goes untreated, it may lead to a kidney infection. Kidney infections may cause early labor and low birth weight. If your doctor treats a urinary tract infection early and properly, the UTI will not cause harm to your baby.
How do I know if I have a UTI?
A urinalysis and a urine culture can detect a UTI throughout pregnancy.
How is a UTI treated?
UTI's can be safely treated with antibiotics during pregnancy. Urinary tract infections are most commonly treated by antibiotics. Doctors usually prescribe a 3-7 day course of antibiotics that is safe for you and the baby.
Call your doctor if you have fever, chills, lower stomach pains, nausea, vomiting, contractions, or if after taking medicine for three days, you still have a burning feeling when you urinate.
How can I prevent a UTI?
You may do everything right and still experience a urinary tract infection, but you can reduce the likelihood by doing the following:
Drink 6-8 glasses of water each day and unsweetened cranberry juice regularly.
Eliminate refined foods, fruit juices, caffeine, alcohol, and sugar.
Take Vitamin C (250 to 500 mg), Beta-carotene (25,000 to 50,000 IU per day) and Zinc (30-50 mg per day) to help fight infection.
Develop a habit of urinating as soon as the need is felt and empty your bladder completely when you urinate.
Urinate before and after intercourse.
Avoid intercourse while you are being treated for an UTI.
After urinating, blot dry (do not rub), and keep your genital area clean. Make sure you wipe from the front toward the back.
Avoid using strong soaps, douches, antiseptic creams, feminine hygiene sprays, and powders.
Change underwear and pantyhose every day.
Avoid wearing tight-fitting pants.
Wear all cotton or cotton-crotch underwear and pantyhose.
Don't soak in the bathtub longer than 30 minutes or more than twice a day.
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