subject: Good Health Guide During Pregnancy [print this page] Quality Diet during pregnancy: Tune your meals and replace you eating habits with quality and healthy foods. Take as much essential vitamins, minerals and protein as you can that have been suggested by your doctor. Increase the daily calorie intake by 300 calories as proteins are much required during pregnancy. Eat the foods that are rich in folic acids, vitamin C, iron and calcium. The major sources for these proteins are milk, fruits, and green vegetables. Other good sources of folic acids and carbohydrates are cereals and whole grains.
Avoidable foods while pregnancy: Certain foods and beverages are highly prohibited for the intake while you are pregnant. Beverages like alcohol can damage the growth of fetus and have an adverse effect on the development of brain of the baby. Carbonates drinks, sodas and heavily caffeinated drinks are also must be avoided. Instead of eating raw fish, opt for cooked fish as it is a good source of minerals and proteins. Don"t eat papaya when you are in the first weeks.
Avoid using Restrictive Diet: Many women get anxious for their weight when they are pregnant. It is quite obvious to gain weight while pregnancy. Therefore, don"t punish your unborn child and always bear in mind that your complete intake of healthy diet will nourish your baby"s growth and development.
Great Exercises while you are pregnant: Improve the elasticity of your pelvic muscles by doing kegal exercise. The more elastic are the pelvic muscles; more it would be easier to deliver the baby because it improves the capacity to push out the fetus.
Moreover, it reduces muscle contraction and puffiness of limbs due to poor blood circulation.
Also, it improves oxygenation and blood circulation in the entire body. The women, who do regular exercise during pregnancy period, recover the shape of their bodies very fast. Sometimes, women face morning sickness and constipation problems during this stage, but regular exercise removes such kind of ailments and let you feel better during nine months.
