Food of the expectant mother

For 9 months, the food of the expectant mother ensures the growth and the good development of the baby. It is not a question to eat for two, but to better eat, the pregnancy being the occasion to join again with good dietary practice.

The recommended nutritional contributions are of 1800 to 2600 calories per day (15 to protein 20%, 30% of lipids, glucid 55%).
The expectant mother should consume each day 4 slag products, at least 3 fruits, 3 to 5 vegetable portions, 2 protein portions, 15 to 30 ml of varied oils, 2 liters of water.

The catch of weight advised is 10 kilos, that is to say 1 kilo per month, more one during the last month.

To privilege

A food rich in ferric (red meat, calf ’s liver, lamb, fish, yelow of an egg , lenses, spinach, parsley,…) is essential for the manufacture of the red globules of the baby. The majority of the doctors prescribe ferric complements as from the 6th month.

Rich foods in folates (liver, meat, spinaches, cabbage, asparaguses, nut, almonds,…) who fix ferric in the organization and thus contribute to the formation of the globules. Slag products for their calcium contribution, essential to the formation of the skeleton of the baby.

The vitamin C, which helps to fight against tiredness and increases resistance to the infections. One finds it in the fresh fruits (kiwi, tangerine, lemon, orange).

To avoid

Alcohol increases the risks of premature baby. Believed milk can contain a particularly dangerous bacterium for the expectant mother, the listeriosis. This bacterium is destroyed during cooking and of pasteurization. It is thus strongly disadvised consuming believed milk not pasteurized, seafood.

If ever you aren’t immunized against the toxoplasmose, don’t consume beef.

To avoid nauseas and distensions

Split to the maximum the meals, while avoiding inopportune nibbling, in order not to remain the empty stomach. Against the distensions, chew your food well, remove fizzy drinks, the sauces and the greasy substances, limit the coffee and the.