what's a healthy diet during pregnancy?

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Could you drink a lot of diet soda during pregnancy and have perfectly normal/healthy children?

Answer 1

Eat Smart: Try to incorporate fruits, vegetables, protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats into your everyday diet. Eat small meals throughout the day so that you won't overeat all at once. If you have cravings allow yourself to have them every once in a while, otherwise you will crave them more. You can eat healthy and still enjoy yourself!

Answer 2

See your OBGYN: Eggs salmon/fish beans sweet potatoes small amounts whole grains walnuts greek yogurt dark green, leafy vegetables lean meats colorful fruits and veggies.

Answer 3

Same as married: Proper diet, prenatal vitamins, normal exercise, & preconception visit with an OB doctor to assess any increased risks.

Answer 4

Starts with desire!: See your primary care doctor first to get a check-up. Then, follow the mediterranean diet, daily physical activity 300 minutes per week for life. Reduce alcohol intake to 1 glass of wine 3-4 times per week. Avoid unsaturated fats, eat lots of good fats, eat and drink well in moderation. Eat protein at all meals and do not skip meals!

Answer 5

Tobacco and other : Drugs cause harm to the infant, most foods are quite safe.

Answer 6

Pregnancy: I you have an irregular period it means you ovulate irregularly. You should keep a menstrual calendar writing when you start period and when you have sex. You can also buy an ovulation kit at the pharmacy, this will let you know when you ovulate so you can plan to have sex at that time. If you still can't get pregnant you should see a doctor and bring your menstrual calendar with you.

Answer 7

Calendar: It is very important to keep a calendar of your menstrual period. How long they last. Is important to have a full work with the dr. How an us done, the make sure ovaries and uterus look find. There is a lot of reason why you have irregular periods. There's no simple answered.

Answer 8

Or...: The prior answers will get you started in the right direction, for sure. On the other hand, if 'a while' means a year, seeing a fertility doctor or an obg is in order. Most all fertility specialists would be glad to help/advise you by the way, even if you've not yet tried for a year. Good luck!

Answer 9

Hormonal testing: See an infertility doctor for hormonal testing. It may be as simple as correcting a thyroid abnormality or lowering prolactin levels. Then the appropriate medication can be given. Ovulation induction medications consist of either clomid, femara, and injectable gonadotropins. Also adding glucophage (metformin) for the diagnosis of PC os.

Answer 10

Nutrition: Get in healthy proteins like red & black beans, chickpeas, fish (low mercury), poultry (75 to 100 gm of protein/ day). Calcium (1, 000 mg per day) with tofu, almonds, dairy products or eggs. Iron (27mg/day) from whole grains & green leafy veggies. Folic acid (600 to 800 mg/day with foods like melon, spinach, tomatoes, strawberries & turnips. Avoid deli meats, pate, unpasteurized milk & imported.

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