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 Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:37 pm
Is there any specific foods or drinks that you should stay away from or add to your diet while pregnant?
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 8:57 am
There are general ones, but really it depends on your personal chemistry. For example, if you have a very low iron count in your blood you should eat one type of food, whereas if you have a very high count you should eat something different. Similarly, how much you weigh can play a factor.
It's much better to ask your doctor who will know you, and your body, much more than we do.
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:30 pm
Get prenatal care, take prenatal vitamins, talk to the doctor, and get a book about pregnancy. What to Expect When you're Expecting is the big one and while it can cause unnecessary alarm, it is better then some of the others out there. I get so frustrated seeing people come in and ask questions that make it really clear they aren't doing any of these things and it's foolish.
I can give you a very general list of things to avoid. Alcohol. Meat products you may pick up Listeria bacteria from--it's the only one that can cross the placenta and kill your baby if you come into contact with it: so avoid eating COLD hotdogs and prepacked deli meats, or deli meat more then three days old from the deli counter. If you're going to eat them, make sure they are heated up until steaming to kill any potential bacteria. Avoid eating other meat that isn't heated through to at least 160 degrees [medium-well done] because you can pick up toxoplasmosis from it. No raw eggs unless pasturized--this includes ice creams that have cookie dough or cake batter in them. No un-pasturized milks or cheeses. All of these can potentially carry toxoplasmosis and why they tell you not to eat them.
Yes to more fluids. Most people need about 64 oz of fluids a day in their diet, pregnant women need about 88 oz. It's recommended you don't make it all water though and look for it in places like fruits, veggies, milk, or juices.
Other then that, you really need to talk to a doctor/pre-natal specialist about this. The big things are prenatal vitamins with at the very least 400 micrograms of folic acid in them, avoiding placenta-crossing bacteria and viruses, and eating more of things baby and you will need like calcium, iron, zinc, and protein while avoiding excess processed sugar, salt and fat. So basically, they're all things you should be doing anyway even if you aren't pregnant.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:13 pm
Dirge touched better than I could have on this subject.
I'm just going to reiterate the get prenatal care and speak with your doctor. Depending on iron levels, if you've developed gestational diabetes, or any other specific condition, the advice can vary.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 10:15 pm
Thank you very much everyone for the help. heart
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:42 pm
Stay far away from fish, caffeine, artificial sweetners, junk food, and basically anything that doesn't have good nutrients in it. When I went for my first OBGYN visit, they gave me a copy of What To Expect When You're Expecting and it's been like my bible, I read it everyday. It's good to eat lots of fruit, veggies, foods that arent fried, and drink lots of pasteurized juice and milk, and drink lots of water. It also says that you can drink up to 12 ounces of caffeinated drinks a day, my trick it to water and ice them down. There's also something in there about staying away from foods with artificial colors in them.
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