HOME REMEDIES FOR PREGNANCY

Whenever a woman is about to become a mother, there are many questions in her mind about drinking her food, such as which things will keep her and the child’s health healthy, what kind of diet will fulfill every deficiency of her body etc. In such a situation, you have to pay attention to your small things so that you do not let anything fall short in your body. 

Your food is your everything in pregnancy, the better diet you take, the better your pregnancy will be and you will get out of your 9 months easily. In such a situation, today we will tell you what things you have to consume in the coming 9 months, so that your health remains good for a long time and your child also, so let’s know what things to include in your diet. 

1. Must consume calcium

Corona has created a cry outside and in such a situation, if you are going to be a mother soon, you do not have to panic. You just have to concentrate on drinking your food so that you can be healthy. First of all, you have to increase calcium in your food so that your baby gets a good diet and this will also keep your health healthy. You can include milk, curd and paneer in your diet and eat them. Also Read – Why is physiotherapy before and after delivery beneficial?

2. Iron is required

There are periods when you do baby deliveries, so there should be no loss of blood in your body. It has a bad effect on you and your child, in such a situation, eat iron-rich things in your diet so that your health remains good.

3. Use protein

You should also take a protein diet in pregnancy so that there is no deficiency in your body. By consuming protein rich things, both you and your baby are healthy. In such a situation, do not remove protein from your diet and keep consuming it.

4. Consumption of carbohydrates

You should eat almost everything in pregnancy so that there is no deficiency in your body. In such a situation, you should also take a diet of carbohydrates so that you eat good food so that your health remains intact for the whole 9 months. You can include oatmeal and bread in your diet as a carbohydrate.

5. Green Vegetables and Fruits

Everyone should eat these two, but if you are going to become a mother, then these things become more important for you. You should keep eating spinach, broccoli and other seasonal fruits for your health so that you get strength in every way.

You can choose the options of delicious dishes given in these meal plans and make some changes according to your taste.

How to use our pregnancy diet plan

Our diet charts are a general guide to help improve your weekly diet plan. Their goal is to identify your favorite foods, which are good sources of essential nutrients for your pregnancy phase.

Keep in mind:

This diet plan is made with those fruits and vegetables, which are available in every season. No matter what season you are in, you will be able to easily find good sources of essential nutrients in the market. If no fruit or vegetable is available, you can choose a seasonal fruit or vegetable instead, which provides equal nutrition.

A food item can be a source of many nutrients. Therefore you may find that a particular nutrient, which was mentioned in one quarter, should also be in another quarter. For example, lentils are a good source of folic acid, omega 3 fatty acids and iron, especially for vegetarians.

What else  need to know?

If you have any medical problems or allergies, or if you are taking food according to a particular diet plan, talk to your doctor before changing your diet. If you have gestational diabetes, you can see our gestational diabetes meal plan.

Keep yourself well hydrated by drinking eight to 12 glasses of water a day using our meal plan.

Take limited intake of caffeine throughout pregnancy. We have explained in the diet plan what caffeine is, so that you can monitor how much caffeine you are consuming.

Which pregnancy diet plan would be right?

Since the Indian diet and the eating habits of the people here are very diverse, we have prepared different diet plans for North Indians and South Indians. In these two regions of India, eight plans have been given for every quarter, four vegetarian and four non-vegetarian.

First quarter diet plan

Although you need different nutrients to keep yourself and your baby healthy throughout pregnancy, we have chosen a few more nutrients that are especially important for your baby’s growth in the first trimester.

The most important nutrients in the first trimester are folic acid, iron and vitamin B6.

Folic acid protects your baby from neural tube defects such as spina bifida and other congenital defects such as the clot palate.

Iron is needed to make healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the body. Due to lack of enough iron in the body, you may feel tired or breathless. Iron deficiency anemia (low HB) is quite common in India, so this nutrient is required throughout pregnancy.

You may feel like vomiting due to nausea and you may not be able to eat or drink properly. There is some evidence that vitamin B6 is helpful in relieving nausea.

Second quarter diet plan

In the second trimester, your baby’s bones are growing and his brain also develops. Adequate calcium and vitamin D are necessary for the healthy bones of the baby and Omega 3 is very important for the development of the brain of the baby.

Another nutrient is mentioned in our meal plan for the second quarter and that is beta-carotene. It is a type of Vitamin A, which helps us to get healthy blood and skin.

We continue to talk about iron-rich foods in this quarter as well, as anemia (low HB) is very common in India, especially among vegetarians.

Third quarter diet plan

In the third trimester, your baby will develop at a fast pace as his weight increases and he is preparing for life outside the womb. Because of this you will find that your weight is increasing rapidly. As long as you are taking a balanced and healthy diet, you should not worry about this extra weight gain. Your energy needs will also increase because your baby is building layers of fat inside.

Blood clots are necessary to help stop bleeding and vitamin ‘K’ helps in this. This is very important after the birth of the baby. Therefore, it is advised that in the third trimester you should eat a diet rich in vitamin ‘K’ so that your body does not lack this important nutrient at birth.

Like the first and second trimesters, iron is an important nutrient to prevent anemia in the third trimester. If you have anemia and are not treated, you have a high risk of premature labor.

Do  need to take supplements along with a healthy diet during pregnancy?

The best way to get the necessary nutrients for yourself and your unborn baby is by consuming different types of healthy foods. Often, it is easier for your body to absorb these essential nutrients through food than to take them as supplements.

However, despite taking a healthy diet, there is a need to take supplements during pregnancy. Therefore, do not stop taking the supplements prescribed by the doctor.

All pregnant women are required to take folic acid supplementation in the first trimester. In the second and third trimesters, the doctor will ask you to take iron and calcium supplements. How often you need to take calcium and iron pills depends on your health history and diet, such as whether you take a vegetarian diet or a non-vegetarian diet.

Depending on the results of your blood tests at the beginning of pregnancy, a doctor may also ask you to take a vitamin D supplement. Although your body gets vitamin D naturally from sunlight, yet many women in India lack this essential nutrient. It helps in the absorption of calcium in the body.