How to improve your pregnancy habits is possible in a few steps.
If you have followed a healthy diet before, during and after pregnancy, you will help your baby to develop properly.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PREGNANCY HABITS
- Follow your doctor’s directions when taking additional folic acid, calcium, and iron.
- Don’t eat for two.
- Indulge in some cravings every now and then, but don’t overuse fat, sugar-rich food, or spoil yourself.
- If you gain a lot of weight you could put your health and that of your baby at risk.
- Eat green leafy vegetables like spinach and legumes like beans and soybeans, they are rich in folic acid.
- Calcium is essential to help the formation of your baby’s teeth and bones. Include in your diet dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt), green vegetables, almonds, beans, sardines and corn tortillas.
- Eat fresh fruits and vegetables for vitamins and minerals.
- Exercise as long as your doctor recommends it.
- Rest well, at least eight hours a day.
- Stay hydrated, ask your doctor for the ideal amount of water to drink.
- Don’t carry anything heavy, ask for help whenever you need it.
- Reduce stress, try to be calm and slow down your routine.
In pregnancy, you must modify certain activities or customs in order for you and your child to be in good health.
What has been most difficult for you during your pregnancy?