Not all of advices in pregnancy are
correct.
When you become pregnant, you will receive
a lot of advice from women that used to become pregnant or useful knowledge for
pregnancy in some place. However, not all of the things that you hear are
correct. The best way is that you should ask doctors or nutritious experts
about the things that you don’t understand so that you can receive exact
answer.
Women often catch the following incorrect
views in pregnancy:
Getting pregnant means eating for both mother and child
It’s a pity for you to know that when
pregnancy testing stick informs you happy new and this thing doesn’t mean that
you can eat comfortably. In reality, to provide enough nutrients for babies to
develop, you only need to be provided 300 calories every day in portion of
pregnant women. In reality, providing more energy isn’t necessary until
beginning 3 months that are in the middle of pregnancy. You should know that
increasing weight a lot can lead to complications such as pregnancy diabetes,
puerperal eclampsia. Therefore, keeping weight in limit that is advised is an
important thing. The best way is that you should ask doctor to know that how
many weights that you should gain to be the most suitable.
According to experts, women that have
suitable weight before being pregnant should increase about 11-16 kilograms.
Women whose weight is low before being pregnant should increase from 12 to 18
kilograms. Women that have redundant weight before being pregnant should eat
from 7-11 kilograms. Obese women should follow doctor’s direction, but they
only increase from 6-9 kilograms. To being pregnant with twins, pregnant women
should increase from 16-20 kilograms.
Morning sickness only takes place in the first 3 months
This thing isn’t completely correct. About
80% of pregnant women nauseate and vomit, especially in the first 3 months.
However, some types of point acupuncture and tonic can make you reduce
tiredness. According to some researches, 1 gram of ginger every day will help
you recue nauseating feeling. You can eat in many times in a day with foods
that are added ginger, or you can sip ginger jam with tea, you will feel more
pleasant.
Eating a vegetarian meal doesn’t affect fetus.
Eating
a vegetarian meal can provide pregnant women nutrients, but not enough some
substances.
Vegetables, oil, and beans can also provide
nutrients for mothers when mothers eat a vegetarian meal and become pregnant.
But with vegetarian diet, it’s difficult for mothers to receive enough:
·
Vitamin B12 is naturally found in foods from
animals although some breakfast grains can improve substances containing
vitamin B12. Therefore, if you eat a vegetarian meal, you should provide
vitamin B12 in pregnancy.
·
Vitamin D can easily be found in milk, but
mothers must drink more with 3 times/week, a big glass with 300ml for each time
to provide enough the amount of vitamin D for body.
·
Fe can be found in bean, soya, amaranth and
more. When you take vegetarian meal, you can need the double amount of Fe in
diet than women that eat meat.
Saying no to sea foods
Fish and sea foods are rich of omega 3
fatty acids. They can provide necessary nutrients for pregnant women and help
newborn-babies develop healthily. In 2002, according to a research that was
published on British Medical Magazine, women that eat fish in the first period
will reduce the risk of premature birth and light weight for babies. Other
researches show that omega 3 can help pregnant women reduce depression after
giving birth. Another report in 2007 at Lancet - a famous medical magazine - also
shows that if pregnant women eta a lot of fish, it will help increase
intelligence for babies. The research even shows that if pregnant women don’t
provide sea foods in pregnancy, it will make process of developing fetus’s
brain slow.
Sea
foods are very useful for pregnant women.
Massaging womb regularly
Many pregnant women often think that taking
with their children will help them and their children closer. This thing is
correct; however you shouldn’t fondle babies by rubbing womb as well as
massaging womb in this period. All of these actions have bad effects to fetus.
Rubbing womb regularly will stimulate uterus, makes uterus pulsate and as a
result, it will lead to premature birth.
Pregnant women shouldn’t use computer
The most complex problem that you can meet
when you sit in a long time in front of computer is backache. In addition, it
won’t affect your health and fetus in your womb. In pregnancy, you can
completely use cellphone, TV, microwave..., so why can’t you use computer?
According to obstetricians, this thing is completely incorrect. Therefore,
pregnant women that work in office can feel secure because this equipment is
safe for mothers and babies.
Pregnant
women that work in offices can feel secure to use computer.
Guessing sex of fetus basing on eating and drinking
The most popular mistake to pregnant women
is guessing sex of fetus through habit of eating and drinking in pregnancy.
Women often think that eating salt foods in pregnancy, you will have a boy. On
the contrary, if you crave for sweet things, you will have daughter. This is
completely incorrect view because craving for something in pregnancy because
you may lack that substance or it also depends on your hobby, not sex of fetus.
