Some physiological changes in the female body, in particular the growth of the uterus, cause the squeezing of certain organs - the intestine and stomach. In this regard, a pregnant woman should take food in small portions with increased frequency.
In the first months of pregnancy, a woman should take food 5 times a day, increasing the frequency up to 7 times in the second half of the term.
There is a proportional scheme for the distribution of nutrients. For example, 30% of them should be for breakfast, 40% for lunch, 10% for snacks and 20% for dinner. Food for pregnant women in the first months are distributed in such a way that in the first half of the day meat, fish and cereals are taken for food. And in the afternoon, the diet can be diluted with sour-milk products, as well as fresh vegetables and other products of plant origin.
It is not recommended to eat immediately before bedtime, enough to withstand a pause of 2 hours, thus preventing the accumulation of fat. From the balanced and high-quality nutrition, the general state of health of the pregnant woman depends on the normal development of the organism of the unborn child. The development of complications associated with pregnancy, such as toxicosis, varicose veins, systematic constipation, can be caused by improper and unbalanced nutrition. Consumption of vitamin C, reduces the risk of varicose veins.
The consumption of foods containing iron, helps prevent the occurrence of anemia. A smooth increase in weight, not spasmodic, indicates the correct course of pregnancy and a balanced diet of a pregnant woman.
Sharp weight changes, in the direction of decrease or increase, indicate the presence of abnormalities. Insufficient nutrition, as well as its excess, contributes to the development of the fetus and the likelihood of a possible miscarriage. Stretch marks and scars are the result of excess weight of a pregnant woman.
In order to regulate weight, you need to know it. For this purpose, you need to purchase a floor scales and weigh each day, writing down the indicators in a notebook. The available information will allow a pregnant woman to regulate weight independently. It is considered that a pregnant woman in the first three months should gain about 1500 grams in weight, and in the next three - up to 5 kg. 4 kg added in the last three months.
It is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of each woman. If the expectant mother was slender before pregnancy, accordingly it is necessary to add 800 grams, 2400 grams in the second trimester and about 2 kg in the first three months in the first three months of the gestation period.
If a pregnant woman has a sharp increase in weight, she needs to reduce the amount of fat consumed, using low-calorie foods.
Regardless of the recommended diet, a woman should receive as many nutritious elements as possible to have enough for two. However, this does not mean that a woman at one meal should consume a double portion of food.
In the diet for pregnant women in the first months, food should be prepared from exclusively fresh products, since the harmful elements present in stale foods have a greater effect on the unborn child than on the pregnant woman.
To avoid this, it is necessary to thoroughly fry or cook meat, exclude from the diet the consumption of raw eggs, cook them for at least 10 minutes. Fry or cook fish for several hours. Do not allow foods that contain harmful chemical elements into the diet of a pregnant woman. For normal functioning of the intestine, it is necessary to take grits of large grind that contribute to the timely release of slags from the female body. Strict balance of consumption of proteins, vitamins and trace elements is especially important in the first 14 weeks, when the child develops key organs and systems - the heart, kidneys, liver. Otherwise, the child may have a chance of disturbances in the formation of the bone skeleton, as well as heart disease. During the day, during the first three months of pregnancy, a woman's body should receive 100 grams of protein, 350 g of carbohydrates and 75 grams of fat throughout the day. By six months, the child begins to form a brain, which requires more high-calorie, enriched with a large amount of protein products. The most important material in the construction of the child's body is a protein, through which the formation of the placenta, blood and antibodies occurs. Low consumption of protein foods, affects the performance, reduces immunity.
Meat, milk, fish, eggs - an exceptional source of protein of animal origin. Nuts, rice, wheat and a number of legumes produce a vegetable protein. Formation of the nervous system of the future baby, depends on the amount of carbohydrates in foods that are transformed into glucose. Vegetables, pasta, bread, oatmeal, rice are the main sources of carbohydrates.
The use of simple carbohydrates, contained in sweet foods, can contribute to the occurrence of allergic reactions in the unborn child. Inflow of sugar into the body, you can ensure the intake of juices and fruits. Experts recommend removing from the diet of a pregnant woman, especially in the early months of pregnancy, cakes and chocolate. The amount of carbohydrates consumed should be within 60% of the total number of calories. Everyone knows that the human body is 80% water, so it is important for the future mother to take clean and fresh drinking water containing in its list a list of essential minerals and trace elements.
During the day, a pregnant woman should consume up to 2.5 liters of fluid.
Almost half of this volume falls on food, which should also be taken into account. As a rule, during the first months of pregnancy a woman develops toxicosis and vomiting. Her body loses fluid. With loss of fluid in the body, the lack of it can be compensated by drinking about 200 ml of water every day. Apply juices or water, preferably without gas.
Thus, summing up, it should be concluded that for a pregnant woman, especially in the first months of pregnancy, it is important to eat quality food, prepared from fresh products. The food should be balanced, containing in its composition vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and trace elements. All this, in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle, is guaranteed to lead to the normal development of the unborn child and will maintain the physical condition of the expectant mother in perfect form, promote the normal development of the future baby and maintain the physical condition of the woman in the norm.