What should be the nutrition during pregnancy?
Pregnancy is one of the most important periods of nutrition in human life. Feeding during pregnancy greatly affects the health of the mother and the baby to be born. The growth of your child in the womb, physical, mental development, closely related to your diet during pregnancy.
Anadolu Health Center Nutrition and Diet Specialists convey the following information about the most curious subjects of mothers and relatives during pregnancy:
1. How should pregnant women with excessive nausea be fed?
Digestive system complaints during pregnancy or pregnancy is one of the most common problems. Nausea in 50-90 percent of pregnant women and vomiting is seen in 25-55 percent. It is known that being young, obesity, first pregnancy and smoking increase these problems. 90 percent of pregnancy in the first trimester of pregnancy, and especially 4-10. nausea occurs between weeks.
To prevent nausea during pregnancy
Frequent and small portions should be preferred to eat,
Nutrition; the content of the diet should be low-fat and bread should be consumed by frying,
Factors such as cigarette, food and perfume smell that trigger nausea should be avoided,
By increasing the number of meals to 6, the stomach should not be allowed to remain empty,
After waking up, before getting out of bed (such as toast, toast), eat something dry and rest in bed for a while, then get up,
Enough fluid should be taken between meals,
It should be rested by taking small breaks in daylight.
2. How should pregnant women be fed to avoid gas problems?
Bloating and gas problems during pregnancy need to be eaten little by little and frequently. In addition, eating fast food causes bloating. Another thing that can be done for the gas problem during pregnancy is to stay away from the foods that make gas. In general, food that makes gas to every person; dried legumes (red beans, chickpeas, lentils), cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and onions.
3. How should pregnant women with reflux feed?
One of the most common problems in pregnancy is the condition that we call reflux and the acid in the stomach escapes into the esophagus. Approximately two-thirds of pregnant women suffer from reflux symptoms. Pregnant women feel a burning sensation behind the breastbone. In some cases, this feeling can be felt even near the throat as a result of acidic gastric fluid escaping further. In order to reduce reflux during pregnancy, you need to eat less frequently, raise your head and avoid eating in the last three hours of bedtime. Drinks such as alcohol and coffee, chocolate and fat-intensive foods should be consumed in a more limited way. Cigarettes, as well as many damages in pregnancy, by increasing the stomach acid will contribute to reflux should not be forgotten.
4. What should pregnant women pay attention to while drinking herbal tea?
It is recommended to drink herbal tea during pregnancy because of the risk of fluid loss and miscarriage.
5. How much weight should be gained during pregnancy?
Monitoring weight gain during pregnancy is important. Overnutrition as well as malnutrition in pregnancy is harmful to mother and baby health. Pregnant women in the first three months; 0.5-1 kg per month. in the following months it should gain an average weight of 1.5-2 kg per month. The total weight increase (10-14 kg) of the mother during pregnancy should be 12.5 kg on average.
Healthy nutrition recommendations during pregnancy
To prevent excess weight gain sugary, floury fatty foods should be consumed less
White meat (chicken, fish) should be preferred
Red meat should be lean when consumed
Consumption of products such as delicatessen products, sausages, salami, sausage, bacon should be left
Instead of frying, roasting, boiling, grilling, baking should be preferred.
Food should be less salty, salt should not be used on the table, salt should be iodized.
Vegetables / fruits, legumes and cereals should be washed thoroughly as they may contain some chemicals (pesticides).
Coffee and tea consumption should be reduced and meals should be at least 45 min. to drink before or after
In cases of nausea and vomiting; meals should be consumed gradually and frequently and foods such as toast, breadcrumbs and grissini should be consumed before getting out of bed in the morning. After consuming these foods should be rested for 15 minutes.
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