Guidelines for healthy behavior in the first trimester of pregnancy
A high-risk pregnancy doctor provides advice on how to start your pregnancy and infant off well.
The HOWTOs
Do consider food to be fuel.
You're not really dining for two, despite what the saying goes. Later in your pregnancy, you will require more calories and nutrients, but you don't have to increase your intake by double right now.
Pay attention to the quality of your food rather than its quantity. Give your body nutritious meals to fuel. Pick organic food wherever you can, and try to get your food locally. As a result, you are exposed to less pesticides.
Pay attention to folate.
When you are pregnant and in the first trimester, you should be taking 600 mcg of folic acid daily. Start taking folic acid vitamins right away if you weren't previously doing so before becoming pregnant.
This helps avoid spina bifida and anencephaly, two common and dangerous birth abnormalities. Some organizations even advise all women, not just pregnant ones, between the ages of 15 and 45 to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily.
Your doctor will most likely advise you to start taking prenatal vitamins after your pregnancy has been confirmed. These vitamins are made to fulfill the recommended daily consumption of folic acid.
In relation to pregnancy vitamins...
Go to bed.
Your body is undergoing massive transformations and creating a whole new life-sustaining system for your unborn child. During the days when the placenta grows, you may probably feel completely worn out. You're also experiencing significant hormonal and emotional shifts.
When possible, take naps. If you work, consider fitting a brief period of relaxation into your lunch break.
It's possible that you need to sleep later at night than usual. Establish bedtimes and honor them so that your body gets eight or nine hours of rest every night.
The DO NOTS
Avoid smoking.
Avoid consuming alcohol.
Avoid eating raw meat.
Keep the litter box uncluttered.
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