Preparing for Pregnancy - Nutrition

Preparing for pregnancy starts when you are in your mother’s womb. Surprised? It is the truth. Because everything that happens to you in your lifetime may have good or bad consequence in your pregnancy as well as your motherhood.

Physical fitness is an essential thing to become a mother. The genetics, the nutrition you get from the childhood determines your level of fitness. That’s why I say that everything that occurs to you from the day you a just one cell stage, affects your pregnancy.

In some countries, mostly the developing countries, give very little attention towards girls’ nutrition. In countries like India, the male child in the family is given the best diet, and the female child is given only the leftovers. It is very sad t see that such practices are still there regardless of the development of science, technology and health services.

Make sure you give the female child a well balanced diet from the day they are born (exclusive breast feeding up to 6 months). Their diet should include the following ingredients.

·        60% carbohydrates

·        30% fat

·        10% proteins

Never forget about vitamins and minerals. To get these you should eat enough fruits and green leaves.

It is very important a girl gets enough nutrition during her adolescent growth spurt; since this is the period her body undergoes rapid growth and development. If she didn’t get enough nutrition, there will be lot problems. For example, she may not achieve the adequate height. If the woman is very short, it is very dangerous for her to undergo a normal delivery, because her pelvis is not wide enough for the child to come out. In such cases she has to undergo caesarian section.  Caesarian sections caries a lot of risks. There are also long term complications. Some says it is not good for the baby too.

After menarche, a girl needs enough iron in her diet to restore the blood she looses during menstrual period.

Too much nutrition also can prevent you from becoming a mother. If you are taking a lot of calories, that will lead to obesity. Obeys women find it very hard to conceive, so it is very important you maintain your BMI within the normal range

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