Diet taboos during one month of pregnancy

All alcoholic drinks and food, raw/half-cooked meat, eggs, aquatic products and unpasteurized dairy products, caffeine drinks exceeding 200mg in a single day, folk recipes and supplements with unknown ingredients. Most of the "fastings" mentioned on the Internet do not need to be one-size-fits-all. Just adjust them according to your own physical constitution and food intake.

A while ago, I went with my best friend who had just tested for parallel bars to the obstetrics department to seek consultation from an acquaintance. When I entered the door, she took out half a bag of pickled pepper and chicken feet from her pocket and put it on the table. She said that her mother-in-law said this was a "fat thing" that would cause a tire slip. Even she had been talking about it for three days after eating two mouthfuls of iced watermelon last week, saying that if the child has problems, it is all because of her greed. In fact, many of the "pregnancy taboos" that everyone has heard countless times are themselves controversial and there is no unified answer. For example, crabs, which are listed in the top 3 of the blacklist, are considered by traditional Chinese medicine to be cold in nature. Excessive consumption may cause fetal gas. Pregnant mothers with weak spleen and stomach, a history of miscarriage, or symptoms of threatened abortion such as bleeding and abdominal pain are indeed advised to avoid it as much as possible. ； But the view of modern nutrition is that as long as you are not allergic to seafood and the crabs are thoroughly steamed and cooked, it is perfectly fine to eat one or two at a time. My colleague was greedy and ate two hairy crabs when she was 5 weeks pregnant. The prenatal checkup gave the green light, and the baby was born chubby.

There are also iced drinks and iced fruits that everyone often asks about. As long as you don’t have abdominal pain or diarrhea after eating them, you don’t have to feel guilty if you occasionally eat a bite of ice cream or drink half a cup of iced milk tea. If you have a weak stomach and get upset after eating cold drinks, you must keep your mouth shut. Some people say that you shouldn’t eat spicy food. My best friend is from Chongqing. When she was pregnant, she had to dip some chili pepper in every meal. She didn’t have any problem with getting angry after the baby was born. On the contrary, she couldn’t eat in the first three months because of the spicy food, so she lost three kilograms. The doctor scolded her for not keeping up with her nutrition.

But those red lines mentioned earlier should really be avoided no matter what your physique. Let’s talk about raw and semi-cooked things first, such as medium-rare steaks, soft-boiled eggs, raw pickled seafood, Japanese sashimi, as well as the kind of private fresh milk without sterilization, homemade unsterilized cheese, don’t touch it. The listeria that may be carried here is particularly "anti-freeze". Even the temperature of the refrigerator cannot kill it. It only takes two days for ordinary people to be infected. If a pregnant mother is infected, she will have fever and diarrhea in mild cases, and it may cause fetal stoppage and teratogenesis. I once read about a pregnant mother who ate two pieces of raw salmon sushi when she was 6 weeks pregnant. She was infected with Listeria and ended up unable to save her child. It is really a pity.

Then there is alcohol. The WHO has clearly stated that there is no "safe intake". Whether it is white wine, beer, red wine, cooking wine for cooking, or so-called sweet wine for pregnant women, try not to touch it. Even a small amount may be passed to the fetus through the placenta and affect neurological development. There is also caffeine. It’s not that you can’t drink it at all, but it should not exceed 200mg per day, which is about the amount of a medium cup of regular American coffee. If you used to drink coffee every day, but suddenly quit and you have a headache, irritability, and can’t eat, then drinking a small half cup a day is absolutely fine. If you don’t drink coffee and milk tea, there is no need to go out of your way to touch it.

There are also many people who buy supplements indiscriminately as soon as they find out they are pregnant, such as "Bird's Nest for Pregnant Women", "Jiantai Pills" and "Folk Pregnancy Preservation Prescriptions". There are a lot of mess. Do not eat these things with unknown ingredients, especially the so-called Zhuantai Pills. Many of them contain a lot of hormones. Not only are they useless, but they may also cause fetal malformations. The most important thing in the first three months of pregnancy is to supplement folic acid. Buying the standard dose of 0.4mg from a regular manufacturer is enough. If you have a folic acid metabolism disorder, follow the doctor's advice on increasing the dosage. Don't buy "complex folic acid" that costs hundreds of dollars on your own. Many of the vitamins in them exceed the standard, and eating too much will be a burden.

To be honest, when you are one month pregnant, the embryo has just implanted, so it really doesn’t need as much nutrition as you think. You don’t need to drink chicken soup or pigeon soup all the time. When my cousin was just pregnant, her family made soup for her every day. She gained 8 pounds in a month. When she went for a prenatal check-up, her blood sugar was high, and she was ordered by the doctor to control her weight, which was not worth the gain. Many people still suffer from morning sickness in the first three months. Eat whatever you can. There is no need to force yourself to eat "nutritious but not favorite" food. It is more important that you are happy and emotionally stable.

Many people are very nervous when they are first pregnant. They are so scared that they cry after taking a bite of the so-called "taboo food", fearing that something will happen to the child. In fact, there is really no need. As long as you don't eat a lot of high-risk foods for a long time, and occasionally you are craving for spicy sticks, crabs, or ice cola, there really won't be any big problems. If you are really worried, ask your doctor during your next prenatal checkup, and don't scare yourself with your own imagination. Pregnancy is a natural process, so relaxing is better than anything else.