a baby’s nutrition is almost entirely
the responsibility of the mother hi I’m
Rebecca Braden and welcome to
watchmojo.com our host Veronica got the
chance to speak with the Nick Robinson
about how to increase your odds of
having a healthy baby so now that you’re
pregnant what are some risks that moms
need to be aware of well there are a lot
of risks going into pregnancy upwards of
50% of pregnancies end in miscarriage
within the first trimester and then once
you’re past the first trimester and
you’re relatively comfortable with the
safety of your pregnancy there’s all
sorts of issues that can happen with the
baby there’s you know from fetal alcohol
syndrome to low birth weight babies to
deformities and birth defects since so
on and so forth so there’s a lot for a
woman to be concerned about and the best
thing she can do is she can’t prevent or
guarantee that any of those things won’t
happen but what she can do is take
charge of her pregnancy and be very
proactive and do everything possible to
give herself the best odds possible to
have a healthy pregnancy a healthy
delivery and healthy baby are there any
ways to help your odds well the most
important piece is nutrition so you want
to make sure that you’re rested you keep
stress low you want to make sure that
you’re exercising and you’re moving and
you’re getting your body ready for a
healthy delivery but nutrition is really
the fundamental piece that you need to
do now if you followed a specific diet
while you are trying to conceive do you
just continue that diet now that you’re
pregnant
well a fertility diet is very similar to
a pregnancy diet so you want to be
talking during your pregnancy obviously
so there’s no cigarettes there’s no
alcohol there’s no stimulants there’s no
chemical foods or packaged foods you
want to avoid soy dairy gluten things
that are allergens or inflammatory that
can prevent your body from absorbing
nutrients you want your body to be full
of nutrients and proteins while you’re
pregnant there are some essential things
that you need to look for in your foods
though you need to make sure you’re
getting the calcium that you need for
bone growth you need to make sure you’re
getting the protein that you need to get
the amino acids your body needs to build
a living tissue you want to make sure
that you’re having Omega 3 very
important for development you want to
make sure you’re having vitamin D and
one of the most important ones are the B
vitamins you want to make sure you’re
having a good supply of vitamins because
that prevents from neural issues now if
you cheat and have a glass of wine or a
coffee will that affect your baby
there’s no known medication that you can
take during your pregnancy if you have a
headache you’re on your own if you have
the flu you’re on your own if you have
some kind of infection you’re usually on
your own so if you can’t put in any
medication in your body you probably
shouldn’t be putting in any substances
like alcohol or caffeine or stimulants
in your body
now besides morning sickness what other
uncomfortable situations will of
pregnant women be in when you’re
pregnant little by little your baby
takes up the space in your abdominal
cavity where your other organs are your
digestive tube your kidneys your liver
your stomach your pancreas and all those
organs are actually slowly pushed up
into your chest cavity which means that
as you go along the digestive issues not
only become present but multiply and
become worse and worse so towards the
end of your pregnancy if your digestion
is really poor have a lot of water and
start spacing out your meals making them
smaller more frequent during the day to
help your body deal with the fact that
all
digestive system is now compressed in
your abdominal cavity now if you’re
trying to eat healthy but you’re
nauseous is there anything that you can
do you can use that nausea actually as a
guideline for putting in really really
safe foods into your mouth but if you’re
so nauseous
you can’t even stomach to have
vegetables or good healthy foods and the
only thing you can do is try to prevent
the nausea there are some things that
you can do ginger for example is a great
way to prevent nausea it’s a natural
anti nausea the other thing you can do
is take cinnamon cinnamon also has
helped in some women to reduce nausea
you can also take small bites small
meals of blend starchy food like rice
cakes like rice crackers like corn cakes
or corn tortillas things that are bland
and will allow your stomach to calm
itself down now what about food cravings
what if you’re craving unhealthy food
there’s all sorts of different cravings
we all heard the pickle and the ice
cream not the healthiest combination but
some things you know aren’t so bad for
you you have to remember though that if
you can control your cravings and make
better choices do so there are some
cravings though that are out of control
some women actually develop a condition
called pica in if you’ve never heard of
you guys a really odd disorder where
pregnant women start to crave non-food
things to eat like laundry detergent so
if you’re smelling your laundry
detergent and all of a sudden you have a
craving to take a bite out of it see
your doctor you probably have pica now
our prenatal vitamins necessary
supplements are not a substitute and so
you should really look for a good
vitamin
supplement to make sure you’re getting
folic acid that you’re getting calcium
you’re getting vitamin B’s you’re
getting vitamin D you’re getting calcium
look for a naturally food source based
vitamin are there any foods that moms
need to avoid yeah there are some things
that you were maybe okay when you were
trying to get pregnant but now you
definitely have to cut out from the
first day of your pregnancy so you want
to make sure that you’re not having any
raw eggs raw meats raw fish or anything
that’s undercooked
the same thing with deli meats you want
to make sure that you’re not being
exposed to bad bacteria that could harm
your baby in utero the other thing you
want to watch out for is no artificial
sweeteners artificial sweeteners
actually cross the placenta barrier and
there is no known amount that is safe
for your baby if you see something on a
label that has MSG in it or a yeast
which is another name for MSG MSG is a
neurotoxin you don’t want to expose your
baby in the womb to a neurotoxin some
other things you should be avoiding tea
or some of the fish that are high in
mercury like shark like swordfish like
tile fish and like mackerel those are
fish you want to avoid completely during
your pregnancy now can tuna fish is
pretty popular way of getting fish you
can have canned tuna but maybe once a
week not more than that but it’s
recommended to have a lot of different
types of fish and seafood during your
pregnancy to get a lot of the omega-3s
so you can go ahead and have several
portions of fish during the week just
not from the ones we’ve just discussed
are there any chores that mom should
avoid doing well a lot of women go and
start preparing the nursery so you
should probably let someone else paint
your nursery or varnish the floors or do
any of that stuff that would expose you
to harsh chemicals
probably want to stop cleaning with
harsh chemicals as well if you have a
cat or an animal in the house don’t
change the litter anymore you’re
supposed to do it you have a good excuse
might as well use it to avoid the cat
litter altogether that can cause some
serious toxic reactions as well
now is there a natural weight game that
women need to be aware of absolutely so
you want to make sure that you’re
gaining the right amount of weight so
that your baby at birth is of a healthy
birth weight if you’re underweight you
can gain from 30 to 50 pounds in fact
some athletic women that just have low
body fat but that aren’t necessarily
underweight should probably be looking
at a much higher weight gain
you will need fat for the baby’s
development but especially if you’re
going to be nursing afterwards you will
need a reserve of fat I know no one
wants to have an extra reserve of fat
and when you’re pregnant the last thing
you want is to feel fat but your body
needs it and your baby will need it when
it’s nursing so you can be comfortable
with the 30 to 50 pound weight gain if
you’re underweight now if you’re a
healthy weight 2030 pounds
is normal
if you’re overweight however I’m sad to
say you probably have to look at a much
lower weight gain you’ll have to be
really careful as you’re going through
your pregnancy not to put on a heavy
weight game because your baby will
actually wind up being of a heavier
birth weight so most recommended are
between 10 and 20 pounds for overweight
women you want to leave pregnant women
with any other advice take charge of
your pregnancy
do everything you can it’s very
empowering when you are in charge of
your nutrition you’re in charge of your
home you’re in charge of what you’re
exposed to and you will give your baby
and your body the best odds possible to
have a fantastic delivery and healthy
baby thank you very much Thank You
Veronica
the responsibility of the mother hi I’m
Rebecca Braden and welcome to
watchmojo.com our host Veronica got the
chance to speak with the Nick Robinson
about how to increase your odds of
having a healthy baby so now that you’re
pregnant what are some risks that moms
need to be aware of well there are a lot
of risks going into pregnancy upwards of
50% of pregnancies end in miscarriage
within the first trimester and then once
you’re past the first trimester and
you’re relatively comfortable with the
safety of your pregnancy there’s all
sorts of issues that can happen with the
baby there’s you know from fetal alcohol
syndrome to low birth weight babies to
deformities and birth defects since so
on and so forth so there’s a lot for a
woman to be concerned about and the best
thing she can do is she can’t prevent or
guarantee that any of those things won’t
happen but what she can do is take
charge of her pregnancy and be very
proactive and do everything possible to
give herself the best odds possible to
have a healthy pregnancy a healthy
delivery and healthy baby are there any
ways to help your odds well the most
important piece is nutrition so you want
to make sure that you’re rested you keep
stress low you want to make sure that
you’re exercising and you’re moving and
you’re getting your body ready for a
healthy delivery but nutrition is really
the fundamental piece that you need to
do now if you followed a specific diet
while you are trying to conceive do you
just continue that diet now that you’re
pregnant
well a fertility diet is very similar to
a pregnancy diet so you want to be
talking during your pregnancy obviously
so there’s no cigarettes there’s no
alcohol there’s no stimulants there’s no
chemical foods or packaged foods you
want to avoid soy dairy gluten things
that are allergens or inflammatory that
can prevent your body from absorbing
nutrients you want your body to be full
of nutrients and proteins while you’re
pregnant there are some essential things
that you need to look for in your foods
though you need to make sure you’re
getting the calcium that you need for
bone growth you need to make sure you’re
getting the protein that you need to get
the amino acids your body needs to build
a living tissue you want to make sure
that you’re having Omega 3 very
important for development you want to
make sure you’re having vitamin D and
one of the most important ones are the B
vitamins you want to make sure you’re
having a good supply of vitamins because
that prevents from neural issues now if
you cheat and have a glass of wine or a
coffee will that affect your baby
there’s no known medication that you can
take during your pregnancy if you have a
headache you’re on your own if you have
the flu you’re on your own if you have
some kind of infection you’re usually on
your own so if you can’t put in any
medication in your body you probably
shouldn’t be putting in any substances
like alcohol or caffeine or stimulants
in your body
now besides morning sickness what other
uncomfortable situations will of
pregnant women be in when you’re
pregnant little by little your baby
takes up the space in your abdominal
cavity where your other organs are your
digestive tube your kidneys your liver
your stomach your pancreas and all those
organs are actually slowly pushed up
into your chest cavity which means that
as you go along the digestive issues not
only become present but multiply and
become worse and worse so towards the
end of your pregnancy if your digestion
is really poor have a lot of water and
start spacing out your meals making them
smaller more frequent during the day to
help your body deal with the fact that
all
digestive system is now compressed in
your abdominal cavity now if you’re
trying to eat healthy but you’re
nauseous is there anything that you can
do you can use that nausea actually as a
guideline for putting in really really
safe foods into your mouth but if you’re
so nauseous
you can’t even stomach to have
vegetables or good healthy foods and the
only thing you can do is try to prevent
the nausea there are some things that
you can do ginger for example is a great
way to prevent nausea it’s a natural
anti nausea the other thing you can do
is take cinnamon cinnamon also has
helped in some women to reduce nausea
you can also take small bites small
meals of blend starchy food like rice
cakes like rice crackers like corn cakes
or corn tortillas things that are bland
and will allow your stomach to calm
itself down now what about food cravings
what if you’re craving unhealthy food
there’s all sorts of different cravings
we all heard the pickle and the ice
cream not the healthiest combination but
some things you know aren’t so bad for
you you have to remember though that if
you can control your cravings and make
better choices do so there are some
cravings though that are out of control
some women actually develop a condition
called pica in if you’ve never heard of
you guys a really odd disorder where
pregnant women start to crave non-food
things to eat like laundry detergent so
if you’re smelling your laundry
detergent and all of a sudden you have a
craving to take a bite out of it see
your doctor you probably have pica now
our prenatal vitamins necessary
supplements are not a substitute and so
you should really look for a good
vitamin
supplement to make sure you’re getting
folic acid that you’re getting calcium
you’re getting vitamin B’s you’re
getting vitamin D you’re getting calcium
look for a naturally food source based
vitamin are there any foods that moms
need to avoid yeah there are some things
that you were maybe okay when you were
trying to get pregnant but now you
definitely have to cut out from the
first day of your pregnancy so you want
to make sure that you’re not having any
raw eggs raw meats raw fish or anything
that’s undercooked
the same thing with deli meats you want
to make sure that you’re not being
exposed to bad bacteria that could harm
your baby in utero the other thing you
want to watch out for is no artificial
sweeteners artificial sweeteners
actually cross the placenta barrier and
there is no known amount that is safe
for your baby if you see something on a
label that has MSG in it or a yeast
which is another name for MSG MSG is a
neurotoxin you don’t want to expose your
baby in the womb to a neurotoxin some
other things you should be avoiding tea
or some of the fish that are high in
mercury like shark like swordfish like
tile fish and like mackerel those are
fish you want to avoid completely during
your pregnancy now can tuna fish is
pretty popular way of getting fish you
can have canned tuna but maybe once a
week not more than that but it’s
recommended to have a lot of different
types of fish and seafood during your
pregnancy to get a lot of the omega-3s
so you can go ahead and have several
portions of fish during the week just
not from the ones we’ve just discussed
are there any chores that mom should
avoid doing well a lot of women go and
start preparing the nursery so you
should probably let someone else paint
your nursery or varnish the floors or do
any of that stuff that would expose you
to harsh chemicals
probably want to stop cleaning with
harsh chemicals as well if you have a
cat or an animal in the house don’t
change the litter anymore you’re
supposed to do it you have a good excuse
might as well use it to avoid the cat
litter altogether that can cause some
serious toxic reactions as well
now is there a natural weight game that
women need to be aware of absolutely so
you want to make sure that you’re
gaining the right amount of weight so
that your baby at birth is of a healthy
birth weight if you’re underweight you
can gain from 30 to 50 pounds in fact
some athletic women that just have low
body fat but that aren’t necessarily
underweight should probably be looking
at a much higher weight gain
you will need fat for the baby’s
development but especially if you’re
going to be nursing afterwards you will
need a reserve of fat I know no one
wants to have an extra reserve of fat
and when you’re pregnant the last thing
you want is to feel fat but your body
needs it and your baby will need it when
it’s nursing so you can be comfortable
with the 30 to 50 pound weight gain if
you’re underweight now if you’re a
healthy weight 2030 pounds
is normal
if you’re overweight however I’m sad to
say you probably have to look at a much
lower weight gain you’ll have to be
really careful as you’re going through
your pregnancy not to put on a heavy
weight game because your baby will
actually wind up being of a heavier
birth weight so most recommended are
between 10 and 20 pounds for overweight
women you want to leave pregnant women
with any other advice take charge of
your pregnancy
do everything you can it’s very
empowering when you are in charge of
your nutrition you’re in charge of your
home you’re in charge of what you’re
exposed to and you will give your baby
and your body the best odds possible to
have a fantastic delivery and healthy
baby thank you very much Thank You
Veronica
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