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Show --4 n n n And Yourself Baby Your Baby Y ou are going to have a baby and for the next nine months, no one can safeguard your pregnancy and care for your soon-tob- e doubter or son as well as you can. You may he confused about which choices are ffn,git, and "healthy" for you and your baby. Should I eat a certain food! Take a medication! Are just a few cigarettes a day okay! Is it okay to cMrrate with a Following is some advise glass of wine! What if I need an which should help you baby your baby assuring he or she is full x-ra- term, full weight before birth. Nutrition and Weight Gain One serving of a deep yellow or orange fruit or vegetable, such as squash or carrots, is recommended Four servings of grain odds are already very that your child will be healthy. But you can improve those odds significantly providing your baby not just good health, but excellent health with every bite of food you put in your mouth. products. One serving is one thick slice of bread, Vl cup rice, hot cereal, cooked pasta, a muffin, or lA cup cold unsweetened cereaL Whole grain products are more nutritious than white enriched grains. The 0 Plenty of fluids, at least 0 cups a day. You may count your milk intake in your total amount of 8-1- fluids. Recommended Daily Diet Four 8 oz. glasses of milk or servings of milk products Four protein servings. A serving is 3 oz. cooked lean 2-- meat, fish or poultry; 54 cup of cooked dry beans, peas or lentils; lA cup of peanut butter or 1 oz. of nuts Two servings of fresh, green, 1 leafy vegetables. A serving is cup raw or 3A cup cooked. One serving of fresh fruits or vegetables rich in vitamin C. Fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, pineapples or tomatoes; or vegetables such as broccoli, peppers or cauliflower. O Prenatal vitamin and mineral supplements as prescribed by your health care provider. These supplements contain the extra iron and folic acid that are essential to the development of your baby. Excessive vitamin and mineral supplements are not necessary and may be harmful to you and your unborn baby. In general don't skip meals when you are pregnant Weight gain in pregnancy is normal and should be slow and steady. Although you are not really eating for two, you need to increase your daily calorie intake in pregnancy by about 300 calories. Dieting to lose or maintain your weight should be me last thing on your mind now. y! r Weight Gain And Distribution The weight you gain during pregnancy is distributed throughout your body including fetal weight lbs baby 4-- 6 lbs maternal fat stores 6-- 8 2-- lbs increased fluid volume 2 lbs amniotic fluid lbs increased blood volume I'zlbs 3 3-- 4 lbs breast enlargement 2 lbs uterus (womb) 1-- 2 , placenta (tissue connecting and mother that brings baby nourishment and takes away waste.) A gradual weight gain of 25 to 35 pounds is recommended with most of the weight gain during the last three months of your pregnancy: 10 weeks: 1-- 2 lbs 20 weeks: 8 lbs 30 weeks: 15 lbs 40 weeks: 25 lbs |