Happy Chinese New Year!
After a busy year, everyone's ready to go home and enjoy a good meal! And there's another group of people who're also getting ready to "give birth" to a "pig" baby next year!
However, pregnant women need to be careful about many things when faced with so many delicious foods during the Chinese New Year!
Let's talk about it slowly.
Control your diet; don't eat too much or too many different foods.
There are many "taboos" during pregnancy, and most people dare not eat anything indiscriminately. However, it is easy to be caught off guard and not even realize that you are eating the wrong thing.
Pregnant women worry about malnutrition, but they also fear developing gestational diabetes from overeating. With the abundance of meat, sweets, and drinks during the Spring Festival, expectant mothers should carefully consider their food intake.
Dietary guidelines for pregnancy recommend that pregnant women eat plenty of fruits, leafy green vegetables, poultry, fish, nuts, and fiber-rich foods, with the Mediterranean diet being the top choice. The intake of carbohydrates, protein, and fat should be controlled to between 50-60%, 15-20%, and 25-30% of total calories, respectively.
For mothers in the second or third trimester, it is advisable to increase the intake of dairy products, fish, poultry, eggs, and lean meat.
If you experience morning sickness , try eating small, frequent meals.
Morning sickness is common during pregnancy, and during the Spring Festival, the rich and fatty foods can easily trigger nausea and vomiting in pregnant women.
At this time, you can try a small, frequent meal pattern, with a light diet and priority given to easily digestible grains.
If the condition is too severe and affects eating, you should see a doctor as soon as possible. Do not have the idea that seeing a doctor during the Spring Festival is "bad luck".
No smoking or drinking! Also, stay away from secondhand smoke.
During family gatherings during the Spring Festival, it's inevitable that some people will have a few drinks, and it's also inevitable that some family members will have a smoking habit.
Multiple studies have demonstrated that tobacco and alcohol have significant toxic effects on embryonic development, easily causing premature birth, miscarriage, and fetal malformations. Pregnant women, in addition to avoiding tobacco and alcohol themselves, should also try to stay away from secondhand smoke and avoid crowded, poorly ventilated environments.
Keep a good mood to welcome the New Year and have a smooth delivery of your adorable "pig baby"!
