Drinking 1.5 to 2 litres of liquids per day ensures that your kidneys are working properly and allows you to effectively combat constipation, which is a minor inconvenience common to most moms-to-be.
- Choose your food carefully
- Eat your meals at regular intervals. If you feel hungry, include a snack in the morning and mid-afternoon.
- Adopt a varied, balanced diet, including:
- milk and dairy products, for their high calcium content
- meat, eggs and fish (red meat in particular is the best source of iron)
- large amounts of bread, rice, pasta, grains and potatoes, along with cereal or bread for breakfast.
- fruit and vegetables, particularly green leafy vegetables that will provide you with the folic acid that you need.
- fats such as oil and butter, for both you and baby.
- Do Not forget liquids: at least 1.5 liter of water per day.
- A daily 0.4mg folic acid supplement (vitamin B9) is often strongly recommended up to the 12th week of pregnancy and longer in the event of a particular previous history known to your doctor
