Basic health care for pregnant women: get professional assistance

During pregnancy it is especially important for a woman to take care of and pamper herself a lot, more than ever in her life. You’ll get WIC support on the dos and don’ts. Some particular pregnancies have special problems and some specific women have too. Every pregnant woman should be in contact with her doctor and carry out the corresponding check-ups during the pregnancy on time.

Healthy women tend to have healthy children and here we only try to solve the most common doubts and to educate future mothers so that, using logic and following some basic advice, their pregnancy does not give them more problems than necessary.

Nutrition

Keep in mind that while it lasts, you are eating for two or more. This is not the time, therefore, to skimp on calories or go on a diet. During a normal pregnancy you always tend to gain weight and do not have to worry about it. On the other hand, it is not convenient to abandon yourself and abuse fatty foods, sweets or junk food. Try to eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruit, vegetables, and cereals or whole wheat bread. Eat several meals a day in which you should not eat large amounts. Avoid big binges and excessive distance between food and food.

Another important recommendation is not to eat raw or poorly prepared meats, cold cuts or semi-raw meats. Whenever meat is eaten, it must be well cooked. It is also important to wash all the fruit and vegetables that are going to be consumed well. The additional calcium intake is important in pregnant women. Add milk and milk derivatives, enriched orange juice, broccoli, sardines or other foods rich in calcium to your diet.

Physical exercise

It is recommended throughout the pregnancy. Low-impact physical exercise is preferable, with swimming and walking being the most indicated. You can also practice others such as yoga, tennis or paddle tennis but, in case of feeling excessive fatigue, shortness of breath or discomfort, the intensity and rhythm of the exercise in question should be reduced. It is advisable to make frequent stops in the practice of any sport during pregnancy. The easiest way to learn to control them is by interrupting and releasing the flow of urine during urination.

The dream

It is important to take special care of it. During the pregnancy, you should try to get as much sleep as possible. As the abdomen dilates, it will be more difficult to find a position that allows you to sleep comfortably. You should try to rest lying on the left side as much as possible. Sleeping on this side displaces the uterus so that it does not compress the great vessels. This optimizes blood flow to the placenta and therefore to the baby. It also helps prevent swelling of the mother’s legs.

Besides getting online support from the WIC, it would be good that you keep visiting to your doctor periodically. Consume enough food so that you have ZERO complications during child-birth. Your health matters a lot for your baby.