Nutrition And Prenatal Vitamines While Pregnant

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Prenatal Vitamins and Nutrition

I had brought quite a bit of snacks home from Hawaii that weren't available in the area where I lived. Any other time, I would just eat these things up and they would be gone in no time. However, this time around there was something different with me. I couldn't stand to look at the pastries that I had brought home. I would try take a bite of it and that would be it. I felt bad because I was wasting almost everything that I brought back home since my husband didn't like them as much as I did.

Although I couldn't stand to eat all the things I brought home from Hawaii, I did feel hungry all the time. I had to have food in me every thirty minutes at least. I never really believed until now, when people would say to keep crackers with you all the time because you will need them. So I bought a whole box of crackers and did not leave the house without them. I even started to bring them to bed with me. I would end up eating right before I went to sleep and first thing in the morning.

I never really believed all the things people talked about pregnancy, until I was there. There were foods that I used to like and now couldn't stand to see or smell. There were foods I would normally not eat but now eating. My husband got used to me being very picky about what and where we would eat. I also started to drink a lot of milk while in Hawaii, since I knew that it was good for me while pregnant, but as soon as I got home, I really couldn't stand drinking milk. I had to quit and didn't start drinking milk again for quite a few weeks later.

During my first prenatal doctor's visit, the nurse went over a lot of paperwork, talked about what I should expect and asked for questions and concerns that I may have. So I told them about my miscarriage in the past. They provided me with a lot of take home flyers about what to do and not do while pregnant which included the best things to eat and avoid while pregnant. There were information about down syndrome, and etc. There were even samples of prenatal vitamins that I could try to help me choose the right prenatal vitamins for me. I decided to take the ones with the DHA supplement.

My appetite throughout the pregnancy changed on a weekly or monthly basis. Earlier in my pregnancy, I drank a lot of milk because I knew that it was good for me. But I got tired of the milk weeks later and stopped drinking it. Then a few months later I decided to start drinking it again which was probably a very good idea. This time around I came across the organic DHA milk which I thought tasted better than the regular milk. The only thing about the organic milk with DHA is that it cost about twice as much as regular milk. And as far as food goes, I ate a lot of fruits and vegetables. I didn't start any new food. I also made sure that I took my prenatal vitamins which includes the DHA pill.

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