I am following up with a natrupathic dr during my pregnancy because I wanted to make sure I don't have any deficiencies that can harm me and my baby. Especially I have PCOS and women with pcos tend to have deficiencies as the hormones unbalance make the body unable to absorb some vitamins and minerals from food well.
I know everyone is different and YOU MUST ask your dr before using any information from this article. I just want to share with you what she advised in case someone doesn't have an access to a ND in her country or can't visit ND for any reason.
I have PCOS and she prescribed more supplements for that and for other medical conditions that I have but I will just share the general advice that can be useful for any pregnant women.
But for PCOS, she advised to eat 2 tbsp of grounded flaxseeds daily as it helps reduce testosterone which is high in most of pcos women.
She ordered a complete panel for the blood to see any deficiencies but we don't know the result yet and all of those advice was without any test.
So let's start :
Vitamin supplements:
- What is the difference between expensive and cheap vitamins that the vitamin can be obtained from natural source or synthetic source in the lab. of course the natural one will be more expensive and try to stick to those especially during pregnancy.
- The vitamins are not replacement for food but it's to complete any deficiencies.
- my ND advised those brands because she is sure that they are in the natural form of the ingredients and the best for the pregnant women.
Prenatal Vitamins
Omega 3 ( this one has no taste of fish during or after taking it )
Brobiotic ( the best is 25-50 billlion CFU /day ) this one helps a lot with bloating and other digestive problems
Vitamin D
Calcium/Magnesium My dr said you can skip this during the first 3 months but after that, you will need more Calcium because the baby will grow fast and need more Calcium.
Vital protein ( this one doesn't has any taste , you can put in your juice or hot tea . most people doesn't have enough protein during the first 3 months and most people doesn't have enough collegen in general from diet )
Nutrition:
- you will need about more 300 cal per day during pregnancy. This is equal to small meal or snack.
- Try to eat organic as you can as many pesticide is bad for you. But for meat and dairy , it must be organic.
- you will need:
3-6 cups veggies ( half green leafy and half colorful )
0.5-1.5 cup carbs ( starch veggies, fruits, whole grains, legumes )
1-3 serving fat ( the serving is : 3 nuts, 3 tbsp seeds, 3 oz fish, half avocado .. )
74 gram protein
- don't worry if you don't eat enough in the first 3 months of your pregnancy, your baby will be fine because he is taking from what stored in your body before get pregnant but make sure to eat healthy as you can and once you start eating normal again in the 4th month, choose the right choices.
No-No list:
- raw and smoked meat, fish ,eggs
- soft cheese
- raw sprouts
- unwashed produce
- Big fish ( that eats other fish because it high in mercury )
- artificial sweeteners
- non- organic meat
- non organic dairy
- plastics
- hydrogenated oil ( sunflower, soy ... )
- caffeine ( at most 1 cup per day )
- hair dye
- Sauna, hot tubs
- vitamin A > 10000 iu/day
- Cleaners that have chemical
-Creams and personal care products with chemicals
Exercise:
Recommendation is not that you should but that you may.
Try to meditate and deep breathing daily.
Make a routine of sitting and take 60 deep breathes everyday.
For guided meditation, Jason Stevenson videos on youtube
I have asked her about the study the linked between the autism and PCOS, She said it's just correlation not causation and she think that the reason not pcos itself but that there is a lot of harmful and chemicals that cause harming to babies and some women with PCOS have hormones unbalance because they are exposed to chemical and harmful environment, that is why she advised to eat organic as possible to avoid pesticide and to not to use the chemical cleaners and other hormone distributors in general ans especially during pregnancy.
This was the summary with my ND at the first trimester visit. Hope you find it useful and wait for the next trimester visit summary. see you
I know everyone is different and YOU MUST ask your dr before using any information from this article. I just want to share with you what she advised in case someone doesn't have an access to a ND in her country or can't visit ND for any reason.
I have PCOS and she prescribed more supplements for that and for other medical conditions that I have but I will just share the general advice that can be useful for any pregnant women.
But for PCOS, she advised to eat 2 tbsp of grounded flaxseeds daily as it helps reduce testosterone which is high in most of pcos women.
She ordered a complete panel for the blood to see any deficiencies but we don't know the result yet and all of those advice was without any test.
So let's start :
Vitamin supplements:
- What is the difference between expensive and cheap vitamins that the vitamin can be obtained from natural source or synthetic source in the lab. of course the natural one will be more expensive and try to stick to those especially during pregnancy.
- The vitamins are not replacement for food but it's to complete any deficiencies.
- my ND advised those brands because she is sure that they are in the natural form of the ingredients and the best for the pregnant women.
Prenatal Vitamins
Omega 3 ( this one has no taste of fish during or after taking it )
Brobiotic ( the best is 25-50 billlion CFU /day ) this one helps a lot with bloating and other digestive problems
Vitamin D
Calcium/Magnesium My dr said you can skip this during the first 3 months but after that, you will need more Calcium because the baby will grow fast and need more Calcium.
Vital protein ( this one doesn't has any taste , you can put in your juice or hot tea . most people doesn't have enough protein during the first 3 months and most people doesn't have enough collegen in general from diet )
Nutrition:
- you will need about more 300 cal per day during pregnancy. This is equal to small meal or snack.
- Try to eat organic as you can as many pesticide is bad for you. But for meat and dairy , it must be organic.
- you will need:
3-6 cups veggies ( half green leafy and half colorful )
0.5-1.5 cup carbs ( starch veggies, fruits, whole grains, legumes )
1-3 serving fat ( the serving is : 3 nuts, 3 tbsp seeds, 3 oz fish, half avocado .. )
74 gram protein
- don't worry if you don't eat enough in the first 3 months of your pregnancy, your baby will be fine because he is taking from what stored in your body before get pregnant but make sure to eat healthy as you can and once you start eating normal again in the 4th month, choose the right choices.
No-No list:
- raw and smoked meat, fish ,eggs
- soft cheese
- raw sprouts
- unwashed produce
- Big fish ( that eats other fish because it high in mercury )
- artificial sweeteners
- non- organic meat
- non organic dairy
- plastics
- hydrogenated oil ( sunflower, soy ... )
- caffeine ( at most 1 cup per day )
- hair dye
- Sauna, hot tubs
- vitamin A > 10000 iu/day
- Cleaners that have chemical
-Creams and personal care products with chemicals
Exercise:
Recommendation is not that you should but that you may.
Try to meditate and deep breathing daily.
Make a routine of sitting and take 60 deep breathes everyday.
For guided meditation, Jason Stevenson videos on youtube
I have asked her about the study the linked between the autism and PCOS, She said it's just correlation not causation and she think that the reason not pcos itself but that there is a lot of harmful and chemicals that cause harming to babies and some women with PCOS have hormones unbalance because they are exposed to chemical and harmful environment, that is why she advised to eat organic as possible to avoid pesticide and to not to use the chemical cleaners and other hormone distributors in general ans especially during pregnancy.
This was the summary with my ND at the first trimester visit. Hope you find it useful and wait for the next trimester visit summary. see you
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