The first thing you say in a women's advice – be sure to eat meat and offal. Try to hint that you do not eat, and you immediately in bright colors raspishut hypotrophy of the fetus, risk of miscarriage, intrauterine hypoxia, etc. "A pregnant woman should eat high-grade!" – This slogan will you hear more than once. Only does it contradict vegetarianism? For millennia, Hindus, Buddhists and even the Pythagoreans practicing vegetarianism, while the number of Orthodox Christians fast days outnumber , and two posts set so stringent in the food that only part of vegetarians – vegans – stick similar diets: they eat not only meat and fish, but eggs and dairy products. Nevertheless, the knights famous Orthodox Russia, then brings them someone and nourished, and breast-fed while on average about three years.

And priests are not so indulgent to human weaknesses were: to facilitate post pregnant or lactating were not given so easily as now. Modern nutritionists Canada and the U.S. will recognize the most healthy vegetarian diet, in including for children of all ages, pregnant and lactating women, it is believed that vegetarians live longer and are more resistant to infectious diseases. Momma-vegetarian often boast that their kids get sick less often its peer-to-meat eaters. The fact is that during pregnancy or during breast-feeding baby gets everything needed from the mother, that is, deficiencies in maternal nutrition affects primarily at its health. However, if you have long been practicing vegetarianism, your body is there for him in the usual mode. Most likely, your diet is balanced enough that the food came all the necessary nutrients and trace elements, therefore, the common rejection of the meat does not have an impact on your pregnancy (note that we are not talking about women who suffer from any serious illness).

Perhaps you will have any taste preferences, will increase appetite, something out of food will cause a revulsion, but it is natural for all pregnant women, regardless of whether they eat meat or not. If you have something very like it is worth it to eat, because that the organism is usually "signals" about what he misses, and is not afraid to get better – weight gain is caused by the accumulation of reserves for future lactation. During the first 6-12 months of feeding you "izrashoduete" them, and with them, perhaps, the surplus with "times. Of course, you need to monitor their health, but it is a mandatory requirement for all, because now you are responsible not only for himself. It is known that if a breastfeeding mother dropped hemoglobin, then her baby may also develop anemia, and therefore control the level of hemoglobin is necessary not only during pregnancy but also after childbirth. Usually just for raising hemoglobin recommend eating more meat, but this is not the only source of iron: apples, lentils, buckwheat, mushrooms – and help you cope with anemia. Compensate for the deficiency of vitamins and minerals will help, and special vitamins that are now appoint, as a rule, all future mums. As a natural source of many valuable substances is very good honey, but do not forget about its relatively high allergenicity. Try to diversify their food, and remember: the most important thing for pregnant women – to protect the nerves, so you should not get involved in disputes about the correctness of non-meat products, to persuade "meat eaters" are unlikely to succeed, and you need to keep calm to a wonderful pregnancy ended in a happy birth of a healthy baby.