Sweet in Pregnancy

Pregnant women change their tastes. Some refuse their favorite dishes for the entire period of bearing the fetus, and sometimes for the period of breastfeeding; others begin to like what neither before nor after pregnancy is not attracted. Flavors whims completely and sweets.

Unfortunately, baking with oil creams, buns with butter and jam are quite caloric, but not very nutritious. Excess carbohydrates from such sweets are stored in reserve in the fatty tissues of the mother and child, which can subsequently complicate the course of the birth process. Therefore, it is better to draw carbohydrate energy from citrus, bananas, corn, and coarse flour. Eat fruit salads, cocktails, home made juices.

• In the second trimester, it is good for pregnant sweeteners to switch completely to fruit and vegetable sources of carbohydrates. Frozen berries, dried fruits, candied fruits, nuts are also suitable. Instead of sugar, it is better to add honey.

On a good question "Is it possible to eat sweet during pregnancy?" Suggests a half-joking response: if it is impossible, but really want, then it is possible. Every woman who has known the joy of motherhood knows about the situation when, well, just unbearable to give up tasty. Though a piece, even a sip. Probably, there will be no harm from any food in minimum doses - the same piece of cake or chocolate candy. But there is an opinion that the sweet during pregnancy draws, if a woman is bored, sad and in the blood there are not enough endorphins. Attention of relatives, communication with friends, family holidays, bringing positive emotions, can raise the mood much better than any sweets.

Why during pregnancy do you want a sweet tooth?

Changes in taste (sometimes - up to perversions) have many versions, from scientific - to alternative ("the child wanted"). In fact, why do you want sweet during pregnancy? These are permanent, obsessive desires.

A popular answer is that sweet delicacies are desirable for nervous overstrain, stress, and also for certain dental diseases (caries, periodontitis). This is especially true of lean women, whom nature asks that the body needs nutritious and energy reserves. Desires for flour, fatty and sweet are particularly acute at the beginning of pregnancy. Following the voice of nature, it is useful to choose products that give the right energy and are not instantly acquired, but for some time.

• The ideal sweet option for pregnancy is muesli.

There is an opinion that the taste of the future mother is an unconscious but important signal for the future father. Responsible man will certainly fulfill any whim of his beloved, even if it's "I do not know what, but I really want to".

But if the fetuses of a pregnant woman border on the risk for her or the baby, the taste theme should be discussed with the obstetrician-gynecologist.

Sweet tea during pregnancy

If a woman always drank tea, then you should not deprive yourself of such pleasure in the situation. The amount of sweet tea during pregnancy should be in the total two-liter rate of the liquid drunk. In addition, it must be of high quality, from natural ingredients, without flavors.

It remains to be clarified which tea is better and there are no prohibitions on some varieties.

The restriction applies only to concentration - strong black or green tea because of the caffeine content can damage the fetus. Improve the properties of the drink lemon, milk, honey.

• Black tea is rich in vitamins B, C, trace elements.
• Green tea reduces pressure, positively affects the tooth enamel.
• White tea contains useful calcium.
• Yellow tea is irreplaceable for toxicosis.
• Red tea (from currant leaves, raspberries) is a good remedy for colds.
• Useful decoctions of herbs and berries.

The right tea will help with nausea, edema, indigestion. Warm, hot - for every taste. Especially useful is tea with honey - it will replace that sweet in pregnancy, which does not benefit neither the woman nor the baby.

Aversion to sweets during pregnancy

On the flavors of women in the position of legends. This is called, by common opinion, hormonal and psychological reasons.

It happens and vice versa, that even from the thought of something a woman turns. In particular, there is disgust and sweetness in pregnancy. What to do?

• Even if it is a question of the right product, spare the stomach and do not force it to accept the unacceptable. Try to substitute sweet for pregnancy similar in composition and utility. Perhaps, rejection is caused by a sharp or too piquant smell - offer him less flavored food.

The first weeks of aversion is due to early toxicosis. If malaise, nausea and weakness appear in the morning, have breakfast in bed (tea with a bun, cracker). If disgust is strong, down to dehydration and weight loss, you need to share a problem with your doctor, and if necessary - to receive medical treatment in a hospital setting.

Confectionery sweets are rich in fats. If a woman has previously received them in moderation, then with a larger portion of the body with unaccustomed sharply increases the production of bile. It, in turn, irritates the intestinal mucosa, which causes nausea. Salvation is in a healthy diet.

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