Diet

Have a healthy diet in pregnancy. A healthy diet is an important part of lifestyle at any point of time in your life, but it is especially vital if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

Eating healthy during pregnancy will help your body to develop and grow. It will keep you fit and well. It can also help to combat stress.

Food containing vitamin B, wholegrain bread & wholegrain rice increase your levels of anti-stress hormone serotonin

Preparing food safely
Wash fruits, Vegetables and Salads to remove all traces of soil, which may contain Toxoplasma and parasites that can cause toxoplasmosis and harm your unborn

According to Ayurveda monthly dietary regimen is explained below

  1. In first two months one should follow the food which is sweet and cold in nature
  2. 3rd month - Milk and Shashtikshali (type of rice)
  3. 4th month - Shali rice with curd, Milk & Butter
  4. 5th Month - Shali rice with Milk
  5. 6th Month - Shali rice with Ghee
  6. 7th Month - Vidarigandhadee Siddha ghrut
  7. 8th Month till prasavkal - Snigdha  yavagu 

Water - 8-10 ounces filtered water. As water is main source of infection, water can be boiled

Fruits and vegetables
Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables because these provide vitamins and minerals as well as fibre which helps in digestion and prevents constipation.
Bottle gaurd, pumpkin, potato, bitter gaurd, ladyfinger, carrot, cucumber, beetroot, tomato, lemon, green leaf - spinach, fenugreek, corriandar, mint, apple, washed grapes, mango but not excess, pomogranate, orange, gooseberry, amla, sweetlime