What To Eat During Pregnancy? The Dos and the Don’ts

Pregnancy is one of the most critical phases of a woman’s life and also the most soul-enriching one. It is a phase that causes a woman’s entire being to transform. She experiences changes to her body emotional landscape and spiritual spectrum. The life that a woman nourishes within her becomes the world for her and the people around her. And any threat or danger to that life is not tolerated by the mother-to-be. She does everything in her power to not only protect and nourish the growing life within her but takes extra measures and cautions so that the child develops, is strong and evolving to take birth in this world.

So what is it that a mother can do to ensure that her child is not only developing as per the necessity and the norm but also strengthening its core abilities — physical, mental and cognitive? A mother, first of all, needs to keep herself healthy, hale and hearty. For a mother-to-be, external environment has to be peaceful, happy, and if possible, without unnecessary stress. This is because the environment that a mother-to-be is nurtured in has a direct bearing on the vibes and connection that she will be forming with the foetus. A healthy mind and a healthy body is a mandatory necessity to give birth to a healthy child. While family and husband’s support can enable a mom-to-be to enjoy and have a happy pregnancy, her food habits and diet plays a major role in steering the direction of foetus development. Many women become extra cautious with what they put in their mouths but others have a hard time struggling with the food that they like versus food that they have to give up.

There are plenty of advices, suggestions and perspectives available on what a pregnant women must eat but most of them fail to recognize that just as food habits in general, food habits in pregnancy also vary from a person to person. More