At a biology meeting last year, she and her colleagues reported that in Bogalusa, La., 80 percent of a population of adults consume no more than two servings of milk or
other dairy foods per day.
Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once
per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and
other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat
foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich
foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days
per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized
dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.
Enjoy beans, nuts, and seeds; fat - free and low - fat
dairy products; and
other potassium - rich
foods and beverages that provide at least 10 % of the Daily Value
per serving.
Most teens need five to ten servings of grains or starchy
foods per day, two to three servings of fruit, three to five servings of meat or
other protein - rich
foods, two to three servings of vegetables, four to five servings of
dairy and two to four servings of fat each day.