Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
Right Diet
Vitdl in
Pregnancy
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The baby in your womb is in a
safe place-one OF the very safest
he will ever find during his whole
life. You keep him protected from
falls, from changes in tempera-
ture, from light, from sound and
from confusion. In this warm,
dark, silent, safe place ne is busy
doing the important job of de-
veloping enough independence to
live on his own.
What you do and what happens
to you during these crucial nine
months of your baby's life have
an effect on how your baby devel-
ops.
Time was when people believed
all sorts of superstitions about how
the baby could be influenced by
his mothers life. Many of these
old beliefs we know now are not
true. 1t is nonsense to think that
terrifying sight experienced by
the mother can mark" her baby
or that a loud frightening noise
like thunder could affect the babys
voice. We know now that much
of the old folklore has no basis in
fact.
Yet the baby is dependent on his
mother for his very existence and
she must supply him with all his
needs and protect him from harm.
Building a Baby
What the mother eats is certain
ly important. She must supply
him with every last building stone
he needs to construct healthy
body. The baby's body draws to
itself what it needs from the mo
theirs circulation. IL there is only
a tiny amount of some important
substance present the baby will
grab it away from his mother and
her body may suffer, but II she
just doesn't have enough the baby
cannot develop normally.
There used to be an old saying,
"a tooth for every baby" This of
course need not he true. If the
mother drinks enough milk she
will have plenty of calcium not
only for her own needs but also
plenty for the baby's developing
body.
II the mother-to-be lives In a
goiter belt---a region where there
is not an adequate amount of TO-
dine-she must be careful to sup
plement her diet with this element
or else her baby may not develop
a normal thyroid gland.
These are just examples of how
important food is to the baby.
These days pregnant women are
urged not to gain too much weight.
This is important, but it's also inn
portant to make sure that what
food is eaten contains all the es-
sentials for baby growth. You
cannot grow a healthy baby on
coffee for breakfast, lettuce leaf
for lunch and a glass of skinned
milk for dinner!
Nutrition Needs
Diet during pregnancy should be
low in total calories but high in
meat. eggs. milk, fruit and yege-
tables. A diet especially prescrib-
ed for you is one of the important
things your doctor will do for you
as he cares for you during your
pregnancy.
II you have been eating a good
diet all your life you will not need
to make many changes in 1t during
the months your baby is under
your belt. You will doubtless need
a little more milk and probably
some more meat or eggs. maybe
more fruit and vegetables.
You are likely to find that you
are hungrier than usual-espe-
cially after the first few months.
Be sure that you satisfy your in
creased appetite with an extra
glass of milk, piece of fruit,
salad, maybe another serving of
meat-but not with doughnuts,
candy, potato chips and pastry.
II your diet before you became
pregnant was not too good, this
will be a wonderful time to learn
about a good diet, how to market
for 1t, how to cook it and how to
enjoy eating it. Not only will you
have a sturdy baby for your ef-
forts but you will feel better your
self, and so will all your family.
Dick Stern, the father of four,
says:
"The best thing that ever hap
pened to my figure was Clarabelle's
first pregnancy"
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