During your pregnancy, if you eat a varied and balanced diet, your baby will have all it needs to be healthy. Here are some helpful tips for developing good eating habits.
Off - Limits
Dairy Products
- Raw (unpasteurised) milk cheese (e.g. French brie, camembert, roquefort, Swiss gruyere)
- Commercial grated cheese (e.g. tasty mozzarella)
Fish & Fish Eggs
- Smoked Fish (smoked salmon, etc.)
- Raw fish (sushi, carpaccio, ceviche)
- Surimi (imitation crab)
- Taramasalata, lumpfish roe, caviar
- Stingray, shark (flake), swordfish
Shellfish & Crustaceans
- Raw Shellfish (oysters scallop crudo, etc.)
- Raw crustaceans (prawn tatare, etc.)
Meat
- Smoked and dried meats and products (raw ham, salami, etc.)
- Meats and dishes slow-cooked at low temperatures (rillettes, pates, foie gras, etc.)
- Raw or marinated meats and dishes (carpaccio, steak tartare, rate duck breast, etc.)
- Liver (calf's liver etc.)
Eggs
- Raw eggs an dishes containing raw eggs (home-made mayonnaise, home-made ice cream, home-made chocolate mousse, etc.)
- Semi-cooked eggs and dishes that contain them (e.g. soft-boiled eggs, chocolate lava cakes)
Drinks
- Alcohol (in drinks, but also in dishes such as flambeed crepes, baked Alaska, rum baba)
- Energy drinks
Allowed
Dairy Products
- Pasteurised milk cheeses (check on the packaging): feta, mozzarella, gouda, havarti, cream cheeses
- Medium-hard to hard cheeses: parmesan, pecorino, comte (French gruyere), emmental
- Cooked (not just melted) cheeses
Fish
- Tinned tuna, salmon, ocean trout, trout, flounder, herring, mackerel, hake (cooked)
Meat
- Cooked meats (cooked ham, sausages, meat in general)
Eggs
- Egg products (e.g. mass produced ice cream, mass-produced chocolate mousse)
- Cooked eggs and dishes that contain them (hard-boiled eggs, quiche, cakes, etc.)
Fruits & Vegetables
- Cooked vegetables
- Cooked fruits
Eat in Moderation
Fish
- Orange roughly (deep sea perch) catfish, bonito, eel, mullet, skate, tuna (cooked)
- Cooked shellfish (mussels, oysters, etc.)
- Cooked crustaceans (prawns, crab, etc.)
- Cooked smoked fish
Meat
- Offal (except liver)
Fruits & Vegetables
- Raw vegetables
- Herbs
- Raw fruit
- Soy
Drinks
- Sparkling water
- Tea, coffee
- Herbal teas
- Sodas and soft drinks
Making soap out of breastmilk
Breastmilk soap is just soap made with your breastmilk mixed with non-GMO and organic oils, you will need to treat it as any other soap. Unlike other soap, this will have the special ingredient of your own milk in it. You can use it as often as you like for you and your whole family.
Creating a Birth Plan
The birth of your baby will be the most memorable, life-changing, experiences of your life. You should take the time to think through the hopes and desires for the big day by creating a birth plan.
Handling Labor Pain
I think all women can agree that labor is painful. The degree of pain differs from woman to woman, depending on the pain tolerance. During the 1st stage of labor the pain is caused by the uterus contracting and the cervix is dilating. The second stage of labor is when the birth canal stretching as the baby passes through.
Child Sleeping Behavior
Getting a child to sleep can be one of the most trying task for a parent. There are those children that fall asleep quickly, and those are a blessings. If you are a parent with a child like this, count your blessings.