Early pregnancy is a critical period for fetal development, and the diet during this time is very important. Neglecting it may lead to serious consequences. So what should you avoid eating during the first three months of pregnancy?
1. Fried, deep-fried, and smoked foods
Foods such as fried dough sticks, grilled lamb skewers, etc. These high-temperature fried foods often contain carcinogens that are toxic to both the mother and the embryo.
2. Animal liver is rich in nutrients and contains various vitamins and trace elements.
Some pregnant women want to eat more animal liver after pregnancy to supplement nutrition and promote fetal growth and development. However, recent nutritional studies have shown that eating animal liver in the early stages of pregnancy may lead to fetal deformities.
3. Pickled foods
Such as sausages, ham, salted meat, pickled vegetables, etc.
During the pickling process, meat loses a lot of B vitamins, and the high salt content increases the burden on the mother's kidneys. Eating unpickled food with high nitrite content can react with hemoglobin in the blood, reducing its oxygen-carrying capacity and causing maternal hypoxia.
4. Foods containing caffeine
Such as strong tea, coffee, chocolate, etc. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant that can cross the placental barrier and affect fetal brain development.
5. Moldy and spoiled foods
Such as moldy grains, peanuts, and vegetables that have been stored for too long. Moldy foods contain carcinogenic aflatoxins, which can cause liver damage in the mother.
6. Irritating foods
Such as spicy foods and alcoholic beverages. Spicy foods can irritate the gastrointestinal tract, causing mucosal edema and exacerbating hemorrhoids in pregnant women. Alcohol can cause low birth weight and even fetal deformities.
7. Fast foods with many food additives
Such as instant noodles, canned foods, etc. These foods contain excessive salt and monosodium glutamate (MSG), while vitamins and minerals are extremely scarce. They are considered junk food and regular consumption can cause dehydration and headaches.
8. Health supplements not suitable for pregnant women
Such as royal jelly, longan fruit, ginseng, etc. Royal jelly contains hormones that can interfere with the normal development of the fetus in the womb and cause precocious puberty. Longan fruit and ginseng are hot in nature, and pregnant women themselves tend to have a deficiency of yin and excessive heat. Consuming these foods can exacerbate the imbalance and potentially lead to threatened miscarriage.
9. Overly salty and cold foods
Such as soft-shelled turtles. Consumption may cause abortion, especially the shell of soft-shelled turtles has stronger abortifacient properties. Crabs are cool in nature and have the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, especially crab claws, which have obvious abortifacient effects.
