Expectant mothers who want to have a boy can take natural calcium (it is different from ordinary calcium, belongs to ionized calcium, and can directly enter the blood to affect the secretion of * * *). In order to increase the alkalinity of the body and achieve the purpose of giving birth to a boy. Expectant mothers are advised to take 1 mg a day in the month of conception.
What role does folic acid play? Folic acid helps to prevent neural tube defects, resulting in spina bifida and anencephaly. Taking 400 micrograms of folic acid every day before pregnancy can reduce the incidence of neural tube defects in newborns by 70%.
Neural tubes develop to form the baby's brain and spinal cord. Generally, the neural tubes of a baby are fully developed four weeks before pregnancy. At this time, many people may not realize that they are pregnant, so it is very necessary to supplement folic acid when preparing for pregnancy.
In addition, folic acid supplementation during pregnancy can also reduce the risk of childhood leukemia.
What are the green vegetables in foods containing folic acid: lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, green vegetables, asparagus, cauliflower, rape, Chinese cabbage, lentils, pods, mushrooms, etc.
Fresh fruits: oranges, strawberries, cherries, bananas, lemons, peaches, plums, apricots, bayberry, begonia, Zizyphus jujuba, hawthorn, pomegranate, grapes, kiwifruit, strawberries, pears, walnuts, etc.
Animal food: animal liver, kidney, poultry meat and eggs, such as pig liver, chicken, beef and mutton.
Beans and nuts: soybeans, bean products, walnuts, cashews, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, etc.
Cereals: barley, rice bran, wheat germ, brown rice, etc.
Precautions for eating folic acid 1, long-term use of folic acid will interfere with zinc metabolism of pregnant mothers, and once zinc intake is insufficient, it will affect the development of the fetus.
2. It is best for pregnant mothers to take folic acid preparations under the guidance of a doctor. At present, the only folic acid supplement approved by the national health department to prevent fetal neural tube malformation is "Silian" tablets, each with 400 micrograms.
3. If a woman has given birth to a baby with neural tube defects, it is best to go to the hospital for examination when she is pregnant again, and increase the daily folic acid intake according to the doctor's advice until 12 weeks after pregnancy.
4. Long-term use of contraceptives and anticonvulsants before pregnancy may interfere with the metabolism of vitamins such as folic acid. Women who plan to get pregnant should stop taking drugs 6 months before pregnancy and supplement vitamins such as folic acid.