During pregnancy, the mother-to-be is most concerned about the healthy development of the fetus, so expectant mothers will supplement nutrition during pregnancy and actively protect the fetus.

So what is the best food for the fetus when you are 10 months pregnant?

Let’s take a look at the dietary principles for maintaining a fetus during the 10th month of pregnancy!

1. Two critical periods for pregnant mothers to supplement nutrition. The first critical period: the first 3 months of pregnancy. At this time, the nutrients that mothers should focus on are folic acid, iron, zinc, vitamins and minerals.

The first is folic acid.

The critical period for the development of the fetal neural tube is between the 17th and 30th day of pregnancy. At this time, if the pregnant mother does not consume enough folic acid, it may cause abnormal development of the fetal nervous system.

If you start taking folic acid supplements from the time you plan to have a baby, you can more effectively prevent fetal neural tube defects.

The second one is iron.

Pregnant mothers should start taking iron supplements early in pregnancy to prevent iron deficiency anemia and its consequences.

After pregnancy, your blood volume expands and your iron requirements double.

If you do not pay attention to your iron intake, you will easily suffer from iron deficiency anemia, which may also affect your fetus.

The third one is zinc.

Adequate zinc also plays a vital role in the early development of fetal organs and helps prevent miscarriage or premature birth.

Vitamins and minerals are equally important for you in the first trimester, because the organ development of your fetus also requires these two nutrients. These nutrients contribute to the healthy development of the fetus.

You may ask: If I start taking supplements when I am preparing for pregnancy, will the effect be better?

This is a good idea: Because it is difficult for most women to determine when they can become pregnant, I suggest that mothers should pay attention to supplementing with additional vitamins and minerals from the beginning of preparing for pregnancy.

The second critical period: the second and third trimester of pregnancy. The reason why these two time points are combined into one is because during this period, the expectant mother's demand for nutrients will increase.

The 4th to 10th month of pregnancy is a period when the fetus is rapidly developing and gaining weight, so your nutritional needs are correspondingly higher at this time, especially energy, protein, calcium and iron.

When the expectant mother is 4 months old, the organs of the fetus have been formed and the baby will continue to gain weight in the future, so the expectant mother's demand for energy and protein also greatly increases.

Adequate protein and energy intake can promote fetal growth and development and prevent babies from being born with low birth weight.

Calcium supplementation cannot be ignored.

During this critical period, in order to ensure the normal development of fetal bones, the expectant mother's demand for calcium will increase by 40%.

If a pregnant mother does not take in enough calcium, it may cause congenital rickets in the baby.

Therefore, pregnant women must take in sufficient calcium, about 1,200 mg of calcium per day, and supplement with vitamin D to help the absorption of calcium to ensure that the baby is born with a strong physique.

In the second and third trimester of pregnancy, supplementation of iron, folic acid, and various vitamins and minerals is still important.

In addition to preventing fetal anemia, sufficient iron can further prevent premature birth and miscarriage, and the weight at birth can reach normal standards.

2. Pregnant mothers’ ten-month fetal-nurturing diet has mastered the nutritional focus of these two critical periods. Pregnant mothers also have a general understanding, but the specifics vary from month to month. I will combine the two critical periods.

Nutritional needs, provide some fetal nutrition dietary suggestions for pregnant mothers in the tenth month.

First Month of Pregnancy: Being pregnant for the first time can be a mixture of excitement and apprehension, but if you know how to use food to nourish your fetus during this month, you can be beautiful as a first-time mother.

The dietary keywords for this month are: cooked food, sour and delicious food, eating more barley, and eating less fishy food. The cooked food should be exquisite, and the dishes should be full of color, flavor and flavor to increase the appetite of pregnant mothers. At the same time, the food should be delicious.

Conducive to digestion and absorption.

Pregnant mothers should not eat cold foods at this stage, such as sashimi, mung beans and other cold foods.

Sour and Beauty Pregnant mothers can eat more sour foods to help nourish the liver and provide more blood to the embryo in the abdomen to support the healthy growth of the embryo.

Eat more barley. Barley has a strong power of hair growth, and the growth of the germ is also in the hair growth stage. Therefore, eating barley in the first month of pregnancy will help the growth of the fetus.

Eat less fishy-smelling foods. During this period, pregnant mothers should avoid eating fishy-smelling foods, such as fish and seafood, because such foods will irritate the fetus and affect its normal development.

Second Month of Pregnancy In the second month of pregnancy, the key words for pregnant mothers to maintain their fetus are: eat less fishy-smelling food.