While you’re pregnant, you need to be more careful about some things than before. You have to take care of both your health and your baby’s. Consider taking a break from certain things. After your baby is born, you can return to them, if they are important to you.
Pregnancy is an opportunity you really need to embrace. You will learn many things about your body that you might have not previously realized.
There are certain things you can and can not do while you are pregnant. That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about in this article!
Things to avoid while pregnant
Drinking alcohol
Alcohol consumption is strictly forbidden during pregnancy. Even if popular knowledge says that a glass of red wine is good, research shows that it is better if you completely stop drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
As alcohol passes through the placenta, it could affect the baby’s developing liver. You should avoid at all costs. There are also other studies that confirm that alcohol consumption can cause many physical and behavioral conditions of the fetus.
Smoking
Smoking is quite harmful, even when you are not pregnant. Being pregnant only doubles this risk. Smoking exposes your child to many kinds of risks. Loss of pregnancy, premature birth and low birth weight are only a few. Why would you do something that might kill your baby?
Too much sun exposure
It is good to get out in the sun after a cold, long winter. And usually, the sun’s rays are good for your skin and body.
However, prolonged exposure to the sun may harm your fetus. Exposure to high temperatures can lead to a child born with low IQ, lower birth weight, and other types of behavioral problems.
Coffee
We cannot tell you to stop the coffee completely, but the prescribed limit is 200 mg a day. If you are addicted to caffeine, try to reduce your intake gradually.
Try some healthy alternatives, such as herbal teas or other decaffeinated beverages. The high intake of caffeine during pregnancy can cause serious problems for your child. Therefore, to reduce the risk, caffeine consumption should be limited.
No dieting
No strict weight loss diet during pregnancy. What you eat is important, so you need to make healthy choices.
Pay extra attention to products containing too many chemicals, seafood and other products that can cause allergies. The bacteria might cause an infection that can affect your baby.
Stay away from pollution
We understand it is a difficult matter to put into practice. However, the less time you spend in high pollution areas during pregnancy, the better for you and your child. It’s recommended to try getting to your destinations in the fastest way, without spending much time on the street.
Avoid stress
Too much thinking often puts a lot of stress on you. You tend to read too much on the internet (actually, exactly what you are doing now) and sometimes this can tend to scare you.
Do not burden yourself with too many bad thoughts. It can lead you to serious depression. This will hinder the entire body cycle and can affect the growth and development of your child.
No steam baths or sauna
Steam baths, hydromassage baths and sauna are also very risky for your child. They can raise the body temperature to a dangerous level that could affect the baby. Increasing temperature causes dehydration and is harmful to the fetus.
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