Most important foods AFTER BFP??

[NeedAGirl!]

So if history holds, I have about 2 weeks where I can eat just about anything. Then, I won't want to eat anything and what I do eat doesn't like to stay in me.... I was on the LE diet for 5 months and feel pretty deficient. Atomic or others - what are the most important nutrients/foods I should get in me now while I still can?

Thanks!

[coocoobananas]

I can tell you what I would do but I am by no means an expert! I would probably make sure to get in tons of leafy greens, flax oil and some protein... Almond butters etc!
I hope you don't get sick
My doctor told me that my low iron and low cut b12 would orobably make my nausea worse so my plan is to try to up those quickly so maybe I don't feel so bad?!?

[atomic sagebrush]

Great question!! Nuts, fish (no more than 2x a week), 2 eggs every day, red meat, full fat dairy! Bright colored fruits/veg if you have any room left!!

[Ribbons]

COD LIVER OIL - check the vitamin content and make SURE it is from a natural-based and reputable source... atomic will probably pipe in and say watch your VitA intake, so do some research on this but I am CONVINCED that VitA/D/omega3 are power preggo nutrients... check out this link: Vitamins for Fetal Development: Conception to Birth - Weston A Price Foundation - and when you get past the morning sickness, you can start up again on the cod liver oil! I have a gazillion ways of taking it to make it taste good, PM me if you are interested, can you tell I live for the stuff (and of course I am not taking it right now b/c I am on the LE diet ugh)

[atomic sagebrush]

Watch your Vit A intake!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh and be sure to get some iodine - seafood and iodized salt, or else some prenatals have it.

Zinc is another thing you may be a bit low on - prob in your prenatal tho

[rainbowflower]

I'd start taking a pregnancy multivitamin straight away. I've taken one containing omega 3 since the day after I got my BFP and my 7 week blood test didn't come back that I was iron deficient so I'd say it's working in restoring my supplies.

[NeedAGirl!]

So my plan to eat as much as possible for 2 weeks apparently was a smashing success! LOL! I had not weighed myself since my bfp and I ate seafood, burgers, chicken, greens, flax, etc. I weighed myself yesterday and I gained TEN pounds!!!! Crazy!! I had lost 22 on the LE diet and my bmi was only 22 when I started the diet so its ok but geesh! Yesterday was my first day of ms though so now nothing sounds good and I had to force myself to eat so at least I have a cushion!

[atomic sagebrush]

That is what happened to me after I got pg with DS 4 and I just want to reassure you, altho I did gain a lot with him (over 70 lbs) I lost it all after I had him and it was actually my easiest post pg weightloss.

[pearl]

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