Breast milk is best for your baby

Breastfeeding is the best nutrition for healthy growth and development of babies. Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is the optimal way of feeding infants. Thereafter infants should receive complementary foods with continued breastfeeding up to two years or beyond. Good maternal nutrition helps sustain an adequate supply and quality of breast milk. Unnecessary introduction of bottle feeding, partially or fully, or of other complementary foods and drinks may have a negative impact on breastfeeding, which may be irreversible. Consult your doctor and consider the social and financial implications before deciding to use breast milk substitutes or if you have difficulty breastfeeding. Follow usage, preparation and storage instructions of breast milk substitutes or of other complementary foods and drinks carefully as improper or unnecessary use may pose a health hazard.

How food can boost your pregnancy mood

Essential nutrients that boost your health and energy during pregnancy

With all that physical, emotional and hormonal changes going on when you’re expecting, it’s no wonder you might be feeling fatigued constantly.

Avoid fatigue by sleeping enough, staying fit and relieving stress. Last but not least, watch what you eat. The old saying “you are what you eat” is even more true when you are a mum-to-be as you are nourishing both you and your little one through the food you consume.

This is why it is so important to eat a good variety of different foods. From good quality proteins, complex carbohydrates, to fibre and monounsaturated fats (good fats), it’s important to have a representation of these different food groups in your diet. Let’s have a look!

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B VITAMINS

Benefits:

B vitamins (thiamine, niacin and B6) helps to produce energy you need.

Found in:

Milk, whole-grain cereals, nuts, eggs, yogurt, fruits, meats & leafy vegetables.

DHA

Benefits:

An essential fatty acid which is a component of the brain and eyes.

Found in:

Omega fish oil, milk, eggs.

MAGNESIUM

Benefits:

Important for energy metabolism and tissue formation, while reducing tiredness and fatigue.

Found in:

Dark, leafy greens, bananas, legumes, fish, avocadoes & dark chocolate.

IODINE

Benefits:

Important for production of thyroid hormones which support brain development.

Found in:

Sea vegetables, yoghurt, cranberries, cheese, strawberries, potatoes and iodine supplements.

VITAMIN D

Benefits:

Important for bone development and calcium absorption and utilization.

Found in:

Sunshine, mackerel, sockeye salmon, sardines, mackerel, shitake and button mushrooms.

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