my egyptian motherinlaw helping?

[kayH_1stbaby]

Im five weeks preg and i have no idea of what i should do to be healthy for my baby. I am currently living in egypt with my husband. I feel like my dr here and all egyptian drs dont care or know too mych about eating healthy and this during pregnancy. My mother in law keeps coming to visit and she wants to cook for me and clean and everything. So my husband told her it is alright but she should make me healthy food though and i need milk for calcium and veggies. But she puts sooo much sugar in my hot milk. Does sugar take away from the calcium goodness of the milk? and also what kind of food should i ask her to make for me... Its not like in the US i can get everything healthy or i at least have some idea of what is healthy.. Any advice would be appreciated. its harder to find certain herbs and things here to help with a more natural approch

[kats999]

There is possibility to eat folic acid from green vegetables, spinach or broccoli. But its good to take pills :)

[kats999]

Of* not od xD

[kats999]

Its very hard to take too much od folic acid, but still possible. My doc, according to my epilepsy, during pregnancy prescribed me 5mg per day :) but at pharmacies you should easly get 0,4mg pills. Two od these pills would be enough per day if you are not ill, or not taking other medicines

[kayH_1stbaby]

Thanks so much! just another quick q... Is there hard is taking too much or not enough folic acid these days?

[kats999]

All green vegetables, salad, carrots, tomatos are full of vit d. Apricots, sesame seeds are good source od iron. Avoid raw fishes and meat, like sushi :)

[kayH_1stbaby]

Oh and when my dr gave me folic acid and progesterone she didnt tell me how many pills of each to take daily.. But reading the lable it has different recomendations :( not sure...

[kayH_1stbaby]

Awesome! i feel alot better now :) is it possible to eat too much fish while preg tho? Umm.. Could you help with some examples of vitamin rich foods?

[kats999]

Yep, sea fishes are great and full of omega3

[kats999]

Progesterone is a hormone to avoid miscarriage :) AS far as I remember

[kayH_1stbaby]

Is fish good to eat for omega 3? i dont know much about which foods have which vitamins.. Also they have pharmacys around everywhere here.. So i will check with a few more of them and see if i can get a prenatal. If not i will try to order some online.

[kayH_1stbaby]

Great! my dr got me some folic acid to take the first three months of pregnancy. Also something like progestone? idk

[abbb01]

Try to round out ur diet if u can plenty of calcium and vitamin d to help with calcium absorption but get good amouts of iron and protein too and folic acid is a big one preggo women need omega3 fatty acids are really good too can u order prenatals online if u cant get them local?

[kats999]

What is more important during first 3 months is folic acid! Really important for the baby :)) then in second trimester think about any  prenatal vitamins

[lwolfe520]

Thats fine u can eat that too. Try eating the potatoes with the skin on if u can it adds fiber

[kats999]

Everywhere here I just read "prenatal vitamins", well for me its always better to look for all vitamins natural way! Syntetic way is always worse than taking those vitamins by food. Just eat a lot od fruits, veggies drink 2l od water. Also plenty of seeds are very good.

[kayH_1stbaby]

Thanks. Yeah i thought my dr would get me on prenatal but she didnt even think about it. So ill get my husband to get me some. Also... Are potatoes good veggies or are they too starchy?? potatoes and white rice are a big part of most meals here...

[lwolfe520]

Take your prenatal vitamin
eat any fruit or vegetable you can get
peanut butter and jelly
breads, milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, meats that are cooked

[carolinecorinne]

First step is prenatal vitamins. Those will give you all the nutrients you need for you and the baby.