It is common to see many expectant mothers immediately enter a state of high alert upon learning they are pregnant, ceasing all physical activity, meticulously planning their meals, and heavily supplementing their diet—waiting for the baby to be born. The director of the Obstetrics Department at a gynecology and obstetrics hospital says: "Besides maintaining a balanced nutritional intake, pregnant women do not need excessive supplementation, and there are certain dietary taboos."
Excessive consumption of hawthorn can lead to miscarriage.
After becoming pregnant, women often experience drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, and they particularly crave some sweet and sour fruits. Hawthorn is sweet and sour, and many pregnant women like to eat it. However, hawthorn has a certain stimulatory effect on the uterus and can promote uterine contractions. If a pregnant woman consumes large amounts of hawthorn and its products, it can easily lead to miscarriage. Although longan is nutritious and an excellent tonic, it should be eaten sparingly or not at all during pregnancy because it is warm and 'hot' in nature. Pregnant women often tend to develop 'yin deficiency' and internal heat after conception, and eating longan will add 'heat upon heat,' causing dry stools, a dry mouth and tongue, and 'fetal heat,' which can easily lead to symptoms of threatened miscarriage such as vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain.
Many people believe that eating fruits can increase nutrition and result in a baby with fair and tender skin. However, the glucose and fructose in fruits, after being digested and absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, can be converted into neutral fat, promoting weight gain and even potentially causing hyperlipidemia.
Director Zhang recommends that pregnant women should not consume more than 500 grams of fruit per day, and they should try to avoid high-sugar fruits such as bananas, lychees, and grapes. If a pregnant woman is anemic, she should also eat less pomegranate and apricot.
In addition, the main component of MSG is sodium glutamate, which can easily bind with zinc, leading to zinc deficiency in the pregnant woman's body. The content of alkaloids in stored potatoes is relatively high, which can easily lead to fetal malformations. Pregnant women with heart disease should eat less salt, and after the 16th week of pregnancy, their salt intake should be limited to no more than 4-5 grams.