21/11/2023
Babies aren’t made of sugar and spice and all things nice! Your baby is literally made of vitamins and minerals, protein and carbohydrates and most especially healthy fats! When you’re planning to have a baby, it is important to start thinking about cleaning up your act: women and men need to cut out alcohol and ci******es - essential no-brainer. But working on your diet, ahead of time, is also important. First check in with a practitioner trained to understand nutrition so you can assess your needs and any nutritional shortfalls.Nutrients are more than just simple fuel for our engine, particular nutrients function in particular ways, for example, iron carrying oxygen, protein to build muscle and tissue, calcium for bones. Nutrients affect everything and it isn’t just folate that matters! Our nutritional status is affected by so many things: stress, digestive issues, food quality, dietary intake, environmental factors such as pollution, exposure to pesticides, plastics, cigarette smoking, drugs and alcohol, genetic factors … the list goes on. The fact is, if you’re not paying attention to what you’re eating, you may be missing important nutrients. Getting on top of your diet and lifestyle prior to conceiving ensures you have plenty of nutrients on board to support a healthy pregnancy, growing baby and breastfeeding and prepares you for feeding a healthy family.