Dos, and Don'ts of Pregnancy

Myths, Dos, and Don'ts of Pregnancy WebMD 5/25/06

• Cheeses must be pasteurized
• Diet sodas are minimally harmful (you have to divine what this means)
• Caffeine is fine in regular amounts - possibly harmful in higher amounts
• "Do not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or golden or white snapper (tilefish) because they contain high levels of mercury"
• Eat lots of spinach (folate and other good stuff)
• Don't drink alcohol
• Don't smoke
• Stay out of nail salons
• Don't overheat while pregnant - no hot tubs and don't overdo it while exercising
• Have dad change litter box so mom avoids toxoplasmosis
• Avoid chemicals related to lawns/gardens]

The article doesn't mention these but they are very important:

• Prenatal vitamins
• DHA (at least 500mg a day)
• Choline (at least 550mg a day)

More info in the article. WebMD has a very nice section dedicated to pregnancy info.

And we found the book Pregnancy Do's & Don'ts by Elisabeth Aron, M.D. useful, along with Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Dr. Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler

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