Am I the only one who finds it impossible to eat well right now?
I started taking vitamins at night to ease nausea and I find that I often forget to take them because I'm so tired by bedtime. Then I'm afraid about doubling up the next day.
I'm also sleeping more, which means that I'm eating at strange times...combining breaskfast and lunch, lunch and dinner. I read all of these recipes for complete nutrition and just have to think I'm being a terrible mom...frosted shredded wheat for bfast, rueben and fries for lunch.
Ughh- I suck at this pregnancy thing.
Re: Nutrition and Vitamins
You definitely don't want to double up on vitamins if you forget one for a day. Some vitamins are water soluble and you just pee out the extra that your body doesn't need, others are fat soluble and are stored in your body and it's possible to get toxic amounts of them. Your body absorbs vitamins more easily from your food, the vitamins are just supposed to be a supplement, not a replacement.
Shredded wheat is a pretty good breakfast, I think. Cereals are fortified with iron and other vitamins. I've been eating a lot of fast food lately too, but you have to eat what you can stomach right now. The baby is getting what it needs from your body.
Try incorporating healthy snacks during the day like fruit, nuts, veggies, etc. Maybe that'll help you feel better.
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