Tips For Mom on Pregnancy Breastfeeding

By MyPyramid/PIO
Sept. 19, 2009

When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you have special nutritional needs. This section of MyPyramid.gov is designed just for you. It has advice you need to help you and your baby stay healthy.

First — visit your health care provider if you haven’t already. Every pregnant woman needs to visit a health care provider regularly. He or she can make sure both you and your baby are healthy. Your provider can also prescribe a safe vitamin and mineral supplement, and anything else you may need.

Next — get your own MyPyramid Plan for Moms. Your Plan will show you the foods and amounts that are right for you. Enter your information for a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat. Or, go to the MyPyramid Menu Planner For Moms to see how your food choices compare to what you need.

Then — learn more by choosing a topic from the menu below. The “Sources of Information” will take you straight to the government’s best advice on pregnancy and breastfeeding.

• MyPyramid Plan for Moms
• Pregnancy — Nutritional Needs
• Pregnancy — Weight Gain
• Dietary Supplements
• Special Health Needs
• Breastfeeding — Nutritional Needs
• Breastfeeding — Weight Loss
• Food Safety
• Sources of Information

Source: My Pyramid Gov

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