Vitamins are essential nutrients for the human body. They maintain the health of the body and the continuation of life. Vitamin deficiency will affect pregnancy and the birth of a healthy baby. Therefore, parents who plan to have children must supplement vitamins 3 months before pregnancy.
Vitamin supplements should be diversified and reasonably supplemented. Because different vitamins have different effects on the human body.
For example, vitamin A can maintain normal vision and skin health, and enhance resistance to bacteria. When women are deficient in vitamin A, it is difficult to conceive, and even if they become pregnant, they are prone to miscarriage. Vitamin D can promote the synthesis of calcium. Absorption; Vitamin E has the effect of protecting the fetus and preventing miscarriage in early pregnancy. A lack of vitamin E will cause infertility; vitamin C can protect cell tissues from oxidative damage, enhance immunity, and prevent vitamin A deficiency (scurvy) and Bleeding gums; folic acid helps in the production of red blood cells and prevents megaloblastic anemia and fetal neural tube malformations; vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 are involved in energy metabolism; other B vitamins can also reduce gastric discomfort, promote appetite, and reduce The role of pregnancy response.
While expectant mothers before pregnancy attach great importance to it, expectant fathers before pregnancy should not think that it has nothing to do with them. According to research, vitamin C can reduce the risk of sperm damage and improve sperm motility; vitamin D can improve male fertility; vitamin A can enhance sperm motility; B vitamins are directly and closely related to the health of male testicles. Relationship. Vitamin E can regulate gonads and extend the life of sperm. Vitamin E can also improve blood circulation, increase the mobility of capillaries, especially those in the genital area, increase sexual desire, and enhance sperm production.
Generally speaking, we get vitamin supplements from a balanced diet, and we can get the vitamins we need from the following foods.
(1) Vitamin C: Fruits and fresh vegetables, such as all green vegetables, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, kiwi, fresh dates, strawberries, oranges, etc.
(2) Vitamin A: animal liver, egg yolk, butter, carrots, green leafy vegetables, etc.
(3) Vitamin B1: cereals, beans, nuts, lean pork and animal offal.
(4) Vitamin B2: animal offal, eggs, milk, etc.
(5) Vitamin B6: animal foods, such as offal; whole grain foods, such as oats, wheat bran, etc.; beans, such as peas, soybeans, etc.; nuts, such as peanuts, walnuts, etc.
(6) Vitamin E: wheat germ oil, corn oil, peanut oil, incenseOil, beans, whole grains, nuts, sesame seeds.
When normal diet cannot meet the nutrients required by the body, supplementing with multivitamins is also an effective way. However, in order to avoid taking certain vitamins from harming the development of the fetus, it is best to consult a doctor first to choose suitable vitamins, so that expectant parents can take in an appropriate amount of vitamins before pregnancy and have a healthy pregnancy.
Although the human body’s demand for vitamins is very small, its role in human pregnancy cannot be underestimated. If you don\’t get enough from your diet, you can take vitamin preparations under the guidance of a doctor if necessary.
This article is provided by Baidu Reading and is excerpted from \”Three Months Before Pregnancy – Pregnancy Preparation Period\” Author: Wang Liru