Bangalore: Conceiving a baby may be a common occurrence, but it is by no means ordinary. The fact that one living person can give life to another is, by definition, extraordinary. Given the complexity of conception, healthy eating and nutrition is one of the most important factors that a woman should focus on.

During pregnancy, a woman's nutrition directly influences the course of, fetal development, and the long-term health of the mother and child.

Eating well shouldn't stop the moment your baby arrives. In fact, you'll be expending a lot of energy just looking after your baby! And if you're breastfeeding, you'll need a healthy post pregnancy diet that will  help you to recover quickly from your baby's birth.

Once you bring this new life into this world, the responsibilities in feeding both you and the child will be a new found burden. This journey begins the moment you start thinking about a baby. Let’s take this journey together.

Fertility:

What you eat or don’t eat is crucial to your overall well-being and reproductive health. Getting pregnant is a complex process, one that requires many different body organs and glands to function properly. Most people don’t get the recommended daily allowance of fruits and vegetables and water. This is very basic, but it’s crucial to in order to help increase your fertility and your chances of getting pregnant more quickly.

Pregnancy:

Now that you're a mum-to-be, you need to fine tune your eating habits to ensure that you have a balanced and healthy diet. If your diet was poor to begin with, it is even more important to make the transition to eating delicious, nutritious, well-balanced meals. You will probably have everyone advising you to eat for two but the truth is that the average woman does not need any extra calories for the first six months of pregnancy and only about 200 extra calories per day for the last three months.

Post- pregnancy:

After having a baby, many women immediately turn their attention to losing the weight they gained during pregnancy. As excited as they may be about their new babies, many women would like to regain their figures as quickly as possible. However, it is critical for a new mother to eat a nutritious diet so that the weight loss is gradual. The health of both mother and baby are far more important than the number of weeks it takes a new mother to regain her figure. A breastfeeding mother needs to be cautious not only of the nutrients and calories she is consuming, but also of foods or beverages that may affect her baby.