Since I had no idea I was having 2 babies I didn’t do any reading on it. I actually skipped those sections of the pregnancy websites that I came across, thinking that’s not me…..Well, now I had to go back and find all those links and see what new information I needed to learn. I was freaked that I went 12 weeks not knowing and how much harm did that cause. That fear only lasted a few hours and then I reminded myself that I was taking pretty good care of my body. Eating the right things, drinking my gallon of water a day(which is harder than it sounds), taking my vitamins, exercising, and eating my extra 300 calories a day.
So, what new information did I find out about being pregnant with 2 babies?
More calcium (1200 mg a day. That’s 4 glasses of milk. Gross, I don’t drink milk. But, I do eat cheese and cottage cheese and take a supplement)
Eat between 90 and 120 grams of protein. (That’s a lot of protein and since I don’t eat fish and can’t have lunch meat, and have to eat red meat fully cooked –nasty - this one is going to be hard to do.)
More iron (and more iron means more constipation – woo hoo!)
Gain 10 more pounds than I originally thought (between 35-45) I guess this one is good and bad :)
Eat 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day. Since the only thing I have a craving for is fruit, this one I can do!
Eat 600 more calories a day (This sounds awesome until you realize that 600 calories is very easy to eat. And they say to stay away from “empty calories” yeah, ok.)
The day I found out all this new info I went out to eat and had Fish and Chips. The babies LOVE Fish and Chips :P
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