Milk is a well-known source of many useful substances and vitamins, in which the organism of the future mother needs a double volume. Therefore, milk during pregnancy becomes one of the main components of its nutrition.
How useful is milk for pregnant women?
The main advantage of milk is that it is rich in calcium , which is involved in the formation of the bone system of the baby's future. In addition, milk contains:
- milk sugar (lactose) - a carbohydrate, which promotes the absorption of calcium - from this point of view, special benefit is due to fresh milk, since it contains more lactose;
- fats - some women during pregnancy do not want to drink milk, because they are afraid to add weight because of the high content of fats in this product, and it's completely in vain - the milk fats are easily digestible and quickly split, so it's hardly possible to get fat from milk consumption;
- vitamins A, D, group B, affecting the formation of nervous, muscular systems, immunity of the fetus;
- amino acids.
Half a glass of warm milk helps to get rid of heartburn during pregnancy.
If during pregnancy a woman faces colds, then the milk with honey can become an indispensable medicine for her.
If the body of a woman who is carrying a baby has a deficiency of iodine, then it is absolutely not worth replacing it by using milk with iodine during pregnancy. It may be dangerous. It is better to use special drugs containing this trace element.
In pregnancy, you can consume milk in its pure form, or you can just drink tea with milk , which is also quite useful, but the tea should be weak and not hot.
But, in any case, milk should be natural and best boiled.
To drink milk during pregnancy is better on an empty stomach - so the useful substances contained in it are better absorbed. Do not drink too hot or too cold milk. In the first case, you can get a burn, in the second - a catarrhal disease. In addition, hot milk completely loses its useful properties.
Ordinary milk during pregnancy can also be replaced with ghee, which contains more nutrients and is recommended for future mothers.
If we talk about which milk is more useful in pregnancy, it is better to give milk to goat than to cow.
Use of goat's milk for pregnant women
For pregnant goat's milk is just necessary. It is a real treasure of microorganisms, nutrients, vitamins and minerals. It contains vitamins A, B, C, D, E, calcium, magnesium, manganese. This milk is absolutely hypoallergenic and contains so much beta-casein that in its composition coincides with the breast milk of a woman. Goat's milk is absorbed more easily by cow and does not have a negative effect on the digestive system.