Manju Chaudhuri

Honestly, eat whatever you can digest! I was supposed to eat healthy but ended up eating parathas because that's all my stomach tolerated. Just take your prenatal vitamins.

According to my pregnancy tracker, spicy food is safe for the baby but the hormone progesterone relaxes your digestive tract, leading to severe acid reflux. Tracking my meals really helped me identify what was causing the heartburn.

I totally understand how eager you are to hold your baby! It takes around 40 weeks of beautiful patience, and every single day is worth it.

I totally understand how every little thing makes you worry right now, sweetheart. Your little baby is safely cushioned in the amniotic sac, coughing won't harm them at all.

Let's be practical: if the baby's growth is lagging, you need to find the cause, which could be blood flow or placenta issues. Eat high-protein foods like eggs and dal, and strictly follow your gynecologist's advice for regular growth scans.