Many pregnant women hope that their babies will be intelligent and clever in the future. Therefore, during pregnancy, pregnant women can eat more foods that are beneficial to the development of the fetus's brain, so that the fetus can absorb various nutrients and promote brain development. Generally, what to eat to nourish the brain during the fourth month of pregnancy? Let me introduce it in detail.
1. Eat more foods that increase the number of fetal brain cells. The method to increase the formation of fetal brain cells is to eat more foods that can help the fetus produce more brain cells during the period of 1 to 19 weeks of pregnancy. Such as egg yolk, chicken liver, pig kidney, pig brain, pig heart, lean meat, soybeans, etc., provide various amino acids required for the formation of brain cells.
2. Supplementing with foods that promote fetal brain growth. Starting from the 18th week of pregnancy, pregnant women should consume more foods that can promote fetal brain speed and increase wiring, which can help the fetus's brain produce more neural wiring faster, such as peanuts, egg yolks, chicken liver, pig kidneys, pig hearts, lean meat, beans, seaweed, etc.
3. Supplement iron rich foods. Iron deficiency can lead to low fetal intelligence. During pregnancy, expectant mothers need to absorb twice the amount of iron to provide sufficient oxygen for the fetus. If the fetus cannot absorb enough oxygen in the uterus, it can lead to poor development and low intelligence. Iron supplementation can be achieved not only by taking prenatal vitamins, but also by consuming iron rich foods such as lean beef, chicken, and fortified grain breakfast. Eating orange juice, red chili peppers, and strawberries rich in vitamin C together with iron fortified grains, spinach, and whole wheat bread is more beneficial for iron absorption.
4. Supplement foods that are high in vitamins. Daily supplementation of vitamins is beneficial for ensuring a balance of vitamins and minerals needed for fetal growth, such as folate and vitamin B12, which produce red blood cells, vitamin C, which can prevent congenital malformations in fetuses, vitamin D, which strengthens bones, and zinc, which is beneficial for fetal brain development.
Dietary regulation during pregnancy can to some extent affect the intellectual development of the fetus, but attention should also be paid to the timing of regulation. Generally, the critical period for fetal brain development is in the first six months of pregnancy, when various organs and brains of the fetus are rapidly growing. Proper supplementation and nutrition are more conducive to fetal brain development and intellectual growth.
