#29 - Nutrition and food allergies during pregnancy

Are there special precautions you need to take when pregnant with food allergies?

 

Chelsey Amer joins Dr G and Kortney to talk about her experience being pregnant with food allergies. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Chelsey also shares information about proper nutrition during pregnancy for those with and without food allergies.

 

Dr G also shed some light on allergic reactions and what you need to know about taking allergy and asthma medications during pregnancy.

 

What we cover in this episode:

• Chelsey's journey with food allergies, chronic lung disease and how she became a registered dietitian.
• Can you use anti-histamines, epinephrine, topical steroids while pregnant?
• Pregnancy and asthma, can you continue to use controller medications and does anything change with asthma during pregnancy?
• Tips on how to eat a well-balanced diet during pregnancy and what that looks like.
• The role of supplements during pregnancy: what to look for and what to take.
• Is it ok to be a vegetarian while pregnant? Will your baby get all the nutrients they need to thrive?
• Why omega 3 fatty acids should not be neglected during pregnancy.
• What foods to avoid during pregnancy.
• Should you avoid eating allergenic foods while pregnant if you are not allergic to them? If you have a child with food allergies, should avoid eating their allergens during pregnancy?
• Can vitamin D help prevent allergic disease in babies?
• Why you want to introduce allergenic food to your child early on.
• Breastfeeding: what foods should be avoided, and when should you avoid allergenic foods while breastfeeding?
• When should someone consider working with a registered dietitian?
• What concerns Chelsey had about food allergies for herself and for her son.
• How to safely introduce your food allergens to your baby, and what Chelsey has been doing with her son.
• Sugar and gestational diabetes during pregnancy.

 

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