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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