healthy baby

· Eat a healthy well balanced diet; avoid foods high in fat and sugar.

. Include dairy food items having calcium such as milk, cheese, yoghurt in your diet chart.

· Eat at least five portions of fresh fruits and vegetables per day.

· Add eggs, legumes, pulses, nuts and whole grains for those additional proteins

· Include iron-rich foods, such as red meat, pulses, dried fruit, seaweeds, bread, bran, yeast, green leafy vegetables and fortified breakfast cereals, to build up your resources of iron in preparation for pregnancy.

By the end of month one a baby typically:

Lifts head for short periods of time

Moves head from side to side

Prefers the human face to other shapes

Makes jerky, arm movements

Brings hands to face

Has strong reflex movements

Can focus on items 8 to 12 inches away

May turn towards familiar sounds or voices

Responds to loud sounds

Blinks at bright lights

Smiles

Tracks objects with his eyes

Makes noises other than crying

May repeat vowel noises, such as "ah" or "ooh"

Pre-eclampsia is a condition that drives up the blood pressure and hampers the transfer of oxygen and nutrients through the placenta to the baby causing difficulties like premature birth, stillborn babies, caesarian, or even the death of the mother.

The researchers stated, “Women who reported regular chocolate consumption of more than three servings a week had a 50 per cent or greater reduced risk of pre-eclampsia. Regular chocolate intake during the first or third trimester was equally protective.”