Is it safe to eat yogurt?

Hi:

Congrats n best wishes to all the expectant mothers!!

I'm 11 weeks pregnant now, I wanted to know if it is safe to eat yogurt during pregnancy. The doctor advices me to eat yogurt but I was told by some women that it leads to white patches on the child's skin. Can someone please clarify?

Thanks,
Nikhath

Dear Nikhath,

Congrats n best wishes to you! Please follow the doctor's advice. Generally dont follow others advice. Because they are telling about their experience but Dr.is advicing you according to your body condition. So dont worry take Yogurt. oK?

Thanks Krishnaamma for the jiffy response and good wishes.

Regards,
Nikhath

Hello Nikhat,

Congratulations on your pregnancy. Well we both are in the same week!
Well, yogurt and milk /Dairy products are very vital during pregnancy..It is adviced to drink atleast 3 cups of milk and other dairy products too....
But if you have severe morning sickness then you are asked to stop them temporarily..Like in my case..

So as long as you can keep the yogurt or milk down, go ahead and have them. And also doctor's advice is the best advice..Coz he/she will know your body and its nutritional needs.

Take very good care!

dear nikhath,
welcome to pregnacy club & congrats on ur pregnancy.
as other friends pointed out listen to doctor.
yoghurt is good for u especially in pregnancy.for one it helps to meet the daily calcium requirement .
it also helps to reduce UTI which is very common during pregnancy.
as mom2be said if u r able to digest it,then take it daily or else start when nausea etc reduce after 12-14 weeks .
pragati

Hi

Congrats....

White patches is due to food poisioning.If you are little sensitive then be careful with the mixing of different food items...like curd with fish.There is nothing wrong with curd alone.

Rdgs
Priyanka

I was following this thread for a few days now and I thought that what the previous readers have suggested with regard to following doc's advice was a good one. But now unfortunately I have to refute a notion about food poisoning and mixing yogurt and fish - white patches as you call them are simply a form of dermatitis which could be multifactorial like infections, worms, hormones etc depending on the age and condition of the patient. With regard to mixing any food with anything there are NO scientific rules!! As long as every component of the food is not stale you should be fine. One must remember that irrespective of what combination of food we swallow everything does indeed gets mixed in the stomach and its up to the physiological process of digestion that breaks the food to simpler molecules which can be absorbed. So fear not and eat any properly prepared and stored food. Food poisoning itself is a totally different issue (due to microbes growing in food) and I don't think you need to worry yourself about it as long as you prepare and store food in hygienic conditions.

Milk and milk products are vital sources of calcium so make sure you can take 3 - 4 servings per day in any tolerable form. Hope this clears your doubt.

-L.

Thanks to all for your valuable suggestions and good wishes.

Regards,
Nikhath