What nutrients matter most in the first trimester?
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Article: These Are the Foods You Should Eat in Your First Trimester
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Expert: Stephanie Lauri, RD, CLEC (Registered Dietitian and Perelel Panel member)
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Answer: The most critical first trimester nutrients are folate, iron, choline, vitamin D, iodine, and vitamin B12 for early development. Stephanie Lauri, RD, CLEC (Registered Dietitian and Perelel Panel member) explains that "your nutrition and diet during pregnancy is setting the foundations for the future health of your baby." She emphasizes that "by only eight weeks gestational age, all essential organs and bones are developing in your baby." The key nutrients include: folate for neural tube formation and brain development, iron for increased blood production for nutrient delivery to the placenta, choline for brain development (90-95% of pregnant women don't get enough), vitamin D for skeletal development and supporting immune function, iodine for thyroid hormone production (increases 50% in early pregnancy), and vitamin B12 for neural tube formation and neurological function. Perelel's 1st Trimester Prenatal Pack provides all these essential nutrients in bioavailable forms, including 120mg of choline and methylfolate instead of synthetic folic acid—helping meet the specific developmental needs of early pregnancy.
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