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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Paleo fetus food

I have blueberries for breakfast several mornings per week.
Does this mean my baby will be born a blueberry connoisseur?
I just learned something that doesn't surprise me at all but is still incredibly fascinating. Now that I am 20-weeks along, my baby is drinking amniotic fluid every day. This fluid apparently helps her stay hydrated and energized, and it also helps her learn how to swallow and helps her body figure out how the digestion process works.

Cool, of course -- but the most interesting part (to me, anyway) is that the amniotic fluid varies every day based on what I eat. Legend has it that my baby will develop tastes and preferences for different things based on her experience with the amniotic fluid.

So, if I want her to enjoy healthy paleo food after she is born I need to make sure she gets plenty of it while she is still in the womb. All the more reason to stay on track. And if this is all true? Well, my baby will probably love blueberries, scrambled eggs, big green salads and -- most of all -- dark chocolate!

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