Keto during Pregnancy?

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I can't find any evidence that the natural ketogenic diet is harmful to an unborn baby. Has anyone done it for their pregnancy? Did it help you maintain a healthy weight?

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I wouldn’t recommend it at all. You need a well balanced diet that includes carbs.

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My doctor actually told me to stop at the keto diet and forcing ketosis on your newborn can be detrimental to development because what we eat, baby eats and their kidneys are just developing and they have no need to be in ketosis.

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I did Keto before pregnancy and I tried to keep up with it but my craving eventually took over. My doctor said it was not harmful as long as I did not starve my self and eat good portions.

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Whatever diet you’re doing, the baby is also doing. Babies have no reason to be exposed to diets. They need all of the nutrients they can get. I wouldn’t do keto while pregnant.

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I understand keto's appeal to ppl but it's truly not a balanced diet and I don't think it's a good idea to follow it while pregnant.

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How could you fine anything is it not new.  Like about a year.   I have been told any diet is bad when pregnant.  That you need a will balance diet.

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Keto babies on reddit

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Babies need carbs to grow. That’s why with gestational diabetes, they can grow too fast, because your body can’t process the carbs right. At least that’s how it was explained to me

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It's not recommended. Your developing baby needs healthy carbs to grow.

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Its unrealistic while pregnant. I tried. Did me no good. I do a lazy kind of keto and my pregnancy is almost over so once I've had the baby I'll go back to normal keto.