Why did my midwife tell me to cut out certain foods...after 32 weeks?

Question

My midwife told me to cut out red meat/sugar/dairy after 32 weeks, something about hormones in the blood and not making the birth harder.

Does anybody know what scientific base there is for this (if any)? I get most of my calcium from yogurt and I eat red meat pretty regularly. Sugar shouldn't be too terrible as I'm not a big sweets person. But I don't necessarily want to cut out my yogurt and red meat if this isn't a thing.

Or is it a thing and I'm just ignorant?

Answer

I feel like the sugar might be just so you don't gain any unnecessary extra weight so it won't be as strenuous for your body?
Also my doctor told me not to eat red meat at all-because of the possible bacteria and any extra hormones that are in the meat. So that might be for that reason? 🤔

Answer

Since you're a man I don't think you will be the one giving birth😹 so eat up.

She should probably ask her doctor before cutting anything out of her diet though.

Why did my midwife tell me to cut out certain foods...after 32 weeks?

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