MONTHWISE DIET DURING PREGNANCY ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

MONTHWISE DIET DURING PREGNANCY ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA:-

1) First month-

-Women having doubt of pregnancy

she should eat Sweet,cold and liquid diet

-Compatible food in morning and evening.

-milk, medicated ghrita with Shaliparni and Palash should be taken in the easier digestible quantity

-Water boiled with gold and silver and cooled should be used to drink

*****Massage of oil and rubbing , scrubbing should be avoided*******

2) Second month-

-Follow the above regimen of diet

-Milk medicated with Madhur drugs (Kakoli) is beneficial

3) Third month-

-Take milk with honey and ghrita.

-Follow the diet which is compatible.

-Specially use Shashti shali Rice with milk

4) Fourth month –

-Take  20ml of butter daily

-Drink milk with butter

-Eat medicated rice or rice with curd

-Eat meat of wild animals

5) Fifth Month-

-Use milk,butter,Ghrita in food.

-Eat rice with milk,rice gruel,rice pudding(Payasa/Khir)

-Eat meat of wild animals

6) Sixth month-

-Takeghrita medicated with madhura group of medicine like Gokshur

-Eat sweetened curd.

7) Seventh month-

-Follow the same regimen of diet as in 6th month.

-Also use medicated ghrita with Pruthkparnyadi/Vidarigandhadi medicines ,it is helpful for proper growth and development of fetus

8) Eighth month-

-Eat rice gruel prepared with milk  and mixed with ghrita.

-Also eat gritpurak(sweet kind preparation)

-Give basti (enema)of Badaradi  decoction followed by enema of medicated oil for clearing the feces and normalise the function of Apana.

-Basti should be given in humpbacked position.

-After enema she should give rice gruel and meat soup of wild animals.

9) Nine month-

-Follow the food regimen as in eighth month.

-Enema with the  oil medicated as in eighth month

- Tampon of this oil should put in the vaginal canal  for lubrication of cervix, vaginal canal and perineum.

-Enemas and tampons prepare the genital tract ,obstetric pelvis and perineal muscles  for vaginal delivery without any complications.

***BENEFITS OF ABOVE AYURVEDIC MONTHWISE  REGIMEN *****

1- The woman remains healthy

2- Delivers the healthy child , having good immunity, energy, voice,muscle strength, and much superior than other family members.

Ref च.सं.शा8सु.सं.शा.10अ.सं.शा.2,अ.हृ.शा.1