17 weeks' gestation, from India

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Hi All,

Would appreciate your assistance. Seeing 26 year old here from India,

vegetarian (includes milk and yogurt; excludes eggs and other animal foods).

Diagnosed with poor fetal growth. She has some questions regarding foods she is

used to in India and recommendations from relatives. Will be going back to

India in about a month. Would appreciate any references or assistance you all

can provide regarding foods/beverages in India diet that would be different from

our American fare. She specifically asked about saffron added to milk and

whether that would be okay. At 17 weeks, she had gained 3#. She is 5''1 " and

pregravid wt. 120#. She stated she had difficulty eating until 14th week and

when seen at 17th week, stated she had started to gain weight and was doing

better. Her 2 week follow-up with me will be this Saturday.

Thanks so much.

Widiss, RD, MFT

Registered Dietitian

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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