Welcome to my blog! I look forward to talking about nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Eventually I hope to expand this blog to cover nutrition for infants and children. My first two posts will cover nutrients of special importance to pregnant women, beginning with calories and protein. The next post will cover calcium, iron, and folic acid. Of course, it’s important for pregnant women to follow a diet balanced in all nutrients, not just these. But I felt these five nutrients deserved special attention. In future blog posts, I hope to cover foods to avoid during pregnancy, vegetarian and vegan diets in pregnancy, and Gestational Diabetes.