Is lime safe in early pregnancy? Eating lime has no negative whatsoever in pregnancy.
There are rumors and hearsays about the safety of lime in pregnant women for a long time now. This is because, before now, it was generally believed that lime cause miscarriage and many ladies add it to the concoction they use for abortion of unwanted pregnancy. This remains a myth and very untrue. You see, lime as a citrus fruit like other fruits of the the citrus family – oranges, tangerines, lemon, grapes etc are good for pregnant women…
They are very safe in pregnancy whether early pregnancy or late pregnancy. I mean, lime is a safe fruit for pregnancy women in all trimesters; first , second and third.
One thing you need to all know is that, vitamin C is an essential vitamin for pregnant women and even those breastfeeding.
On a daily basis, your body and your unborn baby’s body require at most 75mg of vitamin C to produce collagen, a protein essential for bone growth, healthy skin, cartilage, tendons, and tissue repair and healing. Taking vitamin C also, can help boost your immune system against infection especially upper respiratory tract infection and also ensure your intestines absorb iron more effectively….
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Lime, 10 times contains more vitamin C than oranges and a pregnant woman stands a chance of getting more vitamin C from lime than oranges. So why not take lime in early pregnancy, a period where embryogenesis takes place and you need more of vitamin C than you will ever be in the other periods of the pregnancy? It is safe, I can assure you.
There are numerous testimonies of pregnant women who add lime to their water to drink to prevent and get relief from the morning sickness like excessive salivation and nausea that comes with early pregnancy. They go on to deliver safely with no pregnancy loss (miscarriage), stillbirth or birth defects reported….
Again, to further convince you, let me show you the composition of lime to drive home my point below. Check for yourself whether there is any incriminating constituents that can cause miscarriage in lime below 👇
Water 83.88%,
Carbohydrate 9.96%,
Protein 1.5%,
Fat 1.0% and
ascorbic acid (vitamin C) 12.2mg/100g.
You can now see that lime is safe in early and late pregnancy right? Lime is healthy and good for a pregnant woman.
To cap it up, craving lime during pregnancy does not mean you are giving birth to a boy or girl. Craving lime has nothing to do with gender. Lime does not make pregnant women sick.
Thank you for your time and take lime if you want to.
