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Eat at least three servings of iron-rich foods, such as lean meats, spinach, beans, and breakfast cereals each day to ensure you are getting 27 mg of iron daily. While you're pregnant, you will need 220 micrograms of iodine a day to help ensure your baby's brain and nervous system development.
Seafood is a great natural source of iodine, but seafood intake remains low overall in the U.S., especially for people not living near the coast. Finally, concerns about the safety of seafood have led many pregnant women to avoid it altogether while pregnant or breastfeeding. [Read: What to Eat While Breastfeeding.].