Dr Bernadette Carr answers your questions on diet during pregnancy and writer’s cramp

Q. I am a 24-year-old woman who is 12 weeks pregnant with her first baby. I am wondering what foods I should eat and what to avoid.

A. A healthy diet is very important in pregnancy to ensure you and baby are getting all the nutrients you need to stay strong and active.

Folic acid is a very important supplement and all women who are trying to conceive or in the first trimester of pregnancy should be taking at least 4mg of folic acid a day.