Ready to have a child? Here is a list of guidelines to help you to prepare your body and life when trying to conceive:
Nutrition:
Eat healthy making sure you eat a high fiber, low-fat diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables will help your body be at its best for the baby.
Exercise:
Exercise to maintain where you want your weight to be when you get pregnant, don’t do any strenuous exercising when trying to get pregnant .
Finances:
Make sure you have your finances together where you should start saving for when the baby comes; there might be unexpected costs at the hospital and make sure you have the right coverage of insurance for maternity care.
Genetic testing and family history:
If you are interested in learning more about family history of what you could possibly past down to your child, it might be good to get a genetic testing done so you are aware of what you need to do to prepare yourself for the baby.
Here is a suggested list to check off when trying to conceive to have the best chance of conception:
- Have a check-up with your doctor and review current medications to make sure they are okay to take while trying to conceive
- Have a full dental check-up as well; sometimes pregnancy can cause dental concerns
- Stop smoking, especially over 35, it can be twice as hard to conceive if smoking; also it can put the baby at risk if still smoking during pregnancy
- Cut out alcohol and caffeine in-take or limited when trying to conceive but during pregnancy, none at all.
- Make sure contraceptives clear up to before you start trying then when you are ready to try and have a child, stop using the contraceptives.
- Monitor when you start to ovulate and get to know your body, it will maximize your results when trying to conceive.
- Take folic acid for 3 months before conceiving and ask a doctor how much dosage and to approve it.
We offer pregnancy counseling to help you get prepared for your child.