Tiger babies with tiger heads and tiger brains, cute rabbit babies with elves, smart and luxurious dragon babies… Now, the post-80s generation has entered the peak period of childbearing and has begun to plan \”artificial plans\”. How to give birth to a healthy and smart baby? We specially invited experts to develop a one-year pregnancy countdown plan for you who are preparing to have children, so that you can welcome your new life in the best condition.
One year countdown
Intended parents must undergo pre-pregnancy check-up
It has been nearly seven years since my country abolished compulsory premarital examinations. The rate of premarital examinations in various places has dropped significantly, while the proportion of newborns with birth defects has increased year by year. Experts remind you that if you are planning to get pregnant and have not had a premarital check-up, do not ignore the pre-pregnancy check-up. It is best to have a pre-pregnancy check-up six months before you plan to become pregnant to determine whether your body is in good health. Basic pre-pregnancy examinations for women include reproductive system examination and vaginal inflammation examination. The best time to check is when your period is just clear.
Experts emphasize that expectant fathers must not think that pre-pregnancy check-ups have nothing to do with them, but should go for pre-pregnancy check-ups with expectant mothers. The examination time should be 7 days after sexual intercourse ceases. The examination includes whether there is phimosis, varicocele, prostatitis, etc., and corresponding routine examination of semen will be carried out.
Don’t be lazy in oral examination. According to data, 80% of women are prone to toothache and bleeding gums during pregnancy. However, teeth cannot be extracted during the first and last three months of pregnancy. Tooth extraction in early pregnancy can easily induce miscarriage, while tooth extraction in late pregnancy can easily cause premature birth.
Therefore, all \”problem\” teeth should be dealt with before pregnancy to prevent pathogenic bacteria from entering the blood circulation, entering the placenta through the blood, affecting the growth and development of the fetus, and even causing premature birth. Moreover, if a pregnant woman has tooth decay, the possibility of the baby developing tooth decay after birth will also be greatly increased. Therefore, if a woman suffers from dental disease, it is best to treat it in time before pregnancy.
It is best to get two vaccines before pregnancy. At present, there is no pregnancy immunization plan specifically for women in my country. Experts recommend that women get vaccinated against hepatitis B and rubella before becoming pregnant. Hepatitis B vaccine should be injected at least 9 to 10 months before pregnancy to ensure that the hepatitis B vaccine virus in the body completely disappears and antibodies are produced during pregnancy. In addition, some people need a booster shot after 3 injections, so it is best to get the hepatitis B vaccine in advance to 11 months before pregnancy.
Rubella virus infection during pregnancy may cause fetal malformations. To be on the safe side, it is best to inject the rubella vaccine 8 months in advance and confirm whether there are antibodies in the body 2 months after vaccination. Rubella vaccine should be injected at least 3 months before pregnancy to ensure that the rubella vaccine virus in the body is completely eliminated during pregnancy and will not affect the fetus.
Half a year countdown
Record basal body temperature to understand ovulation period
Fertility is greatest during ovulation. If you have regular periods, ovulation occurs about 14 days before your next period. If menstruation is irregularYou can measure the basal body temperature to determine the ovulation period. That is, when you get up every morning, do not get up or move your body. Use a thermometer to measure the body temperature first. A woman\’s basal body temperature is generally slightly lower after ovulation. It may be lower on the day of ovulation. The body temperature after ovulation 0.30.5 higher than before ovulation.
In addition to measuring basal body temperature, observing changes in cervical mucus, ovulation test strips, etc., you can also detect the ovulation period.
3 months countdown
It is important to supplement folic acid
In the first 3 months of pregnancy, women should supplement with 0.4 mg of folic acid daily to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in newborns. Starting from 3 months before pregnancy, you should also pay attention to strengthening nutrition, eating more foods rich in protein and vitamins, and supplementing more minerals, vitamins, trace elements, etc. to ensure the development of reproductive cells. The diet should be diverse, avoid partial eclipse, and avoid eating contaminated food.
It is very important to maintain a happy mood and allow the baby to be born in a harmonious and happy atmosphere. Therefore, before planning a pregnancy, the couple must reach a consensus on when to get pregnant, during pregnancy, and how to arrange family life after the baby is born, so that the baby can have a happy life. A great space to grow. Moreover, two or three months before conception, both husband and wife should go to bed early and get up early, exercise appropriately, and maintain a happy mood. It is not advisable to get pregnant when you are under too much pressure from work or study, when you are too tired, when your family is not harmonious, or when you have just suffered a major mental blow.
Check out the 5 major misunderstandings about pregnancy preparation. Nowadays, there are more and more couples suffering from infertility in some big cities. According to surveys, 20 years ago, the infertility rate among the population of childbearing age in my country was only 3%. Today, the infertility rate among my country’s childbearing age population has climbed to 12.5% to 15%. In terms of age, couples born in the 1980s have the largest number of “DINK” couples. For expectant parents, the direction of efforts is to get rid of misunderstandings and actively check and treat.
Misunderstanding 1: Judging oneself \”infertility\” and \”infertility\” are terms that people often associate together, but infertility and infertility are actually two concepts. Internationally, \”infertility\” refers to couples of childbearing age who live together after marriage, do not take contraceptive measures, have normal sexual life, and the woman has not become pregnant for more than one year. In China, this time is usually considered to be two years before infertility. \”Infertility\” refers to a couple of childbearing age who gets married and lives together, and the woman is pregnant, but fails to have a live baby due to spontaneous abortion, premature birth or stillbirth.
Generally speaking, couples who maintain a regular sex life have an 87% chance of getting pregnant in the first year and a 94% chance of getting pregnant in the second year. Therefore, expectant parents and expectant mothers who are preparing to become pregnant must not easily put the \”infertile\” hat on their heads. This will only increase the mental burden and affect the mood of preparing for pregnancy.
Misunderstanding 2: Equating relative infertility with absolute infertility. Experts point out that one or both couples have congenital or acquired anatomical and functional defects, and infertility that cannot be treated by modern medicine is called absolute infertility; certain factors leading to temporary infertility, menstruationThose who can still get pregnant after effective treatment are called relative infertility. Absolute infertility includes women without a uterus and vagina, and men with testicular azoospermia. Except for absolute infertility, all infertility is relative infertility, and secondary infertility is relative infertility.
Patients with relative infertility should give priority to drug treatment, immunotherapy, B-ultrasound interventional treatment, hysteroscopy, laparoscopic surgery, etc. based on scientific examination and clear cause. In vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, etc. are the options for cure; patients who are diagnosed with absolute infertility after examination are advised not to spend more money on treatment. It needs to be emphasized that only a scientific and thorough examination can determine whether a patient is relatively or absolutely infertile. The opportunity to have children must not be given up due to insufficient examination or misunderstanding.
Myth 3: It’s the woman’s fault that she can’t get pregnant. In the traditional concept, infertility is a woman\’s \”sin\”. In fact, about 30% of infertile couples are caused by male infertility. The World Health Organization has
Male infertility, together with cardiovascular disease, cancer, and depression, is known as the four major diseases plaguing mankind.
Therefore, to treat infertility scientifically, men and women should be treated as the basic unit of reproduction. When a couple is infertile for a long time after marriage, the doctor cannot only consider the problem of the man or the woman alone, but should consider the couple as a whole reproductive system. That is to say, the diagnosis and treatment of infertility should be the same for both men and women. Same diagnosis and same treatment is much more effective than separate diagnosis and treatment.
Misunderstanding 4: Hastily choosing \”artificial insemination\” and \”in vitro fertilization\”
Experts point out that it is best for infertile patients to be able to conceive naturally and try not to use assisted reproductive technology (in vitro fertilization). For example, if ovulation is simply not good, you can use drugs to induce ovulation.
Nowadays, more and more medical institutions carry out assisted reproductive technology, but some problems have also arisen. The success rate of artificial insemination is about 80%, and the implantation rate of fertilized eggs after they are placed in the uterus is 20% to 30%. In order to improve the success rate of IVF, some medical institutions place multiple embryos into a woman\’s uterus, resulting in multiple pregnancies. Fetuses in multiple pregnancies are prone to problems during their growth.
Misunderstanding 5: Blindly entering into assisted pregnancy
Many women buy various nutritional supplements in order to assist in pregnancy. As everyone knows, eating too much of various nutritional products will destroy the balance of hormones in the body, causing symptoms such as obesity and scanty menstruation, affecting the endocrine system, causing ovarian insufficiency, causing ovulation disorders, and leading to infertility. Therefore, in daily life, women should pay attention to a balanced diet and not blindly take supplements.
In addition, medical research shows that the lack of appropriate physical exercise before pregnancy is not conducive to the reasonable deployment of hormones in women. Women who are obese due to lack of exercise are very likely to develop gestational diabetes. And if the husband does not exercise properly, it will affect the quality of his sperm. Therefore, in order to have a healthy body and give birth to the next generation, both men and women should do certain exercises purposefully, such as jogging or swimming.
