1. Improve your diet: Learn to eat the foods you really need, that is, a balanced diet of at least three meals a day, including the four major food categories, which can provide the vitamins and minerals your body needs for a healthy body. Calcium and folic acid are two of the most important nutrients for a healthy pregnant woman. Don’t forget to stick to milk, citrus fruits and juices, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, legumes, cereals with their skins on, fortified breads and cereals.
2Achieving a Healthy Weight: Always wanted to lose a little weight? it\’s time! Pregnancy is the best time to get closer to your recommended weight. Start by choosing low-fat, high-fiber options. It\’s important to note that with a balanced diet and appropriate exercise, weight can be lost safely at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week. If your weight is lower than normal, add more meat! Researchers found that mothers with low birth weight tended to give birth to low birth weight babies.
3. Start supplementing with vitamins: Healthy people do not need to supplement with vitamins when eating a balanced diet. Prenatal vitamin supplements (or multivitamins) are designed to ensure that pregnant women get enough of a variety of important vitamins and minerals. First on the list is folic acid, a B vitamin that prevents neural tube defects during fetal development.
4. Create (and stick to) an exercise plan: A good, balanced fitness plan can provide three important benefits: endurance, strength, and flexibility, which you need to cope with the daily stresses of motherhood. Starting to exercise at least 3 months before pregnancy can make it easier to maintain an active lifestyle during pregnancy and make life during pregnancy easier. Exercise includes running, alternating walks, walking, swimming, cycling and aerobics. However, some of these exercises are too strenuous to be performed early in pregnancy. With all of the above exercises, you can start slowly so that you don\’t overstrain your body.
5. Stop drinking, smoking and taking drugs: A large number of studies have shown that drinking, smoking and taking drugs are related to low birth weight babies, miscarriage, AIDS and postpartum movement disorders.
6. Reduce environmental hazards: Certain jobs can be harmful to you and your baby. If you frequently and regularly stand on your feet all day, fly for long periods of time, or are exposed to chemicals or radioactive substances, you should consider making some work adjustments.
7. Stop using birth control pills If you have been using birth control pills, it is recommended that you stop using birth control pills for a few months. Because it takes a while for your menstrual cycle to return to normal. If you become pregnant while taking birth control pills, stop taking them immediately and tell your doctor – there is a very small chance (less than 0.5%) of harm to the fetus.
8 Plan your finances:
9. Rethink your plans: Before you decide to have a baby, it\’s important that you and your partner figure out what you\’re going to do – because the decision you make will change your life!
