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Prepare Your Body For Pregnancy
Basics
oi-Amrisha Sharma
Your lifestyle can affect the health of the baby because the baby's development depends on the mother's body for nourishment and protection. It is good to alter your lifestyle prior to conception by eliminating bad habits and risk factors which might compromise on your health. Lets have a look at the factors to consider for preparing your body for pregnancy:
- Leave smoking as it increases the chances of miscarriage during the 1st trimester. High nicotine levels can also lead to premature labor. Both passive or active smoking decreases woman fertility.
- Prepare your body for pregnancy by avoiding alcohol consumption. It is risky for the baby's growth. Even beer and wine are not healthy for the fetus. According to researchers, alcohol consumption during pregnancy leads to smaller babies.
- Reduce the caffeine intake. One cup of coffee is good but more intake of caffeine items can increase the risk of miscarriage. Go for healthy drinks and milk to stay healthy.
- Look at your body weight. Overweight or underweight is risky both for the mother and the fetus. Overweight women have are more prone to diabetes or hypertension. Underweight leads to premature underweight babies birth. So start working on your weight and get the optimal weight according to your body height before conceiving.
- Being physically fit helps dealing with pregnancy and deliver better. If you are not much into exercising then start doing an hour's work out to stay fit and avoid back pains and strengthen the backbone, common pains in the body during pregnancy.
- Prepare your body for pregnancy by having prenatal pregnancy vitamins diet to get the iron, folic acid and calcium contents in the body for a healthy baby.
- Get your body checked once before conceiving. Parasitic diseases like toxoplasmosis(disease through uncooked food or cat faeces), are not harmful to the adults but can be fatal for the fetus or newborns. A blood test is all you need to get your body condition checked. Consult your doctor and tell about your planning to conceive.
- Know about your genetic problems which might be there in your body, unknown to you. Ask your elder ones or consult your doctor to know about the genetics. Get a genetic testing and consult a genetic councilor if either you or your partner has any such genetic transmitted risk factors.
So, if you are planning to conceive take care of these points while preparing your body for pregnancy.
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Story first published: Friday, June 24, 2011, 17:41 [IST]
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