Becoming a mother is the most exciting and amazing times in a woman's life. Every woman wants to give her baby a healthy start, and for this she needs to follow some steps to healthy pregnancy.
Pregnancy is the best time to start taking care of yourself emotionally and physically as well. When you know that you are pregnant, every day you might have more and more questions about healthy pregnancy and in this article I am going to share some steps with you for a healthy pregnancy by which you can give yourself the best chance of having a problem free pregnancy and a healthy baby.
1. Consult your doctor as soon as possible: Once you know that you are pregnant, get in touch with your Gynecologist to organize your prenatal care. This will help you as you will get good advice for healthy pregnancy right from the start and also will have plenty of time to organize some tests like ultrasound scans and etc that you may need.
2. Eat healthy and balanced diet whenever you can. Add plenty of carbohydrates in your diet and rather than choosing the white, go with whole grains to get plenty of fibers. Try to add at least five portions of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Remember you dont need to eat for two, especially for the first six months of the pregnancy. And in the last three months you will need approx 200 calories extra.
3. Take vitamin supplements that are not only substitutes for a balanced diet, but also help you in case you are worried that you are not eating well or eating too much. To reduce the risk of your baby developing a neural tube defect, taking folic acid is good. You can talk with your Gynecologist before taking any supplement. If you are not eating fish, can go with fish oil supplements, but avoid supplements made from liver of fish, as fish liver oil is not recommendable to take during pregnancy.
4. Do exercise regularly that helps you in building your strength and endurance. Regular exercise will also make it easier to get back in shape after baby birth. You can choose swimming, yoga, brisk walking and exercises during pregnancy.
5. Just say big NO to alcohol and drugs. Avoid drinking and smoking during pregnancy is recommendable because any alcohol you drink rapidly reaches your baby via your blood stream and increase your chances to give birth to a baby with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
6. Avoid caffeine as well. Means avoid taking too much tea, coffee, cola and other energy drinks that contains caffeine because there are some concerns that too much caffeine can increase the chances of miscarriage. However 200mg of caffeine in a day wont hurt your baby.
7. Take appropriate rest is always advisable during pregnancy. You may feel fatigue during early months of pregnancy due to the high levels of pregnancy hormones circulation and if you cant sleep at night, try to catch up it in the middle of the day and if it is not possible, try to put your feet up and just relax for 30 minutes.
1. Consult your doctor as soon as possible: Once you know that you are pregnant, get in touch with your Gynecologist to organize your prenatal care. This will help you as you will get good advice for healthy pregnancy right from the start and also will have plenty of time to organize some tests like ultrasound scans and etc that you may need.
2. Eat healthy and balanced diet whenever you can. Add plenty of carbohydrates in your diet and rather than choosing the white, go with whole grains to get plenty of fibers. Try to add at least five portions of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Remember you dont need to eat for two, especially for the first six months of the pregnancy. And in the last three months you will need approx 200 calories extra.
3. Take vitamin supplements that are not only substitutes for a balanced diet, but also help you in case you are worried that you are not eating well or eating too much. To reduce the risk of your baby developing a neural tube defect, taking folic acid is good. You can talk with your Gynecologist before taking any supplement. If you are not eating fish, can go with fish oil supplements, but avoid supplements made from liver of fish, as fish liver oil is not recommendable to take during pregnancy.
4. Do exercise regularly that helps you in building your strength and endurance. Regular exercise will also make it easier to get back in shape after baby birth. You can choose swimming, yoga, brisk walking and exercises during pregnancy.
5. Just say big NO to alcohol and drugs. Avoid drinking and smoking during pregnancy is recommendable because any alcohol you drink rapidly reaches your baby via your blood stream and increase your chances to give birth to a baby with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
6. Avoid caffeine as well. Means avoid taking too much tea, coffee, cola and other energy drinks that contains caffeine because there are some concerns that too much caffeine can increase the chances of miscarriage. However 200mg of caffeine in a day wont hurt your baby.
7. Take appropriate rest is always advisable during pregnancy. You may feel fatigue during early months of pregnancy due to the high levels of pregnancy hormones circulation and if you cant sleep at night, try to catch up it in the middle of the day and if it is not possible, try to put your feet up and just relax for 30 minutes.
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